{"id":1563,"date":"2013-08-09T23:20:49","date_gmt":"2013-08-10T06:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disneypostcards.com\/?p=1563"},"modified":"2013-08-17T20:45:47","modified_gmt":"2013-08-18T03:45:47","slug":"d23-expo-trip-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundrycollectibles.net\/disneypostcards\/d23-expo-trip-report\/","title":{"rendered":"D23 Expo Trip report!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, I decided to brave the crowds and take a quick up and back trip to the D23 expo today! \u00a0All in all…I am glad I went as there were a few things and people I got to see and meet that I would have been disappointed to miss.<\/p>\n

Inside the Imagineering exhibit (which was probably my favorite part of the Expo) was a small area with some original artwork. \u00a0The highlight here was the original Herb Ryman sketch of Disneyland<\/a> created in 1953. \u00a0This is an awesome piece of work to see close up…the line and details are just spectacular…reminiscent of early twentieth-century pen and ink illustrators Franklin Booth<\/a> or Joseph Clement Cole. \u00a0And to think this sketch was basically made in a week-end…incredible!<\/p>\n

\"NT0001A\"<\/a>Next up at the exhibit was a piece that we all know and love as Disney postcard collectors…the Peter Ellenshaw<\/a> painting of the park that Walt is pointing to in NT0001! \u00a0What a treat to see this up close! \u00a0This more evolved picture starts to look like the real thing. \u00a0Don’t miss this great shot of Ellenshaw working on the painting at Davelandweb.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the Collectors Forum I had the privilege of meeting Don Ballard, the author of the acclaimed Disneyland Hotel books. \u00a0His first book is back in print, so if you don’t have a copy I can highly recommend it. \u00a0I have a link to his blog on my Links<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

\"NT0439\"<\/a>Otherwise, I didn’t find that much else to buy in the Collectors Forum, with one notable exception! \u00a0I actually found a nice copy of NT0439 (Nautilus) in really good condition for a very<\/span> reasonable price! \u00a0So…that’s a big checkmark in my collection!<\/p>\n

Other highlights for the day: \u00a0I went to the Tony Baxter “Undiscovered Disneyland” talk with tons of vintage footage of Holidayland, Midget Autopia, and a complete on-board film of the Mine Train! \u00a0Marty Sklar<\/a> also gave a talk about his career which was fun to hear…and I ran into Dave Smith, retired archivist of the company! \u00a0He was kind enough to talk briefly…and informed me that the archive does not have a complete collection of the postcards!<\/p>\n

So…it was a successful trip. \u00a0And while I might sit the next Expo out…I am glad at least that I got to go to this one.<\/p>\n

Until next time…(which in this case will be about a week, as I am on vacation all next week!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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