Inside this issue of Disney twenty-three, D23 Gold Members will get on board for an awe-inspiring journey through the concept, design, and construction of one of Disney Parks’ most ambitious and significant attractions of this century: Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, inspired by the modern animation classic The Princess and the Frog (2009). Hear from the Disney Imagineers, voice talent, songwriters, and others involved in crafting this joyful experience, which opened this past summer at Magic Kingdom Park in Walt Disney World Resort and comes to Disneyland Resort this fall.
Also freshly opened at Magic Kingdom is the reimagined Country Bear Musical Jamboree… but do you know the long history of this Walt Disney-inspired attraction? Disney twenty-three takes D23 Gold Members back to the never-built ski resort where the bears were intended to perform, all the way through the show’s several incarnations across the decades at Disney Parks, right up to the Nashville-inflected celebration now running.
For more Disney history from one of its most acclaimed creators, Disney twenty-three sat down with newly minted Disney Legend Mark Henn and listened rapturously as he described the thought and artistry that went into animating many of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ most beloved characters, including Disney Princesses Tiana, Ariel, Mulan, and Belle.
Among many other features in the Fall 2024 issue of Disney twenty-three, D23 Gold Members will also get the inside scoop on:
- Marvel Television’s Agatha All Along, including the unique perspective of Agatha herself, Kathryn Hahn.
- LEGO® Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, the new “four-piece” animated special that turns good and evil on their heads in a marvelous mashup of the dark side and the lighthearted.
- The long-awaited continuation of Wizards of Waverly Place, as actor and executive producer David Henrie returns to the role of Justin Russo for Wizards Beyond Waverly Place.
- Close encounters with new offerings from Disney Jr., Disney Cruise Line, and Pixar Animation Studios’ Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter—plus regular features D Society, Ask the Walt Disney Archives, By the Numbers… and so much more!
