How Disney Broke The Fan Convention

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Komentáře • 366

  • @happiestplace3754
    @happiestplace3754 Před 2 měsíci +374

    I completely respect Dan for saying, "NO", to all the price gouging and the ridiculousness that Disney has created in recent years.

    • @lars7282
      @lars7282 Před měsícem +6

      But most of u just pay all the stuff - the parks, the merch, etc. - and Disney knows that u wont boycott them bc u need that Disney magic in your little lifes

    • @sssspider
      @sssspider Před měsícem

      @@lars7282Google “trust thermocline”. There might still be a lot of customers willing to put up with the ever-increasing prices, but the public sentiment has been turning against Disney parks for a while now even (or perhaps especially) among longtime die-hards. The fact that they haven’t collapsed yet is not evidence that things are going great for them and that they have nothing to change.

  • @Courier_333
    @Courier_333 Před 2 měsíci +507

    Disney has always been expensive.
    But they used to make the disney difference. Their quality was SO good that the prices were fine They were genuinely pioneering theme parks.
    Now they raise the price and lower the value.

    • @bluegold1026
      @bluegold1026 Před 2 měsíci +14

      Truly. I think the only exception is Disney Cruise Lines, I've heard the experience is still very good in peoples' eyes.

    • @annien.1727
      @annien.1727 Před 2 měsíci +10

      Once I get to work at Disney, not only will the value be high again, but the price will also be low. I'll make sure that it happens.

    • @quinnhouk5369
      @quinnhouk5369 Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@annien.1727wooohooo you go dude

    • @annien.1727
      @annien.1727 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@quinnhouk5369 I'll do my very best!

    • @annien.1727
      @annien.1727 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@quinnhouk5369 I'll do my best!

  • @CrazyCartoonCat12
    @CrazyCartoonCat12 Před 2 měsíci +541

    Wish Bob Iger was replaced by someone who actually gives a damn about traditional animation and great story telling like Disney used to be.

    • @maxscarrow4547
      @maxscarrow4547 Před 2 měsíci +16

      He's been ceo since 2009 so you hate zootopia, frozen and big hero six?

    • @CrazyCartoonCat12
      @CrazyCartoonCat12 Před 2 měsíci +29

      @@maxscarrow4547 Yes
      Especially Frozen

    • @fusetunes
      @fusetunes Před 2 měsíci +39

      i actually love frozen but i agree about traditional animation. the live action remakes just make me sad :(

    • @CrazyCartoonCat12
      @CrazyCartoonCat12 Před 2 měsíci +7

      @@fusetunes You and me both

    • @Belangerz
      @Belangerz Před 2 měsíci +13

      @@maxscarrow4547those ain’t the films you should mentioning when talking about great storytelling

  • @rebeccaperry6303
    @rebeccaperry6303 Před 2 měsíci +336

    For less than the price of this convention, I was able to book a 7 day trip to Hong Kong. And I finally get to experience Mystic Manor! So that's what I'll be doing instead. :)

    • @MkR2398
      @MkR2398 Před 2 měsíci

      Groovy

    • @costumeink147
      @costumeink147 Před měsícem

      Bless! 👏👏👏👏

    • @AzKarma2010
      @AzKarma2010 Před měsícem +12

      For less than our families trip to Walt Disney World we were able to go to London for a week and stay in our own flat. This is for a family of four flights and everything and it was still $3000 less than it would be to go to Walt Disney World in the states. We are in the states.

    • @pumpkinpatch5
      @pumpkinpatch5 Před 21 dnem +1

      @@AzKarma2010The irony. My family are in the UK, near London and we just want to go to Florida/WDW than our own overpriced capital city. 😂

  • @damonderby
    @damonderby Před 2 měsíci +214

    Is sad to see someone like Dan who lives and breathes Disney be so disheartened by their corporate greed. Where will it end?

    • @craisins95
      @craisins95 Před měsícem +4

      His hysterical exasperated laughter made me so sad

  • @RonanBunny
    @RonanBunny Před 2 měsíci +178

    Here’s a little lesson for Disney,
    “Money ain’t got no soul, Money ain’t got no heart.”

    • @slowazzd2165
      @slowazzd2165 Před měsícem

      That's not a lesson that's a dumb quote

    • @tiamystic
      @tiamystic Před měsícem +9

      @@slowazzd2165it’s true tho

    • @annien.1727
      @annien.1727 Před měsícem +9

      @@slowazzd2165 🙄It's ANYTHING but dumb.

  • @aleczanderdean1030
    @aleczanderdean1030 Před 2 měsíci +86

    As someone who came into the fandom in 2018 and I didn't even know that D23 started as a fan con. I thought it was just their shareholder meeting.

