We’re FINALLY here at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, and we couldn’t be more stoked.
Sneak Peek at Carousel of Progress!
This year’s event takes place in Anaheim, California, from August 14th-16th, and since it’s the biggest event of the year, you can bet there’s news coming out every which way. We’re here LIVE to bring you all the latest news from the panels, exhibits, merchandise tables, and everything in between. It’s a lot to cover, but right now we’ve gotta direct your attention to what we just got to see at the sneak peek at the Imagineering: Horizons pavilion, because it involves the retheme of Carousel of Progress!
The parks exhibit is officially known as the Disney Experiences pavilion, which is returning this year. It’s one of the most popular exhibits at the event, because who doesn’t want to know what’s coming to the parks? At the pavilion this year, Imagineering: Horizons invites Disney fans to explore their largest pavilion EVER! It showcases the progress being made to shape the Disney parks around the world with an up‑close look at the people, the process, and possibilities brought to life by Imagineers. One of the parts of the exhibit we were most excited for was to hopefully get a sneak peek at the new retheme coming to Carousel of Progress, and we weren’t disappointed.
We got a look at some of the costumes and the design coming to the different acts in the new version of the ride. Now, Act 1 will take place in the 1960s, and we can totally see that in the design of the outfits and the home.
Designs were also posted of the stage and how it’ll change between acts. While Act 1 will be the 1960s, Act 2 will now take place in the 1980s, Act 3 will be 1999, while Act 4 will be what the future may hold. It certainly looks like the stage will change quite a bit, which is a pretty drastic change from the prior version, where the kitchen largely stayed the same for the first three acts with small theming changes.
Different designs!
Now, it’s unclear exactly what’s going on in this scene, but consider us intrigued — is that a fireplace INSIDE a tree?
Sneak Peek at Carousel of Progress!
We know there’s a LOT of news coming out of this weekend, but we’re here to help break it all down. We’re heading to all the biggest panels, checking out all the merchandise you need to be on the lookout for, and updating you every step of the way!
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We’ll be sure to keep you updated on all the latest Disney news to come out of D23 this weekend, so stay tuned to DFB!
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