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D23 Expo Recap: Day 1

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Friday, August 19 was opening day of the D23 Expo (I’m working under the assumption that you are familiar with D23) and it kicked off with a bang. Or a mouse, as the case may be. It always starts with a mouse.

D23 crowdsWhile the expo was open to the general ticket-buying public, it did offer a number of perks specifically to official D23 members, such as discounted passes, special “members only” events and early admission. It pays to belong, people!

Friday’s itinerary started at 9:00 a.m. with two of the aforementioned members only events, namely the Disney Store Opening Ceremony and the Radio Disney Road Crew Dance Party.

Other events that morning included an art contest with Disney.com, vintage footage showcasing the history of the Disneyland Hotel (congrats, DH, on the new ranking!), meet and greets with artists Jim Salvati and Robert Olszewski of the Disney Store and Disney Dream, respectively, and characters from Disney Channel’s Jake and the Never Land Pirates.

Then it was time for the 2011 Disney Legends Ceremony, which was, as you might imagine, magical. However, not everyone was able to attend the ceremony, so they had to settle for other really cool things like The Wonderful Words of Disney… Behind the Page: Kingdom Keepers presentation with Ridley Pearson. I would have loved to have attended this event to discuss some of my issues with the continuity, or lack thereof, within the series, but alas, Mr. Pearson was spared my fanboy criticism, and is probably the better for it.Read More »D23 Expo Recap: Day 1

New video from California Adventure Promotes The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s UnderSea Adventure

A new video from Disney Parks provides a longer introduction to the resorts newest attraction The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure. That was a tight package, as they say in the biz. Would you like to see more like this from Disney?

Behind the Mural at The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure

Here’s a short interview with Imagineer Larry Nikolai who created the mural found in the loading and unloading area of The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure. Nikolai designed the beautiful mural located at the entrance himself by creating a scaled rendering in his garage.… Read More »Behind the Mural at The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure

The Little Mermaid – Ariel’s Undersea Adventure Building Timelapse

I love a good timelapse video. As far as interesting videos in Disney parks history, this one is fairly minor. But for those who can’t wait for the opening of The Little Mermaid – Ariel’s Undersea Adventure inside Disneyland’s second gate, this is exciting. Currently… Read More »The Little Mermaid – Ariel’s Undersea Adventure Building Timelapse

Scoring the new Little Mermaid Attraction

Disney has provided this video highlighting the process of creating and recording a soundtrack for the next attraction to arrive at California Adventure – The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure. The same attraction will open as part of Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom’s Fantasyland Expansion… Read More »Scoring the new Little Mermaid Attraction

Little Mermaid Clam Shells arrive at California Adventure

The Clam Shell shaped omnimover vehicles that will be the passenger compartments for The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure attraction coming to California Adventure have arrived and are now being installed on the track. Thanks to Disney for providing this video: If those look familiar,… Read More »Little Mermaid Clam Shells arrive at California Adventure