Disney D23 announces Fanniversary Celebration details, locations, dates, and ticket information

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Today Disney’s official fan club D23 revealed details about their upcoming “Fanniversary” events, offering Disney fans all over the United States a chance to join in celebrating the history of Disney movies and theme park attractions.

Cities hosting the Fanniversary events will be Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, New York City, Orlando, and Chicago, on select dates beginning April 27. Each event will be hosted by a Disney archivist and D23 team member and will feature “behind-the-scenes stories” surrounding classic Disney movies (like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Aladdin), characters, and favorite Disney Parks attractions. Film footage, concept art, photography, and interviews with Disney Legends will all be part of the events.

Included among the topics will be:

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney’s first-ever, full-length animated film which premiered in 1937
  • The 1997 launch of Star Tours
  • EPCOT Center’s grand opening on October 1, 1982
  • The opening of Pirates of the Caribbean in 1967
  • Memorable Mickey Mouse cartoons released in 1937, including “Clock Cleaners,” “Hawaiian Holiday,” “Lonesome Ghosts” and “Magician Mickey”
  • The 1927 debut of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, who Walt Disney created before Mickey Mouse
  • Goofy’s first-ever on-screen appearance, in 1932’s “Mickey’s Revue”
  • The seminal science-fiction film TRON, released in 1982
  • Unforgettable movies like Aladdin (1992), Pete’s Dragon (1977), The Jungle Book (1967) and Bambi (1942)
  • The 1972 premiere of the Main Street Electrical Parade and 1992 debut of Disneyland’s Fantasmic!
  • Tickets will be available for D23 Members beginning March 16 at 10 a.m. PST at the D23 web site. General admission tickets will then be made available on March 30 at 10 a.m. PST, with whatever quantities are remaining. Ticket prices are $18 for D23 Members (and their guest) and $25 for general admission.

    “Fanniversary is a incredible opportunity to celebrate more than 40 beloved Disney anniversaries with our fans across the country. From the fairest of them all—Snow White—to Star Tours, which continues to take guests to a galaxy far, far away,” said Steven Clark, head of D23: The Official Disney Fan Club.

    Here is the full rundown of Fanniversary dates and locations:

    Los Angeles
    Date: Friday, April 27, 2012
    Location: The Studio Theatre, The Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California
    Time: 5:30 p.m. or 8:00 p.m. (Please do not arrive more than 30 minutes prior to the show.)

    San Francisco
    Date: Saturday, April 28, 2012
    Location: Walt Disney Family Museum, San Francisco
    Time: 2:00 p.m. or 5:00 p.m. (Please do not arrive more than 30 minutes prior to the show.)

    Boston
    Date: Sunday, May 20, 2012
    Location: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
    Time: 2:00 p.m. (Please do not arrive more than 30 minutes prior to the show.)

    New York City
    Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
    Location: Cherry Lane Theater, New York City
    Time: 5:30 p.m. or 8:00 p.m. (Please do not arrive more than 30 minutes prior to the show.)

    Orlando
    Date: Saturday, June 23, 2012
    Location: Premiere Theater, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World
    Time: 11:00 a.m. (Please do not arrive more than 30 minutes prior to the show; park admission is not included and required for entry to show.)

    Chicago
    Date: Sunday, June 24, 2012
    Location: Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
    Time: 5:30 p.m. (Please do not arrive more than 30 minutes prior to the show.)

    Disney D23 first announced the Fanniversary events back in November, along with the upcoming Destination D to be held in Anaheim over the summer.

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