This is really cool! Musician Richard Sherman got to play the famous Disney song “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” on Walt Disney’s piano as part of a D23 event for the Disney twenty-three magazine spring issue. Here’s what was posted along with the video below:
“In preparation for the upcoming Disney twenty-three spring issue, celebrating 75 years of Disney feature animation and debuting February 2012, Disney Legend Richard Sherman pays a visit to the Walt Disney Studios Lot in Burbank, California. He plays an encore performance of the beloved Disney song ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ on Walt Disney’s office piano, which served as the Sherman Brothers’ stage for pitching songs to Walt during the pre-production of Mary Poppins.”
The D23 Fan Club has released details about additional offers for its members! Here you go:
- $23 off orders of $149 or more at online retailer Brookstone.com
- 15% savings on videogame entertainment from THQ, including the popular uDraw GameTablet
- A 10% discount on services offered by SuperShuttle and ExecuCar nationwide, including service to Southern California and Central Florida airports
- Special savings on admission to such popular Southern California attractions as:
– The IMAX Theater at the California Science Center in Los Angeles
– Madame Tussauds Hollywood
– Two popular presidential attractions: The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum in Simi Valley and the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace in Yorba Linda
- A cool 10% off purchases at Two Scoops Ice Cream Parlor in Ko’olina, Hawaii, close to the brand-new Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa
- Savings of 10% on a Ride-Along or Driving Experience at Richard Petty Driving Experience at Walt Disney World® Speedway in Florida
- At Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, save $10 on any purchase of $50 or more
Here are some offers that were already available to D23 members:
- A 10% discount on services at all Mandara Spa locations worldwide, including spas at the Disneyland® and Walt Disney World Resorts
- D23-exclusive pricing and offers for tickets to Mary Poppins on Broadway and The Lion King in Las Vegas
- D23 Member offers from ESPN Zone in Anaheim and The House of Blues at the Walt Disney World Resort
- D23 Member pricing at ESPN’s upcoming 76 Classic men’s basketball NCAA tournament in Anaheim
- Savings of 20% on items purchased at the ABC TV Online Store
- Plus a host of other special D23 Member discounts, offers and benefits
Visit Disney.com/D23 to learn more!
Here is D23′s Disney Geek video from August 24, 2011. Below is a list of everything you will get to hear about in the video:
- All the excitement of the D23 Expo 2011!
- Disney Legends gather for a moving ceremony—and all the honored Disney Princesses sing together on stage
- A look at the stunning Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives exhibit
- Pixar announces two new movies—plus Jon Cryer to be the voice of the lead in “Planes”
- Dozens of stars turned out for the Expo—including surprise guests! (And The Avengers!)
- Parks announced enhancements to Disneyland—and details on the new castle in Shanghai
- Inside Parks’ “Carousel of Projects”
- Panels, pavilions, presentations… and more!
We were so excited to hear about some of the Fantasyland updates at the Walt Disney World Resort’s Magic Kingdom park!
Mary Poppins star Dick Van Dyke will be performing at this years D23 Expo on August 19th in California at the Anaheim Convention Center. Dick will be performing along with his group The Vantastix. The vocal quartet is comprised of Dick, Mike Mendyke, Bryan Chadima and Eric Bradley. If you attend the expo, be ready for their concert at Stage 23 at 8:15pm.
The group will perform a number of songs from his career – which includes the movies “Mary Poppins” and “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” – along with a many of well-known Disney songs.
Let us know if you will be attending the D23 Expo and if you see this group live!
Ok this is cool! The D23 Expo is offering guests the opportunity to get a sneak peek of the upcoming ABC series “Once Upon A Time” and Walt Disney Animation Studios’ new special “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice.” The expo is being held at the Anaheim Convention Center on August 19th and 20th.
The “Prep & Landing” screening will take place on August 19th at 12:45pm in Stage 23. Here is a description of the special:
“Santa’s dauntless elves, Wayne and Lanny, find themselves up to their pointy ears in trouble, as they race to recover classified North Pole technology, which has fallen into the hands of a computer-hacking Naughty Kid. Their mission to prevent Christmas from descending into chaos has some riotous twists, turns and surprises.”
There will also be a question and answer session moderated by “D23′s Disney Geek” host Jeffrey Epstein with directors Kevin Deters and Stevie Wermers-Skelton and producer Dorothy McKim.
Then, on August 20th at 12:45pm in Stage 23 you can join “LOST” producers/writers and the writers of “TRON: Legacy” Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz in a question and answer session where they will talk about their new ABC how “Once Upon A Time” (which we can’t wait for!). The Q&A session will again be moderated by Jeffrey Epstein, and there will also be a special screening of the show, which is set to premiere on ABC on October 23rd.
Let us know if you plan on attending the D23 Expo.
