MarknStitch
Earning My Ears
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Question #3: Who has July 14, 2016 marked on their calendars for D23 Expo tickets? This will be our first D23 Expo. I hope Sandy and Alex can give us some tips since they are the D23 Expo veterans.
So thinking about D23...does anyone have any recommendations for hotels for during D23? We have stayed at the Hilton Anaheim in the past, but I'm not sure I want to pay their actual rate to stay there this time. In the past we've stayed for free on Hilton Honors points.
I'd like to find something more affordable within a reasonable walking distance since we aren't planning any additional Disneyland days beyond what is included in our ABD.
Not knowing our way around I assumed it was in LA centre but if we can walk there then we would do that
Thanks for that bit of info, really need to look into it more and at the moment we cannot book any hotels as its not within 11 months. We do not mind which of the hotels we stay at but would prefer to be on property.
We have not booked them yet as we really need to get a room first before we can book D23 tickets and flights.
We are going to use our DVC points anyway for any of the Disney hotels, I just hope they hurry up and release the dates so we can book. At the moment they are only taking booking until December. I spoke to DVC yesterday so they are fully aware of what dates we need.
I have looked up the map now and could see just how close the expo is, 1.2 miles which is great new.
Fully paid for this now wanted to get it all done before we exit the EU and crash the pound, just cannot wait for this trip.
Thanks for all your advise so far, we have only been to California once so its still new to us.
The best advice I can give if you want to see the presentations in the big arena (from the Studios, Animation, Legends, etc.) is to wake up really, really early to wait in line. I think my daughter and I would get in line by 5:15 a.m. or so. They let people sleep in the arena overnight for last year's expo, so by the time we arrived the lines were already long. These folks brought inflatable beds, blankets, the whole nine yards. It was absolute madness! But once the presentations started, we forgot all about the hassle. The key is to be patient and figure out what you want to see ahead of time. (And pack plenty of snacks and water.) If you have any specific questions, I'd be happy to answer them. I know I probably made it sound awful, but I'm going to be right with you on July 14 buying our tickets!
I've gone back now and listened to the Dreams Unlimited Travel podcasts again about ABD [4/11/16 and 02/08/16]. There's some great information in the shows. I researched the travel insurance as they suggested and I'm going to contact Kevin about a pre-night.
I've also started looking at airfares trying to get an idea what to expect. They talked a bit about that in the last show.
And I saw the news that Rivers of America should be back by next summer. So happy about that. I LOVE Fantasmic.
We are planning a pre-night and we'll be staying until Monday after D23. Anyone else book their hotel for the convention? We booked at the Doubletree and finally got confirmed for all of our nights.
I'm a little late to the game, but I wanted to say hi and introduce myself to everyone. My name is Adrienne, and I'm a 38 year old teacher from Philadelphia. I am so ridiculously excited to be part of this trip!!! I'll be traveling with my best friend Vince, who is responsible for my Disney obsession. I'd been to WDW several times with my family when I was younger, but he insisted that I visit again as an adult... and the rest is history. Now I collect the pins, own the merchandise, listen to the podcasts, mix Lapu Lapus and Backscratchers in my kitchen, download Disney park music, livestream the fireworks, and dream of staying at the Polynesian.
I've been to WDW a total of 7 times, but I've never had the opportunity to travel to Disneyland. As soon as we heard about this trip on the podcast, we knew we had to go. We're also planning to attend D23, but haven't made any definite plans around that yet. I'm happy to see that other people in this group have some experience with D23. I'm sure I'll be hitting you all up with questions in the near future, because I have no idea what to expect from it! I'm looking forward to chatting with everyone here over the next year as we countdown to our adventure!