Ink & Paint Recap

Explore a World of Color Inside the Ink and Paint Department!

By Tyler Slater On the afternoon of July 18, an intimate group of D23 Gold and Gold Family Members had the rare opportunity to discover the magic of inking and painting at The Walt Disney Studios. As part of the D23 Behind-the-Scenes Experience series, guests enjoyed a demonstration on how Disney animated films like Dumbo …

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UNIQLO opening

D23 Members Enjoy an Exclusive Pre-Opening of UNIQLO at Disney Springs

By D23.com On Thursday, July 14, 2016, 150 D23 Gold Members and their guests gathered for an exclusive pre-opening of UNIQLO, the latest high-profile tenant to join the Disney Springs Town Center at Walt Disney World Resort. The event began at approximately 6 p.m., when D23 Members were among the first guests to explore the …

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The BFG

A GIANT night for D23 Members with The BFG!

D23 Members enjoyed a complimentary screening of Disney’s The BFG in 3-D, before the film’s release! The talents of three of the world’s greatest storytellers—Roald Dahl, Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg—finally unite to bring Dahl’s beloved classic The BFG to life. Disney’s The BFG tells the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and …

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D23 Members Dive into an All-New Adventure!

D23 Members enjoyed a complimentary screening of Disney•Pixar’s Finding Dory in 3-D, before the film’s release! Members welcomed back everyone’s favorite forgetful blue tang, Dory, who’s living happily in the reef with Marlin and Nemo. When Dory suddenly remembers that she has a family out there, the trio takes off on a life-changing adventure across …

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D23 Members Dive Into the World of Disney•Pixar’s Finding Nemo!

Saturday, June 4, was a day that so totally rocked! In anticipation of the upcoming release of Disney•Pixar’s Finding Dory, nearly 400 D23 Gold Members and guests gathered at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank to join in D23’s Afternoon in the Sea: Finding Nemo. Celebrating the big blue world of the 2003 Disney•Pixar film, …

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A Wild Time In The Jungle!

By Chris Taylor D23 Members enjoyed a complimentary screening of Disney’s breathtaking visual spectacle The Jungle Book in 3D, days before the film’s release! Members witnessed the epic adventure about Mowgli, a man-cub raised in the jungle by a family of wolves, who embarks on a captivating journey of self-discovery when he’s forced to abandon …

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Walt's Office

D23 Studio Tours Now Visit Walt Disney’s Office Suite

For the first time in 2016, D23 Gold Members and their guests enjoyed a two-and-a-half-hour tour of The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California! Cast members from around The Walt Disney Company escorted visitors through many of the lot’s famous landmarks, such as the Mickey Mouse topiary (a gift from Walt Disney World in 1988 …

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Don Iwerks

D23 Members Discover Disney History with the Legendary Don Iwerks

Imagine what it would be like to have lunch with a Disney icon who played an important role in creating cinematic classics from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) to Mary Poppins (1964) and entertainment from the 1964–65 New York World’s Fair to EPCOT Center. On Friday afternoon, April 8, 2016, 20 D23 Gold Members …

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D23 Members celebrate Alice in Wonderland

D23 Members Celebrate a Very Important Date!

In Alice in Wonderland (1951), our heroine may not be interested in her history lesson, but on Saturday, March 19, 175 D23 Gold Members and guests gathered at AMC Disney Springs 24 at Walt Disney World Resort to celebrate Disney heritage and 65 years of the animated classic! After greeting 2015–2016 Walt Disney World Ambassador …

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D23 Gold Members with Charlie Ridgway

Go Inside D23 Members’ Lunch with Disney Legend Charlie Ridgway

On Friday, March 18, 40 D23 Gold Members and guests met inside the The American Adventure Parlor at Epcot for the Central Florida debut of D23’s Lunch with a Disney Legend series. With the 45th anniversary of Walt Disney World Resort on the horizon, it was the perfect time to meet one of its founders …

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