![]() ![]() One of the most interesting stories I overheard, was what a bunch of drunken artists and technicians did at a party, when they were next to large glass windows with rain and lightning outside. ![]() Ronnie del Carmen – Director of Dug’s Special MissionĪfter the screening, our 6 PIXAR-IANS were out in the Atrium to meet-and-greet. William Reeves – Modeler, and Technical Director on Tin ToyĪndrew Jimenez – Writer, and Co-Director on One Man Band The line-up included:Įben Ostby – Modeler, Software Engineer, and Technical Director for Red’s Dream Michael then had a few words with several of the PIXAR staff, before we screened the shorts. Our host Michael B Johnson had some fun little stories for us, from telling of his meeting with PIXAR co-founder Ed Catmull, and also reminding some in the audience just what films PIXAR made (for example, Shrek and Ice Age were not made by PIXAR). Once my shopping spree was done, I began to wander through ‘the house that Steve Jobs built.’ Though we didn’t receive non-disclosure agreements to sign, we were not allowed to take pictures on the second floor area (this was one of the major bummers for me, as I had worn my vintage Incredibles T-shirt, in hopes to get a pictures with the life-size statues on the second floor).Ĭartoon Art Museum Board Member (and 18-year PIXAR veteran) Michael B Johnson welcomes us to PIXAR's Main Theater. The store was only going to be open for a set amount of hours, but when the demand was greater than imagined, they opened the store back up in the afternoon. Even so, the staff was surprisingly helpful and very cheerful (they even allowed me to run out and back in when VISA froze my card, wondering why so much money was being spent in Northern California). Sadly, we all found out they weren’t for sale yet. Enticingly, the store employees were wearing T-shirts with the logo for PIXAR’s next film, Brave. But inside, it was like a combination of the Emporium at Disneyland, and Black Friday…only every single person was polite or genial if we were shoving or bumping into each other. Usually, the opening of the store is hit-and-miss (or so I’ve read). If any of you readers are the cosplayers I snapped pics of, please leave a comment! Any tidbits about making your costumes, or stories about their creation, are always welcome!Īfter signing in, I quickly got in line for one store that I had to visit: The PIXAR Studio Store! There’s plenty of goodies that you can ONLY get at the store. There was even a woman dressed up as the pub thug Shorty from Tangled, in his “cupid” getup. Like the 2013 Expo, I saved my favorite cosplay for last, and this year, it was this woman, dressed up as Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, from the Disney Parks! What was even more impressive, is that the train on her dress worked, and could complete a full trip all the way around her! Sadly, she didn’t win the Mousequerade contest’s big prize, but she did win for the “Inspired by Disney” sub-category!Īnd those were 30 of the many cosplays I saw at this year’s D23 Expo! There were plenty of other amazing ones, such as a male version of Aurora from Sleeping Beauty, with a pink/blue splattered dress suit, Tinkerbell as a Rebel pilot from Star Wars, and even Vanellope Von Schweetz in her candy kart (that had to be specially taken through the security area!).
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