‘Can’t Miss’ Offerings Include Frozen
Sing-Along, Toy Story 20th Anniversary, Star Wars,
and Secret Special Guests
The Walt Disney Studios offers an exclusive look at its upcoming
projects from Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm at D23 EXPO 2015,
taking place August 14–16 at the Anaheim Convention Center.
The Studio will unveil its animation and live-action film slates
via two huge Hall D23 presentations featuring surprise guests and
many unforgettable moments. Other not-to-be-missed events include a
Frozen FANdemonium musical celebration with Kristen Anderson-Lopez
and Robert Lopez and the 20th anniversary celebration of
Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story with John Lasseter and the original Pixar
crew.
HALL D23 PRESENTATIONS:
Pixar and Walt Disney Animation
Studios: The Upcoming Films, Hosted by John Lasseter
Friday, August 14, 3:00 p.m. - Hall D23
After meeting the Emotions inside the mind of an 11-year-old,
taking a trip to San Fransokyo, where a boy genius and his robot
save the world, and falling in love with a queen with icy powers
who wants to “let it go,” come see where Walt Disney and Pixar
Animation Studios plan to take you next. In what has become a D23
EXPO must-see, host John Lasseter, chief creative officer of Walt
Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, presents this in-depth look at
the animation studios’ slate. Filmmakers will unveil
never-before-seen footage from Pixar’s upcoming The Good Dinosaur
and Finding Dory and Disney Animation’s Zootopia and Moana. The
event will include surprise announcements, musical performances,
and appearances by the films’ star voice talent.
Worlds, Galaxies, and Universes: Live
Action at The Walt Disney Studios
Saturday, August 15, 10:30 a.m. - Hall D23
Disney, Marvel and Lucasfilm are home to some of the planet’s
best storytellers, immersing audiences fully in the world of each
film from beginning to end and beyond. In this exclusive Hall D23
presentation, join Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn for a
tour of upcoming live-action projects from these legendary film
studios. A bevy of special guests will be on hand to offer a look
at an unparalleled slate that includes Alice Through the Looking
Glass, The Jungle Book, Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, Star
Wars: The Force Awakens—and much, much more.
Frozen FANdemonium: A Musical
Celebration!
Sunday, August 16, 3:00 p.m. - Hall D23
Join host Chris Montan, president, Walt Disney Music, and the
Oscar®-winning songwriting team of Kristen Anderson-Lopez and
Robert Lopez as they take you on a once-in-a-lifetime musical
journey through the world of Frozen. This one-day-only performance
features your favorite friends from the Walt Disney Animation
Studios film—including Anna and Elsa—with sing-along experiences
and fascinating stories behind some of your
favorite Frozen songs.
CALENDAR OF KEY EVENTS:
In Conversation with the Filmmakers and
the Emotions Behind Inside Out
Friday, August 14, 11:30 a.m. – Stage 28
Get the inside story on the making of Pixar’s latest summer
release, Inside Out. Hear from Academy Award®-winning director Pete
Docter (Up, Monsters, Inc.) and producer Jonas Rivera (Up) as they
reminisce and share their personal stories of creating a world that
everyone knows, but no one has ever seen.
Welcome to Zootopia!
Saturday, August 15, 1:30 p.m. - Stage 28
Welcome to Zootopia, a magnificent mammal metropolis, and home
to Walt Disney Animation Studios’ next feature, the
comedy-adventure Zootopia. Join directors Byron Howard (Tangled,
Bolt) and Rich Moore (Wreck-It Ralph), producer Clark Spencer
(Wreck-It Ralph, Bolt), and artists from the incredible production
team as they introduce rookie rabbit-officer Judy Hopps, con-artist
fox Nick Wilde and a host of dynamic animal characters, sharing
footage and behind-the-scenes stories with D23 EXPO-goers.
Pixar Secrets Revealed! Hear the
Stories They Didn’t Want You to Know!
