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All the Details About Destination D23 2025

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The biggest D23 Fan Club event is approaching fast! Today, Disney dropped information about the hotly anticipated event that will be held this August at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando. Here are all the details about Destination D23 2025.

About The Event

Touted as the biggest Destination D23 yet—reminder that this is the smaller fan event different from the D34 EXPO event held every other year—the event held exclusively for D23 Gold Members offers sneak peeks at the The Walt Disney Company’s boundless future, exclusive shopping opportunities, presentations, and parties.

When is the Event?

Destination D23: A Journey Around the Worlds of Disney starts Friday, August 29 and lasts through Sunday, August 31, 2025, at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.

How Can I Get Tickets?

A seating chart graphic for Destination D23. On the top is rectangular graphics representing the main stage and two smaller side stages on left and right. Most of the image is taken up by a map of the seating area, which is primarily general seating section in an rectangular orange area. In the center is a preferred seating section in a purple square, and the top of the orange rectangle is the premiere seating section in a wide teal rectangle closest to the stage. The background of the graphic is dark blue-teal with wave and cloud graphics.

You must be a D23 Gold Member for the opportunity to purchase tickets. You read that correctly: you have to pay for a membership that comes in varying (read: pricey) tiers to get a CHANCE to buy tickets (which range in price). Competition for tickets will be fierce. Did I mention that being in the Disney fandom isn’t for the weak? Anyways, tickets go on sale April 14 at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET, so set your calendar now.

General admission tickets are available for $299. A limited number of Preferred ($549) and Premier ($799) seating tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis (which include dedicated queues for reserved seating areas). D23 Gold Members may reserve a ticket for themselves and one (1) guest for General, Preferred, or Premier seating.

What to Expect

Disney provided the following highlights coming to Destination D23 2025:

  • See Disney archivists, historians, Imagineers, cast members, filmmakers, Disney Legends and luminaries in two days of programming spanning all the worlds of Disney!
  • Enjoy panels celebrating the attractions, entertainment and experiences that define Disney theme parks and cruise ships.
  • Discover exciting upcoming projects from creators and storytellers at The Walt Disney Studio!
  • Take a trip around the world with the Walt Disney Archives, featuring interstitial programming focusing on Disney’s vast connections and history to locales around the globe, including a special 80th anniversary celebration of all things south of the border with The Three Caballeros!
  • Go down the rabbit hole to discover the “Disney you didn’t know” as the Walt Disney Archives shares more of the most astonishing Disney discoveries, connections, and little-known facts that will change everything—or at least some things—you thought you knew about the Disney universe. In this all-new and updated outing, you’ll never guess where we’ll end up next!

Disney also promises more will be announced, so watch this space!

Other Fun Experiences to Expect

This year sounds like an all out bash for millennials, with the following events to follow the presentations:

  • D23 Kuzcotopia Night at Typhoon Lagoon: Saturday, August 30 — Boom, baby! All Destination D23 2025 ticket holders can celebrate 25 years of Disney Animation’s The Emperor’s New Groove with a splash at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park! There will be complimentary snacks, photo opportunities, special activities, and exclusive entertainment at this ultra neat, squeak squeakin’ member-only party.
A whimsical promotional image for D23’s Kuzcotopia Night at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon event. The main text portion in the upper right features the D23 logo in white at the top, “Kuzcotopia” in a dark yellow funhouse font with geometric accents in the middle, and the third line reads “Night at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon.” Below the title is a graphic of a shirtless Kuzco with his arm raised in a teal and yellow water tube atop light waves that span the length of the image. Above the waterline are a row of teal palm trees. On the upper right, a bright yellow Kuzcotopia in line with the “Kuzcotopia” text is sandwiched between Typhoon Lagoon’s Miss Tilly boat and Mount Mayday among stars and a crescent moon. “Complete with waterslide” in white cursive text sits on the water in the lower left. The design evokes a vintage travel postcard, adding to a sense of fun nostalgia.
  • Disney ’80s-’90s Celebration in Concert, presented by Disney+, caps off the weekend’s journey with the ultimate throwback experience showcasing the very best hits of these fan-favorite decades. Broadway and Disney Animation stars flashback through a defining generation of films and TV shows, with showstopping performances, rock-concert lighting and larger-than-life projections. Expect songs from the Disney Renaissance films including Hercules, A Goofy Movie, Toy Story, The LittleMermaid, Aladdin, Mulan, Beauty and the Beast, Pocahontas, The Lion King, The Disney Afternoon and more.
Alt colorful promotional image for the Disney ‘80s-’90s Celebration In Concert, presented by Disney+ event. The left half of the image features A Goofy Movie’s Max leaning and waving between a microphone and speakers on an orange, spotlighted stage— the spotlight shines in from the upper left of the image, with a few music notes above Max. “Disney ‘80s-’90s Celebration” appears in the upper right corner in a dark teal text with a raised orange shadow. A yellow and boxed “In Concert” text in thick letters appears under this, followed by “presented by Disney+” in white text and a smaller, teal Disney Concerts logo. The design is simple and organized, highlighting the concert alongside a nostalgic character.
  • The Walt Disney Archives Presents: Charting the Course, Disney’s Global Stories & Inspirations. An all-new exhibit from the Walt Disney Archives dedicated to Disney’s global storytelling will include a thoughtfully curated selection of photography, artwork, and dimensional artifacts, we follow Disney creatives on an artistic journey reflecting the enduring legacy of Disney’s storytelling.
A vibrant promotional image for the “Charting the Course” event presented by the Walt Disney Archives. The background is lime green landscape with yellow and orange accents that evokes nature and exploration. There are triangle graphics resembling mountains, clouds and waves, and dotted orange lines with star accents throughout. In the center is a large light yellow spark shape evoking a compass on a muted background red and blue. On the graphic is the event title, with “Charting the Course” in a curved red-brown font with the “i” in “Charting” being replaced by a yellow starburst. “Disney’s Global Stories & Inspirations” is written on a red-brown banner graphic near the bottom of the compass.

