Author: Mr. Daps
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Three Caballeros Coming to DuckTales in Season Two!
Disney made its second appearance at San Diego Comic-Con. For DuckTales fans, this was a very good thing! Producers Matt Youngberg and Francisco Angones shared with the crowd that the Three Caballeros are coming to DuckTales! This trio will come together during the second season of this reboot of a Disney Afternoon classic. The Three Caballeros…
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Mickey Mouse Continues to Spread Happiness Around the World in 90th Anniversary Portrait
D23: The Official Disney Fan Club made its debut at the San Diego Comic-Con this year. Its initial appearance celebrated 90 years of Mickey Mouse. On hand was Bret Iwan along with Becky Cline and animator Mark Henn. The panel was hosted by D23’s Justin Arthur. The panel covered many memories of Mickey Mouse. Bret…
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Disney California Adventure’s Sunset Showcase Theater Now Presenting Three New Pixar Shorts in Second Program
Since Pixar Fest began this summer, the Sunset Showcase Theater in Disney California Adventure has been presenting three Pixar shorts. For its first program, the Sunset Showcase Theater presented For the Birds, Lava, and Piper. Now, the second program has arrived at Disney California Adventure. This time around, the three Pixar shorts that are being…
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A Night of Humor and Amazing Jazz is Shared by Jiggs Whigham and the 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band
This week the 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band was joined by jazz legend Jiggs Whigham for an incredible concert at the Royal Theatre at Disneyland. Whigham has been returning for over thirty consecutive years as a clinician for the Disneyland Resort College Band. Throughout the concert, Whigham brought a wonderful sense of humor to…
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars is Returning to Finish its Unfinished Story!
This week at San Diego Comic-Con Star Wars: The Clone Wars celebrated its 10th anniversary with a panel. While this panel was expected to be a look to the past, it was a happy surprise when it pivoted to look forward. During the panel, Dave Filoni announced that Star Wars: The Clone Wars will be returning.…
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Disney Poised to Purchase Fox as Comcast Drops Out of Bidding War
It appears that Disney will soon be acquiring 21st century Fox after Comcast dropped out of its bidding war today. The news was announced via a statement released by Comcast. “I’d like to congratulate Bob Iger and the team at Disney and commend the Murdoch family and Fox for creating such a desirable and respected company,”…
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a bug’s land To Say Final Goodbye September 4th to Make Way for Super Hero-Themed Land
Earlier this year it was announced that a bug’s land would be closing to make way for a Super Hero-themed land. While it was known that a bug’s land would be closing at the end of the summer, details weren’t specific. Now the Disney Parks Blog has confirmed that September 4th will be the final…
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Solo: A Star Wars Story Flying Home Digitally on Sept. 14 and on Blu-ray Sept. 25
The latest Star Wars movie will soon be viewable at home by Star Wars fans. Solo: A Star Wars Story will be coming home digitally on September 14th. It will be available on blu-ray on September 25th. This is the origin story of the galaxy’s favorite scoundrel and his legendary first mate. It also introduces…
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Disneyland Celebrates 63 Years of Magic With 63 Disney Characters! (Photos and Videos)
On July 17, 2018, Disneyland celebrated its 63rd birthday. The birthday was celebrated with two cavalcades that made their way through the parade route at Disneyland. The two cavalcades took place at 2:50 and 5:25 pm. Each cavalcade had four stops along the parade route. The cavalcade was comprised of 63 characters, the omnibus, the…
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Celebrate the Magic of 63! – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 842
Welcome to a very special episode of GEEKS CORNER! This week, the entire show is dedicated to Disneyland as it celebrates its 63rd birthday! The geeks talk about the events of the day at Disneyland. They also talk about favorite Disneyland memories and favorite anniversaries at the Disneyland Resort. The conversation then pivots to the changes…
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Disneyland’s Birthday is a Day Worth Remembering and Celebrating!
