Disney Collectibles Shows
These are events where you'll be able to find Disney collectibles of
one kind or another. Please feel free to send any announcements about Disney collectibles shows in your area by
using the link at the bottom of this page.
D23 is Disney's latest membership club for fans and collectors. In addition to
a gorgeous quarterly magazine, the club offers exclusive merchandise and special events like the
D23 Expo, which has been held in the Anaheim Convention Center near Disneyland. They are spectacular
star-studded productions that will knock your socks off. The first one in 2009 featured stars
like Johnny Depp in full Captain Jack regalia, Nicholas Cage from the National Treasure movies, Miley
Cyrus doing a Hanna Montana song, and more, animators like Glenn Keane, Andreas Deja, and Eric Goldberg,
with John Lasseter of Pixar/Toy Story fame, Randy Thornton - the genius of Disney music, and the dean of
Disney Imagineering, Marty Sklar. Throw in three days of special merchandise events, and a Disney
collectibles show and expositions from Disneyland, and you have an idea of what you can expect.
The club also holds many smaller special events like tours through the Studio
and special events in Disneyland and Walt Disney World. You can find the schedule on their
website linked above.
The Dayton Ohio Disneyana Fan Club is holding their annual show
and sale on 6/30/2012 through 7/1/2012 at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Miamisburg, OH.
It's touted as the largest Disney show and sale outside of California or Florida.
Special Disney guests will be discussing their careers, culminating in a special
dinner on Saturday night of the event. For details, see www.daytondisneyana.org.
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Recent Guests
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Bill Farmer
The Voice of Goofy
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Sam McKim
Disney Artist & Imagineer
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Disneyana Fun Fairs
This great show run by Louie Garcia is the best independent Disneyana show
in the country. Louie always manages to have something special. He has been
holding these events on an irregular basis in the last few years. The Disneyana Fun
Fair show is always held in the Anaheim area near Disneyland. Special guests have included Disney
Legend Sam McKim, Imagineer Bob Gurr, the model for Tinker Bell - Margaret Kerry, and many others.
Louie Garcia
c/o Disneyana Fun Fairs
1702 W. Civic Center Drive
Santa Ana, CA 92703-2944
714-835-3617
The Disneyana Fan Club (formerly the
National Fantasy Fan Club or NFFC) is the largest Disney collectors club in the world, and their annual convention is always something special. There are always
many special guests from the Walt Disney Company, including artists and Imagineers, who give the atendees a special insight into their work. One of the most popular customs at this convention is "room-hopping," where conventioneers open their rooms in the evenings to display and sell items from their collections. Its a great way for individuals to sell their treasures and also a great way to meet fellow collectors. The convention lasts four or five days and culminates with the banquet on Saturday night followed by the Show and Sale on Sunday. The convention literally fills the Hyatt Alicante Hotel where its held every year. The Hayatt Alicante Hotel is located about one mile south of Disneyland on Harbor Blvd., and they offer special rates to those attending the convention. The hotel fills quickly, so be sure to get your reservation in early. The costs are quite reasonable, too, but you must be an NFFC member to attend convention events (except for the show and sale which is open to the public).
In addition to the annual convention in July, the DFC also holds a kick-off mini-convention in mid-to-late January
also traditionally at the Hyatt Alicante. It includes seminars and a luncheon (with guest Disney Studio celebrities)
and a big Disney collectibles show and sale on Sunday. You must be a DFC member
to attend their conventions. The Show and Sale opens early to convention attendees, and opens to the public around noon.
For more information contact:
Disneyana Fan Club
P.O. Box 19212
Irvine, CA 92713
714-731-4705
Annual dues are $29.00/year and includes a semi-monthly newsletter.
For those closer to Walt Disney World, The World Chapter of the Disneyana
Fan Club offers a bit of what the headquarters branch in California offers. They have regular
meetings, with special guests and fabulous Disney collectibles shows. For more information contact:
The World Chapter
P.O. Box 470116
Celebration, FL 34747-0116
407-275-2756
Antique and Collectibles Shows
Disney collectibles are easy to find on the web, but there's nothing like
seeing them in person. One of the best places to find Disney memorabilia is in local and
regional antique and collectibles shows that feature dealers who may not specialize in
Disney merchandise, but often have old and rare examples for sale. Here are some upcoming
shows around the country that you can see.
The Hillsborough Antique Show is one of the premiere antique shows in the San
Francisco Bay Area. It's held at the San Mateo County Event Center and features an elite assortment
of real antiques and fine collectibles.
This page was last updated on November 05, 2011.
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