Author: Mr. Daps
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Shanghai Disney Resort Hosts Spectacular One Year Anniversary Celebration With Guests From Across China
Shanghai Disneyland caps incredible first year, welcoming over 11 million guests since its historic June 2016 opening SHANGHAI (Jun. 16, 2017) – Shanghai Disney Resort marked its first anniversary tonight, as floating lanterns representing good fortune for the past, present and future hovered above Shanghai Disneyland during a magical celebration at the resort’s Enchanted Storybook…
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Disneyland Resort 2017 All-American College Band Arrives for a Summer of Musical Fun!
The Disneyland Resort All-American College Band returned to the Disneyland Resort yesterday. Under the direction of Dr. Ron McCurdy the band will be performing for nine weeks this summer in both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. The season this year began with the patriotic flag retreat in Town Square on Main Street, USA. The next…
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Summer at Knott’s Berry Farm & Disneyland – Sundays with DAPs Photo & Video Update
Summer has come to Knott’s Berry Farm and Disneyland. With this comes a host of new fun things to be done at both of these Orange County theme parks. This Sunday the DAPs Magic team divided and conquered as Mr. DAPs headed with a small team to Disneyland and Murray headed to Knott’s Berry Farm.…
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Black Panther & Big Thunder – Geeks Corner – Episode 637
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week there is a TON of things to geek out about with news from Disneyland Paris, Disneyland, Marvel, and more! Today it was announced that Disney has purchased Disneyland Paris. Over in the United States, Big Thunder Trail has opened at Disneyland. Adventureland is also undergoing some changes. In the…
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Walt Disney Company Purchases Control of Disneyland Paris
The Walt Disney Company has purchased over 97% of shares for Euro Disney SCA, the holding company that owns Disneyland Paris Resort. This follows an offer made earlier this year by Disney to purchase outstanding shares for the company at €2 a share. Originally Disney had targeted purchasing 95%. This would allow Disney to take the…
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Olaf’s Frozen Adventure to Debut Ahead of Disney-Pixar’s Coco
WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS UNWRAPS “OLAF’S FROZEN ADVENTURE” New Disney Holiday Featurette to Debut in Front of Disney•Pixar’s “Coco” on Nov. 22, 2017 BURBANK, Calif. (June 13, 2017) – Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS) and Pixar Animation Studios are teaming up this holiday season when WDAS’ new featurette “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure” opens in front of Disney•Pixar’s original feature film…
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Disney-Pixar Cars 3 Star Descend on Anaheim for World Premiere!
Yesterday in Anaheim, Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Nathan Fillion, Larry the Cable Guy, Armie Hammer, Lea DeLaria and Kerry Washington, plus executive producer John Lasseter, director Brian Fee, producer Kevin Reher and co-producer Andrea Warren, along with additional voice talent, filmmakers and special guests raced down the red carpet for the World Premiere of DISNEY·PIXAR’S…
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Marvel Releases First Black Panther Trailer
The first Black Panther trailer has been released by Marvel. It was released during game 4 of the NBA finals. In this trailer it a bit more is revealed about the title character and the country he comes from. Watch it here: Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” follows T’Challa who, after the death of his father,…
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One More Turn, One More Dream, One More Cars 3 Trailer
Disney-Pixar’s Cars 3 is racing into theaters on June 6th and today a new trailer was released. In this musical trailer, Lightning McQueen faces the future and not wanting to reach the end of the road. Watch the trailer here: Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen…
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New Coco Trailer from Disney-Pixar
Disney-Pixar has released another trailer for Coco. This time it shows more of the premise of what this movie will be about when it comes to theaters. Watch it here: Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de…
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Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Unveils “A Galaxy of Stories” Pavilion at D23 Expo
WALT DISNEY PARKS AND RESORTS UNVEILS “A GALAXY OF STORIES” PAVILION AT D23 EXPO, JULY 14–16, 2017 Guests Will Get a Sneak Peek at the Much-Anticipated Star Wars-themed Lands Coming to Disneyland Park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios BURBANK, Calif. – June 8, 2017 – Showcasing the creative process of bringing new Disney park experiences to…
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Welcome to Pandora! – Geeks Corner – Episode 636
Welcome to Geeks Corner! There is a lot to geek out about around the Disney universe. This week we find ourselves geeking out about things in both Florida and California. In California Summer of Heroes continues to immerse guests in the world of Marvel. With all of the new experiences, the question has to be…
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Meet the Extended Family from Disney-Pixar’s Coco!