Shopping

Remember when I said you will get an opportunity to try for tickets for Destination D23? Well, once you’re in, you’ll get the opportunity to shop exclusive merchandise.

A colorful promotional image for the D23 Shopping Spree at Destination D23. In the center of the image is “Shopping Spree” in purple and teal on a tan circular background. The text is sandwiched between a black D23 logo, and the logos of The Walt Disney Company Store, Mickey’s of Glendale, Studio Store Hollywood, and the Ink & Paint Marketplace. The background of the image is a dark teal with gray-blue iconography of clouds, sparks, and waves.
  • The Walt Disney Company Store is back on the East Coast! At this location, D23 Gold Members will have access to official Destination D23 merchandise along with new D23 Member-exclusive items and other unique merchandise from TWDC Store. Please note that limited-edition trading pins for this event will be offered to attendees exclusively through a Random Selection Process (RSP) opportunity.**
  • Mickey’s of Glendale. The Walt Disney Imagineering campus store returns to the event with a pop-up shop featuring selections of specialty merchandise! Trading pins for this event will be offered to attendees through a RSP opportunity.**
  • Disney Studio Store Hollywood. For the first time, the magic of Tinseltown is coming to Florida for Destination D23! The Disney Studio Store Hollywood will have a pop-up location at this year’s event that will feature new apparel, accessories and pins!  Limited-edition trading pins for this event will be offered to attendees through an RSP opportunity.**
  • Ink & Paint Marketplace. Returning to Destination D23, the Ink & Paint Marketplace will feature an assortment from fan favorite brands and friends of Disney including Lug, and more!**

Due to unexpected crowds, a queue to reserve shopping experiences will be an option on August 29.

Other Events for all D23 Members

D23 Members without tickets to Destination D23 can attend other D23 Member Experiences Happening the same week, including;

A Goofy Movie Throwback Premiere on Thursday, August 28 at the AMC Theater at Disney Springs—this is the same place where A Goofy Movie had its 1995 Florida premiere! Now that’s Disney history.

A vibrant promotional image for D23’s A Goofy Movie Throwback Premiere event. Characters from A Goofy Movie— Goofy, Max, Powerline, and Bigfoot— occupy corners in geometric cutouts in green, neon pink, purple, and red, respectively. Text occupies the middle of the image. On the topic, a small Summer 2025 D23 On the Open Road logo, with a handwritten “open” and a carat between “the” and “road”. In the image center the large title card of A Goofy Movie, then “throwback premiere” in a comic-book style font on a yellow banner. The image evokes nostalgia and neon.

D23 Nights at Disney Springs: Fun activities will be announced at Disney Springs for the week leading up to Destination D23 2025—stay tuned as we learn more!

A promotional image for D23 Nights at Disney Springs. The background is filled with soft purples and oranges, with large arcs and graphics of clouds evoking a sunrise. Text occupies the middle of the screen, with “D23 Nights” in a bold yellow font on the top, “At” in the center in a purple-orange starburst, and the large logo for Disney Springs on the bottom.

This all sounds so exciting! Sounds like an event to remember. Will you be attending? Let me know!

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