D23 - The Official Disney Fan Club

D23, The Official Disney Fan Club, D23 offers fans an insider look at every corner of Disney, from the parks, animation, television, and film to the treasures of the legendary Walt Disney Archives

D23 Expo The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, 09-11Aug2024, Anaheim

Kris' Highlights from 3 glorious days in Anaheim

The Legends ceremony was stunning, but best was announcement of Walt Disney - A Magical Life audio-animatronic of Uncle Walt on Main Street, sharing with Lincoln July 17, 2025 opens

D23 2022 09-11 Sept

I stayed at the Desert Palms Hotel, 800 W. Katella Ave.
first night my name is above my hard - kinda

Aug 23-25 2019

I stayed at the Little Boy Blue Motel, 416 W Katella Ave 22Aug, then 2 nights at the Ramada Anaheim Convention Center, 2141 S. Harbor Blvd;

July14-16 2017

I stayed 3 nights at Abby's Anaheimer Inn, 1201 W Katella Ave

D23 Expo 2015 Aug 14-16 2015

My first D23 Expo, I think I just drove up from Encinitas for the day but loved it so much, I vowed to attend all 3 days in 2019 and stay in Anaheim. Below is description of panel, pointing to new PBS American Experience 4 hr show on Walt Disney. He was always "Uncle Walt" to me, cause the family watched the show every Sunday.
The Man Who Made Believe panel

"Almost everyone above a certain age has heard the name Walt Disney. But who was he really? What drove him to such soaring artistic heights? And what about newer generations of people who don't know much about Walt Disney at all - other than his name?

This fall PBS will air American Experience: Walt Disney, a two-part, four-hour documentary on the life of Walt Disney featuring a new and objective look at one of the world's greatest-ever storytellers - one that will attempt to get to the core of this brilliant and complicated man. At The Making of American Experience: Walt Disney, a Stage 28 presentation held Saturday afternoon hosted by film producer Don Hahn and featuring Walt Disney producer and director, Sarah Colt, Walt Disney Archives Director Becky Cline, and Disney biographer Neal Gabler, audiences discovered the fascinating story of the making of this film about one of the world's most fascinating men.

Hahn, who appears in the documentary, began the discussion by noting its complete objectivity in approach. "It's a journalistic exercise, a third-person look at this man's life." Hahn adds that what makes the film so compelling is its reliance on eyewitnesses - men and women who worked directly with Walt. "We connected with [Disney Legend] Marty Sklar and other names you don't hear from so much, including some of the artists who worked on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, who remember the long hours and the excitement of the project and the craziness of getting it all done on time,” Colt says about the film, which took two years to complete. "It was a long process and a really fun experience."
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