Year: 2011
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Remembering Walt Disney 45 Years Later
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs On this date in 1966 the world lost on of the great icons when it lost Walt Disney to lung cancer. Walt Disney was an animator, an entrepreneur, a businessman, a producer, a director, a voice actor, a philanthropist, a dreamer, a doer, a great man, and…
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Primordial Penguins Release First Single “Christmas Time” With MMLJ Records
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE from PRIMORDIAL PENGUINS December 14, 2011 — The Primordial Penguins have released their first single album via MMLJ Records. “Christmas Time” is now available for immediate download at: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/primordialpenguins “Christmas Time” will soon be available through iTunes, AmazonMp3, and from other digital retailers. The Primordial Penguins were originally created by…
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Disney VoluntEARS Dress Up Holidays for Local Children
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Dec. 14, 2011 – For more than 20 years, Vernell Erkins has volunteered her time for a tradition that makes the holidays brighter for more than 1,000 local children. Erkins is one of hundreds of Cast Members at Walt Disney World Resort who…
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ABC Family Star Melissa Joan Hart Enjoys a Day “Rolling with RIDEMAKERZ”
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE In this exclusive Disney Living interview, star of ABC Family’s Melissa & Joey Melissa Joan Hart gives an inside scoop of her family’s love for the Disney•Pixar Cars franchise. A busy actress and mom, join Melissa as she customizes her RIDEMAKERZ car while she opens up about Cars-inspired playtime with her sons, a…
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Rare Pigs Debut at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Dec. 13, 2011 – The Animal Care team at Conservation Station has some new animals to brag about with the arrival of three kunekune pigs, a rare breed that has just made its debut at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Found in New Zealand but believed…
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A Connection with Walt Disney Aboard the Mark Twain
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Last night Murray and I decided to board the Mark Twain for the last trip around the Rivers of America before the attraction was closed for the night to prepare for Fantasmic!. With just a couple of minutes to spare, we boarded the beautifully lit Mark Twain…
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Four Seasons breaks ground at Walt Disney World Resort
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Dec. 6, 2011 – Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts kicked off construction of its luxury resort at Walt Disney World Resort today, in a groundbreaking ceremony with joint venture partners Silverstein Properties and Dune Real Estate. The 444-room resort will create about 2,000 construction…
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Disney Executive Honored As Hispanic Community Champion
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Dec. 6, 2011 – Eugene Campbell, vice president of domestic minority business development for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, was honored as this year’s Hispanic Community Champion at the annual Don Quijote Awards, which recognize business excellence, dedication to service and outstanding professionalism in…
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Griffin III, Luck and Richardson among Award Recipients at The Home Depot College Football Awards
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Dec. 8, 2011) — Quarterbacks Robert Griffin III of Baylor and Andrew Luck of Stanford, along with Alabama running back Trent Richardson each claimed top awards during the 21st annual The Home Depot College Football Awards hosted by Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and Erin…
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‘What’s New’ and ‘What’s Next’
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Exciting Projects Crisscross Walt Disney World Resort “What’s New” ‘Let the Memories Begin’ “Let the Memories Begin” (January 2011) – As part of the new “Let the Memories Begin,” Disney guests become the stars of a nightly spectacular when photos taken in the park during the day become larger-than-life…
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Music Video: Jason Segel and Walter – “Man Or Muppet” from Disney’s “The Muppets”
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Walt Disney Records has released a music video for Man or Muppet from Disney’s The Muppets on youtube. In The Muppets Gary and his friend Walter work to re-unite The Muppets in an effort to save their old theater from an evil oil magnate. The music…
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Disney Brings a Season of Magic with Winter Winfall Sweepstakes on Disney Living – Fans Can Enter To Win Top Holiday Disney Toys
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE GLENDALE, CA (Dec. 9, 2011) – Celebrate the winter season with a little Disney magic! Disney Consumer Products (DCP) invites you to enter the Winter Winfall Sweepstakes with eight exciting weeks of giveaways. Starting Dec. 8, Facebook fans of Disney Living can enter to win a themed Grand Prize Pack each…
