{"id":97,"date":"2009-04-16T22:01:50","date_gmt":"2009-04-17T03:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raysofdisneyland.com\/?p=97"},"modified":"2009-04-16T22:01:50","modified_gmt":"2009-04-17T03:01:50","slug":"okay-with-being-a-fan-of-d23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raysofdisneyland.com\/?p=97","title":{"rendered":"Okay with Being a Fan of D23"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m excited for Disney 23. \u00c2\u00a0There, I’ve said it… and I can hear some of your responses \ud83d\ude09 \u00c2\u00a0But it’s so expensive!… It’s a marketing ploy!… What’s so special about it anyway?!<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0I know! I’ve said all of those things to myself… repeatedly. \u00c2\u00a0But, the truth is that I think it is neat to be a part of this 21st century Mickey Mouse Club, of sorts \ud83d\ude42 \u00c2\u00a0I LOVE my exclusive lithograph; Im so excited for my “Charter Member” certificate, and, yes, I’ve booked my next Disneyland vacation to coincide with the much touted D23 Expo… and, honestly, I can’t wait!<\/p>\n

For me, D23 is somewhat reminiscent of the stories I’ve read about fans gathering at the local cinema – Mickey Mouse doll in hand – and sharing the bond that only Disney can create.<\/p>\n

It’s true that this is probably a gaint marketing ploy… but it’s no secret that I’ve never been immune to a Disney marketing “magic.” \ud83d\ude42 \u00c2\u00a0I’m excited to see what Disney has in store for D23… and whether or not it is worth my extra dollars to become a member. \u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In the meantime, I will get my daily dose of Disney archives on the D23 website<\/a> – which even featured my favorite retro showing of Disneyland Showtime<\/em> with the Osmonds –<\/a> and the lovely Disney twenty three magazine with it’s stunning photography and interesting articles. \u00c2\u00a0And, I’ll keep you posted on the benefits I reap from membership ;).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m excited for Disney 23. \u00c2\u00a0There, I’ve said it… and I can hear some of your responses \ud83d\ude09 \u00c2\u00a0But it’s so expensive!… It’s a marketing ploy!… What’s so special about it anyway?!\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0I know! I’ve said all of those things to myself… repeatedly. \u00c2\u00a0But, the truth is that I think it is neat to be a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[43,56,122],"class_list":["post-97","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-disney-23","tag-disney-twenty-three","tag-the-osmonds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/raysofdisneyland.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/raysofdisneyland.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/raysofdisneyland.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raysofdisneyland.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raysofdisneyland.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=97"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/raysofdisneyland.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/raysofdisneyland.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=97"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raysofdisneyland.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=97"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raysofdisneyland.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=97"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}