Author: Murray the Bellhop
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New Orleans Square 50th Anniversary – Sundays With DAPs
This last Sunday we took time for a small celebration for New Orleans Square’s 50th Anniversary. Part of our celebrating this momentous time was riding Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion. There was a chance to take a photo with a special Photo Pass circle, and we did so under the Royal Street lamp…
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Doctor Strange Trailer, Spider-Man Homecoming, Thor Ragnarok Headline Marvel Studios Panel
Marvel Studios’ Comic Con Panel had big things coming right off the bat…with a new intro flip logo that has graced so many of the films and television so far. With it comes a new fanfare, scored by Michael Giacchino. Right after talking about the new logo, it was said that Black Panther will begin…
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Once Upon A Time – SDCC Panel Recap
Once Upon A Time is embarking on its sixth season, and fans are eagerly awaiting what will become of Storybrooke. The panel at the San Diego Comic Con opened with a sizzle reel of very Regina/Evil Queen focused footage from the past. Then, the cast and creators took some questions, including asking about a…
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Ghost Rider To Join Agents of SHIELD This Fall
Announced and confirmed at the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. panel from San Diego Comic Con is that Ghost Rider will be in this new season coming up. Gabriel Luna will play the classic Marvel character. Ghost Rider’s role on the show was not divulged. Ghost Rider is a “spirit of vengeance” in the Marvel Comics Universe.…
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New Feature On My Disney Experience App
Disney Parks Blog has announced the new feature on the My Disney Experience app. You can now get directions to certain locations within the app through one touch. The directions use GPS on smartphones, and provide turn by turn navigation. So, for example, if you’re in a theme park and want to know the best…
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Luke Cage Trailer and Moana – SDCC Day One
It’s about the end of the first day for the 2016 San Diego Comic Con. There has been much excitement, as always. One of the big panels had John Musker and Ron Clements speaking about Moana. Moana On the heels of a release of an international trailer, Musker and Clements took the stage to talk about the…
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Marvel’s SDCC 2016 Panel Schedule
Check out Marvel’s SDCC schedule below! MARVEL RETURNS TO SDCC WITH SIGNINGS, PANELS, GIVEAWAYS AND MORE! New York, NY—July 20, 2016 —This weekend, Marvel returns to San Diego Comic-Con as we prepare for non-stop excitement throughout the entire show! We’re bringing the hottest creators, all kinds of breaking news plus signings, giveaways and awe-inspiring…
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Hong Kong Disneyland Tour – DAPsCast Episode 34
Mr. Daps and Murray take you on a tour through Hong Kong Disneyland, with some music even!
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New Starbucks Opens At Downtown Disney
The Disneyland Resort has quietly opened a new coffee house close to the Disneyland Hotel. A second Starbucks location has opened today on July 18, 2016 for more drink enjoyment. It’s a smaller location, but well accommodates those visiting this other end of the shopping center. The inside is mostly the usual line, registers, and…
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Funko Pop Indiana Jones To Debut July 22 At Disney Parks
The Disney Parks Blog has released a date and some pictures on a new Funko Pop figure inspired by Indiana Jones. The figure is in a series of Disney Park inspired characters. July 22 will be the day that the figure is released at Disney Parks and on the Shop Disney Parks mobile app or by…
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Celebrating Disneyland’s 61st Birthday
This July 17, 2016, marked Disneyland’s 61st anniversary of park opening. Though the resort has still been celebrating the 60th, this day was still a special one to mark. And in a special celebration the park did so. At the Main Street Train Station was where the ceremony took place. The Disneyland Band marched down…
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Disneyland’s 61st – Sundays With DAPs
Today marked a special Sunday at Disneyland in that it happened to be Disneyland’s 61st birthday. On July 17 in 1955 Disneyland opened its gates. Now, 61 years ago, the occasion was marked with a special salute with the Disneyland Band, the Dapper Dans, Jessica Bernard – Disneyland Ambassador, and 61 characters all at the…
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Rebels and XLabs VR – Star Wars Celebration – Day Two
Day two has just about ended it’s run at Star Wars Celebration Europe. Today’s excitement was surrounding Star Wars Rebels, but there has been buzz with ILM’s young division – XLabs. XLabs and Trials on Tatooine There was both a panel and ongoing experiment from this new branch of Industrial Light and Magic and Lucasfilm. Their…
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Ahsoka and Rogue One – Star Wars Celebration 2016 – Day One
Ahsoka’s Untold Tales Dave Filoni and Ashley Eckstein talked about the story arc that was to be told in the Clone Wars series. But, the biggest news spinning out of it was that the character will be back in Star Wars Rebels’ third season. At the end of the second season, a battle with Darth…
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Halloween Time At Disneyland Announced
Announced on the Disney Parks Blog is the return of Disneyland’s Halloween Time. Starting September 9 and running until October 31, the festivities include some great fun at Disneyland. Ghost Galaxy, Haunted Mansion Holiday, and more will return. Mickey’s Halloween Party will be back with 17 nights between September and October. In addition to the…
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Shanghai Disneyland Audio Tour – DAPsCast Episode 33
Mr. Daps interviews Murray about his Shanghai Disneyland adventure, and with audio from several attractions and entertainment, including Tron Lightcycle Power Run, Mickey’s Storybook Express, and Ignite The Dream.
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Entering Main Street – Hong Kong Disneyland In Detail
When I went to Shanghai Disneyland’s grand opening, I booked ended it with visits to Hong Kong Disneyland. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, this is the first Chinese Disney park that has opened. Having a more classic feel, for an avid original Disneyland goer, this had a same but different feel to it all. To…
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Marvel Comics News Digest 7/5 – 7/8/16
Some very exciting and even controversial news came out of Marvel Comics this last week. The new Iron Man(s) have brought a lot of attention to the Marvel NOW! lineup. Then there’s a new Champions team that has a few former Avengers. Marvel finally released Cage – a Genndy Tartakovsky story and art. Tartakovsky is…
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Changes In Marvel Comics Because of Movies?
There have been quite a bit of changes to the personnel of the Marvel Comics Universe. I’m not talking about the Cinematic Universe, but the actual comics that the films are derived from. It started with Thor. Thor became Thor no longer. Wait, what!? In a storyline of changes, Thor became not fit to wield…
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D23 Expo 2017 Tickets To Go On Sale Next Week
The D23 Expo is not quite a year away, but an announcement is already highlighting the event with the imminent sale of discounted tickets to the event. The usual tiers of tickets will be available, including the Sorcerer’s Package. To commemorate the sale of tickets, a few streams from the last Expo will be on…
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Toy Story Hotel – Shanghai Disneyland In Detail
I know this post was put up much after the last of the park detail posts, but here is the last of the series of the grand opening adventure at the resort! The Toy Story Hotel is one of the opening day hotels at the Shanghai Disneyland Resort. Themed to the iconic film series, it…