Author: Murray the Bellhop
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Guide to Spider-Man: Homecoming Easter Eggs & Comic Parallels
So you saw Spider-Man: Homecoming and wanted to…wait, you didn’t see it yet? What are you doing reading this? It’s going to spoil everything! There’s a spoiler free review on the site. You’ll want to read that instead. Ok, for those of you who have seen it, read on… But, First… I’m going to reference…
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Fantasmic! Dining Packages Now Available at Disneyland
Disneyland has Fantasmic! dining packages available for before the reopening of the nighttime spectacular. The Restaurant Packages There are two types of dining packages to choose from. Blue Bayou Restaurant and River Belle Terrace have dinners that include priority viewing. The meals are prix fix 3-course dinners. The meals are $65 for adults and $25…
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Remembering DisneyQuest – Disney’s Only Indoor Theme Park
DisneyQuest closed its doors on July 2, 2017 after almost 20 years of being an experimental theme park for Disney. The Plan DisneyQuest first opened in Orlando at what was then known as Downtown Disney West Side. The huge cube-like building housed multiple stories of interactive attractions. They weren’t just games, but sometimes ways to…
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Disneyland and Pirates Changes – DAPsCast Episode 67
Annie, Mikey, and Murray talk about Mikey’s trip to Disneyland. He talks about the highlights of the trip and what he wants to see again. Then the team discusses the recent announcement of changes to Pirates of the Caribbean around the world at Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, and Walt Disney World. For more on these changes…
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Details on Splitsville at Downtown Disney Have Emerged
Though parts of the new Splitsville bowling alley have gone up at Downtown Disney, Disney Parks Blog has given an artist rendering and some details on the upcoming facility. Here’s the details from the site: The 40,000-square-foot, two-story facility will be brightened with floor-to-ceiling windows, ample outdoor seating in an expansive patio overlooking Downtown Disney…
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Watch the Spider-Man: Homecoming World Premiere Live From Hollywood!
SONY PICTURES AND MARVEL TAKE OVER HOLLYWOOD FOR THE “SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING” WORLD PREMIERE Watch the red carpet World Premiere of “Spider-Man: Homecoming” on Wednesday, June 28! June 28, 2017— Sony and Marvel proudly invite one and all to experience the World Premiere of “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” LIVE from Hollywood! On June 28, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. PT/9:00 p.m. ET as your favorite stars…
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Captain Britain Could Be in a Marvel Movie and Why That’s Significant
Newsarama has recently shared a part of an interview with Kevin Feige and HeyUGuys where Feige does say a certain Captain could be in Marvel movies. Who is Captain Britain? Captain Britain was originally published in the UK for Marvel UK. In the States, he first teamed up with Spider-Man in the comics, and later…
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Walt Disney World States President Trump Will Speak in Hall of Presidents
Walt Disney World has tweeted a statement saying that President Trump will have a speaking role in the Hall of Presidents. pic.twitter.com/kA98NoEXrA — Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) June 27, 2017 Hall of Presidents The Walt Disney World attraction has been an opening day show with Audio-Animatronics of all the Presidents of the United States. For much…
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How Spider-Man Orders Starbucks
Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios has done a fun publicity stunt to advertise the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming movie. This is pretty much how I would expect Spidey to grab a Starbucks. I’d imagine he did mobile order from his phone and then dropped in to pick it up. There’s a great cameo at the end…
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Spider-Man Has Been in an Iron Man Movie
Tom Holland, star of the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming, has confirmed a rumor that Peter Parker was previously in a Marvel Cinematic Universe film. Iron Man 2 The film in question is Iron Man 2. The scene that is referenced is where several Iron Man-like robots are targeting the public. A kid in an Iron Man…
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Disneyland Railroad Testing & FastPass – Disneyland Update & Sundays With DAPs
This week had a couple of exciting things happen around the Disneyland Resort. So, let’s dive in! FastPass Of course the big news is the new FastPass system that was switched at both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. The various kiosks have been around for some time, and it makes use of the old ticket…
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Marvel Comics News Digest 6/19 – 6/23/17 Featuring Marvel Legacy
Every Hero! Every Title! Every Story! MARVEL LEGACY Changes the Comic Book Industry! Honoring the Past while Proudly Stepping Towards the Future New York, NY—June 22, 2017— Get ready for a new dawn True Believers — one whose rays will touch every corner of the Marvel Universe in the days to come! Tomorrow, get ready…
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Don’t Blame the Kid – Life Lessons from DuckTales
Continuing in a series of looking at the classic DuckTales television series, a few of us have examined how it has shaped our lives. Recently I’ve been watching episodes that contain Bubba Duck, a cave duck Scrooge unwittingly brings to the present. Ducks on the Lam This episode of DuckTales is actually a part 4…
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New FastPass at Disneyland – DAPsCast Episode 66
Murray explains the new FastPass at Disneyland with how it works and some tips and tricks to it. Also check out this post to learn more about the new system.
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New FastPass System Started at Disneyland Resort [UPDATED]
Disneyland and Disney California Adventure have started using a new FastPass system for guests. The new way of #fastpass at #Disneyland! #SpaceMountain pic.twitter.com/uyJUIBX1zl — Daps Magic (@DAPs_Magic) June 21, 2017 FastPass of the Past For almost 20 years, Disney has had a paper FastPass system where guests insert their ticket or Annual Passport into a…
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Rivers of America Construction & Summer of Heroes Showcase – Disneyland Update
Summer started at Disneyland well over two weeks ago, but Disneyland is still rolling out more. Rivers of America Construction Since Tom Sawyer Island has opened there are a lot of views of the construction for Disneyland Railroad and Rivers of America. Much of the rockwork is in place for the classic attractions. But, there…
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Marvel Comics News Digest 6/19 – 6/23/17 Featuring Disney Legends Awards
Happy Father’s Day! I’m glad to have a new round of Marvel news this day because it was my dad that first introduced me to comics. He had a Captain America, Spider-Man and Green Lantern comic he handed down to me and would take me to comics shops every week for new comics. With that,…
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The Disneyland Experience – DAPsCast Episode 65
Mr. Daps and Murray interview Mikey about his first Disneyland trip in 21 years. It’s the perspective of a Walt Disney World annual passholder’s look at Disneyland.
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The Return of Tom Sawyer Island at Disneyland
Disneyland has reopened Tom Sawyer’s Island after a lengthy refurbishment. Before Tom Sawyer Island has been an attraction since the early days of the park. Though not open on opening day, it is still considered a classic attraction at Disneyland. Much of it remained the same until Fantasmic! premiered, when several show elements were built.…
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Shanghai Disneyland: One Year Later
It’s hard to believe that Shanghai Disneyland opened one year ago. Out of many of the recent parks that have opened around the world, this has been one of the most anticipated. As construction started it was looking like this would be the most state of the art Disney park. The attractions would have amazing…