  • @raynacarraway440
    @raynacarraway440 Před 2 měsíci +229

    It feels like Disney's new policy seems to be: take something pre-existing that worked fine, change it for the worse, and charge more so the CEOs who already have a ton of money can get richer. Happened with Fast Passes, Disney+, and D23. I'm so tired of Disney corporate man 😖

    • @TheVideogirl9
      @TheVideogirl9 Před 2 měsíci +7

      I strongly agree. They shut down Disney Quest in Orlando in 2017 and Radio Disney for three years before the pandemic began. This is so tragically 😢

    • @bluegold1026
      @bluegold1026 Před 2 měsíci +8

      Iger is Mickey's boss, NOT the other way around as many say.

    • @gracekim25
      @gracekim25 Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@bluegold1026exactly 😅

    • @TheVideogirl9
      @TheVideogirl9 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@bluegold1026 uh yeah. 💯

    • @annien.1727
      @annien.1727 Před 2 měsíci +1

      It won't be that way for long. I may not be a CEO for a member of the board, but I'm willing to do everything in my power to change Disney for the better. D23, Fast Passes, and everything else will be greatly improved. I'll even create new Disney shows and movies that everyone can enjoy.

  • @RebekahLeiplein
    @RebekahLeiplein Před 2 měsíci +175

    Angry Dan is a whole vibe

  • @rudetuesday
    @rudetuesday Před 2 měsíci +109

    The budget creep of all things connected to Disney has made it difficult for new people to find a way in. When I was a kid, our public library hosted free Disney programming on film, and The Wonderful World of Disney and Mickey Mouse Club were on broadcast TV. The parks were once in a lifetime or summer vacation trips, but you could sort of realistically daydream towards them.
    I feel really bad for fans paywalled off from the things they love. I knew we were in big trouble when new Sesame Street episodes were headed for premium cable and streaming. A flipping PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) staple.

    • @FooPanda
      @FooPanda Před 2 měsíci +10

      I feel like HBO/Max is just a content vaccum that only exists to make content expensive to watch. Dr Who was Hbo exclusive for a little bit and it killed my interest in Who a little :(

    • @Attmay
      @Attmay Před 2 měsíci +1

      Justice for James Dreyfus!

    • @eatatjoes6751
      @eatatjoes6751 Před 10 dny

      I was once really interested in Disney as a kid and wanted to go to the park eventually but now - I really don’t want to see another Disney thing for as long as I live.

  • @ForgottenFunStudios
    @ForgottenFunStudios Před 2 měsíci +45

    Signed up for D23 last summer thinking all of the claims of “free member events and more” would materialize. Instead, I get emails touting new events and every single time it’s been HUNDREDS of dollars to just get in the door. It makes my stomach hurt to know that we keep getting promised these grandiose gestures for being fans and instead we just keep forking over cash to people who only care about how much they can bank off of our loyalty.

    • @kkraut
      @kkraut Před 2 měsíci +2

      Yep, just being used so they can waste it on something that sucks or for the third mercedes

  • @caittails
    @caittails Před 2 měsíci +110

    Honestly, at this point, the best move might to bring back Michael Eisner. Never thought I’d say it, but at least the man respected creativity.

    • @srayj
      @srayj Před měsícem +8

      I don’t wanna slam Michael Eisner, but you realize that near the end of his tenure he was the one who decided that budget parks should be a thing and built Hong Kong, DCA and Paris Studios, but when Bob Iger took over, he actually invested in all of those parks to redo them and make them more fleshed out by adding new lands to Hong Kong and improving their castle, redoing DCA almost entirely to better fit with the Disney brand and now is overseeing an overhaul for Paris. There’s also the fact that in the late 90s early 2000s a lot of the animated movies were going downhill but Iger ushered in the second Renaissance with Princess and the Frog, Tangled, Frozen, Big Hero Six, Moana…not to mention repairing the relationship with Pixar that Eisner actually demolished. Eisner had a great run in the late 80s and early to mid 90’s completely revitalizing the company, but neither CEO is perfect.

    • @lars7282
      @lars7282 Před měsícem +6

      Eisner was the best CEO of Disney, even better than Walt himself. He had a lot of flops, but also so many Highs - he experimented and decided on focus themes, he knew what the Disney magic was and he understood audiences

  • @j.r.shartzer
    @j.r.shartzer Před 2 měsíci +67

    They are frantically removing your image from this year's slide show after seeing this.

    • @Attmay
      @Attmay Před 2 měsíci +7

      He got Uncle Remused!

  • @alexbrizuela766
    @alexbrizuela766 Před 2 měsíci +46

    I wish Bob Iger would get booed by the fans at D23 when he walks on stage. He's not a creative person, and he is a crooked businessman who ruined a beloved company by acquiring all of these franchises, like Marvel and Star Wars, and milking them to death. Not to mention that he's also responsible for jacking up the prices at their theme parks while throwing creativity out the window. He needs to be fired and replaced by someone with more creativity.

    • @annien.1727
      @annien.1727 Před 3 dny +2

      Exactly! And either Nelson Peltz or Elon Musk has that creativity. If I were to replace Iger, I would bring creativity and fun back to Disney.

