Author: Mr. Daps
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House-Made Horchata – Disney Festival of Holidays – GEEK EATS Disney Recipe
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Along with incredible music, entertainment, decorations, and other merriment, it’s a great time of year for food and beverages! One popular holiday beverage this time of year is Horchata. At the Disney Festival of Holidays, Horchata can be found at the Merry Mashups marketplace now through January…
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Disney Parks Exclusive OtterBox iPhone Case Coming December 18th with Annual Passholder PopSockets PopGripPop
On December 18th the Disney Parks will release an exclusive retro Disneyland themed OtterBox case. This particular case will be for several different iPhones and include an integrated Annual Passholder PopSockets PopGrip. The case will be available for the iPhone XR, iPh8+ and iPhone 7+. It will not be available for the popular iPhone 11…
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Site Preparation Completed for Shanghai Disneyland’s Zootopia-themed Expansion, Main Construction Has Commenced
SHANGHAI (Dec. 9, 2019) – As an exciting reflection of growth, Shanghai Disney Resort today announced that the site preparation work has been completed and main construction has officially commenced on Shanghai Disneyland’s newest and eighth themed land, Zootopia, marking a key milestone in bringing the beloved Zootopia story to life for guests at the…
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Photo Gallery: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Fan Event in Japan
Filmmakers J.J Abrams, Kathleen Kennedy and Michelle Rejwan, and actors Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac and Anthony Daniels were on hand to greet the excited fans at the STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER red carpet fan event held today in Tokyo. Lucasfilm and director J.J. Abrams join forces once again to take viewers on an epic journey to a…
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Magic Happens Parade to Arrive at Disneyland in February 2020
Earlier this year the new Magic Happens parade was announced. This parade, that will be arriving in 2020 celebrates the magical moments that are found in so multiple Disney stories. Today, it was announced that Magic Happens will be arriving at Disneyland on February 28, 2020. Magic Happens will be led by Mickey Mouse as…
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Drawn to Life: New Cirque du Soleil Production to Open at Disney Springs in 2020 – Tickets On Sale Now!
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Dec. 10, 2019) – Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group and Disney Parks, Experiences and Products are thrilled to announce Drawn to Life, the highly anticipated, new family friendly show coming to Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Written and directed by Michel Laprise and Fabrice Becker, this collaboration between…
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The Square Where it Happened – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 1010 (#481)
Welcome to another episode of GEEKS CORNER! This week, there is a lot of spirited conversation going on. First off, the geeks discuss the Candlelight Processional at Disneyland with Lin-Manuel Miranda. In Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, new droids have arrived. The geeks talk about the process of building the world at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge…
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Disney Garners 17 Golden Globe® and 49 Critics’ Choice Nominations
This week the nominations for the 77th Annual Golden Globe® Awards were announced. The Walt Disney Company was recognized with 17 Golden Globe® and 49 Critics’ Choice Nominations. In the movie categories Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Frozen 2, Walt Disney Pictures’ The Lion King and Fox Searchlight Pictures’ Jojo Rabbit all received two nominations each. For television, there were…
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Disney Makes History as it Crosses $10 Billion at the Box Office
The Walt Disney Company is making movie history this week as it crosses the $10 billion mark at the global box office. As of Sunday, Disney had brought in $3.28 billion in North America and $6.7 billion overseas. It is expected to officially cross the $10 billion mark today. Earlier this year, Disney smashed the…
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife Trailer Apparates with New Adventure and Deep Connections to Original Film
The first trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife was released on Monday morning. Taking place in a small town in the middle of nowhere, one might think that this is going to be a completely different Ghostbusters movie from the originals. However, within seconds of the trailer starting, it is clear that this is a new story…
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Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Honored with 7 Awards for Attraction, Merchandise and More
Opening Dec. 5, 2019 at Walt Disney World Resort and Jan. 17, 2020 at Disneyland Resort, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance will put guests in the middle of a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance in one of the most ambitious and advanced attractions undertaken by Walt Disney Imagineering. Designed and built…
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Legendary Sesame Street Puppeteer Caroll Spinney Dead at 85
Caroll Spinney, the man behind many beloved Sesame Street characters like Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch died today at the age of 85. He joined Sesame Street at the beginning in 1969 and was a part of the Sesame Street family for decades. He died at his home after living with Dystonia. For five…
