Author: Mr. Daps
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Meet Joe Gardner in New Featurette for Disney-Pixar’s “Soul”
Disney-Pixar’s Soul will be arriving on Disney+ on December 25th. Ahead of its arrival, tidbits about the film are being shared with potential viewers. Meet Joe Gardner is a featurette that introduces the world to the main character in Soul. Voiced by Jamie Foxx, Joe Gardner is a teacher, a mentor, and a musician on…
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Fireworks Return to Magic Kingdom
Fireworks have returned to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort. While they may not be as big and grand as shows like Happily Ever After had, there are still pyrotechnic moments that add a little extra dose of magic to the projections on Cinderella Castle. During the holidays, projection moments add a bit…
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Hong Kong Disneyland Closes Again Due to Coronavirus
Hong Kong Disneyland has announced that it is closing its gates once again due to the impacts of COVID-19. The announcement was found on their website today. It was also shared on social media. The following was found on hongkongdisneyland.com: Hong Kong Disneyland Park will temporarily close from December 1 As required by the government…
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Walt Disney World Extends Parks Hours for New Year’s Eve
The Walt Disney World Resort has extended hours on all of its parks for New Year’s Eve. This comes after it was announced that the parks had increased capacity from 25% to 35%. While the new park hours are longer, they still don’t allow for any midnight celebrations in any of the parks currently. They…
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5 Reasons to Attend CHOC’s Drive-In Movie Night this Wednesday
On Wednesday, December 2, 2020, CHOC will be hosting a drive-in movie night. During the course of the evening, two movies will be shown, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Spider-Man: Homecoming. Tickets are available for one or both for those who wish to attend. However, this drive-in movie night is about more than just seeing…
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Marvel Studios Gives Tribute to Chadwick Boseman with Studios Intro Video
Marvel Studios has introduced a new tribute to Chadwick Boseman in a new version of the intro video for the studios. Yesterday, Bob Iger hinted that a new tribute would be coming for Boseman ahead of Black Panther on Disney+. This is that tribute. The video tribute comes on what would have been Chadwick Boseman’s 44th…
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Walt Disney Family Museum Closes Again Due to Coronavirus
The Walt Disney Family Museum is again shutting its doors due to the coronavirus. This comes as San Francisco again moves into the Purple Tier in the fight against COVID-19. The following notice was sent out by the Walt Disney Family Museum on Saturday: Based on San Francisco’s shift to the purple tier today, The…
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Disney Chairman Bob Iger Hints at Chadwick Boseman Tribute Coming to Disney+
Disney Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board Bob Iger has hinted that a tribute to Chadwick Boseman will be coming to Disney+ on Black Panther tonight. Boseman died in August of complications to colon cancer. Iger shared the news on Twitter today. To all fans of #BlackPanther: watch the film on #DisneyPlus late tonight,…
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Quite a Few Goodbyes – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of DISNEY Reporter! Each week share the top five stories of the week from Disney and geek news! This week, there was quite a lot of news to choose from so we simply did our best! There are quite a few goodbyes happening. First off, Imagineer Joe Rohde is saying goodbye…
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Disneyland Paris Shares Update on Cars Route 66 Road Trip Attraction
Disneyland Paris has shared an update for its upcoming Cars Route 66 Road Trip attraction. This new attraction will be opening at the Walt Disney Studios park in 2021. It celebrates the continued collaboration between Walt Disney Imagineering with Pixar to bring magical experiences into the parks for guests to enjoy. The most recent update…
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Leftover Stuffing Waffles – GEEK EATS Disney Recipes
For many, Thanksgiving leads toa. a bountiful feast of turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and gravy. After the inevitable food coma, this Thanksgiving meal often leads to a lot of leftovers as well. However, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing! In previous years, I’ve shared my Turkey Turnovers recipe (one which I will be…
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Celebrate a Warming Wonder-filled Winter at Shanghai Disney Resort
Shanghai, November 27, 2020 – With winter right around the corner and anticipation for the holidays at an all-time high, guests will be able to warm up with friends and loved ones with a season of unforgettable celebrations – embarking on a journey through Christmas, New Year’s Day, and Spring Festival together. During this festive…
