Author: Mr. Daps
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Actor Dabney Coleman Dies at 92
Actor Dabney Coleman has passed away at the age of 92. The Hollywood Reporter shared the sad news from the actor’s daughter that Coleman had died on Thursday at his home. “My father crafted his time here on Earth with a curious mind, a generous heart and a soul on fire with passion, desire and…
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Creators Club Opening Date and Speaker Series for Pixar Place Hotel Announced by Disneyland Resort!
Earlier this year, the Pixar Place Hotel opened at the Disneyland Resort. This hotel that celebrates the stories and storytellers of Pixar continues to add more offerings and amenities. Recently, Small Bytes opened at this hotel. Next, the Creators Club will be opening on May 24, 2024. This is the concierge lounge for club-level guests…
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FX, Hulu and the James Clavell Estate are Working to Create More Seasons of the Critically Acclaimed Global Hit ‘Shōgun’
FX, Hulu and the Estate of James Clavell are working to extend the critically acclaimed global hit drama Shōgun, moving forward to develop the saga with two additional seasons of the drama series. The show’s key creative partners including Co-Creators, Executive Producers and Writers Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo, Executive Producer Michaela Clavell, and series star…
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Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa | DISNEY THIS DAY | May 17, 2004
On this day in 2004, the first phase of Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa opened at Walt Disney World. It would be the seventh and largest Disney Vacation Club property to debut. The initial phase was called Congress Park, a reference to the city of Saratoga Springs, New York and its famed thoroughbred horse…
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Multiple Dining Packages Now Available for ‘Fantasmic!’ at Disneyland!
Multiple Fantasmic! dining packages are now available ahead of the return of this fan-favorite show to Disneyland.
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Disney Imagineer Lanny Smoot Shares Thoughts on Being Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Disney Imagineer Lanny Smooth has been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. This legendary Imagineer has over 100 patents to his name. Earlier this year, a special event was held at Walt Disney Imagineering honoring Smoot for this achievement. Last week, he was officially inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Smoot…
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Super Bowl Champion Jason Kelce Joins ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Countdown’
Super Bowl Champion Jason Kelce might have just retired from the NFL but that doesn’t mean he is done with with the NFL. Jason Kelce has signed with ESPN to as an analyst for Monday Night Countdown. This is the lead-in show to Monday Night Football. For Monday Night Football and ESPN playoff games, Kelce will…
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‘Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’ Documentary Coming to Disney+ and Hulu in October
This week, The Walt Disney Company announced that a new documentary focused on Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be heading to two of its streaming services. The documentary is called Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. It is set to be arriving on Disney+ and Hulu in October. An…
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Joint Sports Streaming Service to Be Named Venu Sports
Disney has announced that it’s joins sports streaming service with Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox will be named Venu Sports. Along with revealing the name, the logo was also shown. Both were done by Pete Distad, CEO of the forthcoming Venu Sports streaming service. “We are excited to officially introduce Venu Sports, a brand that…
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A Different Look at Fantasmic! – Daps Magic (the Podcast)
Welcome to Daps Magic (the Podcast)! In this episode, Mr. Daps takes a different look at Fantasmic! The look is through the lens of a couple of different interviews done with the official voice of Mickey Mouse through the years, Bret Iwan. In these interviews, Bret shares about his long relationship with Fantasmic!, how he…
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The Force is Strong With This Make-A-Wish Kid
Alex is a 16-year old life-long Star Wars fan from Australia. He had a wish to become one with the Force and build a lightsaber. This wish came true just in time for May the 4th, thanks to Disney Consumer Products and Make-A-Wish Australia. See his story below that was shared on the Disney Parks…
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Million Dollar Arm | DISNEY THIS DAY | May 16, 2014
On this day in 2014, the biographical sports drama ‘Million Dollar Arm’ was released by Walt Disney Pictures. Starring Jon Hamm, the film adapts the true story of two Indian cricket athletes who were discovered by a sports agent after winning a reality show competition. The agent’s goal is to train the players to become…
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New ‘Wicked’ Trailer Arrives and Defies Gravity
A new trailer for Wicked has arrived ahead of the film’s arrival this Thanksgiving. The trailer shows highlights of the story, the songs, and the characters. The film is directed by Jon M. Chu. The film stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as Glinda and Elphaba. It will be in theaters on November 27, 2024. After a teaser…
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Disneyland App Updated With No-Show History for Magic Key Holders
Magic Key holders can now see their no-show history in the Disneyland App when they make park reservations at the Disneyland Resort.
