D23’s Destination D and D23’s Great Disney Scavenger Hunt

D23’S GREAT DISNEY SCAVENGER HUNT

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Jennifer and Scott Otis join teammate Lou Mongello as they search for answers inside Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park.

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The winners of the Great Disney Scavenger Hunt, The PeopleMovers, celebrate with Tigger. Team members Brent, Dean, Frank and Dave were from California, Florida and Wisconsin.

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Scavenger hunters consult a handy park map inside Disney’s Hollywood Studios Park.

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Intrepid participants in the Great Disney Scavenger Hunt pause to consult their answer book along a trail inside Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park.

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Michael Stachowski and his Great Disney Scavenger Hunt team pose for our photographer in front of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom Park.

DESTINATION D: WALT DISNEY WORLD 40th

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Disney Archivist Rob Klein and Disney author/historian Tim O’Day host “Past Forward: Walt Disney World on Television” featuring the 1970s version of The Mickey Mouse Club.

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Conductor Clay Price leads a rousing performance by Encore! (the Walt Disney World Cast Choir and Band) during the closing night “Magic Journeys: A Flight of Fancy through 40 Years of Walt Disney World Musical Memories” concert.

DESTINATION D: WALT DISNEY WORLD 40th (Cont.)

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Disney Legend and Imagineer Bob Gurr surprises the audience by turning the tables and taking pictures of them as his fellow Disney Legends laugh along with the gag.

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Disney Legend and Walt Disney Archives Director Emeritus Dave Smith takes the audience down memory lane via his nostalgic presentation “Walt Disney World: The Way We Were.”

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Debby Dane Browne, the first ever Walt Disney World Ambassador, is greeted by D23 Head Steven Clark as they open the two-day celebration.

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Steven Clark, Head of D23, kicks-off the second day with the fun-filled “Walt Disney World 40th Surprise Trivia Throwdown.”

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Many Disney Legends and Walt Disney World Resort “Pioneers” participated in the two-day celebration including (L-R): Bob Foster, Bill Sullivan, Jack Lindquist, Marty Sklar, Orlando Ferrante, Charlie Ridgway, Ron Logan, Tom Nabbe, Bob Gurr and Bob Mathieson.

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Disney Archivist Steven Vagnini and Disney Imagineer Tony Baxter take their audience behind the scenes for a peek at “The Walt Disney World That Never Was.”

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“Treasures From the Archives” exhibit featured three original Audio-Animatronics figures from the fondly remembered Mickey Mouse Revue attraction.

DESTINATION D: WALT DISNEY WORLD 40th (Cont.)

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Disney historian Paul F. Anderson (L) and Director of the Walt Disney Archives Becky Cline present “Weird Disney” in addition to some outrageous 1970s/80s fashions.

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Disney Imagineer Chris Beatty tells the audience that the Enchanted Tiki Room is undergoing changes behind closed doors that will reshape the attraction into a version reminiscent of the original show. The latest version of the attraction will debut at Magic Kingdom Park later this summer.

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Disney Legend and Academy Award® winner Richard M. Sherman charms audiences with a lively performance of some of the film and attraction song hits from the Sherman Brothers’ Disney songbook.

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Dreamfinder and his pal Figment, longtime WDW entertainer Denny Zavett, Richard M. Sherman, the Kids of the Kingdom and members of Encore! (the Walt Disney World Cast Choir and Band) take their bows at the conclusion of the “Magic Journeys: A Flight of Fancy through 40 Years of Walt Disney World Musical Memories” concert.