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Disneyland Paris Remaining Closed Until February
Disneyland Paris will not be reopening for the holidays as it had originally hoped. In an announcement posted on the Disneyland Paris website and also social media, Disneyland Paris informed guests that it would be remaining closed until February 12th. This is because of the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on France. While we were hoping…
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Happy Thanksgiving! The Thanksgiving Promise – A Thanksgiving Tradition
Happy Thanksgiving! Wishing you all a safe and wonderful day as we celebrate what we are thankful for. Know that we are thankful for each and every one of you. We love sharing our love of Disney and geekdom with you and we are thankful that you join us in doing this. However you celebrate…
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4,000 Cast Members to Be Let Go By Disney in First Half of 2021
Disney has disclosed in a filing that it intends to lay off another 4,000 cast members in the first half of 2021. The news came from a 10-K filing that disclosed that it would be laying off 32,000 cast members in total, up from the 28,000 initially disclosed in September. All of these layoffs are…
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Disney+ Releases First Trailer for On Pointe
Series Hails From Executive Producers Brian Grazer and Ron Howard BURBANK, Calif. (November 25, 2020) Today, Disney+ shared the new trailer for its upcoming original six-part docu-series, “On Pointe,” from Imagine Documentaries and DCTV, which will debut exclusively on the streaming service Friday, December 18, 2020. “On Pointe” captures a season in New York City’s world renowned School of…
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Online Reservations Now Available for Carthay Circle Lounge – Alfresco Dining at Disney California Adventure [Updated]
This morning online dining reservations became available for the Carthay Circle Lounge – Alfresco Dining on newly reopened Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure. Reservations can now be made on the Disneyland website and also the Disneyland App. The news initially came from the Disneyland Twitter account. The post said: Beginning today, Guests visiting…
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Splitsville Luxury Lanes Reopens for Outdoor Dining at Disneyland Resort
Splitsville Luxury Lanes has reopened for Outdoor Dining at the Disneyland Resort at the Downtown Disney District. The announcement was made via social media inviting guests back to enjoy dining on their outdoor patio. The patio not only offers a nice space to relax with family and friends but also includes HDTVs for watching sports.…
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Taylor Swift Releases Full Performance of “exile” From “folklore: the long pond studio sessions”
Today “folklore: the long pond studio sessions” arrived on Disney+. With its exclusive arrival on Disney+ also came the release of exile on YouTube. With “folklore: the long pond studio sessions,” Taylor Swift creates an intimate studio performance for fans to experience her five-time GRAMMY-nominated Album of the Year. The full performance of exile features Justin…
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Harmonious Reopening – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 1108 (#531)
Welcome to this week’s episode of GEEKS CORNER! This week, there is a lot to geek out about! With the start of Taste of Merry Farm at Knott’s Berry Farm and the reopening of Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure, there were lots of things to celebrate this week! Another thing to celebrate is…
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The Walt Disney Studios & World War II Opens December 4th at the Walt Disney Family Museum
The Walt Disney Studios’ extraordinary involvement in the United States World War II effort to be commemorated in a new special exhibition San Francisco, November 24, 2020—The Walt Disney Family Museum presents The Walt Disney Studios and World War II, a retrospective of The Walt Disney Studios’ extensive contributions to the Allies’ World War II…
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TAYLOR SWIFT’S “folklore: the long pond studio sessions” TO PREMIERE EXCLUSIVELY ON DISNEY+ ON NOVEMBER 25
An Intimate Concert Film Featuring Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner, Jack Antonoff and a Guest Appearance by Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) Performing and Revealing the Stories and Secrets Behind Every Song from the Critically Acclaimed No. 1 Album of the Year, “folklore” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) BURBANK, Calif. (November 24, 2020) – Taylor Swift, Aaron…
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Spider-Bots Soon Available at Disneyland Resort
Spider-Bots will soon be coming to the Disneyland Resort for guests to take home. Created by Peter Parker as a prototype for the yet-to-be-opened Avengers Campus, they will soon be on sale at World of Disney and Disneyland Resort Backlot Premiere Shop starting December 4th. Annual Passholders will have the opportunity to purchase their very…