Up at 5:30 and in line at 6:30 for Day Two of the Expo! Today we were joined by our son and daughter-in-law, Chris and Michelle. We had a bit of a mishap and got separated because the electronics check-in at the Arena for the Studios presentation was handled differently this year. We had planned to wait in line and let Chris and Michelle explore the show floor since they only had one day. Fortunately, they heard about the change and got out of the show floor line and into the Arena line. Still, they ended up on standby and it appeared that they wouldn't get in. We saved them seats and were thrilled when we saw them enter the Arena and be shepherded to the nosebleed seats! Amazingly, they saw us frantically waving at them from the other side of the Arena and were able to come join us! The Studios presentation was awesome! Disney Animation Studios announced several new projects. We were especially excited about Wreck It Ralph, an animated feature about an 8 bit video game bad guy character who wants to be a good guy. It looks great! Walt Disney Pictures presentation included live appearances by many of the stars of their upcoming productions, including all of the stars of The Avengers! The Pixar Presentation, hosted by John Lasseter, announced upcoming projects including two as yet unnamed features, one about dinosaurs and one that will take us into the workings of the human mind. Buzz and Woody brought out a huge cake to celebrate 25 years of Pixar and they gave cupcakes to everyone in the audience! Yay, free cupcakes! After the presentation, we went upstairs and got a sandwich from the grab and go ( a much better experience than the previous day even though all they had was ham and cheese sandwiches). We then got in line to visit the Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives Exhibit. We were in line about 45 minutes before entering the exhibit. It was much larger than last time, with three rooms. We all really enjoyed it and the best part was that we were allowed to take pictures this year as long as we didn't use a flash! We went back down to the show floor and revisited the Parks and Resorts Pavilion so the kids could have a chance to see it. Then we visited the Expo Dream Store (amazingly, no line! We walked right in and no line at checkout either!). We once again transferred a little more of our net worth to Disney. (It's a good thing we're shareholders!) We spent some time touring the show floor and then it was back to the hotel for dinner with the kids and another early night.
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