Monthly Archives: August 2013

D23 Expo 2013: Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives

One of the highlights of any D23 Expo is the Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives.   D23 curates an exhibition of interesting items (props, costumes, etc.) from the archives and takes over a large area on the second floor of … Continue reading

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D23 Expo 2013: Live Action (Part 2: Disney Nature, Disney Studios)

(Part I of the Studios live-action presentation recap is here). Disney Nature The next Disney Nature film will be released on Earth Day 2014, and is titled Bears.   We saw the trailer, being shown for the first time anywhere, which … Continue reading

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D23 Expo 2013: Live Action (Part I, LucasFilm & Marvel)

The second day of the D23 Expo was again led off by a presentation of upcoming studio releases.   While Friday’s day one presentation was focused on animation, the Saturday presentation was about live action films.   Again, the presentation was segmented … Continue reading

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D23 Expo 2013: Art & Animation (Part 3: Disney Animation)

Part 1 of the Art & Animation presentation (Pixar) is here. Part 2 of the Art & Animation presentation (Disneytoon Studios) is here. The final segment of the Animation presentation covered upcoming releases from Disney Animation Studios. Before beginning the … Continue reading

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D23 Expo 2013: Art & Imagination (Part 2: Disneytoon Studios)

continuing the coverage of Disney’s upcoming animated features started in this post Disneytoon Studios is the producer of mostly direct-to-video releases, usually sequels.   We were given a brief update of their upcoming animated features. Disneytoon has been doing a series … Continue reading

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D23 Expo 2013: Art and Imagination (Part I: Pixar)

The 2013 D23 Expo kicked off with a presentation of upcoming animated feature releases from the various Disney studios. We were welcomed by Bob Iger, Chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Company.   (Bob was here live this year; two … Continue reading

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D23 Expo 2013: Broadway and Beyond

A fun evening took place in Stage 23 last evening as Disney Theatrical Productions put on a special one-time showing, “Broadway and Beyond”, featuring musical selections from many current, previous, and even future Broadway productions. The show opened with a … Continue reading

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D23 Expo: Sorcerer Swag

Today we checked in for our “Sorcerer Day” at the D23 Expo and picked up our “swag bag”, the goodies provided by various divisions of the Disney company for the Sorcerer attendees.     I know this was one of the things … Continue reading

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D23 Expo Preview: Panels and Performances

Really tough choices in picking what to see and do at the D23 Expo. To some degree, I’m being guided this year by what things blew me away in 2011.   So the Legends ceremony in 2011 was incredible, and as … Continue reading

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