D23 Spotlight Series & Walt Disney Imagineering: 20 Years of Duffy and Friends
Gold Member: $33 (+$3 Processing Fee) per ticket.
Tickets go on sale on Friday, March 28th at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET in the links below.
Please note there will be a virtual queue for tickets once on sale. It is not guaranteed that all
D23 Gold Members that join the virtual queue will receive tickets to this event. For best practices, please make sure to be logged into D23.com with the email address attached to your Gold Membership before tickets launch, then immediately join the queue for your preferred experience when the virtual queue goes live.
D23 Gold Members are invited to celebrate 20 years of friendship with Duffy and Friends! Born from an original story at Walt Disney Imagineering, Duffy and his Friends continue to be popular characters with fans around the world—bringing lots of happiness and storytelling to a variety of Disney Parks and Resorts!
This edition of the D23 Spotlight Series will feature a Walt Disney Imagineering panel including Imagineers Charlie Watanabe, Laura West, Xiao Qing Chen, and more, who will all share stories about the creation of adorable buddies Duffy, ShellieMay, Gelatoni, StellaLou, CookieAnn, ‘Olu Mel, and LinaBell, along with the rich storytelling behind these characters that makes them so beloved by fans.
In addition to the presentation, guests will have the opportunity to visit the Walt Disney Imagineering Preview Center and get some sneak peeks of attractions coming soon, along with a look into the technology that brings them to life!
Plus, guests will be invited to shop at Mickey’s of Glendale, the Walt Disney Imagineering campus store—which carries a variety of specialty Imagineering and Disney Parks merchandise!
“D23 Spotlight Series & Walt Disney Imagineering: 20 Years of Duffy and Friends” will include:
- A special Walt Disney Imagineering presentation about Duffy and Friends featuring a panel of Imagineers at the historic Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale.
- A visit to the Walt Disney Imagineering Preview Center, including two new additions.
- Shopping opportunity at Mickey’s of Glendale on the Walt Disney Imagineering campus.
- A D23 Gold Member commemorative event gift.
- A Starbucks event-exclusive drink, available for purchase at the Walt Disney Imagineering location!
- Fan photo meet-up: Guests are encouraged to come dressed in theme and bring their Duffy and Friends plush to the event! At 11:15 a.m., guests are encouraged to gather for a group photo in front of the Grand Central Air Terminal.
- Entry into the visitor center of the Grand Central Air Terminal, featuring historical exhibits curated by Walt Disney Imagineering.
Due to the nature of this experience, all guests attending must be ages 8 and up.
Join us for one of two (2) event itineraries for “D23 Spotlight Series & Walt Disney Imagineering: 20 Years of Duffy and Friends.”; click your preferred itinerary below on Friday, March 28th at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET to be brought directly to the ticketing page. Please note there will be a virtual queue for tickets once on sale. It is not guaranteed that all D23 Gold Members that join the virtual queue will receive tickets to this event. For best practices, please make sure to be logged into D23.com with the email address attached to your Gold Membership before tickets launch, then immediately join the queue for your preferred experience when the virtual queue goes live:
- Saturday, May 3 – Walt Disney Imagineering Campus visit first
- Guests with this itinerary will enter the Walt Disney Imagineering campus first, where—between the hours of 10 a.m. PT and 11:30 a.m. PT—they can enjoy the campus’ greenspace; receive a window of time to shop at Mickey’s of Glendale, as well as an assigned window of time for the Walt Disney Imagineering Preview Center; and have the opportunity to purchase a special themed Starbucks drink! Then, guests will head over to the Grand Central Air Terminal for the D23 Spotlight Series presentation.
- Saturday, May 3rd – Presentation first
- Guests with this itinerary will first attend the D23 Spotlight Series presentation at the Grand Central Air Terminal. Then, guests will head over to Walt Disney Imagineering, where—between the hours of 11:30 a.m. PT and 1 p.m. PT—guests can enjoy the campus’ greenspace; receive an assigned window of time to shop at Mickey’s of Glendale as well as an assigned window of time for the Walt Disney Imagineering Preview Center; and have the opportunity to purchase a special themed Starbucks drink!
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