  • @hollum1648
    @hollum1648 Před měsícem +33

    In 2017 the animation panel let in the wrong section of the queue and shut out the people who had waited the longest, over 5 hours. I have never gone back. Someone in the ensuing angry mob shouted “kill the beast” though and that’s a memory I will never forget lmao
    (we did eventually receive priority seating wristbands for our choice of parks panel or live action panel, that was after waiting around for the entire day on day one)

  • @politiekhistorie
    @politiekhistorie Před 2 měsíci +36

    Iger is really parasitic on the fan base. Sure, that will make a lot of people turn away from the fandom but Iger don't mind, the profits and marketshare will only really go down once he's gone and people will blame it on the next guy like a lot of people blame Chapek for Iger's actions.

  • @WolfMoon351
    @WolfMoon351 Před 2 měsíci +60

    This is the dumbest thing they’ve ever done.
    I always go to D23 Expo and the biggest memory I have when going are the presentations.
    2022 was actually, I did not expect to pay extra for just to get a sit…

  • @KevinSmith-wm8td
    @KevinSmith-wm8td Před měsícem +29

    I went to the D23 Expo to celebrate the 100th anniversary, found out only privileged enter the panels and the entire thing was a money milking machine and never wanted to go there again.
    Worst memory was being trapped in the parking deck waiting HOURS to get into the Disney parks panel just to say I went to ONE stinking panel and wasn’t allowed in when they opened the doors. In the time I wasted, I could have gone to Universal Studios and rode their rides and had fun.
    What really sold me on how greedy Disney is was their real estate booth, yes, Disney has planned homes you can buy. Realtor rep said: “would you like to live a Disney experience for $500K?”
    If I wasn’t so tired from my legs being stiff waiting, I would have said that unless they used a bio-lab to grow me a Princess Aurora bride or a lifetime supply of Disneyland tickets, I would rather have my money invested in Toho stock than fork over half a million just to have my house look like it is from Tron on the outside with generic interiors on the inside.

  • @johnshoemakerpbc
    @johnshoemakerpbc Před 2 měsíci +19

    Please let Iger watch this video. Along with all of upper leadership. They need to hear it.

  • @provostparkpass
    @provostparkpass Před 2 měsíci +17

    Dan, I am having a hard time finding any flaws in your logic. Perfectly said

  • @Snoopy1600
    @Snoopy1600 Před 2 měsíci +67

    Can't wait for that snoopy mascot history

    • @TheVideogirl9
      @TheVideogirl9 Před 2 měsíci +6

      Me too! Snoopy is my favorite peanut character of all time 😊

  • @moira329
    @moira329 Před 2 měsíci +42

    Since the panels are at the Honda Center which is off site from the main convention floor, are they not offering shuttles? That is just messed up especially for ADA attendees.

    • @Emplordxiii
      @Emplordxiii Před 2 měsíci +19

      Shuttles will be offered within the 2 hour windows before and after the panels, but it’s going to be a total shitshow.

    • @moira329
      @moira329 Před 2 měsíci +5

      @@Emplordxiii yeah I can see that. I wonder how many they will have and if it will accommodate everyone since they have a head count.

    • @jackcohenourfilms6209
      @jackcohenourfilms6209 Před 2 měsíci +2

      And you can't bring bags to the Honda center, so you have to drop off your bags and then return to shuttle.

    • @moira329
      @moira329 Před 2 měsíci

      @@jackcohenourfilms6209 which means losing even more time on the convention floor depending on where you are staying, it could add an additional 45 mins to over an hour. And then back tracking back to the convention center to catch a shuttle.

  • @Aquarium-hf2px
    @Aquarium-hf2px Před 2 měsíci +14

    I hate that Disney just keep going up with prices Walt Disney would never want this

  • @ratbones620
    @ratbones620 Před 2 měsíci +24

    I’ve kind of been thinking even prior to this whole D23 situation, what if we just had a Disney event that was made BY and FOR fans? Just small little meetups throughout the country (and even the world) for Disney fans who just wanna meet up. There could be little vendor halls and small panels. Basically the community aspect of D23, without the corporate-ness of the rest of the event.

    • @jillianasyouwish8013
      @jillianasyouwish8013 Před 2 měsíci +5

      There's definitely a few of these that do happen. Retro wdw does retromagic. Wdwnt does great events. I think there's a mouse house con.

    • @em_casually8936
      @em_casually8936 Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@jillianasyouwish8013yes! WDWNT is actually hosting an event (in person and streaming) to celebrate Hollywood studios’ upcoming anniversary. They’re having a full panel with imagineers and everything. The DIS has also hosted events like this in the past. I feel like it will be the norm if D23 continues to price fans out.

    • @Attmay
      @Attmay Před 2 měsíci

      Search “Disneyana” and you will find something special.

    • @ShakepearesDaughter
      @ShakepearesDaughter Před měsícem +2

      If this became widespread, wouldn't Disney pull a Mattel move on it (think Barbie) and require any meetups of this kind to have to be officially Disney sanctioned to be allowed and advertised anywhere? The Mouse is insidious over using its name

  • @juststephandme2875
    @juststephandme2875 Před měsícem +9

    15:16 me as a Brit: someone get this man a cup of tea and a biscuit…..QUICK!!!

