Friday's Proposed Schedule, First Draft
Quite Frankly, I could be very happy setting up a chair and seeing all the panels on the Walt Disney Archives Stage at D23. The list of activities going on in that room is phenomenal and includes many of my favorite subjects about Disney history. From the first 2 panels (“The Walt Disney Company’s celebrated product history and the exciting future ahead,” and “60 years of the Horseman known as Zorro” [Check out the penguin my wife made] to the penultimate panel – “Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough: 60 years of Walt’s Most Charming Tableaux”), there are so many good panels where the surprises and guests could be amazing.
That would mean missing out on some other great panels, some of which haven’t even been announced yet. There are a couple of conundrums and decisions to make, so this is the preliminary schedule that I would like to be able to follow with the comments as to why. Vote in the poll below to help me decide what I should go see. Of course, I am going to put the one thing I absolutely want to do on any given day in bold; the key to any successful con is decide on the one thing you want and everything else is a bonus.
Friday starts the day with a scheduling conflict. On the Main Stage, Disney will be inducting its Legends. The list is: Carrie Fisher, Clyde Geronimi, Manuel Gonzales, Mark Hamill, Wayne Jackson, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Garry Marshall, Julie Taymor and Oprah Winfrey. Star Wars, Marvel and ABC are represented in spades. I’ve seen Stan Lee at Salt Lake Comic Con, but I would love to see Mark Hamill. Typically, these big award ceremonies come with some sort of surprise for the audience and would provide the best opportunity for video (if it is allowed). And my mom wants me to see Oprah. Going to the Legends Ceremony means getting up earlier to be among the first in line, which I am probably going to do anyway. It also means missing the first 2 panels on the Archives Stage.
Afterwards, I could hit “Walking with Giants: A virtual visit to the Hyperion Studio,” but that panel ends at 2:30 which might mean missing out the announcements for new animated films from Disney and Pixar, which starts at 3 on the Main Stage – the Main Stage is always the most difficult to get into and they aren’t allowing recording devices for this presentation. But going to the Main Stage for the Disney Animation/Pixar announcements means missing out on “Pirates of the Caribbean: 50 Years of swashbuckling adventures in Disney Parks” (Check out the penguins my wife made for the 50th anniversary) or “Ludwig von Drake and Walt Disney’s Color TV Revolution” and “Ink and Paint: The women of Walt Disney’s Animation.” At 6pm there is another set of conflicts – “Melodies in Walt’s Time: The Music of Disney Live Action Films” or “Park Stars: Original Characters of the Disney Parks.”
So right now, I have to go with this as my dream line-up for Friday:
That would mean missing out on some other great panels, some of which haven’t even been announced yet. There are a couple of conundrums and decisions to make, so this is the preliminary schedule that I would like to be able to follow with the comments as to why. Vote in the poll below to help me decide what I should go see. Of course, I am going to put the one thing I absolutely want to do on any given day in bold; the key to any successful con is decide on the one thing you want and everything else is a bonus.
Friday starts the day with a scheduling conflict. On the Main Stage, Disney will be inducting its Legends. The list is: Carrie Fisher, Clyde Geronimi, Manuel Gonzales, Mark Hamill, Wayne Jackson, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Garry Marshall, Julie Taymor and Oprah Winfrey. Star Wars, Marvel and ABC are represented in spades. I’ve seen Stan Lee at Salt Lake Comic Con, but I would love to see Mark Hamill. Typically, these big award ceremonies come with some sort of surprise for the audience and would provide the best opportunity for video (if it is allowed). And my mom wants me to see Oprah. Going to the Legends Ceremony means getting up earlier to be among the first in line, which I am probably going to do anyway. It also means missing the first 2 panels on the Archives Stage.
Afterwards, I could hit “Walking with Giants: A virtual visit to the Hyperion Studio,” but that panel ends at 2:30 which might mean missing out the announcements for new animated films from Disney and Pixar, which starts at 3 on the Main Stage – the Main Stage is always the most difficult to get into and they aren’t allowing recording devices for this presentation. But going to the Main Stage for the Disney Animation/Pixar announcements means missing out on “Pirates of the Caribbean: 50 Years of swashbuckling adventures in Disney Parks” (Check out the penguins my wife made for the 50th anniversary) or “Ludwig von Drake and Walt Disney’s Color TV Revolution” and “Ink and Paint: The women of Walt Disney’s Animation.” At 6pm there is another set of conflicts – “Melodies in Walt’s Time: The Music of Disney Live Action Films” or “Park Stars: Original Characters of the Disney Parks.”
So right now, I have to go with this as my dream line-up for Friday:
- The Walt Disney Company’s celebrated product history and the exciting future ahead
- 60 years of the Horseman known as Zorro
- Walking with Giants: A virtual visit to the Hyperion Studio
- Pirates of the Caribbean: 50 Years of swashbuckling adventures in Disney Parks
- Melodies in Walt’s Time: The music of Disney’s live-action films (with the acknowledgement that Park Stars would give me some floor time.)