BURBANK, Calif. (June 6, 2017) – Disney·Pixar’s “Coco,” a multi-generational story about the power of family relationships, features characters from the Land of the Living, and their loved ones who’ve moved on to the Land of the Dead. Joining aspiring musician Miguel, voiced by Anthony Gonzalez; charming trickster Hector, voiced by Gael García Bernal; and…
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Christmas Comes to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood!
Christmas came early this year for Harry Potter fans this year. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood will be celebrating this most magical holiday. The Wizarding World will celebrate Christmas with new decorations, new festive foods, and a beautiful new projection show on Hogwarts castle. Watch this video to see details: Christmas Coming to…
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Sunday Spotlight: Space Mountain
Space Mountain has always been a favorite attraction of mine at the Disneyland Resort. It originally opened on May 29, 1977 and recently celebrated it’s 40th anniversary. The Disneyland version however, is not the original. The first of five incarnations of this attraction actually opened two years earlier at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney…
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Disney’s Live-Action Beauty and the Beast – Mr. DAPs Home Entertainment Review
It’s the tale as old as time, a beautiful maiden and a horrific beast. Beauty and the Beast is a musical retelling of the classic French tale as told by Disney in animated form in 1991. It has a stellar cast with Emma Watson and Dan Stevens in the title roles. Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan…
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The Coffee House at Disneyland Hotel Unveils New Donuts on National Donut Day!
June 2nd is National Donut Day this year. This holiday takes place on the first Friday in June each year in the United States. In celebration of this magical day the Disneyland Hotel has shared on the Disney Parks Blog some new gourmet donuts. These donuts are now served at The Coffee House. Made in-house daily, The Coffee…
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Geek Eats: Teriyaki Chicken Sliders with Dole Pineapple Jam Recipe from the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival
The Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival returned again this spring and was incredibly popular with guests. While this year’s festival may have passed, you can still enjoy some of the flavors at home! The Disney Parks Blog shared a recipe for Teriyaki Chicken Sliders with Dole Pineapple Jam. With this recipe you can…
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Soundtrack Review
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales continues the story of Captain Jack Sparrow. Jack is down on his luck when his past comes back to haunt him, literally. As with all the Pirates films and attractions, the music plays a central role to the storytelling. This time, the soundtrack was composed by…
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Dancing Groot Leads Merchandise Offerings at Summer of Heroes
The Summer of Heroes is now in full force at the Disneyland Resort. Guests now have the chance to dance with Star-Lord and Gamora, meet Groot, learn to be Avengers with Hawkeye and Black-Widow, and rescue the Guardians of the Galaxy with Rocket Raccoon. All this Marvel greatness in Disney California Adventure doesn’t need to…
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Geek Eats: Tuna Poke with Avocado Mousse Recipe at Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa
One of my new favorite foods has to be Poke! I was introduced to it earlier this year by Caitie Bear and was instantly hooked. Aulani, in Hawaii, has a Tuna Poke with Avacado Mousse that they are sharing the recipe for. Seeing that it is from Hawaii, this just has to be good! I…
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Time to Breakout Guardians! – Geeks Corner – Episode 635
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week, there is a lot of heroic topics as we geek out about the Summer of Heroes at the Disneyland Resort! A big part of this is the opening of Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! There are a lot of different things to experience as guests #HeroUp at…
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Lots of Ways to Be Heroic During Disneyland Resort’s Summer of Heroes!
During the Summer of Heroes this summer, there a lot of different ways to get in on the action and be heroic! Recently I interviewed David Miller about all of the ways to be heroic this summer. During the interview, we were joined by Captain America who helped explain the Summer of Heroes even more!…