  • @AzKarma2010
    @AzKarma2010 Před měsícem +20

    I’m with you 100% Ive been “dis-enchanted” for the past 2 years with Disney. And I was there I was a full blown Disney Adult I even worked at DLR when I was younger I drank the Kool-Aid I signed up for the cult and worshiped the mouse. BUT my family and I have not set foot in a Disney park since October 2019. It’s a lot about the cost and just the plain fact my daughters dont want to go. They are 18 and 11 grew up as Disney kids my oldest LOVES Hercules, but they don’t want us to spend that much and they wanted to go to Knotts, we even tried a cruise and went to San Francisco. They loved all of that. I’ve fallen out of love with Disney, we are not “too poor” for Disney. But Disney doesn’t care and they never will.😢 TBH it’s just not worth it. We are saving to go to Epic Universe.

  • @stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii
    @stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii Před 2 měsíci +41

    Soon to come on Company Man's channel. D23 The Rise and Fall

    • @deeko_z86
      @deeko_z86 Před 2 měsíci

      I'm anticipating for a 99 store video the most

  • @77blaidddrwg
    @77blaidddrwg Před 2 měsíci +33

    Exactly my feelings against all these conventions and expos. I used to like Anime Expo and comic con, now it's just paying to be in a crowded convention center with people in cosplay who don't own deodorant, watch trailers, and be sold overpriced stuff including crap fanart. I wanted to do d23 but inflation on top of the regular disflation is just a no.

  • @ChcbSLDR
    @ChcbSLDR Před měsícem +14

    I feel like the only Disney parks concept reveals at D23 that can be 100% trusted are the ones for the Asia parks. They feel like the only ones that pull through and look almost exactly like their concept arts. The Zootopia and Arendelle expansions in Shanghai and Hong Kong look nice. And Fantasy Springs in Tokyo looks really promising with the current videos they're releasing of the progress. Meanwhile there have been so many concepts for the US parks that just, never end up existing like the Villains park.

  • @fangzthewolf6459
    @fangzthewolf6459 Před 2 měsíci +9

    As someone who was able to get tickets on the first day of them going on sale, it is pretty clear that going to D23 is going to be a once in a lifetime experience for me.

    • @jacobdavis7498
      @jacobdavis7498 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Exactly. This guy is just bitter. He didn’t get tickets.

    • @Tink2k
      @Tink2k Před měsícem +2

      I tried to get into the WDW D23 experience last year. But seats were so limited we didn't get in. We live on the East Coast so going to the past D23 Expos was a passing thought. We decided --especially with the expansion - that we wanted to go this year. It will be a once in a lifetime experience for us at this level. (We attended Disneyana shows in the 1990s but that is all just fan resales) Was it expensive? Yes. Is it worth it to us? Yes. We're excited to go back to Disneyland and finally get to go to an Expo!

  • @Slytherin_Girlie
    @Slytherin_Girlie Před 2 měsíci +5

    the fact that the wheeze started 3 minutes in told me this would be good. Thank You Dan :)

  • @rosiebaybie6245
    @rosiebaybie6245 Před 2 měsíci +19

    That looks fun…but HOLY COW that is a lot of people!

    • @j.j.q1379
      @j.j.q1379 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Its very hard to get into now

  • @user-sl8sv4nr3w
    @user-sl8sv4nr3w Před 2 měsíci +22

    Crazy....love it but my wallet doesn't

  • @EthanCrossMedia
    @EthanCrossMedia Před 2 měsíci +11

    Wow, in my confession, I’ve never been to D23 Expo, I’ve only been to Anime Central and Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2, my current fan and comic convention to this day).

  • @douglaskoski7098
    @douglaskoski7098 Před měsícem +3

    Every blue sky presentation should be watched as if it were a comedy routine. 5 years to make sidewalks, flower boxes, benches, and glow sticks. They're still not done with the cake shop at Boardwalk... Good to dream, but it's not actually reality until it's done. Agree, removing "Fan" from the title should be a warning. Maybe next year it will be "D23 Elites Expo."

  • @broadway331
    @broadway331 Před 2 měsíci +6

    Yeah, charging for panel access is crazy. I went to the last D23 Expo and won the lottery for the Disney Television Panel so I got to sit close to the stage. It was super cool. But I don’t have the finances to go this year’s Expo.

  • @stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii
    @stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii Před 2 měsíci +17

    I wanted to go to D23 this year because it takes place the weekend of my 40th birthday, but I can't afford those prices

    • @Attmay
      @Attmay Před 2 měsíci +4

      Let’s see, go to D23 or pay rent. Decisions, decisions…

  • @writerpatrick
    @writerpatrick Před měsícem +2

    Disney needs some good announcements at this convention or people just won't bother with the next one.

