Tag: Christmas
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Christmas Shopping for a Normal: How to Go About your Quest
Once again, the holidays have crashed in like an accidently-released Rathtar on a docked spaceship. If you’re anything like me, you’re excitedly looking forward to unwrapping an action figure or two on Christmas morn’. While a non-geek may have a bit of difficulty shopping for our kind, the whole geek-to-geek exchange seems pretty straightforward. Find…
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Christmas Fantasy Parade At Disneyland – Sundays With DAPs Update
It’s Christmastime at Disneyland! One of the great things to do at the park is watch the Christmas Fantasy parade. Our view of choice is on Main Street. For the first week the toy soldiers were not in the parade lineup, but are now back in. Absent were snowflakes and skiiers, and this was because…
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Super Hero Half Marathon and Holidays at the Parks – Sundays With DAPs
This last weekend was full of events at the Disneyland Resort. The holidays at the parks kicked off with several festivities to celebrate the season. It was also the 2016 Super Heroes Half Marathon weekend (formerly the Avengers Half Marathon weekend). I participated in the Infinity Gauntlet Challenge, which consisted of running the Doctor Strange…
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Candy Cane Dates Announced for Disneyland Resort!
There are lots of things to look forward to during the holidays at the Disneyland Resort. One holiday tradition that many look forward to is the making of the candy canes both in Disneyland and also Disney California Adventure. The dates for these delectable hand pulled treats are as follows: Available at Candy Palace November…
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Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! Coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios to Light Up Holiday Nights!
An all new nighttime holiday spectacular is coming to Walt Disney World. Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! will be arriving during the Holidays at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Santa Claus is missing and two of the world’s favorite elves, Wayne and Larry, will lead this search-and-rescue mission to get “The Big Guy” back to the North Pole in time…
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Disneyland Resort Offers Holiday Savings at Hotels
The Disneyland Resort is offering Holiday savings of up to 20% for those visiting one of its hotels during the Holidays this year. The best deals are for Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa or the Disneyland Hotel where guests can save up to 20% for premium rooms. At Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel guests can save…
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Disneyland’s Fantasy in the Sky Fireworks Returns to Disneyland
Disneyland’s Fantasy in the Sky has returned to the skies over Disneyland. This firework spectacular has been appearing in different incarnations at the Disneyland Resort since 1958. It was a regular nighttime offering until 1999 in preparation for Disneyland’s 45th anniversary, Believe… There’s Magic in the Stars. A variation of this was also created for the Holiday…
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New Holiday Offerings At Disneyland Resort This Year
Disney Parks Blog has announced that there will be some new additions to the traditional Christmastime shows and attractions this year. Starting November 10, the Resort will be decked out in decoration, like the Winter Castle that will appear on Sleeping Beauty Castle. A Christmas Fantasy Parade, it’s a small world holiday, and Haunted Mansion…
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The Misadventures of BB-8 – Geeks Corner – Episode 513
Welcome to the final episode of 2015 for Geeks Corner! This week it is all about Star Wars and BB-8. There is also some other things thrown in but really, most people will stop reading and or watching at BB-8 so we really can just leave it at that. There was also Christmas that is…
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KDAP Presents: A Geekmas Carol – Geeks Corner – Episode 512
Good Eve’, dear friends, and welcome, to this most unique and joyous Christmas episode of The Geek’s Corner. Tonight, fair gentles, we invite you to partake in a narrative of olde, as we tell the oft’ unknown tale of our dear Mr. DAPs, or, as he was known then, as the crotchety DAPsanezer Scrooge. For…
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A Christmas Fantasy at the Disneyland Resort
A Christmas Fantasy Parade is always a highlight of the Holiday Time season at the Disneyland Resort for me. Though there are changes it seems each year, it is a tradition that returns each year and is generally loved by guests. Because of this, I really don’t watch it that many times as it is…
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Ringing in the Christmas Season at the Disneyland Resort
One fun part of Holiday Time at the Disneyland Resort is the Buena Vista Street Community Bell Ringers. This ensemble sings and rings handbells on Buena Vista Street throughout the Christmas season and really is a lot of fun to watch. They are residents of Buena Vista Street who come together to share the musical…
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You’re a Mean One, Mr. Voldemort – Geeks Corner – Episode 510
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week it’s all about Christmas, Disneyland, Star Wars, and Harry Potter… err Voldemort! Yes, we named he who should not be named. Candlelight Procession was this last weekend at the Disneyland Resort. On Saturday night Geena Davis was the narrator and on Sunday Lana Parilla narrated. With Christmas now at…
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Recap of Disneyland’s Candlelight Processional 2015
Candlelight Processional at Disneyland has always marked the holiday season. This weekend event has had many celebrity narrators that have read the Christmas story with great reverence. This year was another joyous and momentous occasion. Geena Davis narrated the first night, Saturday, December 5th. Her reaction after Silent Night summed up her delight in being able…
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Happy Geek-mas! Tips For Shopping Geeky
It’s that magical time of year, when all of our wallets and purses become light with holiday cheer… and lack of funds. Yes, it always seems like the holidays sneak up on us more and more each time, leading us to get rather creative with our shopping. This can get a little tricky when you…
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Season of the Force, Civil War, Holidays at the Parks, and More! – DAPsCast – Episode 26
This episode of DAPsCast has Mr. Daps, Murray, Mikey, Annie, and Danie talk about Star Wars Season of the Force at Disneyland, holidays at Walt Disney World and Disneyland, Zootopia and Captain America: Civil War trailers, and a rundown of recent runDisney events! Shown Notes: Captain America: Civil War Trailer Zootopia Trailer Holidays at Disneyland…
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Artist Spotlight: Ashleymarie Lively aka Sey Studios
Hey guys! I’m so happy to be bringing this artist into the Spotlight series. Ashleymarie is not only extremely talented and creative, she and I went through the same Art Program at California State Long Beach. Go Beach! I’m very excited to be able to let you all know about her adorable and hand painted…
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Season of the Force is Awake! – Geeks Corner – Episode 507
Welcome to Geeks Corner! The Season of the Force is awake at Disneyland and it is time to geek out about it. Season of the Force includes Hyperspace Mountain, an update to Star Tours, Path of the Jedi, and Launch Bay. You can meet Darth Vader, Chewbacca, or Boba Fett. There is a ton of…
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Holidays Arrive at Disneyland Resort
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The Holidays have arrived at the Disneyland Resort. This year, they mix with the 60th Diamond Anniversary for the Disneyland Resort. On November 13th, A Christmas Fantasy Parade began celebrating the “spirit of the season” along the parade route. Holiday music was played throughout the Disneyland Resort. Christmas trees were lit as the day turned…
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5 Reasons to Visit Knott’s Merry Farm
Knott’s Berry Farm will be transformed into Knott’s Merry Farm – a holiday celebration – starting November 21st. Here’s some reasons to stop by the park: Ghost Town Festivities Ghost Town gets dressed up during the holiday season. Carolers travel along Engine 41. Craft shops set up residence along the streets. It’s a very festive…
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FULL Movie Lineup of ABC Family’s ’25 Days of Christmas’ Now Available
It is not too early to start marking your calendars for Christmas time. One way to bring in the holiday cheer is with ABC Family’s “25 Days of Christmas.” The full movie lineup was released via the network’s Facebook page on Friday. Let’s take a look at this festive schedule. Please keep in mind that…