Hi there! I'm Justin with D23: The Official Disney Fan Club.
Welcome to another episode of Know Before You Expo, where we'll be breaking news and sharing tips to help you make the most of
D23 Expo coming to Anaheim in August 2019.
This show will give you two ways that you can share your creativity and passion for Disney:
One is the Design Challenge, an amazing competition where artists put their talent on display for all to see.
I'll have some updates on that "chilling challenge" a little later...
The other way to share your talents and love for Disney is the D23 Mousequerade costume contest.
Here to tell you more about the fan-favorite event are Ashley Eckstein and Jim Babcock.
Hi, I'm Jim Babcock, Disney Cast Member and host of the Mousequerade costume contest, this year brought to you in partnership with Raw Threads.
And with me is Ashley Eckstein, actress and designer—and one of our judges for the last Mousequerade contest
So, let's jump right into favorite moments and favorite costumes from the 2017 event and we can go by category.
So, let's start with Once Upon a Costume. This category gets
inspiration from the lands of make-believe and fantasy, and there were so many great costumes. Oh, yes!
I just love this category, because it can be characters from animation and
live-action, and there's just so many choices. And, my favorite from this category was actually the Sally! She was awesome!
Wasn't she? Her makeup, her costume was just perfect!
The winning costumes all have special touches and crazy attention to detail and that takes time—so don't procrastinate!
Get going as soon as you can. Okay, next category Worlds of Adventure. It's bold,
swashbuckling characters—could be pirates, intergalactic rebels...
This category is always fun and my favorite moment was having Groot—
remember this?— Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy and he came out on stage,
you know, "I am Groot," and I said, "Dance, Groot!" and he started dancing. He did, and you did too.
He made me dance, and I have to say that I believe it totally stopped the show, you know.
A lot of the winning costumes were bold and they made a big statement to dream big and go for it! I love that advice.
Okay, our next category is Heroes & Villains. It's kind of like
good versus evil, dark side versus light side, Chip versus Dale... That doesn't sound right, Jim.
I just want to make sure you were listening.
Okay, this category you can do this alone, or you can do this with a partner.
Oh, and this one is my favorite! And it was Te Ka and Te Fiti. Yes, and both costumes were
unbelievably intricate and so impressive. I mean, Jim,
do you remember that the volcano actually blew off smoke? Totally going against the non-smoking rules at the convention center. Had them both kicked out.
Make sure your costume is something that the judges and audience would never expect to see.
You want to do something different, you really want to set yourself out there and be unique think outside the box.
Totally! Another fun category is
Inspired By Disney Yes, I
love how open this category is. I mean, you can bring inspiration from all of Disney in your costume.
It could be from the theme parks. It could be from animation. Disney architecture. Anything with Disney in it!
Oh, do you remember in 2017? This was one of my favorites. It was the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad dress.
Yes, and literally she had the train like coming around the skirt. It was the
wildest dress in the wilderness! All right, so last but not least. I want to end with the group category. Yes.
Yeah, so it's called Cast of Characters and it's really phenomenal. It features all of the characters from your favorite Disney stories.
So what do you think of this one? I
love this one. It is so fun for Mousequerade and the D23 Expo.
It's always more fun when you celebrate with others.
And I could not agree more, and I've gotta say I had fun celebrating with you today.
Walking down memory lane talking about the last Expo. We had a lot of fun.
We had so much fun! And I am so looking forward to meeting you all at D23 Expo
2019, and don't forget Mousequerade is August 23rd, 2019 at the D23 Expo. and get this—
the winner of Best in Show will receive a
$2,300 prize. So for more information visit D23 Expo.com/mousequerade or just click the link below the video.
See you at the Expo! Wait, Jim. Um, the Mousequerade isn't the only way to show your creativity at the Expo.
Really? What's the other one?
Welcome, Foolish Mortals. There's no turning back now. Your ghost host,
Justin, will introduce the D23 Expo design challenge.
Thanks, Jim and Ashley! In addition to the Mousequerade,
The Design Challenge is another way to show your creativity and artistry at the Expo, and you've probably guessed it by now—
the theme for the next design challenge is
Haunted Mansion!
It's a nod to the 50th anniversary of the Haunted Mansion attraction at Disneyland
Park and the spirits of the Haunted Mansion attractions at Disney theme parks around the world.
Design challenge entries can be paintings, drawings, sculptures, almost anything
inspired by any of the Haunted Mansion attractions, and we're even celebrating the attractions inspired by the Haunted Mansion,
including Phantom Manor at Disneyland Paris and Mystic Manor at Hong Kong, Disneyland.
From the Museum of the Weird to the 999 happy haunts to Albert the monkey,
there are so many unique elements to inspire you. The Design Challenge contest entry opens on February 4th,
2019 and closes on March 29th.
We'll have a spirited panel of judges who will evaluate twenty-three finalists on the basis of creativity, originality, and artistic expression.
All twenty-three finalists will be selected and their artwork will be laid to rest at the D23 Expo
2019 in the dead center of the show floor. For more information, visit
D23 Expo.com/Design-Challenge or click the link below in the video.
D23 is excited to provide two opportunities at the 2019 Expo to share your creativity and your passion for Disney.
The Mousequerade costume contest and the Design Challenge. That's all for now!
Be sure to check back here
regularly, and be sure to like, follow, share, and subscribe for more on making the most of your Expo experience.
From one Disney fan to another, thanks for watching! See you real soon!
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