Tag: D23 Expo 2009
Disney World Fantasyland expansion announcement & concept art
by MadWatchStudios on Sep.19, 2009, under Disney Parks
There’s just so much information here I gave up on trying to write a summary of all this.
Everything you need to know is in this video from the D23 Expo:
Disney announces Star Tours 2 at D23 Expo
by MadWatchStudios on Sep.15, 2009, under Disney Parks, Star Wars
Just as I had speculated earlier, Jay Rasulo (chairman of Disney Parks and Resorts) announced during his keynote speech that Star Tours 2 will be coming to Disneyland in California and Disney Hollywood Studios at Disney World in Florida. This project has been rumored to be on the back burner since 2002, and now it’s finally OFFICIAL
The current version of Star Tours will close down in October of 2010, and the new version will open sometime in 2011. They’ve released piece of concept artwork and a short video.
Disney announces “Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides” at D23 Expo, with Johnny Depp making an appearance
by MadWatchStudios on Sep.11, 2009, under Movies
The first D23 Expo has already made some big waves with the announcement of “Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides.” Johnny Depp was on stage, and in character, as Captain Jack Sparrow with Dick Cook (Walt Disney Studios chairman) for the big announcement. The news came out today, the second day of the D23 expo (D23 being the official Disney fan club). It was the big conclusion of 2 hours of celebrity appearances, film clips, and movie announcements (I’ll have more on all of that soon). The fourth Pirates film is due out summer of 2011.
Star Tours 2 likely to be announced at D23 Expo
by MadWatchStudios on Sep.01, 2009, under Disney Parks, Star Wars
A few weeks ago several Star Wars fan sites noticed Disney was inviting the 501st legion to be at the D23 expo in September (the first convention for Disney’s official fan club, D23). After several of the sites started asking questions, Disney posted the following on their D23 official website.
