Reliving the days of D23 from 2009

With this years D23 Expo just 3 days away, I thought it might be fun to look back at the first D23 Expo that took place back in September 2009.


Below you will find several pictures from each of 5 pages I used to cover the 2009 D23 Expo.


First off we will start with D23 Expo's Walt Disney Parks and Resort Pavilion.
Inside you will find:
• Cars Land model that is being built for Disney California Adventure
• Models and concept drawings for Hong Kong Disneyland's three new expansion lands







 D23 Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Pavilion





Next up is the "Making of World of Color".  See what it took to make Disney California Adventure's nighttime water spectacular come to life.

D23 Making of World of Color




In "We Make the Magic"




Bruce Broughton helped compose music for such attractions as EPCOT's Spaceship Earth and Ellen's Universe of Energy


Joel McNeely's music can be found in Tokyo Disney Sea's popular thrill attraction "Tower of Terror"


Michael Giacchino composed music for Disneyland's and Hong Kong Disneyland's Space Mountain as well as Disneyland Paris Space Mountain: Mission 2
*not pictured - Richard Bellis, Brendan Milburn and Valerie Vigoda.

D23 We Make the Music Disney Theme Park Music



In D23's "Imagineering the Future of Disney Parks":
• See what was being planned for Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom in Florida
• Disney Cruise Lines
• More concept art for Hong Kong Disneyland expansion and more

D23 Imagineering the Future of Disney Parks



For D23's Evolution of a Classic - Remaking "it's a small world" for the 21st century, follow Kim Irvine and Tony Baxter as they talk about the beginnings of "it's a small world" from Walt Disney and Mary Blair days to the present day with Hong Kong Disneyland's and Disneyland's attraction which now includes many Disney Characters inside

D23 Remaking it's a small world For The 21st Century

I hope you enjoyed taking a little tour down memory lane. :)
I can't wait for the next D23Expo!

Until next time...