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New details about the Magic Happens parade coming to Disneyland in Spring 2020 were released today at the D23 Expo Disney Parks, Experiences and Products presentation! https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/08/all-new-magic-happens-parade-to-debut-in-spring-2020-at-disneyland-park/

The second full day of the D23 Expo was filled to the brim with activity and exciting fun across the floor! First up was the Disney Studios presentation (no photos or video allowed) where The Walt Disney Studios, Disney Animation, Lucasfilm and Marvel shared news and sneak peaks at their upcoming theatrical releases. The highlights of this presentation including a mind-blowing first look at footage from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the first footage from Marvel's Black Widow film, the cast assembly for Marvel's The Eternals, a sneak peak at Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, previews of Pixar's Onward and Soul films, and a lengthy preview of Frozen II capped off by a live performance by the film's cast! The rest of the day was spent roaming the floor and attending breakout sessions to learn more about all of the different Disney projects taking place throughout the company. There's one day left at the D23 Expo 2019, with the Disney Parks, Experiences and Products presentation taking place on Sunday, so stay tuned to this thread where news will be shared as it is released! We’re back for Day 2 of the D23 Expo! Any fans of The Emperor’s New Groove out there? Today we learned more about the “One Day at Disney” coffee table book and the companion Disney+ documentary series that will both arrive on December 3rd, 2019! Six employees and cast members from across The Walt Disney Company were here to share some of their personal Disney stories with us! BB-8 rolled onto the Stage 28 for a surprise appearance at the “One Day at Disney” panel! Check out this new concept art of Tron Lightcyle Run coming to the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort! A model of the Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway ride vehicle is on display at the Disney Parks pavilion! This attraction will be opening at Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2020 and Disneyland Park in 2022! Guests will take a ride aboard the "Runnamuck Railroad." A look at some new Epcot merchandise... All of the new Epcot logos! Gorgeous concept art! Notice Pinocchio in the winodw... Spot the Genie's Lamp from Aladdin in this poster... One to be revealed soon! More of this awesome poster art! An artistic model in the Disney Parks pavilion teases new additions and updates to existing pavilions as a part of the transformation of Epcot. The Mexico pavilion in the World Showcase is featured in this model. The Seas with Nemo and Friends is also featured in the Epcot model at the Disney Parks pavilion. Journey of Water represented on the model... The elevated terrace space conceptualized for the transformed Epcot! France is featured here as well... The Space-themed restaurant next to Mission: Space puts this pavilion on the map for this model. The new Guardians of the Galaxy attraction is included on the model. The Imagination Pavilion is also featured in this model. The new Play pavilion is here too. This art is breathtaking. Check out this gorgeous Guardians of the Galaxy poster! Disney Legend Tony Baxter, who played a major part in the development of the original EPCOT Center attractions, was spotted in the Disney Parks pavilion. The rainbow-esque arches depicted in the above-mentioned model seem to be referenced here in this poster... Old meets new. More to be revealed soon! A look at the Play! pavilion poster. Some original EPCOT Center memorabilia from when the park first opened... This model at the Disney Parks pavilion depicts the Fantasyland and Tomorrowland expansions currently underway at Tokyo Disneyland! The castle at Hong Kong Disneyland will look like this when its transformation is complete in 2020! Another look at the ”Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser” ship, the Halcyon. A live “Vyloo” from the Tivan Collection is on loan to the D23 Expo Disney Parks pavilion. You can normally find this creature in the queue for Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: Breakout! Another look at the Spider-Bot that will be seen in the new Spider-Man attraction at Disney California Adventure and Walt Disney Studios Park Paris. The Disney Parks pavilion at the D23 Expo features a teaser for the upcoming Zootopia-inspired land coming to Shanghai Disneyland. Time to check out more details from the Disney Parks “Imagining Tomorrow, Today” pavilion Joe Rohde hosted a panel called "Immersive Worlds" with three other Imagineers... The interesting discussion focused on the creation of immersive spaces that envelop guests in Disney Parks and resorts. Aulani, Pandora - The World of Avatar, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and Treasure Cove were the examples presented for this panel. The Starlight Foundation, in partnership with Disney has created a series of themed hospital gowns for children hospitals to use. Development is under way to implement themed "windows" in children's hospitals across America that will transport hopsital guests into Disney's many themed worlds. This same team is actively working on making the children's hospital experience more magical with themed gift bags, VR experiences and more. Children's play areas are being designed featuring popular Disney properties. We had the chance to Voluntear and build one of the gift bags to go to a child in one of these children's hospitals. Fess Parker's handprints... Sakaar Hulk groupies! Need a Broadway bear? The original Seacab from The Living Seas is on display on the show floor! I found this gem at an exhibitor's booth! There’s a photo op featuring the front of Heimlich’s Chew Chew Train at the D23 Expo! LOST fans, there's merch here for you! This mural will be completed by the last day of the event! Another amazing day at the D23 Expo!

