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On Aug. 10, some 12,000 of The Walt Disney Co.’s most ardent fans gathered in Anaheim’s Honda Center waiting with bated breath. The entertainment giant was in the middle of its biennial D23 conference, and Saturday night was the flagship event for Disney’s Experiences division, where chairman Josh D’Amaro would lay out the company’s long-term plans.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Oct 2024
On Aug. 10, some 12,000 of The Walt Disney Co.’s most ardent fans gathered in Anaheim’s Honda Center waiting with bated breath. The entertainment giant was in the middle of its biennial D23 conference, and Saturday night was the flagship event for Disney’s Experiences division, where chairman Josh D’Amaro would lay out the company’s long-term plans.
What followed was part concert, part panel and part Apple keynote, with musical performances from the likes of Meghan Trainor, Shaboozey, Rita Ora and Plain White T’s; appearances from Billy Crystal, Ke Huy Quan and John Stamos; and even a Steve Jobs-ian epilogue, with D’Amaro wrapping things up (some attendees were seen darting from their seats to the exits) before the Magic Mirror from Snow White appeared behind him, leading to a mic-drop moment with the news that Disney was building a land at Walt Disney World dedicated to iconic Disney villains.
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