  • @TheVideogirl9
    @TheVideogirl9 Před 2 měsíci +17

    That’s so interesting… But oh my God, why would Disney make their price higher for fan event?. That was stupid smh 😒😒

    • @dougmartin7129
      @dougmartin7129 Před 2 měsíci +13

      Because Disney knows that there are thousands of gullible fans to squeeze more money out off. One word, GREED

    • @annien.1727
      @annien.1727 Před 3 dny +1

      @@dougmartin7129 😡Watch your mouth! Disney is NOT greedy! Iger is the greedy one here, NOT Disney! Disney is a victim of Iger's greed just like we are!
      But we're changing all of that! It won't be long before Iger gets kicked out of Disney. His days as CEO there are numbered. Disney and we will NO LONGER victims of his greed ever again. That's my vow.

  • @Y2JFan94
    @Y2JFan94 Před 2 měsíci +11

    I blame Bob Paycheck

    • @Attmay
      @Attmay Před 2 měsíci +2

      He was a sitting duck for Bob Iger’s machinations.

    • @MissTrish1993
      @MissTrish1993 Před 2 měsíci +1

      With the way he's pulling the purse strings in the parks, Disneyland Paris especially, he's Bob Cheapasheck to me!

  • @srayj
    @srayj Před měsícem +2

    I’ll admit that the ticket sales system this year was awful, but as someone who has attended every single expo, I see what Disney was going for. In 2009, you were basically guaranteed a spot in the big panels, it was more a matter of where you were going to be seated. This is when the big panels were held in the arena. The problem was that the expo was so cool that the next one in 2011 exploded in popularity and Disney wasn’t prepared. Each subsequent year it has gotten bigger and busier. Disney has tried to respond by moving the big panels from the arena to hall H to seat more people. They tried to do wristbands and pre-planning panel attendance. They are trying to make the experience more accessible to more people and yes, that ironically means a paywall. My biggest concern is that if during the day there aren’t the big panels, pulling people off the floor to fill a 7000 seat panel that just means more people in lines for the smaller panels and the merchandise, and other experiences which is already crazy enough. I get your rant and you did mention that you actually profit off Disney, but the real people who are most hurt by this aren’t the bloggers and resellers who aren’t primarily there as fans, but us actual Disney lovers who miss out because of the greed not just of Disney, but of the people who want to attend the convention then gouge those who can’t get tickets or merch any other way.

  • @goodjudy
    @goodjudy Před 2 měsíci +2

    5:36 “put me on the top of a mysterious ROOF”

  • @KzintiCV
    @KzintiCV Před 12 dny

    “I hope the art that you love continues to be made by the people that love to make it.” That hits hard lately.

  • @Dontmakemerun
    @Dontmakemerun Před 2 měsíci +19

    It feels like D23 is a Timeshare, they really want you to buy in and never be able to get out. Save your money and just go to parks, Epic Universe is coming and Disney is gonna keep breaking.

    • @annien.1727
      @annien.1727 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Not by a long shot, they're NOT! Disney is NOT going to continue to break once I step in to help! Once I get a job at Disney, everything is going to change for the better! It won't be long before Epic Universe will be biting Disney's dust!

    • @Dontmakemerun
      @Dontmakemerun Před 2 měsíci

      @@annien.1727 Disney isn't building, they're buying and going more in debt. They aren't hiring, they're firing. Once Iger is gone again more will be fired to make a name for the new chief executive to carve their legacy upon the name of a very dead Disney empire.

  • @TheBradandJOe1
    @TheBradandJOe1 Před měsícem +1

    I’ve been going to D23 expo since 2013 as a general admission. Tried to do that this year. It was completely unavailable to me when I got to the end of the queue. It was sad and ridiculous

  • @Lisasplace
    @Lisasplace Před 2 měsíci +2

    they also started charging 19 euro for a spot for parades and firework shows in Paris

  • @jlbnerdy
    @jlbnerdy Před 2 měsíci +8

    Amen and amen. Enjoy your cruise during d23.

  • @KyraHogue
    @KyraHogue Před 2 měsíci +3

    I went to Disneyland with my late mother during the first d23 expo. We had no interest in going to the panels. And I'm glad we focused on just enjoying the parks.

  • @muppetsretrofan8873
    @muppetsretrofan8873 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Disney from what I have heard has always been pricey, especially D23. I honestly wish we could have had a Hanna Barbera fan convention or a Will Vinton Claymation fan convention, that would have been amazing! Will Vinton deserved so much better, and I still refuse to watch anything Laika after knowing what happened to him. Claydream is a fantastic documentary and I can't recommend it enough!

    • @Attmay
      @Attmay Před 2 měsíci

      The Gay character in *ParaNorman* doesn’t make up for the (metaphorical) screwing of Will Vinton out of his studio. I loved watching his specials on TV when I was a kid. There were some really good animated holiday specials in the 80s. I thought those would be as popular as *Charlie Brown, Frosty, Rudolph,* and *The Grinch* but now networks barely want those anymore!

  • @VileNirus
    @VileNirus Před 2 měsíci +4

    Shame on Bob Igor I mean Bob Iger. But the more I think on it shame on us. Yep were the ones who let Bob get away with treating us like Cinderella. We're the ones who partnered with Walt to make all things Disney Christmas every day of the year. But now Bob in his arrogance has destroyed the dream that we used to live with Walt and those who had a hand in making the magic really happen. Let's face it what was is gone and Bob has is feet up on a desk laughing at us.

