Coheteboy
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Hey Freaks,
So this past weekend was the D23 Expo 2011: The Ultimate Disney Fan Experience, held in Anaheim, CA, right across the street from the original Disneyland. I promised the gents in the DisneyWorld/Disneyland thread to post pics in a new area so here they are.
For you guys who don't know what D23 is, D = Disney. 23 = 1923, the year the Walt Disney Company was started (not called WDC but it's Disney's own company). D23 is Disney's official fanclub with quarterly magazine and monthly events that really only benefit you if you live in Southern California.
I went to the 2009 Expo (the very first one) and while it needed major tweaking, I was really impressed with what they delivered. The second go around delivered quality goods... but not as impressive, more of it, but on fewer days. Basically it was just too jam packed.
In 2009 there was only ONE store: the D23 Expo Dream Store. You hit it up once and you were set for all four days. For 2011, there were FOUR merchandise locations, all with completely different stuff.
1. Dream Store: Where you get D23 Expo and some Theme Park merch including Olzewski pieces and plush toys and pins. This is where the Tron Monorail was sold.
2. Disney Store: This is the store you see nation wide, but it was their 25th anniversary with many D23 Expo exclusives including Lion King vinylmation launch, silver Lightning McQueen, Funko Pop! exclusives, this store had a long line throughout.
3. Mickey's of Glendale: This is Walt Disney Imagineering's exclusive store and open to attendees all weekend long. This is where you get the true nerdy items like pins, clothing, artwork, mugs, etc.
4. Walt Disney Archives Treasure Trove: This store sells items from past D23 events as well as really cool Disney archive type merchandise.
So this past weekend was the D23 Expo 2011: The Ultimate Disney Fan Experience, held in Anaheim, CA, right across the street from the original Disneyland. I promised the gents in the DisneyWorld/Disneyland thread to post pics in a new area so here they are.
For you guys who don't know what D23 is, D = Disney. 23 = 1923, the year the Walt Disney Company was started (not called WDC but it's Disney's own company). D23 is Disney's official fanclub with quarterly magazine and monthly events that really only benefit you if you live in Southern California.
I went to the 2009 Expo (the very first one) and while it needed major tweaking, I was really impressed with what they delivered. The second go around delivered quality goods... but not as impressive, more of it, but on fewer days. Basically it was just too jam packed.
In 2009 there was only ONE store: the D23 Expo Dream Store. You hit it up once and you were set for all four days. For 2011, there were FOUR merchandise locations, all with completely different stuff.
1. Dream Store: Where you get D23 Expo and some Theme Park merch including Olzewski pieces and plush toys and pins. This is where the Tron Monorail was sold.
2. Disney Store: This is the store you see nation wide, but it was their 25th anniversary with many D23 Expo exclusives including Lion King vinylmation launch, silver Lightning McQueen, Funko Pop! exclusives, this store had a long line throughout.
3. Mickey's of Glendale: This is Walt Disney Imagineering's exclusive store and open to attendees all weekend long. This is where you get the true nerdy items like pins, clothing, artwork, mugs, etc.
4. Walt Disney Archives Treasure Trove: This store sells items from past D23 events as well as really cool Disney archive type merchandise.