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WDWNT Reporter Jose Eber was able to take a few photos of Monorail Coral being “wrapped” into a Tron Legacy light cycle, as was announced earlier today:

At Disney’s annual Shareholders meeting today, CEO Bob Iger officially announced that there will not be a D23 Expo in 2010.

The next D23 Expo will be held in Anaheim, Calif. on Aug. 19-21, 2011.

Tickets will be available on Aug. 19, 2010, one year before the 2011 D23 Expo begins.

Last year’s first-ever D23 Expo was an enormous gathering in Anaheim, bringing thousands of Disney fans together to witness announcements, presentations, and other special events.

More information about the 2011 D23 Expo can be found on their official web site.

Today at the Disney Shareholders meeting, it was announced that there would be no Disney D23 Expo in 2010. However, D23 will not let fans expecting an event down as a smaller, two-day event will be held at Disneyland in September.

The new event is called “Destination D” and it will be held exclusively for D23 Members on Sept. 24-25, 2010 at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif.

“Destination D” will alternate annually with the D23 Expo.

The first event, called “DESTINATION D: Disneyland ’55″ will take D23 Members on a journey through the design, creation, debut and magical history of the world’s first Disney theme park. The first DESTINATION D will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Disneyland Hotel.

DESTINATION D: Disneyland ’55 will offer two full days of special presentations, panels, screenings and guest speakers that let fans meet and talk with key figures in Disneyland’s history. Future DESTINATION D events will explore other important aspects of Disney’s creative legacy.

“We’re very excited to also be creating an entirely new event with DESTINATION D, which will bring Disney’s fascinating history to D23 Members in ways no other Disney fan can experience,” said Steven Clark, head of D23. “There’s nowhere on earth quite as special as Disneyland, and we want fans to see it as they never have before.”

The first “Destination D” event will include:

· “Disneyland: The Way We Were” – Disney’s Chief Archivist Dave Smith will look back at highlights from Disneyland history;

· “Disney Undiscovered” – An exploration of never-built projects and attractions developed for Disneyland;

· “23 on 55” – The Walt Disney Archives celebrates Disneyland’s 55th anniversary;

· “Weird Disney” – A showcase for some of the quirky, little-known facts, places, people and ideas that even the most avid fan might not know.

More details on the programming and events planned for DESTINATION D: Disneyland ’55 – as well as details about the 2011 D23 EXPO – will be available soon at www.disney.com/D23. Tickets will go on sale early this summer.

At the 2010 Disney Shareholders meeting, CEO Bob Iger announced that beginning tomorrow, 3/11/10, a new annual pass option will be available allowing guests unlimited access to all six Disney theme parks within the United States. It will be called the Premier Passport. No pricing is available yet.

The price for the new Premier Passport is $700. Upgrades for current passholders are available.

Here are the perks for Walt Disney World:

* Unlimited admission for a period of one year to all four Walt Disney World Theme Parks, including park hopping privileges
* Unlimited admission to Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach Water Parks
* Unlimited admission to DisneyQuest Indoor Interactive Theme Park, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (valid only on event days; some events require an additional admission charge) and Disney’s Oak Trail Golf Course (greens fee only. Tee time reservations are required and subject to availability)
* Parking at all four Theme Parks
* Subscription to Mickey Monitor, a collectible Passholder-only publication

And at Disneyland Resort:

* Unlimited admission to both Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure Parks for a period of one year, including park hopping privileges
* Parking at any pay-on-entry parking lot
* Subscription to Backstage Pass.
* Complimentary subscription to Disney’s Family Fun Magazine (one per household)

The new Premier Passport will be automatically sent to all who currently own annual passes to both Walt Disney World and Disneyland.

There will be no blackout dates for the Premiere Passport.

The Premier Passport will be valid for entry into Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme parks as well as Disneyland Resort’s Disneyland Park and Disney’s California Adventure theme parks.

More information can be found on the Official Disney Parks blog.

From @WaltDisneyWorld

Summer Nightastic! at Walt Disney World begins a limited engagement at Walt Disney World on June 6. The celebration will continue through August 14.

Summer Nightastic will include the return of “The Main Street Electrical Parade”, a brand new fireworks show celebrating the summer, and new special effects will be added to The Tower of Terror at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.