Author: Mr. Daps
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‘Shark Tank’ Investor Daymond John Makes Dream Come True for Teen During Disney Dreamers Academy at Walt Disney World Resort
John surprises a young entrepreneur with an invitation to be his personal guest at a taping of Shark Tank ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’ investor and successful businessman Daymond John left an aspiring young entrepreneur speechless when he surprised the student Saturday during Disney Dreamers Academy at Walt Disney World Resort with a personal invitation to join…
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Join the Resistance With Season of the Force Scavenger Hunt at Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
A new free experience is being offered during Season of the Force at Disneyland. This celebration of all that is Star Wars is now running at Disneyland through June 2nd. On Friday, April 5, 2024 the Daps Magic team tried out a new scavenger hunt that gives fans a chance to join the Resistance and…
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New Adventures Continue 4-Decade Star Tours Legacy
In 1979, Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald was hired to Walt Disney Imagineering. In less than ten years, he would be working on the original version of Star Tours. This was a simulator attraction that initially was envisioned to change and adapt with new stories from a galaxy far, far away, as they were created by George…
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Concept Art for Test Track Reimagining Unveiled Along With Final Day to Ride Current Version
Ever since it was announced last year that Test Track would be getting reimagined with World of Motion as an inspiration, Disney fans have been eagerly awaiting for more news on this transformation. The announcement was made at Destination D23 and the future iteration of this EPCOT attraction will be pulling from a past version.…
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Gran Fiesta Tour | DISNEY THIS DAY | April 6, 2007
On this day in 2007, Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros opened in the Mexico Pavilion at EPCOT. It replaced the opening day attraction, El Rio de Tiempo. Gran Fiesta Tour is a gentle boat ride that floats past landmarks of Mexico, both past and present. Guests are joined on the cruise by Jose…
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VIDEO/PHOTOS: BDX Droids Arrive at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland for Season of the Force
Adorable BDX Droids arrived on Batuu on the morning of April 5 as a part of the Season of the Force offerings at the Disneyland Resort in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. After the rain disappeared and the sun began to show up, two of these little droids appeared at Black Spire Outpost with their trainer.…
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Disney+ to Start Cracking Down on Password Sharing in June
It has been known for quite some time that Disney+ will be cracking down on password sharing. The actual implementation of the updated user agreements for Disney+ regarding password sharing hadn’t been known until now. Bob Iger, fresh off winning a proxy fight against shareholder activist billionaire Nelson Peltz, spoke with CNBC on Thursday morning.…
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FIRST LOOK (Photos/Video): Sabine Wren at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
On April 5, 2024, Season of the Force began at Disneyland Resort. This celebration of all that is Star Wars is offering new Star Tours: The Adventures Continue adventures, new merchandise, food, and new entertainment experiences. One of these experiences is the arrival of Sabine Wren at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Sabine, who has appeared…
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GUIDE: All The Muppets on Disney+
Disney+ continues to add more and more content over the past few years. While there are tons of movies to be found on the streaming service that are animated and live-action, nothing beats The Muppets! The Muppets are a blast to watch and Disney+ has quite a few options for Muppets fans to enjoy. In…
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Heroes & Villains Release Women’s Performance Apparel Line
Heroes & Villains, a Bioworld company, has released a new women’s performance apparel line. The new line features Star Wars and Wonder Woman apparel. It includes: Check out the gallery of this collection here: The full collection can be found at heroesvillains.com. What do you think of this collection? Do you have a favorite…
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Lily James | DISNEY THIS DAY | April 5, 1989
On this day in 1989, actress Lily James was born. She is known by Disney fans for portraying Cinderella in the 2015 live action film of the same name. The role would be her film breakthrough, assisted by the famous photos of her in Cinderella’s blue ball gown, which were taken by Annie Leibovitz. The…
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New Poster Released for ‘Star Tours: The Adventures Continue’ Ahead of New Experiences Arrival
A new poster has been released for Star Wars: The Adventures Continue ahead of the arrival of new experiences on April 5, 2024. The attraction will see the Starspeeder going on new adventures from Ahsoka, The Mandalorian, and Andor. The new poster gives hints at what will be experienced when guests make the jump to…
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Trailer for ‘Star Wars: Tales of the Empire’ Released Ahead of Disney+ Arrival