    • @annien.1727
      @annien.1727 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Not for long. Iger is going to be very sorry he did Disney dirty! I'm not going to let Iger get away with the woke agenda! I'm going to abolish it completely and change Disney for the better! That's my vow!

  • @fatcat1414
    @fatcat1414 Před měsícem +6

    The idea of Disney, a company known for crushing fan projects under its heel, trying to engage in fan culture through a convention is darkly ironic.

  • @johnshoemakerpbc
    @johnshoemakerpbc Před 2 měsíci +2

    I had to use my d23 membership card once which was to go to the Tron preview event to ride Tron 36 times in a row.

  • @johnshoemakerpbc
    @johnshoemakerpbc Před 2 měsíci +2

    I’m a charter D23 member and the Tron perk was worth it. That was the first event I was able to get into. It was an up charge plus a hotel for a night or two. I’d love to go to D23 but it’s way too big and resellers are the only people going. No thanks. I wish there were more perks in Disney world as part of D23.

  • @sidsrocket9739
    @sidsrocket9739 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Get to go to this thing for free. I am very blessed to have a family member with the company.

  • @fuzzygraytoad
    @fuzzygraytoad Před měsícem +1

    Someone had to say it! I was really hoping to go this year and was shocked to see that it sold out in 48 hours.

  • @happilyevanafter
    @happilyevanafter Před 2 měsíci +5

    This is your best video ever. I couldn't agree more. Bob, josh, and jeff ruin everything that they touch. Its disgusting to see what they've done to this once great company. Makes me sick.

    • @annien.1727
      @annien.1727 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Well, all of that's going to change. Disney will become great again once I get a job there. I may not be a CEO or a member of the board, but I'm determined to change Disney for the better!
      And I don't care what Iger would think or say. I WON'T change my work to suit his stupid ideology! I'm staying true to my beliefs!

  • @bluegold1026
    @bluegold1026 Před 2 měsíci +7

    It would also help for the government to crack down on re-sellers...and corporate consolidations.

  • @lexigarcia5466
    @lexigarcia5466 Před 8 dny +1

    My first d23! Only got a ticket for Saturday because of the panel… but then once I said I had to dish out an extra 100 I changed my mind so quick. So I just bought a ticket and I’ll watch the livestream of the panel later in the day LMAOO. I’m mostly going to d23 because last d23 had a twisted wonderland booth and I hope they bring it back this time around 🤞

  • @soundgal_sine_qua_non
    @soundgal_sine_qua_non Před měsícem +1

    The panel hype rant was *chef's kiss*

  • @kanepresten
    @kanepresten Před 2 měsíci +2

    Disney Dan bringing the Amanda/Swell Entertainment energy we didn’t know we needed.

  • @JustaGuy_Gaming
    @JustaGuy_Gaming Před 9 dny

    The best part of any convention is the other fans imo. Fan costumes, fan art, hand crafted figures etc were always amazing at Comic Cons and the like. Now that companies are doing their best to price out the fans, there really isn't a reason to even go.

  • @disneyvillainrocket1
    @disneyvillainrocket1 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Things at Disney has gone too expensive lately. And it’s gone too far

    • @annien.1727
      @annien.1727 Před 2 měsíci +1

      It won't be that way for long. Once I get a job at Disney, I'm going to completely eliminate the wokeness and bring Disney back to its former glory! The prices will also be cheaper once that happens.

  • @ghoulthedamned5940
    @ghoulthedamned5940 Před 23 dny +1

    12:34
    Don't worry, I don't think Disney is going to buy ATLUS any time soon. My favorite 2 JRPG franchises are safe...for now

  • @geviveltoxerr5768
    @geviveltoxerr5768 Před 2 měsíci +2

    I met you and Offhand at the last d23, you cats were so nice and stopped for pics. If you do end up going Id love to meet up again.

  • @cassiebillion3511
    @cassiebillion3511 Před měsícem +1

    I totally agree with most of what your saying here! For example, there is no way it should have been 8 tickets per account! As a fan coming from Canada though, paying 300$ for all three days and having a booked seat for the three biggest panels? Very worth it to me. I won't be hoping to get lucky and get into them or waiting for hours for a chance. Making, what will probably be my only D23 experience, very worth it to me.

  • @CLIFFLIX
    @CLIFFLIX Před 2 měsíci +1

    Disney doesn't do all of this for no reason. They do it because the NEED the money right now.

