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Here&#8217;s some of the latest press release:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><em><strong>Crews Working Around the Clock to Get Ready<br \/>\nFor the Four-Day, First-Ever <\/strong><strong>D23 EXPO, Sept. 10-13<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><strong>ANAHEIM, Calif.<\/strong> \u2013 September 9, 2009 \u2013 In Hollywood, it\u2019s \u201clights, camera, action,\u201d but for crews preparing the first-ever <strong>D23 EXPO<\/strong>, the getting-ready checklist goes much deeper, and with just one day before the Anaheim Convention Center opens the doors to the first Expo guests, the \u201caction\u201d part of the classic equation is definitely underway.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em>Crews are working around the clock on more than 500,000 square feet of Disney excitement, creating a bevy of unique experiences that will greet <strong>D23 EXPO<\/strong> guests. Among their tasks:<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><em>Rolling in the actual Volkswagen Beetle that \u201cplayed\u201d the role of Herbie in The Love Bug and uncasing the costume worn by Michael Jackson as \u201cCaptain EO,\u201d which are part of the 100-piece Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><em>Creating a \u201cmagic beach,\u201d a dazzling, brand-new effect developed by Walt Disney Imagineering that will be seen at the <strong>D23 EXPO<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><em>Reviewing digital \u201cprints\u201d of such classic Disney movies as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Tron, Sleeping Beauty and the 3-D versions of Toy Story and Toy Story 2, all of which will be screened for audiences during the four days of the <strong>D23 EXPO<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><em>Setting the stage for special announcements about the future of Disney theme parks<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>500,000 square feet of Disney stuff? 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