HIDDEN MICKEY 3 by Nancy Temple Rodrigue

That day also saw the site's slightly new overhaul, with a new slogan-The Official Disney Fan Club-and mascots Chip 'n' Dale. Starting August 2, 2010, D23's website added a new page called 'D23's Disney Geek', a weekly video newsmagazine hosted by Jeffrey Epstein of D23 about the latest news from the Disney universe. The D23 Web site features comic strips, breaking Disney news stories, event information, 'This Day in Disney', a ' Walt Disney Archives' section, and a 'Disney twenty-three' section based on the quarterly publication. On June 17, 2013, a free membership level was introduced which offers limited discounts and locked content access. Charter Memberships became Gold Memberships, and a $34.99 Silver Membership was introduced which included all the benefits of Gold with the exception of the quarterly publications 'Disney twenty-three'. In 2010, D23 introduced two levels of membership featuring different prices and benefits. The major components of D23, and its memberships, include its own web site, Disney twenty-three (a quarterly publication), yearly member gifts, member events, member exclusive merchandise, and the D23 Expo, a Disney fan convention 'Bringing all things Disney under one roof.' ĭuring the first year, D23 featured one level of Charter Membership for $74.99.

And one half of my suitcase had my shirts and underwear and things and the other half had my drawing materials.' The goal of D23 is to communicate with Disney fans by 'placing them in the middle of the magic.' Walt only came with a little amount of money and no job, as he is quoted as saying: “I came to Hollywood and arrived here in August 1923 with forty dollars in my pocket and a coat and a pair of trousers that didn’t match.

The name D23 refers to D for Disney and, the year when Walt Disney arrived in Hollywood and the company was founded. 3.2 2011: The Ultimate Disney Fan Eventĭ23 was introduced on March 10, 2009, by Bob Iger during the company's annual meeting in Oakland, California.

3.1 2009 & 2010: The Ultimate Disney Fan Experience.

HIDDEN MICKEY 3 by Nancy Temple Rodrigue