D23 2026 Day 1 Live Blog: We’re on the show floor at the Anaheim Convention Center for the first day of D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, running 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT. Any news, reveals, or merchandise drops that come out today, we’ll be updating this article throughout the day. Tonight’s Honda Center headliner is the Disney Entertainment Showcase, covering film, television, streaming, and games. Follow that live blog separately once it kicks off at 6:30 p.m.

D23 2026 Day 1 Live Blog Real Time Updates from the Anaheim Convention Center

Once the show starts this Friday, we will be live blogging everything! We are getting all our posts ready for you to follow along. Bookmark this page and come back Friday at 12 EST/ 9 PDT.

Lorcana has the Collection Quest going on all weekend at D23! Missing a card to finish? Guests are doing “Take a penny, leave a penny!”

Disney Lorcana trading card game booth with tall blue banners and trade your cards signs attendees browsing card displays at a convention hall

Disney Lorcana trading card game booth with a prominent Collection Quest panel and several card display boards along a purple backdrop

Disney Lorcana trading card game booth at a convention with a large blue backdrop and staff at a counter behind a black curtain next to a collection quest sign to the right

Updated 9:40 – 40 minutes after opening and lines are forming everywhere. Check out the Hines and Magic The Gathering entrances.

Crowded convention floor with a large Magic The Gathering booth and red and black display walls

Busy convention hall with a large Heinz branded inflatable booth and colorful structures surrounded by attendees

Updated 9:15 am PST:

Showroom floor is now open. Lets take a took at our first impressions of getting inside. There are reported long lines coming in.

Large blue glittery infinity sculpture on a purple carpet at the Disney D23 fan event outside the convention center

D23 Disney Ultimate Fan Event event map board showing a detailed floor plan on a purple background with booth logos and a right side directory panel

New stuff on the showroom floor!

Exhibition hall with a vintage car on a blue carpet surrounded by plants and colorful booths under a large circular hanging banner

Vibrant Heinz mural with the slogan its a flavorful world surrounded by colorful shapes and flowers

Large decorative sign reading LUCASFILM ltd hangs over a dark convention hall stage with a high ceiling and equipment above

Display of Disney Theatrical Group costumes on mannequins against a blue promotional wall with banners and a red stage screen includes deer figure on left

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Greg Gately is the founder and editor of Fantasy Land News, one of the most-sourced Disney and entertainment news publications launched in 2024. He covers Disney Parks, Disney+, movie theater collectibles, popcorn buckets, and entertainment news from Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and beyond.