To all who come to this happy place; welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past…and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams and the hard facts that have created America…with the hope that it will be a…
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Disneyland Hosts Job Fair on July 18 for Hotel and Culinary Roles
The Disneyland Resort will be hosting a job fair on July 18 at the Sequoia Ballroom of Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa. The job fair will take place between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm. There will be full and part-time opportunities are available in housekeeping, laundry, lifeguard, culinary, dishwashing and parking services roles. At the…
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Disneyland to Celebrate 63rd Birthday with Special Pre-Parade Celebrations
On Tuesday July 17, 2018 Disneyland will be celebrating its 63rd birthday! This year, to celebrate Disneyland will be offering two pre-parades before Pixar Play Parade. This will occur along the parade route at Disneyland. The information was shared on this weekend’s Disneyland Resort time guide. The celebration will be occurring at 2:50 pm and…
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STAR WARS: DROIDOGRAPHY, the Definitive Droid Book Coming Just In Time For Christmas!
This definitely is the book you are looking for if you love the Star Wars droids. Star Wars: Droidogrophy is the definitive book will be coming to bookstores/websites on November 6th. This book is dedicated to answering the question: Where would Star Wars be without droids? This book is the ultimate in-universe guide to droids…
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Sunday Spotlight: Impressions de France
Epcot is one of my favorite places to visit when at the Walt Disney World Resort. In general, World Showcase is a wonderful experience. As one wanders around the World Showcase Lagoon, they are experiencing different cultures of the eleven countries represented there. One of my favorites is the France pavilion. I took French in high school…
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Classic TaleSpin Character Coming to DuckTales!
A classic TaleSpin character is making his way to DuckTales. If you don’t want to know any spoilers, don’t read below the following DuckTales photo! **SPOILERS** There were many iconic characters found in TaleSpin when it was a part of the Disney Afternoon. One of these was the villain, Don Carnage! EW has given a…
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A World of Magic – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of DISNEY Reporter. Each week Mr. DAPs reports on the top headlines from the Disney and geek communities. This week there is a lot of news from the Walt Disney World Resort. First off though, D23 will be making an appearance at San Diego Comic-Con. There will be two panels celebrating…
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Disney Media Networks Earn a Combined 39 Emmy Nominations
The nominations for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced yesterday on July 12th. The result was a healthy 39 Emmy nominations for media networks owned by the Walt Disney Company. 31 one of these nominations were given to ABC. Disney XD and Disney Channel were given five additional nominations. This led to a total of…
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Wayne Bergeron Takes 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band to New Heights During Royale Theatre Performance
Fresh off performing on the soundtrack for Disney-Pixar’s Incredibles 2, world-renown jazz trumpeter Wayne Bergeron performed with the 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band on Thursday night. This marked ten years that Wayne Bergeron had played with the band during its series of clinicians. Wayne Bergeron once was a member of the Disneyland Band. He also…
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Disney Updates Movie Release Schedule Moving Mary Poppins Returns Forward and Delaying Indiana Jones 5
Disney has released a new movie release schedule for the next few years. This schedule has moved one highly anticipated movie forward, and others back. The new Mary Poppins movie, Mary Poppins Returns, will be moving up a week now. Originally scheduled to be released for Christmas Day, it is now being released on Wednesday,…
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Giant Donald Duck Descends on Shanghai Disney Resort
A giant Donald Duck has descended on the Shanghai Disney Resort. An 11-meter tall Donald Duck can now be found in Wishing Star Lake in Disneytown. The result is a unique and magical photo opportunity! According to the Disney Parks Blog, the length of the giant Donald Duck’s stay is unknown. It is encouraged that…
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Disney Empowers Aspiring Young Filmmakers to Create Global #DreamBigPrincess Video Series Celebrating Female Trailblazers
Disney today announced a new global project giving 21 talented young women from different corners of the globe the chance to make digital shorts telling the stories of inspiring female role models. The #DreamBigPrincess series will be shared across Disney’s global media platforms as part of a campaign to unlock up to a $1 million…
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If You Can’t Stand the Heat… – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 841
Welcome to a very warm episode of GEEKS CORNER! This week there are quite a few topics to cover, including the heat hitting the Disneyland Resort. Outside of Disneyland, Ant-Man and the Wasp has come to theaters. Mr. DAPs and Caitlyn review it. We have a new DAPS MAGIC Maker, Low Yong Lin! We are…
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Disney Shares New Featurette for Christopher Robin as Tickets Go On Sale
Christopher Robin will be bringing back Winnie the Pooh and the title character in just a few short weeks. When it comes out on August 3rd, fans will get to see the silly old bear back in action but with a now adult Christopher Robin. As tickets go on sale today for this movie, Disney…