  • @maxscarrow4547
    @maxscarrow4547 Před 2 měsíci

    I went to 2017 and 2019 and i get putting the three major panels separate from the covention because the way you orginally saw them was first come first serve based which meant you had to camp out missing a bunch of the convention

  • @nitz_o
    @nitz_o Před měsícem +1

    Seeing a die hard Disney fan be so pessimistic and distraught is kinda sad. For the ip’s I mean

  • @MathieuLeblanc1991
    @MathieuLeblanc1991 Před 2 měsíci +2

    I’m going to be in Australia and having breakfast at Aulani while D23 is happening

  • @doyoureadme94
    @doyoureadme94 Před měsícem +1

    I suddenly understand why I am seeing more Disney specific cosplays at the Anime Convention..Disney cosplayers have been priced out of their own genre’s. More Disney for us I s’pose ❤️ still a shame though..Disney convention would have been fun but not at these prices.

  • @JohnScaer
    @JohnScaer Před měsícem +1

    The Disney Parks are expensive, but I understand people still visiting for the rides, shows, hotels and nostalgia, among other things. D23 has always baffled me as a concept, though. At its best, it looks like a Comic-Con for just one company whose biggest selling points are panels and attraction/movie/show previews that just get released online directly afterwards anyway. If the tickets were still cheaper, I guess I could understand the appeal of D23 as a side trip from Disneyland. But, with how pricey it is now, I'd rather spend more time at The Mouse's parks or some LA attraction if I'll be in that area. I'm not criticizing people who attend D23, I just don't understand why they do it.

  • @jordanscott2858
    @jordanscott2858 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I would treat the D23 expo like San Diego Comic Con which is something I would do at least once in my lifetime if I had the time and money. If somehow someway I win the Powerball jackpot , which is $1.23 billion at the time I’m commenting on this video, I’d probably wouldn’t mind using a small amount of it to go this August just to get it off my bucket list. Like I said, I would probably do at least once if it gets too crowded and overwhelming to consider going again. But at least it would be fun to meet some fellow Disney fans and maybe even meet some CZcamsrs like Offhand Disney or others. Who knows what’s gonna happen to the expo when someone steps in after Bob Iger when his contract ends. Time will tell if it’ll get worse or better by then.

  • @theseanwardshow
    @theseanwardshow Před 2 měsíci

    Also 'Fan Expo' is a trademark of Informa Inc

  • @HannahBoltForever
    @HannahBoltForever Před měsícem +1

    Not to sound like a kiss up, but I'd actually much rather pay extra, months in advance, to guarantee a seat at a panel than to have to camp out at like 4am not even knowing if I'm gonna make it in or not. (And pre-covid, when you were allowed to camp out overnight, you would probably need to do that). I've been to the last 5 expos and save for when I was naive and clueless at the first one, I never even thought making it into the big panels would be a possibility because I didn't have the patience to wait that long. This is the first year I thought it was (and a good year for it to be such for me as seeing Miley Cyrus become a Disney Legend is something I cannot miss).
    I know not everyone was this lucky, but I was able to do two separate transactions, with regular passes for Friday and Saturday and a panel pass for Sunday.
    I do think the gold membership can very much be worth it, but not so much if you don't live in Southern California or, to a lesser extent, the Orlando area. Events out there are frequent and can be cheap or sometimes even free. (I went to an event for Wish on the studio lot last month that was entirely free).
    One of my biggest problems with this year's ticket rollout was the fact that they didn't announce the three separate on sale dates until I think a week before. Since I'm a gold member, I'm lucky that the day I asked for off work was the day those tickets went on sale, but had I not been, I could've been in trouble, and I wouldn't be surprised if other people had similar problems. I remember them having to reschedule the on sale date entirely in 2019 due to technical issues and many people complained that they asked for that day off work for nothing and couldn't get the subsequent day off that last minute.
    I am also concerned on how the transportation to the Honda Center will work. That just doesn't make a lot of sense to me outside of it fitting more people. I'm sure a lot of people will Uber to avoid parking problems but I'm sure that alone will cause a traffic jam. I heard they're going to use shuttles, but I don't understand how they're gonna be able to shuttle thousands of people. I guess I'm lucky that I'll get to watch how Friday and Saturday play out and plan accordingly for Sunday.

  • @jasperbunny
    @jasperbunny Před měsícem

    It comes to something when a die hard fan like Dan doesn’t believe in what they’re doing.
    This isn’t going to end well if they carry on like this.

  • @ao9688
    @ao9688 Před 3 dny

    As a seasoned convention goer this sounds so not worth it. Its cool to see what they’re cooking up but what is that even worth if half those concepts never fully happen if at all. I’ll stick with conventions.

  • @terriacosta997
    @terriacosta997 Před měsícem +4

    I was number 668 on the Visa presale day and the only 3 day tickets available including the Honda Concert were the 2599.00 tickets. There were 2 other tickets, but one was handicapped and I couldn’t click on either fast enough. So the Visa people didn’t really get the tickets either.

  • @tenstar1695
    @tenstar1695 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Finally!!! ❤ someone had to say it!! Thank you 🙏🏻 keep up the great job on videos like this.

  • @WC6
    @WC6 Před 2 měsíci +4

    It honestly feels like WDE is just giving up on 2025 and letting Epic Universe take the win. Last year's Parks panel was a waste of time. Is this year's honestly going to be any better?