Yesterday was the first full day of the D23 Expo! Following the Thursday media preview I was eager to get onto the show floor to see more of the guests, presentations and pavilions featured throughout. Much of our time yesterday was spent at the Disney Legacy Ceremony and the Disney+ presentation, so there wasn't as much opportunity to explore the floor, but I'll be walking more of it over the next two days. The Disney Legacy Ceremony takes place bi-annually in tandem with the D23 Expo, where notable contributors to The Walt Disney Company across Film, Television, Music, Voice and Parks & Resorts are given the highest honor one can receive from the company. This year's recipients included Robert Downey Jr., Diane Sawyer, Jon Favreau and Bette Midler (see the full list in our report below)! Later in the day was the Disney+ presentation in Hall D23. With only an hour and a half, this was an absolutely packed presentation, featuring previews of content from The Walt Disney Studios, Marvel, Pixar, National Geographic and Lucasfilm, making it clear why people are clamoring to sign up for access to this new streaming service. The back catalog of Disney content hosted on Disney+ includes all Disney animated films, all Star Wars films, eventually all Marvel films, thousands of Disney Channel show episodes and a majority of the Disney Channel Original Movies. Original content announced or previewed for Disney+ included a live-action Lizzie Mcguire sequel series with Hillary Duff, the live action The Lady and the Tramp film, three newly announced Marvel Cinematic Universe shows (Ms. Marvel, Moon Knight and She Hulk) on top of the five previously announced, a new Muppets short form series, a new series of Forky (from Toy Story 4) animated shorts, a Monsters Inc. sequel series and The Mandalorian (the first ever live action Star Wars show)... And the big surprise at the end of the presentation was the arrival of Ewan McGregor to confirm that he will reprise the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in a new live action Star Wars series for Disney+! Overall it was a fantastic first day at the D23 Expo and with two more days ahead, there's tons more to expect in terms of fun, surprises and exciting news! We’re back this morning at the D23 Expo for the first full day of the event! Follow us on Twitter throughout the weekend for photos and news from across the floor! The first of the 2019 Disney Legends to be inducted was Robert Downey Jr for his contributions to Film! The next to be honored as a Disney Legend this year was Diane Sawyer! Disney Legend Jon Favreau was next to take the stage! Guests at the D23 Expo can sign up for the Disney+ Founders Circle with a three year commitment, earning a $23 per year discount and a special pin. A look at the Disney+ Founders Circle pin. The LEGO Disney Train and Station set is available for purchase this weekend at the D23 Expo Dream Store! Which of these Disney Parks Designer Collection Ear Hats do you love the most? They are available for purchase at the D23 Expo Dream Store! Guests are pouring in to the Anaheim Convention Center for the start of the D23 Expo Day 1! The Walt Disney Company Chairman and CEO Robert Iger was here to host the Disney Legends Ceremony at the D23 Expo! The next to be named a Disney Legend was Hans Zimmer for his contributions to Music! The next to be honored as a Disney Legend was Robin Roberts from Good Morning America! For her contributions to Music, Christina Aguilera has been named a Disney Legend. Barnette Ricci was named a Disney Legend for her contributions to Disney Parks & Resorts including her work on Fantasmic! and the Main Street Electrical Parade! For her contributions in Film and Voice, Ming Na Wen has been named a Disney Legend! It was also announced that Ming Na has joined the cast of The Mandalorian! The next to be honored as a Disney Legend was James Earl Jones for his Voice contributions to The Walt Disney Company! Wing T. Chao was honored as a Disney Legend for his contributions to Imagineering! For his contributions in Film and Television, Kenny Ortega has been named a Disney Legend! For her contributions in Film for The Walt Disney Company, Bette Midler has been named a Disney Legend! For its first ever D23 Expo with the Walt Disney Company, National Geographic had a unique indoor pavilion featuring immersive projections and sea creature art created with recycled materials. Some neat things to see in here! Disney On Broadway brought several props from their current Broadway shows including Frozen... The Lion King... And Aladdin! Guests can walk through their own portal with this photo op at the Marvel Studios pavilion on the show floor. Disney on Broadway is also giving D23 guests the chance to experience an immersive VR experience. The World According to Jeff Goldblum is a new show coming to Disney+ and it looks so fun! Guests can see a demo of the Disney+ user interface at the Disney+ pavilion. Noelle, a new Christmas movie featuring Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader from Disney Studios will debut with the launch of Disney+ this November. It is easy to forget in all that is going on at the D23 Expo that Hulu is now a part of the Walt Disney Company, which means Handmaid's Tale is a Disney property! Some of the pavilions at the D23 Expo will provide pins if you come to visit them! Sports fans can check out the ESPN+ pavilion at this weekend’s D23 Expo! The Disney Store has a pop-up shop featuring several Disney films with fun photo ops and merchandise! Amazing LEGO sculptures as always! Brushing shoulders with Jeff Goldblum... No big deal! There are some amazing cosplayers at the D23 Expo! Any fans of The Brave Little Toaster out there? Coco for the win! Inventive! Interesting... Flora, Fauna and Merryweather! Don't be fooled... There's actually someone in this balloon suit! The queuing experience at the D23 Expo has improved over the years, with StagePass being introduced to help minimize the extended overnight queues that plague most conventions... Standby queues still exist for those that don't secure StagePasses, but if you get a StagePass, you'll wait a few hours versus waiting for half a day (or even overnight). This Paint the Night parade cosplay is fantastic! Waiting to head into the Disney+ presentation! Honda is presenting a "The History of Autopia" with a neat walk through exhibit on the show floor! Some classic Autopia cars are on display... Along with some great historical images of the attraction throughout the year. Fun that they've managed to organize the lines of people on the road. If you want to buy merchandise, you can get a StorePass... Kind of like a FastPass for shopping. Otherwise you can wait in the line for Standby. You get this pin for visiting the exhibit... And it is lenticular! Insane! That wraps up Day 1 of the D23 Expo... We'll be back for the next two days to cover more!

