D23 Expo was a blast! Saw so many things and bought so many pins.
Here are the Expo items I was able to get from the 5 main stores. No dragon profiles, but that’s okay; I slept in and barely got into Hall D23 presentations each morning (fortunate to get the 3 tent poles on my RSP). The Star Wars action figure set was crazy expensive but had to have it. Just seeing Jonathan Groff live is a dream. So many celebrities at the Marvel/Star Wars panel; I was star struck.
Here are the Expo freebies. They gave out 2 pins from the parks panel (Mickey and Lina Bell) and Porto’s pastries; love that place and happy to see it will come to DTD. My friend bought a Steiff Mickey, and standing with her, the cashier gave me a pin too, so that was some magic. Who knew the Lorcana pin and card would be a hot item?
The Emporium and its pin vendors are a big part of the Expo for me. I don’t know how many times I circled and looked at pin binders, cases, and those ubiquitous cork boards during the 3 days. My favorite is the Haunted Mansion 50th logo. Also very happy to finish the Mickey shaking hands military series. Kraken Trade gave me a free Tangled blind box just because I told them I like their Meg pin books, so that was really nice.
As a magic key holder, I need to take advantage as much as possible, and I went into the parks each night after dropping off the daily haul at the hotel. Pure fun and pure exhaustion. Found many Grogus.
Lastly, not a pin, but I’ve been wanting a Darth Sidious lightsaber ever since the Master Replicas limited edition one came out a long time ago. Way too expensive, but now Disney came out with the more affordable version at SW Trading Post and SWGE. It’s so heavy; I love it!