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Friendship Featurette Showcases Friendships on Set of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
This week at Brazil’s Comic-Con Experience 2019 (CCXP) in São Paulo a new featurette for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. It features the friendships that exist among cast members on the set of the film. The video was shown during a panel hosted by Érico Borgo, the Content Director of Omelete.com.br and included director/writer J.J.…
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Tells the Christmas Story at Disneyland During 2019 Candlelight Processional
Fans cheered when the Lin-Manuel Miranda made his way onto the podium in front of the Main Street Station at Disneyland for a soundcheck ahead of this year’s Candlelight Processional. During his soundcheck, he sang the music from Moana and generated even more cheers. A little over an hour later, the Candlelight Processional began. The…
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Lin-Manuel Miranda the Narrator for 2019 Candlelight Processional at the Disneyland Resort
Each year at Disneyland ahead of the Candlelight Processional Disney fans speculate about who will be the celebrity narrator for this special event. This year that narrator is Lin-Manuel Miranda. Miranda is known on both the stage and screen. For Disney he recently started as Jack in Mary Poppins Returns with Emily Blunt. He also…
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New Poster Released Ahead of Trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife
A new poster was released ahead of an upcoming trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The poster shows the iconic Ghostbusters car racing through what appears to be a cornfield. The new poster also arrived with some new details about the film via Variety. Director Jason Reitman shared some of the setup for the story, without revealing…
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Resistance Rising – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to the DISNEY Reporter! This week is an exciting week for Disney and geek news! Things start out with the opening of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at the Walt Disney World Resort. This new attraction allows guests to be immersed in the midst of Star Wars like never before. That isn’t the…
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Virtual Queue Introduced for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Walt Disney World
This week Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort. This new attraction, a family-friendly E-ticket attraction, immerses guests into the middle of the Star Wars adventure like nothing has ever done before. Billed as one of the most ambitious projects Disney has ever tackled in…
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New Soda Droids in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland
New droids have arrived on Batuu. The droids that were found throughout Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge with beverage vendors in several locations around Black aspire Outpost. The droids were aboard beverage carts that were branded to specific Coca-Cola products in a way that kept the Star Wars themes. The products represented were Coca-Cola, Sprite, and…
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A Look at the Different Parts of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is now open at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The new attraction is an immediate hit with guests at the Walt Disney World Resort. On opening day, the virtual queue was full for the day just a couple hours after the park opened (and the park…
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Disney Cruise Line and Adventures by Disney Experiences Named “Best for Families” in the Cruise Critic Editors’ Picks Awards
ORLANDO, Fla. (Dec. 4, 2019) – Today, Cruise Critic announced the results of its annual Editors’ Picks Awards with Disney Cruise Line and Adventures by Disney named “Best for Families” in the ocean and river categories. This is the fourth consecutive year that Disney’s cruise line and river cruise experiences have been recognized by Cruise Critic’s…
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Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical at Pantages Theatre Will Melt A Frozen Heart – Mr. DAPs Review
Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical is now showing at the Pantages Theatre. This musical is adapted for the stage from the original hit animated film from 2013. It retells the story, with a few tweaks and added songs, it builds on the heart of the film. This particular show at the Pantages Theatre also introduces…
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Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Arrives Digitally on December 31 and 4K Ultra HD/Blu-Ray on January 14!
With the arrival of the New Year will also come the arrival of Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. This continuation of the story of Maleficent and Aurora will be arriving digitally on December 31, 2019 and then two weeks later will be available on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-Ray on January 14, 2020. This sequel to…
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Disney Releases Trailer, Poster, and Images for Live-Action Mulan
Disney has released a poster and trailer for its upcoming live-action version of Mulan. Some stills from the film were also shared. This is a different take on the classic Disney animated film. It won’t include Mushu and is also not a musical. Check out the trailer and photos below! Disney’s Mulan – Official Trailer…