Wow, what a weekend! If you’ve been keeping up with all the news from the 2019 D23 Expo, there’s a lot to digest, including the announcement of new attractions, ships, resorts, and partnerships around the world. We have a comprehensive roundup to all of our coverage from Disney’s Biennial fan event. Let’s take a look at what went down at D23 Expo this weekend.
And for those looking for the regularly scheduled Monday Disneyland Update, we have pushed it to tomorrow to give our readers a chance to catch up on all the Disney news from this past weekend. And we’ll be back tomorrow with photos from Disneyland. Then, on Wednesday, check back for our Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Orlando Grand Opening coverage!
D23 2019 MiceChat Roundup
Disneyland Resort
Surprisingly, little was announced for Disneyland at this Expo. Rumored Tomorrowland and Fantasyland projects. But that’s not to say that big projects aren’t on the way:
D23 Expo: Sneak peek at new Marvel-themed Avengers Campuses coming to California and Paris
John Williams is at the Center of Galaxy’s Edge at the D23 Expo
Walt Disney World and other Disney Parks
At Disney World, everything’s coming up EPCOT. The park will be transformed with more Disney characters in the attractions and pavilions. The center of the park will be the most significantly altered with half of the old Innoventions/Communicore buildings removed. Cherry Tree Lane from Mary Poppins is on the way to the United Kingdom Pavilion, a Space Restaurant opens soon at Mission Space, A Moana water playground will take up residence in the former Future World . . . there’s a lot to explore and unpack below. Some will be thrilled and others will morn the loss of classic EPCOT.
D23 Expo: Epcot, Marvel take center stage at Disney Parks pavilion
- A Closer Look at the Epcot Posters at the Parks Pavilion
- Sneak Peek at WDW’s 50th Anniversary, Disney Genie, New Star Wars Hotel, Treehouses at Fort Wilderness, and a New Cirque du Soleil Show
- Hong Kong Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland Models
- Zootopia Coming to Shanghai Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland’s New Castle
- Epcot’s New Era of Discovery
Special Moment
Dick Van Dyke surprises the crowd at the D23 Expo prior to the announcement of a new Mary Poppins attraction:
Disney News
When you’ve got Disney money, you can afford an island or two. With three new cruise ships on the way, Disney has secured a 2nd island in the Caribbean.
D23 Expo: Disney Cruise Line to set sail for new Bahamian port of call
Disney+
D23 Expo Panels and Exhibits
- Walt Disney Archives Magic of Costumes
- D23 2019 MOUSEquerade
- The Simpsons Join the Disney Family
- Haunted Mansion, Imagineering and Marty Sklar
- [Ken Anderson’s Haunted House panel coming soon]
Merchandise
If you didn’t enter our D23 contest to win free hotel rooms and theme park tickets, you still have time to enter:
Be sure to stay tuned to MiceChat for continued coverage, photos, and news! Find all of our D23 Expo coverage here:
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We would like to give a special thank you to everyone who stopped by the MiceChat booth at the D23 Expo. We enjoyed getting to know each of you, and hope you’ll join us for our Gumball Rally on February 8, 2020. We love hearing that MiceChat is your go-to site for all things Disney, and it really validates the work we dutifully do for our readers. Thank you so much!
Thank you Garner Holt Productions and David Koenig, along with our many, many celebrities and fantastic staff, for being such gracious booth partners. Although the D23 Expo may have just ended, we’re already looking forward to the next one.
We would also like to give an incredibly grateful shout out for our sponsors who helped make our booth a reality. Our partners at Get Away Today, the Anaheim Hotel, and the Howard Johnson Anaheim were all instrumental in keeping our booth running and providing you with awesome prizes. We will be drawing winning names from our D23 Expo Giveaway this upcoming weekend, so be sure to keep an eye out for a winning email!
We’ve got a lot more Expo coverage for you to digest and discuss. Did you attend D23 Expo 2019? How did it measure up to your expectations? Let us know what your hits and misses were! Did reservations for StagePass and StorePass work for you? Were the lines managed well? Did you enjoy the panels and presentations? Please let us know.
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