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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lois Beckett in Anaheim, California

‘How Disney adults recharge their magic’: inside Disney’s epic – and expensive – superfan event

rows of people sitting in auditorium
The audience at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23 in Anaheim, California, on Friday. Photograph: Araya Doheny/Getty Images for Disney

It was Friday night, and the southern California stadium was packed with cheering fans. They wore light-up bracelets and homemade costumes, and screamed every time a new A-list celebrity made a surprise appearance.

This wasn’t a pop concert or a sports game. It was a marketing event for Walt Disney, a company with a legion of fans so devoted that about 15,000 were willing to buy a ticket and come to Anaheim, California, to see its newest film and TV advertisements first.

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