Saturday, August 15, 3:00 p.m. – Stage 28
Ever wonder where your favorite Pixar stories began? Hear the
stories you don’t know about the classic films that you love. Pixar
senior development executive Mary Coleman hosts this experience,
welcoming the storytellers behind some of Pixar’s most successful
films, including Darla K. Anderson (A Bug’s Life, Monsters, Inc.,
Cars, Toy Story 3), Mark Andrews (The Incredibles, Ratatouille,
Brave), Ronnie del Carmen (Up, Inside Out) and Dan Scanlon (Cars,
Toy Story 3, Monsters University), as they talk about the twists
and turns of crafting a narrative and share some of the crazy story
ideas that didn’t make the final cut.
Toy Story: 20 Years Later, the
Original Crew Looks Back
Saturday, August 15, 4:30 p.m. – Stage 23
From flipbooks to feature films, animation has
taken audiences to fantastical new worlds, far beyond the
limits of any real-world setting. Pixar Animation Studios has
been at the forefront of this evolution, blurring the line
between art and technology and bringing beloved characters to
life with heart and humor. As we celebrate the
20th anniversary of 1995’s Toy Story, the first
computer-animated feature film, join members of the original crew,
including filmmakers John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton,
Lee Unkrich, Galyn Susman, Ralph Eggleston, Sharon Calahan, Eben
Ostby, Bob Pauley and Bill Reeves as they share their stories and
the challenges they faced along the way.
Aladdin – The Making of a
Classic
Saturday, August 15, 6:00 p.m. - Stage 28
Join Walt Disney Animation Studios filmmakers, including
legendary directors John Musker and Ron Clements, animators Eric
Goldberg (Genie) and Mark Henn (Jasmine), as well as Jasmine
herself, Linda Larkin, and the two actors who gave life to the
character Aladdin: Scott Weinger and Brad Kane, as they unveil the
stories behind one of the great Disney classics, Aladdin, a film
that led to a “whole new world” for animation.
The Shorts of Walt Disney Animation
Studios: from Paperman to Prep & Landing, Feast to Frozen
Fever
Sunday, August 16, 11:30 a.m. - Stage 28
When Walt Disney and his brother Roy founded the Disney Brothers
Studio in 1923, their first medium for storytelling was the
animated short. More than 90 years later, Walt Disney Animation
Studios continues this tradition, making groundbreaking and
award-winning shorts including Feast, Paperman and this year’s hit
Frozen Fever. Join the filmmakers behind these shorts and so many
others, including Get A Horse!, John Henry, Lorenzo and The Ballad
of Nessie for a conversation about this truly animated art
form.
The Tunes Behind the Toons:
Screening/Q&A
Sunday, August 16, 6:00 p.m. - Stage 28
D23 EXPO invites you to a special screening and Q&A panel
for The Tunes Behind the Toons, a short form documentary that
celebrates the power of music in animation. From the silent film
days when organists played live accompaniments, to the music within
today’s animated features, this documentary traces the origins of
cartoon music and its pioneers. Featuring interviews with Alan
Menken, Randy Newman, Patrick Doyle, Mark Watters, Bruce Broughton,
Richard Sherman and many others. Producer/director Dave
Bossert will lead a star-studded Q&A following the
presentation.
ON THE EXPO SHOW FLOOR:
The Walt Disney Studios – Show Floor
Exhibition
Step into the worlds of The Walt Disney Studios in this
wide-ranging showcase of exciting projects from Disney Live Action,
Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios,
Disneynature, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm. Among the many
highlights:
- For the first time at D23 EXPO, Walt
Disney and Pixar Animation Studios have created a joint experience
no Disney fan should miss. With live demonstrations, presentations,
and autograph signings with top filmmakers from each studio, plus
free giveaways and interactive displays featuring the films Inside
Out, The Good Dinosaur, Zootopia, Finding Dory and Moana, this is a
can’t-miss attraction for animation fans.
- Explore costumes, props and photo ops
from the Studios’ live-action films, including Disney, Marvel and
Lucasfilm.
Disney Movies Anywhere Tweet
Suite
Take pics and share them in the Disney Movies Anywhere Tweet
Suite. It’s also the perfect opportunity to learn more about Disney
Movies Anywhere, Disney’s digital movie app that lets you watch
your Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars movie collection across
your favorite devices, anywhere you go.
