Author: Mr. Daps
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Disney Reveals Sneak Peek of Splitsville Luxury Lanes at Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort
While an exact date for the opening of Splitsville Luxury Lanes at Downtown Disney District hasn’t been announced yet, progress continues to be made on this new bowling establishment at the Disneyland Resort. The Disney Parks Blog also revealed a first look at what this new experience will be like via a video. When complete,…
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runDisney Opens Registration for Star Wars Virtual Half Marathon and the runDisney Kessel Run Challenge
Today runDisney opened registration for the Star Wars Virtual Half Marathon and the runDisney Kessel Run Challenge. This virtual race lets runners race from their own backyards as a part of the runDisney races. The runDisney website describes them this way: Race through the galaxy on a course of your choosing for the inaugural Star Wars Virtual…
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New Year New Disney? – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 814
Welcome to the first episode of GEEKS CORNER of 2018! This week there is a lot to talk about as Disney could be potentially changing massively as it absorbs 21st Century Fox. Disney California Adventure will be saying goodbye to Paradise Pier. As it changes over to Pixar Pier the Geeks discuss how that will…
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Disney’s A WRINKLE IN TIME Preview Coming to Disney California Adventure and Disney’s Hollywood Studios
The Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts will soon be showing a preview of scenes from Disney’s upcoming A Wrinkle in Time. Guests visiting Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort will get to see the 3D preview in the Sunset Showcase Theater. On the other coast at Walt Disney World Resort, this preview will…
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Bypass Parking with New Bus Service From Riverside and San Bernardino to Disneyland
Disneyland guests who are visiting from the Riverside or San Bernadino area now have a way to bypass parking and go straight to the Disneyland Resort. This new service called CommuterLink Route 200 begins on January 14th and will offer an express route to the Disneyland Resort. Prices will be $3 each way or $75…
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2017: What a Year! – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to this week’s edition of DISNEY Reporter. This is the final edition for the year 2017 and Mr. DAPs shares some end of the year stories and also some highlights for the year. We hope you have a very happy New Year and we look forward to sharing Disney and geek news with you…
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Star Wars Legend John Williams is Now Writing a Theme for Solo: A Star Wars Story
As more details come out about Solo: A Star Wars, it just appears to be getting better and better. The movie, which stars Aiden Ehrenreich as a young on Solo, is now being directed by Ron Howard. John Powell is set to write the score for the movie. However, in a recent interview with Variety…
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My Number One Disney Theme Park Attraction Experience of 2017
As 2017 winds down I find myself reflecting on some of the magical attraction experiences I was able to have in the course of the year. 2017 brought the re-imagining of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at the Disneyland Resort, turning it into Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! The opening of this…
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Takes Lucasfilm Deal Past Sale Price
There is a lot of news in the Star Wars universe since Disney purchased Lucasfilm five years ago. The $4.06 billion price tag at the time was a big number but now as Star Wars: The Last Jedi pushes towards making $1 billion itself, the investment by Disney in Lucasfilm is definitely paying off. It…
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Festival of the Lion King at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Festival of the Lion King is a theater in the round telling of the story of Disney’s The Lion King. It takes place in the Harambe Theater in the Africa area of Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The show uses music, dancing, puppetry, visual effects, and acrobatics to come together for a tribal African celebration. This is…
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Your Guide to a Successful New Year’s Eve at the Disneyland Resort!
There are few more magical places to be on New Year’s Eve than the Disneyland Resort. There’s already magic in the air as people get ready to dive into a new year. Add to that the Disney touch and New Year’s Eve becomes one of those experiences in life you will never forget. New Year’s…
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No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 3 Georgia Football Teams Meet at Disneyland Resort Before the Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game
Coaches and Players Visit Disney California Adventure Park, their First Official Stop on the Way to the Jan. 1 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game ANAHEIM, Calif., Dec. 27, 2017 – The No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners and No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs have earned spots in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game…
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Fantasyland and Toon Town Affected by Power Outage at Disneyland
Guests visiting Disneyland today were surprised when the power went out in both Fantasyland and Toon Town. According to Disneyland officials, the power went out on Wednesday morning due to malfunction with a transformer. This happened around 11:00 AM. Due to the outage, guests had to be escorted off of about a dozen rides a…
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D23: The Official Disney Fan Club Announces Mickey Mouse as Gold Member Gift
2018 will be a very big year for Mickey Mouse. He will be turning 90 years old on November 18, 2018! D23: The Official Disney Fan Club will be celebrating this milestone with Gold Members as the gift for them will be Mickey Mouse himself! The D23 Team worked with the Walt Disney Archives to…
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DAPs Magic Wants Your Opinions!
DAPs Magic is regularly trying to improve itself. As we move forward to 2018 we are hoping to better serve you and so we would like to know what you like and what you would like more of. Please take a few minutes to take this five-minute survey so that we can know how to…
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2017: The Year of the Mouse – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 813
Welcome to GEEKS CORNER! This is the final episode of 2018. The geeks share their top moments of 2018. This includes top moments from movies, theme parks, and also the show. Join the conversation with this show in particular as the geeks talk about the past in 2017 and the future in 2018. We hope you enjoyed…
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Finding Nemo – The Musical at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Disney’s Animal Kingdom has some fantastic entertainment options. Walking around this park can be an adventure in exploring different types of entertainment while exploring the different regions represented in the park. Different music from around the world (and out of this world) can be found. Really, there is something for just about everyone somewhere in…
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Merry Christmas from DAPs Magic! – Favorite Christmas Videos of 2017!
Merry Christmas! We here at DAPs Magic want to wish each and every one of you a very merry Christmas! We hope that you are able to celebrate with those whom you love and enjoy the spirit of the season. We are thankful for your continued reading and support. DAPs Magic is all about sharing…
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Disney Hits $6 Billion at the Box Office… Again!
The Walt Disney Company has hit $6 billion at the box office again this year. This makes it the only company to do so twice. This milestone was reached with a nice push from Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Last year, Disney set the record of hitting $6 billion and became the first company to…
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The Crosby’s sing “When We’re Together” from Olaf’s Frozen Adventure
Happy Holidays!! Take a look – the father-daughter duo, Claire and Dave Crosby, visited Disney Animation Studios to perform “When We’re Together” from Disney’s new featurette, “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure.” “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure” stars the voice cast of Josh Gad, Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell and Jonathan Groff. “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure” is now available on Digital SD/HD and…
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There’s Magic in the Star Wars – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another news report from the DISNEY Reporter. This week the Disney and geek news range from Star Wars to the stars above Disneyland. There is also some movie news, theme park news, and more! Watch Mr. DAPs share the news and then comment on your thoughts about these stories. Stories Covered in this…
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SpaceX Lights the Skies Up Over the Disneyland Resort
Guests at the Disneyland Resort were treated to a very different nighttime spectacular in the skies tonight. SpaceX launched its new Falcon 9 rocket and the views were spectacular. Within moments social media was exploding. Some people were wondering about UFOs and others knew about the launch. Here are some photos and posts from the…
