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