The Anaheim Convention Center is gearing up for the Disney D23 Expo— The Ultimate Disney Fan Event– beginning later this week. Here are a few of the highlights:
Tickets can be purchased online at D23Expo.com
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19
11 a.m. – Disney Legends Awards – Tom Bergeron hosts, honoring 12 men and women who have made creative contributions to Disney. SCHEDULED TO APPEAR: REGIS PHILBIN, DISNEY PRINCESSES including Jodi Benson, Linda Larkin, Paige O’hara, Anika Noni Rose, and Lea Salonga.
1 p.m. – An appearance by DAVID ARQUETTE for a special announcement.
1:30 p.m. – Disney Channel’s GOOD LUCK CHARLIE stars JASON DOLLEY, LEIGH-ALLYN BAKER and BRADLEY STEVEN PERRY make an appearance.
3:30 p.m. – Disney Theme Parks make exciting announcements about their latest news and additions.
4:30 p.m. – Disney Channel stars BRENDA SONG, JASON DOLLEY and TIFFANTY THORNTON visit with TINKER BELL at the Walt Disney Animations Studios pavilion.
4:30 p.m. – Stars of Disney Channel’s LEMONADE MOUTH make an appearance, including ADAM HICKS, HAYLEY KIYOKO, BLAKE MICHAEL and CHRIS BROCHU.
5:45 p.m. – Disney Channel’s SO RANDOM! Stars, including TIFFANY THORNTON, STERLING KNIGHT, DOUG BROCHU and ALLISYN ASHLEY ARM, appear.
8:15 p.m. – DICK VAN DYKE performs songs from his career with The Vantastix.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20
10:30 a.m. – JASON SEGEL, KERMIT, MISS PIGGY, TAYLOR KITSCH, LYNN COLLINS, WILLEM DAFOE, KELLY MACDONALD, KEVIN MCKIDD, JENNIFER GARNER, JACK MCBRAYER, SARAH SILVERMAN, CAST MEMBERS FROM THE AVENGERS, and more SURPRISE CELEBRITY APPEARANCES will be featured during a special preview of upcoming feature films.
11:40 a.m. – MELISSA JOAN HART and JOEY LAWRENCE of ABC Family’s MELISSA AND JOEY make an appearance.
12:30 p.m. – Stars of Disney Channel’s KICKIN’ IT make an appearance, including LEO HOWARD, DYLAN RILEY SNYDER, ALEX CHRISTIAN JONES and OLIVIA HOLT.
2:30 p.m. – Special performance by Hollywood Records artist COCO JONES.
3 p.m. – The voices behind Disney Channel’s FISH HOOKS make an appearance, including NOAH Z. JONES, CHELSEA KANE and KYLE MASSEY.
5:45 p.m. – Disney Channel’s A.N.T. FARM stars, including CHINA ANNE MCCLAIN, JAKE SHORT, SIERRA MCCORMICK, STEFANIE SCOTT, and CARLON JEFFERY, appear.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21
10 a.m. – Meet the voice of Handy Manny, WILMER VALDERRAMA.
11:15 a.m. – SEAN ASTIN, the voice of Special Agent Oso, appears.
12:30 p.m. – Disney Channel’s PAIR OF KINGS stars, including DOC SHAW, KELSEY CHOW and GIENO SEGERS, appear.
2:30 p.m. – Disney Channel brings THE cast of SHAKE IT UP to the D23 Expo with a spectacular live performance