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The Help, – Blu-Ray Review by Mr. DAPs
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs The Help is an adaptation of the novel by Kathryn Stockett. The story told is how this book was written. Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan (Emma Stone) just graduated college and wants to be a writer. While she has education and drive, she doesn’t have experience yet. After being…
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Disney VoluntEARS Collect Nearly 30,000 Toys For Local Children
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Dec. 8, 2011 – Walt Disney World VoluntEARS reported for duty this morning on a joint mission with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and Mickey Mouse to contribute to the local Toys for Tots campaign. During the past month, Walt Disney World Cast Members…
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Jeepers, Leapers! Fantasy on Land and at Sea adds to the Fun for Disney Guests in Leap Year 2012
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Family Suites Resort, Royal Guest Rooms Also Bow LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – What leap year brings with it in 2012, besides an extra day, is nonstop fun for Disney guests. At Walt Disney World Resort, they can spin with Dumbo as a new Fantasyland begins stirring to…
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“Wishes” Fact Sheet
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Description: “Wishes” is Disney Cruise Line’s newest original stage show, presented exclusively aboard the Disney Fantasy. The stage spectacular combines a heartfelt story, an enchanting score and lavish production numbers. “Wishes” is a musical journey about three best friends who discover the secret to being a grown-up is…
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D23 Offers a Look at Famous Disney Hats
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Last week, several online media journalists/bloggers were invited to the Walt Disney Studios by D23, the official Disney fan club. What was billed as a look at the coming year’s events for D23 ended up being so much more. An overview of this day can be found…
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Harry Morgan Dead at 96
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Harry Morgan, perhaps best known for his role on M*A*S*H* as Colonel Potter, has died at the age of 96. He had been recently dealing with pneumonia but it is unknown at this time if this was the cause of death. Morgan was first seen on the big…
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Disney Fantasy Takes Family Entertainment to New Heights
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE New Main Stage Musical “Wishes” Debuts PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. (Dec. 6, 2011) – Like never before, Disney Cruise Line takes cruise ship entertainment to new heights: Performers soar and surf over the stage in aerial maneuvers … Pirates rappel from atop the ship’s funnel during a swashbuckling adventure…
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Celebrate This Christmas with the World’s Brightest Stars in the 28th Annual ‘Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade’ TV Special
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Christina Aguilera, Justin Bieber, Jennifer Hudson and Disney Friends Share Holiday Joy December 25 on ABC-TV Lake Buena Vista, Fla. and Anaheim, Calif., Dec. 6, 2011 – Deck the castles with boughs of holly and tune in as Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World Resort in Florida present…
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Second Harvest Food Bank’s Kids Cafe Receives Early Holiday Gift
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Dec. 5, 2011 – Before the first note of Sunday’s Candlelight Processional at Epcot, Walt Disney World announced a gift – to the tune of $30,000 – for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida’s Kids Cafe. The program provides nutritious daily meals…
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Candlelight Processional Lights up the Night at Disneyland with Gary Sinise
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs A beautiful tradition continued at Disneyland this weekend in the form of the Candlelight Processional. The Candlelight Processional is the telling of the Christmas story with a celebrity narrator, choir, handbell choir, orchestra, and soloists. The ceremony begins with the choir processing down the parade route singing Christmas carols…
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NBA Season Opens with Christmas Day Showcase on ABC & ESPN
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Christmas Day will mark the opening of the 2011-12 NBA season with a special showcase including a blockbuster doubleheader on ABC – a Finals rematch when the NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki host the Miami Heat and All-Stars LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh on…
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Marvel Pinball Tables Now on iOS and Android
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Gamers on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 have been racking up incredibly high scores in “Marvel Pinball” for months, but now it’s time for Zen Studios to take their show on the road! Available now, Marvel tables can be played through “Zen Pinball” on iOS and “Zen Pinball…