After 9 Years Away Disney Confirms Its Ultimate Fan Event Is Returning to Asia in 2027
Disney just announced that D23 Asia: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event is coming to Singapore in 2027, and for fans across the Asia Pacific region, the news marks the end of a nine-year wait since the last D23 event in Asia. The announcement marks a significant expansion of D23 as a global brand and positions Singapore as the host city for what Disney describes as a reimagined experience built specifically for Asian audiences, while maintaining the scale and ambition that define D23 events in Anaheim.
What Was Announced
D23 Asia: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event will make its Singapore debut in 2027. This will be the fourth D23 event held in Asia overall, following three D23 Expos in Japan in 2013, 2015, and 2018. The 2027 Singapore event marks the first time D23 has returned to the region since the 2018 Japan expo, making the nine-year gap a meaningful piece of context for the announcement’s significance to Asian Disney fans.
Specific dates, venue details, and ticketing information have not yet been announced. The 2027 timeline and Singapore location are confirmed, and all remaining details will be released at a later date.
What the Event Will Include
D23 Asia is being designed as a multi-day immersive experience along the lines of the Anaheim convention, reimagined specifically for the Asian market. Confirmed elements include exclusive previews of Disney+ Asia Pacific originals and upcoming global projects, appearances from Hollywood stars and world-class storytellers, live stage presentations, interactive exhibits, and specially curated merchandise. The event will bring together fans from across the region as a community to celebrate their connection to Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars stories and characters while getting first looks at what is coming next across all of those franchises.
Why Singapore
The event is being developed in partnership with the Singapore Tourism Board, which positions the city-state as a premier destination for major international entertainment events in the Asia Pacific region. Singapore’s central location within Southeast Asia, its international connectivity, and its established profile as a global hub make it an accessible destination for fans traveling from across a geographically vast region. For fans from outside Asia who want to make the trip, Singapore offers a compelling destination that adds genuine travel appeal to the convention experience.
The Broader D23 Expansion
The Singapore announcement follows the successful D23 Brazil, which demonstrated that the D23 format can be effectively adapted for non-English-speaking markets outside North America. D23 launched in 2009 and has grown into one of the most significant events in the entertainment fan convention landscape, offering exclusive announcements, major star appearances, immersive exhibits, the Disney Legends Award Ceremony, and specially curated merchandise available only at the event. The Anaheim version of the event is scheduled for August 14 through 16, 2026, at the Anaheim Convention Center and Honda Center, and D23 Asia in Singapore the following year signals that Disney intends to build D23 into a genuinely global fan celebration rather than a biennial California event with occasional international offshoots.
For Asia Pacific Disney fans who have been following the Anaheim events from a distance while building their own relationships with Disney content across theatrical releases, streaming originals, and experiences at theme parks, including Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, Hong Kong Disneyland, and Shanghai Disneyland, the 2027 Singapore announcement is the news they have been waiting nine years to receive. D23 is coming to them, and Disney has confirmed it will be worth the wait.