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New Trailer Arrives for ‘The Famous Five’ Ahead of Hulu Release
A new trailer has arrived for the BBC Studios series The Famous Five. This comes ahead of the six-episode series arriving on Hulu on May 31, 2024. The series promises to be fun for the whole family. It is based on Enid Blyton’s bestselling novels. The Famous Five stars Diaana Babnicova, Elliott Rose, Kit Rakusen (Foundation),…
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FIRST LOOK: ‘Disney Dreams That Soar presented by AT&T,’ the Disney Springs New Drone Show
Disney has revealed a beautiful first look at the new drone show that is coming to Disney Springs on May 24th. This new show will be presented twice nightly and include scores from favorite Disney soundtracks. It will also have a new song that was written exclusively for this show. On top of that, there…
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‘Camp Mickey and Minnie: One Wild Summer’ To Be Released This Summer With Illustrations by Voice of Mickey Mouse
A new book, Camp Mickey and Minnie: One Wild Summer, by Ryan March with illustrations by voice of Mickey Mouse, Bret Iwan arrives in June!
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Trailer and Release Date Shared for Season 4 of ‘Only Murders in the Building’
During Disney’s Upfronts this week, a trailer and release date was shared for the fourth season of Only Murders in the Building. The announcements were made by Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez. In this season, Charles (Martin), Oliver (Short) & Mabel (Gomez) will be heading to Hollywood while also trying to figure out…
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Can You Picture That? – GEEKS CORNER – Episode #712
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week the Geeks are joined by special guest Clocky from @SentFromDisneyland! Together, they talk about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, Sigourney Weaver in Star Wars, and their dream projects for The Muppets. There are also some other fun moments in this show. We hope you enjoy this week’s episode of Geeks Corner!…
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Release Date Revealed as it Turns Out That It Is ‘Agatha All Along’
There have been quite a few different names for the Marvel Studios’ series revolving around Agatha Harkness. First it was Agatha: House of Harkness. Next, the name became Agatha: Coven of Chaos. This was followed by Agatha: Darkhold Diaries. Earlier this week, Agatha: The Lying Witch with the Great Wardrobe was shown as the title.…
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Donald and Donna | DISNEY THIS DAY | May 15, 1937
On this day in 1937, “Donald and Donna,” the first Donald Duck comic book serial, was published in ‘Mickey Mouse Weekly’ #67 in the United Kingdom. The story was 15 pages long and was released in weekly episodes. Donald was joined on an adventure by Donna Duck, a predecessor to Daisy. After the first story,…
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‘Welcome To Wrexham’ Gets Renewal for 4th Season
Welcome to Wrexham, the FX docu-series that follows Wrexham AFC football club in Wales has been renewed for a 4th season. The news was made during Disney’s Upfronts today. This series follows the progress of Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, who purchased the team with hopes of turning it around and restoring it to its former glory…
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Title and First Images Shared For ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’
The new series that continues the story that started in Wizards of Waverly Place now has a title. Along with a title, photos from the series were also released today by Disney. The new title for this series is Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. These were revealed today on stage at the Disney Upfront by Selena Gomez.…
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Storm Joins The Avengers In New Story
It is a great time to be a comic book fan who also loves Marvel stories. Today Marvel revealed that in a new story, Storm will be joining The Avengers. This comic book will be hitting shelves in August and see Storm being recruited to help Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. The following press release shares about…