Tonight select media outlets including TPR were given the opportunity to preview the Disney+, Walt Disney Archives, and Disney Parks “Imagining Tomorrow, Today” pavilions on the show floor! These three pavilions will be open exclusively to guests throughout the weekend at the D23 Expo. Most excitingly was the Disney Parks, Experiences and Products pavilion, where details about Epcot's ongoing transformation were shared, including the announcement of a new Moana-inspired attraction called Journey of Water. Concept art, videos and models are on display in the pavilion hinting at updates to existing attractions and new attractions to be added to the park. Poster art represents past and current Epcot attractions with two slots for posters currently held with a sign that indicates that they will be revealed during Sunday's major presentation. In addition to Epcot details, the pavilion features a section about Avengers Campus, the name of the new Marvel-inspired lands coming to Disney California Adventure and Disneyland Paris. It was revealed that all Marvel-inspired attractions worldwide will have a connected story (not unlike the Marvel Cinematic Universe does across film) that spans the globe to tie these areas and attractions together. A model of the upcoming Tokyo Disneyland expansion, a tease of the new Zootopia-inspired land coming to Shanghai Disneyland and concept art for the Tron-themed coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom were just some of the additional offerings found at the pavilion. It is truly overwhelming to take in, and we were wishing we could stay longer to absorb more detail. We'll be revisiting all three of these pavilions throughout the weekend, but start here to get your first taste of the D23 Expo 2019 show floor! [twitter] [/twitter] A welcome sight! Next we previewed the new "The Walt Disney Company Archives Presents Heroes & Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume” exhibit. We're excited to be back here for another D23 Expo! D23 offers its Gold Members and Gold Family Members a quarterly magazine and a member's gift when subscribing to the annual program. This year's member gift is a set of really awesome pins! Disney+, Disney's direct-to-consumer streaming platform will debut on November 12th, 2019. Guests at the D23 Expo will have the opportunity to save $23 per year when committing/prepaying for three years of Disney+ access during the Expo. A new book and companion short form docuseries called “One Day at Disney” will debut on Disney+! This project highlights Disney Cast Members like Robin Roberts from Good Morning America who evoke creativity in their roles with the company! The docuseries will consist of more than 50 shorts ranging in length between four and seven minutes. The show will launch with Disney+ and the book will be available for purchase starting on December 5th, 2019! One of the confirmed shows that will be offered exclusively on Disney+ is The Mandalorian, the first ever live-action Star Wars TV series. Four different Cinderella dresses made for four different films or TV projects were on display at this exhibit. Tron Legacy fans will love this set of costumes! Which Mary Poppins look is your favorite? Do you spy any costumes you recognize? Time to head to the Disney Parks “Imagining Tomorrow, Today” pavilion. New concept art of the Tron-inspired coaster that will open in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom in time for 2021. Bob Chapek, Chairman of Park’s, Experiences and Products kicked off our preview of the Disney Parks “Imagining Tomorrow, Today” pavilion. Time to learn more... The ”Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser” vacation experience is coming to Walt Disney World! Guests will spend two nights aboard the Halcyon as they engage in immersive @starwars storytelling! The Disney Parks “Imagining Tomorrow, Today” pavilion at the D23 Expo hosts a model featuring several of the Epcot venues including the new Journey of Water attraction. A look at the model showing Journey of Water. Epcot attraction posters throughout the pavilion represent past and present attractions with two slots teasing reveals during Sunday’s Disney Parks, Experiences & Products presentation! Guardians of the Galaxy already has a poster designed! Tons of concept imagery ahead for Epcot... Not all of them will have a caption as we don't want speculation to be misinterpreted as fact. This elevated section of the park is intriguing... Concept art for Journey of Water... More from Journey of Water... Concept art from Guardians of the Galaxy at Epcot. New concept art from inside of the Guardians of the Galaxy queue. The Space restaurant will open at Epcot in the near future. How the France pavilion will look when its expansion is complete. Epcot Forever looks like a lot of fun! Lots of pyro expected. The next nighttime show at Epcot is a celebration of Disney music. Some new pavilion logos have sprung up in the style of the classic logos but with new shapes. What could this one be for? How about this? Or this? Or this one? I can't wait to see the France look like this when the expansion work is complete. I love the new/retro logo! Epcot's future is looking bright! So bright in fact, that Spaceship Earth will appear to be more eye-catching than ever. Entertainment in Epcot... New interactive experiences in Epcot... I really am eager to hear when this pavilion is all about. Shanghai Disneyland Zootopia expansion teased... Here's a model of Tokyo Disneyland's current expansion... And a closer look! A look at the “Journey of Water” attraction poster revealed during tonight's event. Time for some details about the Spider-Man attraction coming to Disney California Adventure and Walt Disney Studios Park Paris. Context... More context... A look at the newly designed Spiderman costume for the parks. A look at the Avengers Campus coming to Disney California Adventure! Teasing a sanctum for Doctor Strange to visit... We can't wait to see what these lands end up like! A few of the shrunken offerings found at a venue in Avengers Campus.

