A triptych of images from recent D23 events. At left, a duo clad in Camp Half-Blood gear at D23’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians Spotlight Series event in Glendale, CA. The background includes a large projected image of the event logo, featuring the series’ main trio. In the center, Eddie Korosa, Jr.—an accordion player featured Home Alone—is seen at D23’s Home Alone On the Road event in Chicago, IL. He poses with a large white accordion beside an in-universe poster for the Kenosha Kickers. Korosa wears a Christmas hat and yellow varsity jacket. At right, a fan poses with Minnie Mouse—they are both festively dressed—at A Jolly Holiday with D23 in Burbank, CA. Behind them is the bottom of an enormous Christmas tree adorned with bright yellow, green, and red ornaments.

ICYMI: D23 Event Lookback Oct-Dec 2025

Enjoying 2026 so far? As we re-enter a busy season of exciting events—including tours, screenings, and panels with D23—here’s a quick recap of how we celebrated the last holiday season with our amazing D23 Members. You’ll find it was a truly event-ful time at the Official Disney Fan Club!

Starting off strong with our signature Spotlight Series, D23 featured an ocean’s worth of talented producers, designers, and actors to share a bit of bicoastal Disney magic. Our Halloween Boo-Nanza and Spook-tacular Spotlights (in Glendale, CA, and Orlando, FL, respectively) gave fans a peek behind the curtain of Walt Disney Imagineering’s wow-worthy special effects. No, literally—guests were able to see on-set footage from attractions including Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, which were displayed among very tall and dark drapes.

Side by side images from recent D23 events. At left, Spotlight Series speakers from D23’s Halloween Boo-nanza event post onstage among Halloween decorations and a large event title image. Onstage from left to right, Imagineer Sarah Sterling, principal special effects designers Scott Thompson and Mason Lev, and Becky Cline from the Walt Disney Archives. Above is a projected image of the event title card, featuring the Hatbox Ghost and the Headless Horseman. At right, a photo of panelists from D23’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians Spotlight Series event in Glendale, CA. From left to right, in black director’s chairs, are Craig Silverstein, Dior Goodjohn, Daniel Diemer, James Bobin, and Liam Crowley. Highlighted is Goodjohn, who speaks into a microphone.

We returned to celebrating Disney Parks—specifically Disneyland’s 70th anniversary—by treating guests to a preview of “The Happiest Place on Earth,” the newest exhibition at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco, CA. Plus, who better than Disney Legends Don Hahn and Tony Baxter and special guest former Imagineer Tom Morris to serve as guides through archival materials and behind-the-scenes anecdotes. (Talk about being overqualified for the job!) Finally, we had our own odyssey by inviting some cast and crew from Disney+’s Percy Jackson and The Olympians to share an early preview of the show’s second season. Executive producers Craig Silverstein and James Bobin, along with demigods-in-disguise Daniel Diemer (Tyson) and Dior Goodjohn (Clarisse La Rue), shared some tea from the high seas.

Our fans who couldn’t sail to California didn’t miss out either. We later aired that same preview episode during an installment of D23 Gold Theater, which brought a slew of exclusive virtual programming to our Gold Members. For extra holiday fun, we also took audiences on a “boo”-hind the scenes tour of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion preparing for its iconic Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas-themed holiday makeover. To end the year, we dove into other holiday traditions at Disney Parks around the world—no travel required!

Side by side images from recent D23 events. At left, a picture of the theater during D23’s Home Alone On the Road event in Chicago, IL. The overhead lights in the Music Box Theatre are dark, and the interior is lit by a large projected event logo, which features the D23 On the Road and Home Alone title logos indicating the 35th anniversary of the latter. Audiences look towards the front of the stage, where a host interviews a musician holding accordion player. At right, a trio of musicians pose in front of the marquee of the Music Box Theatre during D23’s Home Alone On the Road event in Chicago, IL. The lit marquee reads “Welcome D23 Home Alone Holiday Homecoming.” The musicians wear Santa hats and yellow varsity jackets evoking the Kenosha Kickers from Home Alone.

We also caught wind of the fun to be had in the Windy City! D23 bundled up for a week of events in Chicago, starting with tours of the Walt Disney Birthplace. Yes, the house that started it all, where the entertainment legend was born almost 125 years ago. For more contemporary fare, we hosted a tentpole celebration for Home Alone as a part of our D23: On the Road screenings. It was an amazing conclusion to our holiday series, which saw a stocking’s worth of shows in nearly 20 cities across the country. We truly channeled our inner Catherine O’Hara going from city to city, trying to return to Chicago (we beat her numbers-wise, though!) In this special holiday homecoming at the Music Box Theatre, we showed the film with festive flair, including live polka performances from the Kenosha Kickers (including an original Kicker from the film, accordion player Eddie Korosa, Jr.!)—accompanied by many eager amateur kazoo-ists in the audience.

Finally, for some old-fashioned film-studio fun, we hosted fan-favorite celebration, A Jolly Holiday with D23, on the famed Walt Disney Studios Lot in Burbank, CA. D23 Members enjoyed a festive takeover, including character meet-and-greets; treats and eats; exclusive shopping; and activities for the whole family. Additionally, throughout the season, we hosted early preview screenings of latest Disney hits, such TRON: Ares, Zootopia 2, and Avatar: Fire & Ash. It was a hot streak fur real, and we’re so excited to have seen our fans show up for fun on the big screen!

A group of attendees of A Jolly Holiday with D23 in Burbank, CA, take a selfie in front of the main stage. They wear jackets and hold shopping bags with The Walt Disney Company Store logo. The stage is decorated with cutouts evoking snowfall, and string lights around an event logo featuring Buzz Lightyear and Woody.
In the foreground, a father-daughter duo enjoys fake snowfall during A Jolly Holiday with D23 in Burbank, CA. The father, in glasses and a yellow shirt, holds the girl (in a red sweater with a Minnie Mouse graphic) up towards his shoulders. In the background are guests wearing festive sweaters walking around the Walt Disney Studio Lot.

Already counting down to your next romp with D23? Don’t drop the ball—stay up to date on what’s coming next through the D23 Events page. And check out our Membership page for exclusive benefits for Gold Members, too!