Say Aloha to John Lasseter’s
Film-Themed Hawaiian Shirts
Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation
Studios John Lasseter takes Disney and Pixar animation to
heart—literally. For nearly every film, from Finding Nemo and
Wreck-It Ralph to Frozen and Inside Out, Lasseter has commissioned
an exclusive movie-themed Hawaiian shirt. And those who know the
Oscar®-winning storyteller know that he loves his Hawaiian
shirts—and dons one for almost every occasion. Animation fans will
see their favorite film characters “materialize” before their eyes
in this colorful collection, which will be exhibited on the show
floor.
An Animator’s Gallery: Eric
Goldberg
D23 hosts the first public exhibition anywhere of “An Animator’s
Gallery: Eric Goldberg.” Celebrate Goldberg, whose artistry at Walt
Disney Animation Studios began with his groundbreaking work on
Genie in Aladdin, and continues to this day on projects such as the
upcoming Moana and the 2014 Oscar®-nominated Mickey Mouse short Get
A Horse! The exhibition features a collection of more than 100 of
Goldberg’s caricatured creations of Disney characters, drawn in a
style reminiscent of art seen on the famed walls of Sardi’s
Restaurant and The Brown Derby. This incredible collection of art
is from the newly released book An Animator’s Gallery: Eric
Goldberg Draws the Disney Characters, and will be available for
purchase in the Walt Disney Publishing pop-up shop on the EXPO show
floor.
Frozen Album
Signing
With the purchase of Frozen: The Songs or Frozen
Picture Disc at the Disney Music Emporium, guests will be
issued a wristband to secure a space for an album signing with
Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez and Tom MacDougall
(Co-Producer, Frozen Soundtrack) on Saturday, August 15, at
10:30 a.m.
Tickets for D23 EXPO 2015 are $74 for a one-day adult admission
and $54 for children 3–12. Tickets for members of D23: The Official
Disney Fan Club are $65 for a one-day adult admission and $48 for
children. Multi-day money-saving tickets are also available. D23
Members can save as much as $112 off the price of admission, based
on the purchase of four three-day tickets at the D23 Member rate.
For more information on tickets and the ticket pricing structure
for D23 Members and general admission, visit D23EXPO.com.
About The Walt Disney
Studios
For over 90 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the
foundation on which The Walt Disney Company was built. Today, the
Studio brings quality movies, music and stage plays to consumers
throughout the world. Feature films are released under the
following banners: Disney, including Walt Disney Animation Studios
and Pixar Animation Studios; Disneynature; Marvel Studios;
Lucasfilm; and Touchstone Pictures, the banner under which
live-action films from DreamWorks Studios are distributed. The
Disney Music Group encompasses the Walt Disney Records and
Hollywood Records labels, as well as Disney Music Publishing. The
Disney Theatrical Group produces and licenses live events,
including Disney on Broadway, Disney On Ice and Disney Live!.
About D23 EXPO 2015
D23 EXPO—The Ultimate Disney Fan Event—brings together all the
worlds of Disney under one roof for three packed days of
presentations, pavilions, experiences, concerts, sneak peeks,
shopping, and more. The event provides fans with unprecedented
access to Disney films, television, games, theme parks, and
celebrities. Presentations, talent, and schedule subject to change.
For the latest D23 EXPO 2015 news, visit D23EXPO.com. To join the
D23 EXPO conversation, make sure to follow @DisneyD23 on Twitter
and use #D23Expo.
About D23
The name “D23” pays homage to the exciting journey that began in
1923 when Walt Disney opened his first studio in
Hollywood. D23 is the first official club for fans in Disney’s
90-plus-year history. It gives its members a greater
connection to the entire world of Disney by placing them in the
middle of the magic through its quarterly publication, Disney
twenty-three; a rich website at D23.com with members-only content;
member-exclusive discounts; and special events for D23 Members
throughout the year.
Fans can join D23 at Gold and General Membership levels at
D23.com and at DisneyStore.com/D23. To keep up with all the latest
D23 news and events, follow DisneyD23 on Twitter, Facebook,
Pinterest, and YouTube.
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