Walking the floor at the D23 Expo with Lowell – September 2022

For those of you that were not at the huge Disney event known as D23 Expo, here is a quick video of the floor and behind the scenes. I thought it would be fun to show, as most of you were not there. The next time this event happens, (planned for 2024), you would need to secure your tickets within days of the announcement as they sell out very quickly.  

My walk was brisk, and I only covered about a tenth of the floor. Seriously, only a tenth!  You will love at minute FIVE, when I land at our booth and a wonderful, very unplanned, interview with Bob Olszewski. What a delight! The last minute of the video is the floor, full open and full of people! I hope you enjoy it. I did it for you!

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A native of Portland, Oregon, Lowell Smith married his church choir sweetheart Barb in 1978. After a lifetime of rail-fanning, Lowell and Barb ventured out in 1992 to launch a new business in Portland, Oregon. Read more

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