DLW 246: Legendary Imagineer Terri Hardin Part 2

This week, some of the D23 panels have been announced, Disneyland is already planning for the holidays, progress in Toon Town, shopDisney is full of Halloween, we continue our conversation with Legendary Disney Imagineer Terri Hardin, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

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D23 is just around the corner, and more panels have been announced. There really is something for everyone with presentations like “An Inside Look at the Society of Exploreres and Adventureres,” “Walt Disney Imagineering: 70 Years of Making the Impossible, Possible,” and many more. No word yet as of this recording on when you can reserve a seat for these panels.- https://d23.com/disney-parks-announcement-d23-expo-2022/ Summer is still in full swing, but Disneyland is already talking about…. the holidays! This week, Disneyland announced that the Holiday Season at the resort will be from November 11th through January 8. World of Color – Season of Light will return along with Disney Festival of the Holidays, Viva Navidad!, and more! – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/08/disneyland-resort-announces-return-of-the-holiday-season-nov-11-2022-jan-8-2023/ Signs of progress have peeked over the trees in Fantasyland to reveal some updates to the hills of Toon Town! The hills have begun to be painted with a slightly new color scheme that makes the mountains have the illusion of being farther away. – https://www.micechat.com/328501-disneyland-update-summer-flare-and-halloween-scare/ Halloween fans who can’t make it into the parks should head on over to shopDisney to get some spooky merchandise. There is quite the variety of options. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/08/halloween-minnie-ears-skeleton-dance-collectibles-spooky-ornaments-and-more-now-available-on-shopdisney/ Weeklyteers who like something sweet at the resort, and who doesn’t, there is a new treat for you! The Blueberry Hand Pie has come to Trolley Treats on Buena Vista Street in Disney California Adventure. The hand pie is filled with a blueberry filling and topped with blue frosting. The pastry is soft and buttery. Feed the sweet craving for $5.49. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/07/29/this-disney-treat-is-not-a-lunch-box-tartbut-also-kind-of-it-is/ Guests who visit the resort next year might notice something different about the cast member uniforms. A new nametag, will feature a character chosen by the cast member themselves from a list of hundreds of characters offered by Disney. Cast members have until August 14th to make their selections, otherwise Mickey Mouse will be the default. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/08/new-cast-member-nametags-coming-to-disneyland-for-100th-anniversary-of-the-walt-disney-company/ Tomorrowland has become a little more constructionland as walls have gone up around a few areas of the land. The walls are still up around the entrance area, covering a small building, the Buzz Lightyear and Star Tours FastPass area is also behind walls. The Tomorrowland – or Magic Eye – theater has it’s queue walled off as well. – https://www.micechat.com/328501-disneyland-update-summer-flare-and-halloween-scare/

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Legendary Disney Imagineer Terri Hardin – https://www.terrihardin.com Terri’s Tribe – https://www.patreon.com/TerriHardin