As Disney gave us a media preview of the Disney Parks, Experiences and Products pavilion at the D23 Expo, the first wave of Disney Parks related announcements and reveals were made! https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/08/disney-parks-experiences-and-products-shares-first-of-many-exciting-announcements-to-be-unveiled-at-d23-expo-2019/

This weekend D23 (the official Disney Fan Club) is hosting their latest D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center, bringing all segments of the company together to share the latest news, history, presentations and surprises for Disney fans of all ages and interests! For those not familiar with D23, this is the Disney-owned and operated branch of the company responsible for curating and sharing content from across the Walt Disney Company via the D23 website, the D23 magazine and events across the globe, including the bi-annual D23 Expo and the bi-annual Destination D events. Be sure to follow along with this thread to see all of the content shared with us throughout the weekend, along with any exciting news that may be shared along the way! Follow us on Twitter for live coverage through the next two days and look to this thread for any major updates and end of day recaps as they are posted! To follow along with our full coverage, please see the links below, presented in chronological order: Disney Parks, Experiences and Products early reveals including Moana-inspired Epcot attraction and more! D23 Expo show floor media preview report posted! D23 Expo Day One Report Posted! D23 Expo Day Two Report Posted! D23 Expo Disney Parks, Experiences and Products announcement links D23 Expo Disney Parks, Experiences and Products presentation report posted!

