D23 Expo 2019 is heading towards us at full-speed and so are the announcements! The Walt Disney Company has lots in store for fans of the Disney Parks this year.
For attendees perusing the show floor, there is the Disney Parks “Imagining Tomorrow, Today” Pavilion. This exhibit will feature the many changes coming to Parks all across the globe. Highlights include a glimpse at the transformation of Walt Disney World Resort’s EPCOT along with the plans for Marvel-based lands and attractions coming to California, Paris, and Hong Kong.
Collectors will find all sorts of Parks-inspired collectibles at the Expo floor’s shops. You can read more about them in our our dedicated article. In addition to the merchandise offerings, product artists will be on-hand for scheduled signings, found at Talent Central.
Here are the Disney Store artist signings:
Friday, August 23
- 4pm to 5pm – Disney Pixar Tiki Mug Signing with Jerome Ranft
Saturday, August 24
- 11am to 12pm – Midnight Masquerade and Animator Villains Collections with Steve Thompson and Courtney Watkinson
- 4pm to 5pm – The Little Mermaid 30th Anniversary Collection with Steve Thompson, Brian Mon, Daria Vinogradova, Diana Tran, and Cathy Clark-Ramirez
And here are the Disney Parks Designer Collection artist signings:
Friday, August 23
- 4pm to 5:30pm – Jerrod Maruyama
Saturday, August 24
- 9:30 am to 11am – Ashley Eckstein for Her Universe
- 12:30pm to 2pm – Jerrod Maruyama
- 2 pm to 3:30pm – SHAG
- 2pm to 3:30pm – Noah Fine Art
Sunday, August 25
- 5pm to 6:45pm – Ashley Eckstein for Her Universe
And finally, there are plenty of panels scheduled on every day of the Expo! Here is a cheat sheet of the ones related to Disney Parks:
Friday, August 23
- 12:30pm – (in the D23 Expo Arena) The Music and Sounds of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
Saturday, August 24
- 12:30pm – (in the D23 Expo Arena) Haunted Mansion: Celebrating 50 Years
- 3:30pm – (Stage 28) Immersive Worlds: Bringing Stories to Life in Disney Parks
- 6pm – (Walt Disney Archives Stage) Travels with Marty: A Conversation with the Sklars and Imagineers
Sunday, August 25
- 10am – (Stage 28) Behind the Art of Disney Costuming: Heroes, Villains, and the Spaces Between
- 10:30am – (Hall D23) Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products, Presentation with Bob Iger
- 2pm – (Stage 28) Inspiring Women Behind Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
- 4pm – (Walt Disney Archives Stage) Magic Journey: My Fantastical Walt Disney Imagineering Career with Kevin Rafferty
- 6pm – Marc Davis in His Own Words: Imagineering the Disney Theme Park
Are you attending D23 Expo 2019? What panels or exhibits are you excited for? What do you hope will be revealed or announced from the Disney Parks? Let us know in the comments!