Is Waiting for a StagePass worth it?
The StagePass is D23 Expo’s answer to the FASTPASS. It guarantees a seat for the particular panel that you want. In 2017, you could pick a pass up for one panel during a specified time period, which meant the most StagePasses you could have in a day was 2. My group got a StagePass for A Kiss Goodnight and Legends of Walt Disney Imagineering – neither of which I was going to miss.
For better or worse, these 2 panels were not as popular as I expected them to be, and I got there early enough to take advantage of the D23 Gold Membership seating privilege. Which leads me to believe that waiting in line for the StagePass was probably not worth it, other than it gave me the comfort of knowing I would definitely get to see the 2 panels I wanted to see regardless of when I got in line.
For people who will be going to the next D23 Expo, if the perks stay the same, you will be so much better off getting a D23 Gold membership in the near future rather than waiting because the perks during the year are worth it, and it will get you a discount on entry to the Expo as well as a preferred seating line.
For better or worse, these 2 panels were not as popular as I expected them to be, and I got there early enough to take advantage of the D23 Gold Membership seating privilege. Which leads me to believe that waiting in line for the StagePass was probably not worth it, other than it gave me the comfort of knowing I would definitely get to see the 2 panels I wanted to see regardless of when I got in line.
For people who will be going to the next D23 Expo, if the perks stay the same, you will be so much better off getting a D23 Gold membership in the near future rather than waiting because the perks during the year are worth it, and it will get you a discount on entry to the Expo as well as a preferred seating line.