Dorney Park has announced that the new multi-level water play structure Seaside Splashworks will debut at Wildwater Kingdom in 2020! https://www.dorneypark.com/blog/2019/august/dorney-park-2020-capital-project

The Winchester Mystery House has sent us a press release announcing new attractions that they will debut this Fall!

The Universal Orlando Resort has sent us a press release announcing a new nighttime lagoon show exclusive to Halloween Horror Nights called "Halloween Marathon of Mayhem!"

Carowinds has announced their 2020 additions including Boogie Board Racer and the debut of Grand Carnivale at the park!

Hello everyone! There are still three parks events left for this year's Coasting for Kids! Be sure to sign up for your closest event, join Team TPR and let us know here if you're participating so that we can support your efforts! ------------------------------------------------ Frontier City: http://support.gktw.org/goto/TeamTPRFrontierCity Date: Saturday, August 17 Schedule 10:00am - Check-in 10:30am - All-day access to Frontier City 10:00pm - ERT access to Wildcat, Silver Bullet and Steel Lasso after park close 11:00pm - Event ends ------------------------------------------------ Six Flags Great Escape: http://support.gktw.org/goto/TeamTPRSixFlagsGreatEscape Date: Saturday, August 24 Schedule 9:00am - Registration 9:30am – ERT access to Steamin' Demon, Canyon Blaster, Bumper Cars and Condor 10:30am - All-day access to Six Flags Great Escape ------------------------------------------------ Kennywood: http://support.gktw.org/goto/TeamTPRKennywood Date: Sunday, September 1 Schedule 9:00am - Registration 9:30am - ERT access to Steel Curtain and Jack Rabbit 10:30am - All-day access to Kennywood ------------------------------------------------

It has been announced that Rob Zombie's "House of 1000 Corpses" will scare guests with a new maze at this year's Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood!

The final house of Halloween Horror Nights 2019 at Universal Orlando has been revealed! Rob Zombie's "House of 1000 Corpses" will scare guests with a new house at this year's event!

Canada's Wonderland has sent us a press release about their new additions for 2020, Mountain Bay Cliffs and Beagle Brigade Airfield in Planet Snoopy!

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay has sent us a press release about this year's Howl-O-Scream including the return of past icons, a new house and several new scare zones!

The Universal Orlando Resort has revealed five new scare zones along with the return of the Academy of Villains show for this year's Halloween Horror Nights! https://blog.universalorlando.com/whats-new/scare-zone-and-shows-hhn-2019/

You had me at fresh stroopwafels and you lost me at raw herring! I'm so excited to see this trip report play out!

Seriously awesome start to this trip report Chuck! Looks like you had a great time in Amsterdam! Was there anything unique about The Amsterdam Dungeon compared to the others out there?

Universal Studios Hollywood has announced that the hit horror film "Us" from Jordan Peele will be a maze at Halloween Horror Nights year's event!

The Universal Orlando Resort has announced two more Halloween Horror Nights houses for this year's event! https://blog.universalorlando.com/whats-new/graveyard-games-at-hhn-2019/

Holiday World has announced their new launched racing slides attraction called Cheetah Chase, opening in 2020! Check out all of the exciting details about this new addition below! https://www.holidayworld.com/rides/cheetah-chase/ [fbvideonew] [/fbvideonew]

Universal Studios Hollywood has sent us a press release about the next maze that will be at this year's Halloween Horror Nights, Creepshow!

I've added some zoomed in screenshots of some of the elements of the park that can be seen more clearly now that the higher resolution concept art has been released... Some interesting things to look at!

Comcast has announced that the new "Universal's Epic Universe" theme park is coming to the Universal Orlando Resort! The park as being described as Universal's largest investment ever in a theme park, generating 14,000 jobs as a part of the project! This new development will include attractions, hotels, shops and dining. No timeline or concepts to be included in the park have been revealed. Universal has sent us the official press release tied to this exciting announcement! [fbvideonew] [/fbvideonew]https://www.universalorlando.com/account/en/us/account-management/email-sign-up/universals-epic-universe.html https://blog.universalorlando.com/whats-new/announcing-universals-epic-universe/

^It is supposedly starting around 10:00 AM EST. We're ready to post the news here as soon as it is released!