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Ugh and now I'm re-re-thinking my plans to skip Expo for WDW/UOR. I have to miss one this year (Expo or HHN/MNSSHP), but Ford and Williams and Rohde pushes me over the edge I think
Agreed. The big prize is getting a Main Street window IMO.I have to say, I tend to think the Disney "Legend" award has been tremendously de-valued (everybody gets one!)
Given the slate of gaming ventures with Disney involved alongside other partners; I can actively get why they are doing it (and it will generate a lot of buzz and excitement for it).Gaming Will Be A "Big Part" of Josh D'Amaro's 2024 D23 Parks & Experiences Panel
Disney has announced that gaming will be a "big part" of the Disney Experiences keynote from Chairman Josh D'Amaroblogmickey.com
Josh, not just content to talk about blue sky imaginings, will now shift to also talking about things that his core audience could give less of a caca about.
Given the slate of gaming ventures with Disney involved alongside other partners; I can actively get why they are doing it (and it will generate a lot of buzz and excitement for it).
With Kingdom Hearts IV, FortNite X Disney, Indiana Jones & The Great Circle, EA's Iron Man, and 1942: The Rise of hydra--that is five major titles that make sense to have spotlights brought into form for the gaming division. And for Kingdom hearts IV & Fortnite, they'll be the easy crowd pleasers.
While I can understand why'd they wanna' showcase things like that, I think it would fair better in the entertainment panel. Because I think when it comes to this Parks & Experiences panel, all eyes are on the Parks part of the panel and nothin' else. Anything else is just a distraction to them reaching the fireworks factory, and everyone wants them to make it to the fireworks factory.
The consolidation probably has to do with the fact that the Honda Center isn't adjacent to the Anaheim Convention Center. I wonder if the presentations will go even longer than they usually do, or perhaps whether there will be breaks between adjacent segments (i.e Animation and Live Action, or Parks and Gaming).I would argue they should have two separate panels. One for Parks & Experiences, and one for Gaming experiences and engagements. It's what they did before they started consolidating; and they have the lineup that'd justify a panel.
The consolidation probably has to do with the fact that the Honda Center isn't adjacent to the Anaheim Convention Center. I wonder if the presentations will go even longer than they usually do, or perhaps whether there will be breaks between adjacent segments (i.e Animation and Live Action, or Parks and Gaming).
Yeah, at this point it’s too many people for something I’d rather watch streamed on my TV.The first one I really enjoyed because...it felt...small in a good way now every Con is just lines to panels I can watch online (its a good thing they stream them)
But yeah, besides merch or....paying to get a signed photo I wish I saw a reason to go back to these but now that it seems like every con it cost to get merch signed...to me I don't see much of a point any more for the price
I don't disagree, but it was definitely easier to swallow when you get first dibs shopping, a massive amount of gifts, a special RSP for limited pins and merch, a welcome dinner, show, and self-guided tour of the show floor before anyone else, a private lounge with snacks, drinks, and character meets, on top of preferred seating for anything you wanted. $2K for preferred seating for three panels on a flat floor is absolutely bananas IMOTo each their own, but $2K for a D23 ticket is bananas lol