# Disney fans find escapist bubble at D23 convention in Anaheim 2026-08-16T07:26:11+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Tens of thousands of Disney devotees gathered in Anaheim over the weekend for D23, the official fan club's biennial convention, which runs for three days. Passes range from $50 to $2,500, and fans say the cost is worth escaping the real world, Hindustan Times reports. Monica Romero, 37, told AFP: "Our world is so chaotic and unstable... There's a reason why we like it," adding that the event reminds her "good can always win." Skyla, 38, who visits Disneyland twice a week, said: "You go into the park, and the real world gets to disappear for a while." The convention includes galas, merchandise stalls, pin trading, and photo opportunities with characters from franchises including The Simpsons and Toy Story. Chase Halon, a 19-year-old Disneyland worker, said pin collecting is "super-addicting" and valued his prized Figment pin at about $5,000. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Anaheim, D23, Disney+, Disneyland Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/disney-fans-find-escapist-bubble-at-d23-convention-in-anaheim/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/disney-fans-find-escapist-bubble-at-d23-convention-in-anaheim/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/