Author: Mr. Daps
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Disney Gives First Look at Tom Holland as Peter Parker in WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure
When Avengers Campus opens at Disney California Adventure this year, WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure will let guests go on a tour of the World Engineering Brigade, or WEB, where they will see Peter Parker himself played by Tom Holland (as was previously reported). This week, Disney shared a “first look” at Tom Holland’s Peter…
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Disneyland Annual Passes Say Goodbye – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 1116 (#539)
Welcome to this week’s episode of GEEKS CORNER! Each week the geeks enjoy geeking out about all that is going on in the Disney geek world and beyond. After all, it’s good to be a geek, especially a Disney geek. Right!? This week, there is a lot of ground to cover. The show began with…
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Magic Kingdom’s Hall of Presidents Closes for Refurbishment
Tonight the Magic Kingdom’s Hall of Presidents closed for refurbishment after the park ended its operating hours. A notice was placed on the Walt Disney World Resort website and app stating that “The Hall of Presidents is currently closed for refurbishment.”* Mr. DAPs shared the news on this week’s GEEKS CORNER and then he and…
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Here’s What’s Coming to Disney+ in February!
Today it was announced that The Muppet Show will be arriving in February on Disney+. This is just one of many new programs that will be arriving on Disney’s streaming service next month. There will also be new WandaVision episodes, and also Flora & Ulysses. Below is a look at what will be arriving on…
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The Muppet Show, All of It, is Coming to Disney+!
For years Muppet fans have clamoured for Disney to release all five seasons of The Muppet Show. Today, they got their wish. This morning it was announced that all five seasons of the show will be coming to Disney+. It will arrive on the streaming platform on February 19, 2021. This marks the first time…
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife Director Jason Reitman Shares Father’s Reaction to Movie
Ghostbusters: Afterlife Jason Reitman is the son of the original Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman (who also directed Ghostbusters II). It has been over thirty years since Ghostbusters II and with Ghostbusters: Afterlife existing in the same world as the original two, it has become a legacy movie. It also has original stars Dan Akroyd, Bill Murray, and Ernie Hudson…
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Lunar New Year Merchandise Arrives at Downtown Disney District Celebrating the Year of the Ox
New Lunar New Year merchandise has arrived at the Downtown Disney District. This year is the Year of the Ox. While there may not be all of the shows and celebrations of previous years at the Disneyland Resort, there are some fun things to shop for. The Lunar New Year merchandise can be found at…
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Walt Disney Included in List of Names for National Garden of American Heroes
In an Executive Order released today, it was revealed that Walt Disney was one of the names included for the National Garden of American Heroes. Other people that are to be included in this garden of statues includes John Adams, Susan B. Anthony, Kobe Bryant, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Alexander Hamilton, Steve Jobs, Betsy Ross, Sacagawea,…
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Disney Reveals New Screen Print Posters & Lithographs Celebrating EPCOT!