    • @annien.1727
      @annien.1727 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Yes, it will! WDE is NOT going to give up, because I'm going to help it get better! By 2025, with my help, WDE will be 10 times better than Epic Universe! Wait and see!

  • @ToshisGarden
    @ToshisGarden Před měsícem

    As an Alien fan, I'm worried for the future. In an ideal world, I would be excited to see the original Nostromo dark ride shooter idea for Alien Encounter actually come to fruition, but we're not in that timeline.

  • @kimlechman5856
    @kimlechman5856 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Yeah, as much of a Disney fan I am, I'm defiantly glad I'm decided to skip out this time. I'm saving my Disney money for my next trip to the parks.

  • @teridoty4285
    @teridoty4285 Před měsícem

    This is the same basic thing that caused havoc with ticket sales for Oogie Boogie Bash 2023. Tons of resellers taking away from fans, then DCA was selling Bash merch to non-Bash attendees on event days. I gave my 2 cents to Disney as part of my feedback on the event, but I sorely doubt they are listening. Supply of event merch for this year's Star Wars Nite was also terrible. Surely they have the analytics to show what sizes of merch are most popular?? All the most popular sizes were gone in literal minutes, and this on the 2nd night of the event.

  • @abberobinson3650
    @abberobinson3650 Před 2 měsíci +3

    This was unexpectedly my favorite video ever! Bring on more Dangry Dan!

  • @ryanscherding
    @ryanscherding Před 2 měsíci +2

    I also decided to sit this year out, which sucks because I had a ball at the previous ones, and even made a bi-annual disneyland tradition out of it. But at this point Disney seems hell-bent on squeezing every dollar they can, and frankly I'd rather put my money somewhere else. It was fine waking up at the crack of dawn, and waiting below hall D23 in that massive waiting area. I even met you Dan, dressed as dreamfinder there! But then when it became a few gaurenteed panels, I saw that as old fastpass plus. But with the advent of this new structure, along with my hate for genie plus I decided to sit this one out.
    It was fun, I even saw chapeck get booed last expo! But with Iger not reversing the money grab, I'd rather blow that money on a trip. Maybe put it towards a trip to Tokyo... and Disney sea....

  • @markthomas6236
    @markthomas6236 Před měsícem +3

    I love what you do

  • @NoquitinNewYork91
    @NoquitinNewYork91 Před 2 měsíci +5

    I cancelled my gold membership last year. So much that I couldn’t use, like 10% off some random stuff. I hope the memberships go down and they’ve gotta fix the perks and everything.

  • @nickmoney
    @nickmoney Před 2 měsíci +3

    I'm confused, is Dan going to D23 or not?

  • @RakoonCD
    @RakoonCD Před 2 měsíci +1

    12:44 As a sonic fan, I'm conflicted.

  • @dan-othemando7958
    @dan-othemando7958 Před 2 měsíci +5

    Oh How Magical!!.....

  • @Flubberduckie
    @Flubberduckie Před měsícem

    They did 8 tickets I think bc of the option that my friend and I went with to buy 2 1 day passes and 1 Honda pass so for 2 ppl 6 tickets, but buying 8 3day passes is ubsurd I’m so frustrated w the resellers

  • @galaga2x808
    @galaga2x808 Před měsícem +1

    im legit going to barcelona for a week WITH my girlfriend for 800 less than a 3 day pass to he expo
    (just flights and hotel but still)

  • @ginahorner7195
    @ginahorner7195 Před 2 měsíci +2

    DANGRY DAN, we summon you! Thanks for doing Broadway Baby Jesus’s work for us. Giving out those scorching HOT takes!! 🔥

  • @Rochellelauren1
    @Rochellelauren1 Před 2 měsíci

    You didn't need to do 2 separate transactions. We are only doing parks panel and 3 days at the convention and it put them all in the cart

  • @bronzergoth7598
    @bronzergoth7598 Před 27 dny

    never watched this channel before, but this has got to be the jolliest pissed off guy ever

  • @jwood4508
    @jwood4508 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Honest and refreshing. Thank you!

  • @rh5563
    @rh5563 Před 2 měsíci +6

    There are leads that have been crapping their influence out on us for years. Walt is rolling in his grave.

    • @annien.1727
      @annien.1727 Před 2 měsíci +1

      He won't be for long. I'm going to teach Iger a lesson. He's not going to get away with what he did! I'm going to make sure he doesn't!

  • @hannahokelley3907
    @hannahokelley3907 Před 2 měsíci

    sad I won’t see you there, and let’s just say i completely agree with everything said! This was the first year I could afford to go and I’ve been a d23 member for like 5 years. Sad that it’s come to this ://

  • @user-hk6zq3hw4x
    @user-hk6zq3hw4x Před 2 měsíci +3

    D23 Is Not Broken But How Is It Broken???

  • @sticker4567
    @sticker4567 Před měsícem +1

    Hi Disney, Dan👋

  • @babsandcompany
    @babsandcompany Před 2 měsíci +1

    As a gold member i couldnt get a ticket. Very sad. With this ticket roll out