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Disney D23 is the official fan club for The Walt Disney Company. Founded in 2009, the organization is known mainly for its biennial exposition event, D23 Expo. ==History== D23 was introduced on March 10, 2009 by Robert Iger during the company's annual meeting in Oakland, California. The name ''D23'' refers to ''D'' for ''Disney'' and ''23'' for ''1923'' — the year a jobless Walt Disney headed to California and founded the company. To quote Walt: “I came to Hollywood and arrived here in August 1923 with forty dollars in my pocket and a coat and a pair of trousers that didn’t match. And one half of my suitcase had my shirts and underwear and things and the other half had my drawing materials..." The goal of D23 is to communicate with Disney fans by "placing them in the middle of the magic." The web site D23.com aims to be a focal point for fans, featuring comic strips, breaking Disney news stories, event information, "This Day in Disney", a "Walt Disney Archives" section, and offering visitors the chance to becoming paying members. Perks of D23 membership include ''Disney twenty-three'' (a quarterly publication), yearly gifts, events, exclusive merchandise, and access to the D23 Expo — a Disney fan convention "Bringing all things Disney under one roof." D23 also occasionally offers member exclusive tours of the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank — one of the two major film studios that does not otherwise offer tours to the general public. During the first year, D23 featured one level of Charter Membership for $74.99. In 2010, D23 introduced two levels of membership featuring different prices and benefits. Charter Memberships became Gold Memberships, and a $34.99 Silver Membership was introduced which included all the benefits of Gold with the exception of the quarterly publications "Disney twenty-three". On June 17, 2013, a free membership level was introduced which offers limited discounts and locked content access. Starting August 2, 2010, D23's website added a new page called "D23's Disney Geek", a weekly video news magazine hosted by Jeffrey Epstein of D23 about the latest news from the Disney universe. That day also saw the site's slightly new overhaul, with a new slogan—The Official Disney Fan Club—and mascots Chip 'n' Dale. On November 9, 2010 a new weekly sister web show titled "Armchair Archivists" premiered. Hosted by Steve Czarnecki & Josh Turchetta, 2 Disney employees (and D23 members) who showcase assorted treasures such as props, costumes and lost film clips from the Walt Disney Archives to the viewers. After the Second Season, Steve Czarnecki left the web show leaving Josh Turchetta as the lone host, the series was renamed "Armchair Archivist" (Singular). In January 2012, Melody Dale joined the show as co-host. Disney Geek's current host since February 2013 is Ty Ervin from the Walt Disney Studios. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Disney D23」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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