We are just a little over a month away from the much anticipated D23 EXPO. Today, Disney Interactive announced it will have a huge presence at the expo next month August 14-16. It will feature the biggest Star Wars and Disney video games in a special presentation in the signature 7,500 seat Hall D23 theater as well as in the Disney Interactive pavilion on the show floor.
In the Hall D23 presentation on Sunday, August 16, at 11 a.m., fans won’t want to miss never-before-seen gameplay, trailers, new reveals, and surprises from Disney Interactive’s most anticipated games. Among the games participating in the presentation are: Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition, Star Wars™ Battlefront™ from Electronic Arts, and KINGDOM HEARTS III from Square Enix. Disney Interactive will showcase more Star Wars characters and Play Sets new to Disney Infinity 3.0 Editionand provide the entire audience with limited-edition giveaways exclusively for Hall D23. Electronic Arts will give guests an in-depth look at Star Wars Battlefront, the authentic Star Wars gaming experience coming November 17. Square Enix will also bring special guests and surprises to Hall D23 to reveal new information from KINGDOM HEARTS III.
Here is what fans will see at Disney Interactive's pavilion on the show floor of the D23 EXPO which promises hands-on demos of upcoming games, innovative interactive experiences, and premium giveaways for all guests:
- Players will join forces with Star Wars, Marvel, Disney, and Disney•Pixar characters in Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition, the next chapter in the best-selling “hybrid toy/video game” series. Guests will have the chance to play some of the new Disney Infinity Play Sets, Star Wars™ Twilight of the Republic, Star Wars™ Rise Against the Empire and Disney•Pixar’s Inside Out, and the fully enhanced Toy Box mode. Pavilion guests will also be able to visit the “Only in the Toy Box” Experience. Using a new augmented reality technology, fans can step into a virtual Toy Box environment and interact alongside their favorite Disney, Disney•Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars characters found inside Disney Infinity. Disney Infinity will also be giving away thousands of pre-release Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition figures featuring popular characters from across The Walt Disney Company (while supplies last).
- Pavilion guests will also be able to live out some of their Star Wars battle fantasies by going hands-on with Star Wars
- Fans can experience the latest arcade sensation from Disney Interactive, Lucasfilm and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, Star Wars™:Battle Pod™. Featuring cutting-edge, arcade-style video gameplay, Star Wars: Battle Pod brings players right into the action with a totally unique experience featuring a dome-shaped screen, air jets, and rumble seat.
- In the pavilion’s game lounge, fans can take a break from the show floor and try out the hottest mobile games including Star Wars: Commander, Frozen Free Fall and LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum.
Rumors Swirling at Hollywood Studios:
Yesterday, was the final day of the Magic of Disney Animation at Disney's Hollywood Studios. With all the rumors swirling of the impending expansion project at the park, two new rumors have surfaced of what will take place of the Magic of Disney Animation.
WDWMagic is reporting that according to multiple sources that the building will be converted to a preview center for the impending makeover project of the park. It will be much like the Blue Sky Cellar at Disneyland that operated while California Adventure was being made over. You would see models, plans, and more as the planning and construction progresses.
With this model, guests would expect many updates throughout the progress and would include exhibits of past attractions and other items of historical interest much like of what you see in One Man's Dream. If One Man's Dream were to close like rumors are saying many of those exhibits would be moved over to where Magic of Disney Animation is in what would become the preview center.
The other rumor that surfaced is from The Disney Blog and its sources saying the Magic of Animation building will become a preview of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" along with a meet & greet. In the new building guests would get a preview of the movie opening in December. There will be behind-the-scenes details, movie props, and a meet and greet opportunity with some of the new characters from the film. It will be much like what Disney did for Maleficent, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Cinderella but kicked up a few notches.
None of this of course has been confirmed by Disney and we will be wait for official confirmation of either of these rumors if true.
Updated Details on the 20th Epcot International Food & Wine Festival:
A few weeks ago it was announced that ABC's "The Chew" would be filming at Epcot's Food & Wine Festival as well as new marketplaces expanding for the first time into Future World. Today, the Disney Parks Blog continued on the expansion of the marketplaces into Future World.
As guests walk along Future World West, the new Artistry of Wine & Cheese festival area will feature the new Cheese Studio and Wine Studio. The new Cheese Studio will be offering a cheese sampler served on an artist's palette to pair with wines. The Wine Studio will offer premium wines on tap with each keg keeping wine's fresh and hold the equivalent of 26 bottles of wine. This will eliminate the use of bottles, corks, cardboard, and paper waste. These materials are recycled at other marketplaces throughout the park.
The 20th Epcot International Food & Wine Festival opens September 25 and runs through November 16, 2015.
Teaser Trailer and Concept Art Released for Shanghai Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean:
The Pirates of the Caribbean themed land called Treasure Cove in Shanghai Disneyland got a tease of what it will look like released. The artwork in the video is much like what has been shown in previously released images and shows to scale of what to expect on the new attraction.
Shanghai Disneyland's version of Pirates will have cutting-edge technology and be much bigger in scale compared to its counterparts in Magic Kingdom, Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris. The Shanghai Disney Resort has an announcement planned for this coming Wednesday, July 15 so stay tuned for details. You can see the teaser video on thedisneyblog.com.
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