If you've been reading our blog at all over the past several months, you've no doubt noticed that we're pretty big D23 fans around here. We think it's an awesome fan club and have used our membership on two separate occasions now, both for the "50 and Fabulous" screening of 'The Parent Trap' at the Walt Disney Studios, and the D23 Expo in August (which you can read all about here), and have come away very pleased with both. We were super excited to see the lineup of events for next year released this week, and were asked to share the information with our readers as well, so that's what we're going to do!
D23 SPRINKLES DISNEY MAGIC ACROSS
THE COUNTRY WITH A YEAR OF SPECTACULAR EVENTS
BURBANK, Calif. – November 16, 2011 – In 2012, D23: The Official Disney Fan Club will
take the show on the road as it kicks off a year-long celebration for D23
members with a bold lineup of fantastic events.
Throughout the year, D23 will delight Disney fans
from Boston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Palm Springs to Orlando,
Burbank and even Marceline, Missouri — Walt Disney’s boyhood hometown — with the
thrill and excitement of uniquely magical Disney experiences.
“To help D23 celebrate its third ‘fanniversary,’ we
developed the most exciting lineup yet of special events to bring our members
truly one-of-a-kind Disney experiences,” said Steven Clark, head of D23: The
Official Disney Fan Club. “We’re excited to visit our fans all around the
country, and to create events we hope will surprise and delight them.”
Starting the year are two new extraordinary
experiences: D23’s JOURNEY TO MARCELINE and D23
PRESENTS THE SMOKE TREE RANCH ROUNDUP.
For the first time ever, a special tour of Walt’s
boyhood hometown — Marceline, Missouri — will take place for D23 members on
March 14. Led by Disney archivists, the daylong Journey to Marcelineexplores this small town (pop. 2,221) in ways that will have special resonance
for Disney fans.
In his later life, Walt found unique inspiration at
Smoke Tree Ranch in Palm Springs, and during the incredible, three-day Smoke
Tree Ranch Roundup (January 23-25), D23 Members can experience this
exclusive retreat in a completely unique way. In another
first-of-its-kind, immersive experience, Disney fans will get to see what Walt
called “my own laughing place,” taking part in screenings, presentations,
activities and delectable meals, all while staying in a Smoke Tree Ranch
cottage.
Walt Disney at Smoke Tree Ranch- © Disney
In the spring, D23 takes the party on the road with the
D23 ‘FANNIVERSARY’ CELEBRATION. It commemorates more than 40
unforgettable Disney magical milestones, each celebrating an anniversary in2012. Hosted by Disney archivists, D23 Fanniversary Celebration events
will be held in Orlando, New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco and Los
Angeles and revisits some of the most beloved Disney theme park attractions,
animated and live-action films, TV series and more from 85 years of Disney
history. Fanniversary events will be open to the public, with special
admission and surprises created especially for D23 Members in attendance.
In the summer, D23 will offer an all-new “Destination
D” event – DESTINATION D: 75 YEARS OF DISNEY ANIMATION, held over
two days at the Disneyland Resort in California (August 11-12). As Disney marks
the 75th anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, D23
marks the
occasion by gathering many renowned Disney animation legends along with
topDisney animators, voice talent (past and present) and composers —
plus
interesting demonstrations, fascinating presentations, autograph
sessions and
the chance to see entertaining animation rarities from the Disney vaults
—all
in celebration of 75 years of Disney feature animation.
Throughout the year, D23 will continue its popular
series of movie screenings at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. With a new
series, FROM THE VAULTS, D23 will bring favorite live-action
films back to the big screen, including special 20th anniversary screenings of Newsies
(February 25) and Sister Act (May 26), plus the classic Disney
adaptation of Treasure Island (September 22). D23’s 50 AND
FABULOUS series also returns in 2012, with In Search of the
Castaways (June 23).
The year also includes four special weekends of
member-only tours of the Walt Disney Studios and Walt Disney Archives in
Burbank, which are planned for February 11-12, April 28-29, September 8-9 and
November 10-11 — doubling the capacity of these consistently sold-out D23
events.
In the fall, during Epcot’s International Food and
Wine Festival, D23’s popular Sip & Stroll event get a Halloween twist and
becomes SIP & SCREAM (October 2012). And during the holiday
season D23 will again hold back-to-back presentations of its popular holiday
offerings — DISNEY AND DICKENS (in Burbank in December) and MAGIC
& MERRIMENT (at Walt Disney World Resort, tentative dates: December
7-8 and 9-10), doubling your Disney holiday fun.
Look for more D23 events to be announced throughout
the year including details on an Epcot 30th anniversary celebration and a
fun-filled D23 third anniversary party at the Disneyland Resort. Full details
on D23’s lineup of 2012 special events can be found on the Fan Club’s website
at http://www.Disney.com/D23. All events and dates are subject to change.
D23:
The Official Disney Fan Club celebrates the
remarkable past, present and future of Disney, taking its name from
1923, the
year Walt Disney founded his world-famous company. D23 brings its
members ahost of exclusive benefits, including a bi-weekly email
newsletter; a host of
discounts and special offers; and free gifts throughout the year.
Disney fans
can join the world’s only Official Disney Fan Club by visiting www.Disney.com/D23, or at select shops at the Disneyland® Resort, the
Walt Disney World® Resort and www.DisneyStore.com/D23.
So, does anything look exciting to you? While the trips to Marceline (Walt's boyhood hometown) and Smoke Tree Ranch in Palm Springs look absolutely amazing, they may be out of our price and travel range. But, the traveling "Fanniversary" celebration and the movie screenings ("From the Vaults" and "50 and Fabulous") at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank are definitely something we'd be interested in! And we're definitely going to be thinking long and hard about participating in both the "Destination D" celebration at Disneyland (we missed it in 2010) and "Disney and Dickens" in December which sounds absolutely amazing.
If you'd like more information about any of these events, or joining D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, check out the official site for the club at www.d23.com.
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