On May the 4th, also known as Star Wars Day, Star Wars: Tales of the Empire will be arriving on Disney+. Ahead of its arrival, key art and a new trailer were released. These show what is to come during this new six-part animated anthology that is animated in the style of Star Wars: Tales of…
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BDX Droids Heading to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland for Season of the Force
Some adorable little droids are about to being making appearances at Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Guests visiting the land during Season of the Force might have the chance to bump into three little BDX droids. They will be appearing in various locations throughout Batuu during Season of the Force from April 5 through June…
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Star Wars May the 4th Collection Arrives on Disney Store
The 2024 May the 4th Collection has arrive on DisneyStore.com ahead of Star Wars Day! This collection has a wide range of Star Wars merchandise that is dated for fans to celebrate Star Wars and also commemorate this year’s celebration. The full collection can be found here. It includes an R2-D2 pin, water bottle, sweatshirt,…
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First Episode of Final Season of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Released on YouTube
The first and second episodes of the final season of Star Trek: Discovery have arrived on Paramount+. For those that don’t have this streaming service, the first episode of Discovery’s final season also has been shared on YouTube. Called Red Directive, it is available for fans to watch on YouTube for one week. This has…
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Magic of Imagineering Shown in ‘We Call it Imagineering’ with New Audio-Animatronics for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
“There’s really no secret about our approach. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we’re curious. And curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – Walt Disney A new series from Walt Disney Imagineering arrived on YouTube this morning. We Call It Imagineering pulls back the curtain of Walt…
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Rising TV Star Dara Reneé, ‘Shark Tank’ Investor Daymond John, Hollywood Veteran Lance Gross and Olympian Sanya Richards-Ross Among the Celebrities Participating in Disney Dreamers Academy
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (April 1, 2024) – TV stars Daymond John, Dara Reneé, Lance Gross and Sanya Richards-Ross are among the celebrities lending their support to the 100 students taking part in the 17th annual Disney Dreamers Academy (April 3-7) at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. These celebrities will be joined by well-known DJ…
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Walt Disney World Resort Shares About New Attractions and Experiences for Guests in 2024
There has been a lot of change happening at Walt Disney World Resort. This includes the transformation of EPCOT, the arrival of TRON Lightcycle/Run at Magic Kingdom, and quite a few other recent things. There are also some new offerings coming in the near future as well. Walt Disney World Resort shared a look at…
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Ub Iwerks Academy Award | DISNEY THIS DAY | April 4, 1960
On this day in 1960, Disney creative genius Ub Iwerks won an Oscar for Technical Achievement at the 32nd Annual Academy Awards. The award recognized Iwerks’s design of an optical printer for special effects. The device was essentially a camera that worked together with at least one projector to take pictures of photographs. This made…
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New Louis the Alligator Statue Appears Outside Tiana’s Palace at Disneyland
A new statue appeared in New Orleans Square recently at Disneyland. The statue is found near the entrance of Tiana’s Palace and is of the trumpet-playing alligator, Louis. This beautiful statue welcomes people to this new dining establishment that opened last fall at The Happiest Place on Earth. The restaurant serves Creole and Cajun fares…
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‘We Call It Imagineering’ Series Coming to Walt Disney Imagineering YouTube Channel
Walt Disney Imagineering announced today that tomorrow, April 4, 2024, a new YouTube series will be arriving on its channel. The series called, We Call It Imagineering, will be found on the Walt Disney Imagineering YouTube channel. The series promises to give a look at what Imagineering does as it brings dreams to reality in…
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Disney CEO Bob Iger Shares Confidence for Strong Future at Disney Annual Shareholder Meeting
Disney CEO Bob Iger shared that he has a sense of “renewed strength” during Disney’s annual shareholder meeting after Disney’s slate of nominees were elected to the Board of Directors. He also thanked shareholders for their “trust and confidence” in Disney with their votes. Shortly after the meeting, Disney shared that it appeared that Disney’s…
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Disney Shares Concept Art For Future Avatar Experience at Disneyland Resort
During its annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, The Walt Disney Company shared concept art for what a future experience based on the Avatar movies could look like. This was a brief glimpse of what could possibly be but it will undoubtedly foster more conversation, excitement, and opinions as people analyze every inch…