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Tickets Available at 1PM EST for D23’s Final Flight Event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Ticket’s for D23′’s Final Flight, a free event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, will go on sale at 1PM EST. We recommend that you be ready when the link becomes available, as tickets/reservations went extremely fast for Disneyland’s Final Flight – within minutes it was sold out. It would be best to keep an eye on the Official Event Page for the link around 1PM EST.

This special event allows D23 members to be on the last ride at Star Tours before it shuts down for it’s several month refurb and reopens as Star Tours: The Adventures Continue. The new journey will take you to multiple destinations and will feature other amazing technology. It’s expected to reopen sometime in May, before Star Wars Weekends. Disney hasn’t released any specifics regarding the attraction, except for the video that will be shown inside the attractions queue.

If you get into the event, let us know! We’d love to hear what you thought of it, see pictures from the event, or anything special you might have gotten. May the force be with you!

D23’s Disney Geek – August 25th, 2010

This week on D23’s Disney Geek:

- A look at the new “Tangled” meet and greets at Disneyland and Walt Disney World
- Details of D23’s “Sip & Stroll” event at Walt Disney World
- Putting the finishing touches on the “Disney Magic”
- Halloween Time returns to Disneyland Resort with some spook-tacular fun
- Viewer Questions… And much, much more!

D23’s Sip & Stroll with Dave Smith’s Retirement Celebration Dinner

Event Information
DATE
Friday and Saturday, October
15 and 16, 2010

LOCATION
Epcot, Walt Disney World Resort

TICKETS
Available Monday, August 30, 2010 at 1 p.m. EST. Check back here for ticket link.

COST
$85 per person/$185 per person includes Dave Smith’s Retirement Celebration Dinner

SCHEDULE
Check In begins at 5:30 p.m. on October 15

Join the D23 team as we celebrate Epcot’s International Food & Wine Festival with a weekend of unique events and experiences just for D23 Members. Our weekend begins Friday evening as we gather for a wine and cheese reception in the foyer of The American Adventure pavilion. Sample a selection of artisan cheeses with dried fruits, berries, nuts, and house made breads along with Canadian cheddar cheese fondue and additional flavorful treats. Wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverages will be served to set the tone for a fabulous event.

Guests may then choose to join us inside the VIP Lounge ofThe Living Seas as we honor Disney Legend Dave Smith,retiring Chief Archivist for The Walt Disney Company. October 15 is Dave’s final day of work, and he wanted to celebrate with his friends and colleagues from D23. So we’re throwing an elaborate dinner inside one of Epcot’s most beautiful private spaces, which features an enormous glass window that looks into the pavilion’s 5.7 million gallon aquarium. Dinner includes a selection of crisp salads, grilled flatbreads, pecan-roasted turkey, fresh scallops and beef medallions. Sumptuous sides include sweet potato mash, wild mushrooms and truffle mac ‘n’ cheese. You can also wash down some delicious German sausage and baked spaetzle with Radeberger beer from Germany. For dessert, there will be a selection of sweets inspired by Disney movie classics. Dinner includes wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages — all perfect to toast the man who founded the Walt Disney Archives 40 years ago. Note: there is an additional cost to attend this dinner.

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D23 Event: Special Preview Screening of Secretariat

“Our friends at Walt Disney Studios are offering D23 Members and their families an exclusive sneak peek at Secretariat, the remarkable true story of horse racing’s legendary 1973 Triple Crown winner. The movie will be shown at the historic Studio Theatre on the Walt Disney Studio Lot.”

DATE
Monday, September 13, 2010

LOCATION
Studio Theatre, The Walt Disney Studios
Burbank, California

TICKETS
Available next Tuesday, August 31, at noon PDT. Check back here at that time for ticketing information.

COST
Free

SCHEDULE
Check in begins at 6 p.m.; Screening begins at 6:30 p.m. (please do not arrive at the Studio Lot before 6 p.m.)

Imagineer2017’s 8/22/10 WDW Report

Here is a quick photo report from Imagineer2017. The update includes a quick look at some work going on in Imageworks and Magic Kingdom

Disney Fan Art Contest Honors One Hundred and One Dalmatians

Disney fans are some of the most imaginative people in the world. To celebrate that wellspring of creativity, D23 is holding the second annual Disney Fan Art Contest, open to D23 Members.

This year’s Disney Fan Art contest year’s contest honors the beloved animated film One Hundred and One Dalmatians, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2011! A select number of finalist artwork will be displayed in the Fan Art Gallery at the D23 Expo 2011.

D23 Expo 2011 Tickets Now On Sale!

Your can now purchase your D23 Expo 2011 tickets. If you buy your tickets by the end of the year, you’ll get them at a “discounted” price. After that, the tickets will begin to increase in price as the expo draws near. Final details about exhibits, events, and stars have yet to be shared.

D23’s Disney Geek – August 18, 2010

This week on D23’s Disney Geek:

- Revving our engines at the World of Cars Online launch party with Cheech Marin and Jenifer Lewis
- D23 Expo 2011 tickets go on sale
- Beach Boy Brian Wilson drops Disney Geek a line
- Celebrating the “return” of the PeopleMover to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
- Viewer Questions… And much, much more!

D23 is Disney’s official fan club. To learn more about membership and for all your Disney news, visit http://Disney.com/D23

Live WDW Updates Recap

We hoped you enjoyed our Live WDW Updates over the past week. We’ve posted a recap with many images from the recent report. We’ll have an update from the Last Tour to Endor soon.

Toy Story Playland Unveiled at Disneyland Paris

Today is a big day at Disneyland Paris, where we welcomed our latest addition to Walt Disney Studios Park – Toy Story Playland.

Thanks to the creative minds of Pixar Studios and our Disney Imagineers, Guests of all ages can now feel what it’s like to be shrunk to the size of a toy and to become literally part of the Toy Story universe in Andy’s backyard.

Once again these new attractions prove our capacity to reinvent ourselves and to create new experiences for all our guests. They should be thrilled by the great attention to detail that makes Toy Story Playland a truly larger than life experience.

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