EPCOT continues to be transformed at Walt Disney World Resort. Today a new year-long collection of posters and lithographs were announced that celebrate attractions of the past and future within the four neighborhoods in development at EPCOT. The first poster celebrates the future Journey of Water, Inspired by “Moana” and is available starting today on shopDisney.com.…
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Disneyland Paris Hopes to Reopen in April
When Disneyland Paris closed again due to COVID-19 towards the end of last year, it hoped to be reopening in February. Now, this will not be happening. The Disneyland Paris Ambassador announced today that Disneyland Paris hopes to reopen its gates on April 2, 2021. This date is contingent on health and safety conditions in…
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Goodbye Annual Passes – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of the DISNEY Reporter! Each week Mr. DAPs shares the top five stories of the week from Disney and geek news. This week, a bulk of the stories come from Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts. At Disneyland, it was announced this week that the Disneyland Annual Passport program is ending.…
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New Expedition Cruises Announced by Adventures by Disney
Adventures by Disney has announced a new experience for families to visit Antarctica and the Galapagos Islands. Starting in late 2021, Adventures by Disney Expedition Cruises will take adventurers to Antarctica and then to the Galapagos Islands in 2022. These adventures will allow guests to sail aboard specialized ships that are intimate and built to…
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Patrick Dempsey to Reprise Role for Disenchanted
Patrick Dempsey is returning to play the role of Robert that he originally played alongside Amy Adams in Enchanted for its sequel Disenchanted. Dempsey confirmed the news on an interview with Good Morning America. While on Good Morning America, the 55-year-old actor who also is known for his role on Grey’s Anatomy, showed off a script for the…
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A Day with Dinos, Specifically the Cabazon Dinosaurs
Just a couple of hours from Orange County adventures can experience dinosaurs in a way like no other. The Cabazon Dinosaurs are an absolutely iconic roadside destination off of the I-10 in (no surprise here) Cabazon, California. For years the Geeks of Geeks Corner had driven past this destination, seeing it off to the side…
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Walt Disney World Resort President Jeff Vahle Gives Sneak Peek at Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Cabins
Walt Disney World President Jeff Vahle gave a sneak peek of a cabin in the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. In a post on Instagram, Vahle revealed that he and Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, recently toured the Starcruiser. Vahle shared that they visited The Atrium and also visited The Bridge while…
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Shanghai Disney Resort Celebrates “A Spring Festival Spectacular” with Traditional Fun and New Excitement
Shanghai, January 15, 2021 — The Year of the Ox is coming, and from January 19 through February 26, the resort is hosting a resort-wide celebration to welcome the Lunar New Year! The resort will be filled with special Chinese traditional festive games, sounds and tastes combined with special touches of Disney magic, sure to remind…
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Mousse de Maracuya con Pitaya Roja Jam – GEEK EATS Disney Recipe
The 2021 Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Arts is currently being celebrated at EPCOT at the Walt Disney World Resort. Along with some incredible visual and performing arts, there are also some really amazing culinary arts to be experienced. One of these can be found at the Vibrante & Vívido Food Studio. Found…
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Disneyland Resort Ends Annual Pass Program
Today it was announced that Disneyland is ending its Annual Pass program. The news comes as the Disneyland Resort continues to remain closed due to COVID-19. In its place, a new membership program will be instituted. A letter was sent out to Annual Passholders from Disneyland Resort president Ken Potrock. In it, he announces the…
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The Muppets Make Announcement About Upcoming Announcement
This morning The Muppets made an announcement about an upcoming announcement that will be coming soon. Details are non-existent on what this announcement is. The announcement came via social media. It said: Calling all Muppet fans! Get ready for a major and important Muppet announcement coming soon. What is it? We have no idea. Calling…
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New Trailer, Poster, and Images Released for Disney+’s Flora & Ulysses
Flora & Ulysses will be coming exclusively to DIsney+ on February 19. It is about a young girl who rescues and befriends a squirrel that turns out to have superpowers. This turns out to be quite fitting as this young girl, Flora, is an avid comic fan… who also happens to be a bit on…
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It’s the Arts… or Attempted Arts?
This week on Geeks Corner the Geeks celebrated the kick-off of the 2021 Taste of the Festival of the Arts at EPCOT! As part of this celebration, Mr. Daps and Caitie Bear made their own works of art. The caveat was that the artwork had to be created in 20 minutes. They began drawing during…
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom Vice President Djuan Rivers Announces Retirement
The retirements keep rolling in at The Walt Disney Company. This morning Kevin Rafferty announced he will be retiring on April 1st and now Djuan Rivers, the vice president of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, has announced his retirement. Rivers has worked at Disney for 30 years. He has been at Disney’s Animal Kingdom since 2014. Throughout…
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Imagineer Kevin Rafferty to Retire in April After 42 Years at Disney
Today it was announced that Imagineer Kevin Rafferty will officially be retiring on April 1, 2021. no, this is not a joke. In an interview posted on the D23 website, the news was made official. In the interview, Rafferty shared simply that his decision to retire was because “It feels like it’s time.” Rafferty began…
