Author: Mr. Daps
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Muppets Back on TV, Mulan Live Action, Disneyland Band, and Tangled Musical – DAPscast – Episode 18
Welcome to DAPscast – Episode 18! As the month of April kicks off there is a lot to talk about. For this podcast, Mr. DAPs, Diplomatic Danie, Murray, and Annie chat about the following: Muppets Back on TV Mulan Live-Action Movie Winnie the Pooh Live-Action Movie The New Disneyland Band Tangled: The Musical We hope…
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Jurassic Park Collection Coming to Blu-Ray and Digital HD
Jurassic World is just a few short months away from being released. For many fans, it is now time to start gearing up for this new primeval flick by watching the three movies that lead up to it. Soon this will be able to be done in HD with the movies looking and sounding better…
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Star Wars Available for Digital Download April 10!
Disney, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox Announce The most iconic movie collection of all time Becomes available for the first time On Digital HD on April 10, 2015 Now the Force will be with you – everywhere! BURBANK, Calif. – April 6, 2015 – As anticipation builds for the December release of…
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Caption of the Week #4 – True Love
Welcome to Week #4 of DAPs Magic’s Caption of the Week adventure. This week, we take a trip to Frontierland inside of Disneyland. There we find the Laughing Stock Company performing throughout the day inside the Golden Horseshoe Saloon. The photo from one of these shows captures Sally Mae in the midst of her quest for…
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What if Disney-Pixar did Star Wars? Fan Made Disney-Pixar’s X-Wings Answers This Question.
What if Disney-Pixar were to explore what happened a long time ago in a galaxy far far away? Big Gee Studio decided to answer this question comedically by creating a parody trailer for a Star Wars X-Wing movie inspired by the creators of Cars and Planes. Disney/Pixar’s X-WINGS Movie Trailer The trailer is accompanied by this…
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Small Batch Bourbon by Tim Gill & The Tim Gill All-Stars – Review by Mr. DAPs
Visit Disneyland on a Saturday night, or specifically the Royal Theatre, and you will find a weekly tradition underway as people dance the night away to classic big band jazz. One of the bands that is featured at Disneyland fairly regularly on Saturday nights is Tim Gill & The Tim Gill All-Stars. The style is very…
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Dancing with Caballeros
Mickey’s Soundsational Parade is full of incredible talent. Quite often it is easy to notice the characters, the musicians, and people towering above as they dance down the parade route on stilts. However, there are dozens of others that bring the magic to the parade on a daily basis. They are absolutely incredible performers and without them…
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From Death Comes Life
One of my favorite things to see and places to visit is the pier leading out to the SS Palo Alto. This is a cement ship (one of only three) that was built towards the end of World War 1 and never saw action after being launched in May of 1919. She was mothballed in 1929…
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Tangled: The Musical Setting Sail Aboard Disney Cruise Line
Rapunzel and Flynn Rider will be setting sail aboard the Disney Magic starting November 11. Tangled: The Musical will retell the story of Rapunzel in the form of a musical stage show. It won’t be just a retelling of this Disney fairytale movie though, it will also include three all-new songs by composer Alan Menken and…
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High Tech Love Explored in Artoo In Love
Let’s face it, love isn’t easy… especially if you are one of the most famous and outspoken droids in the universe. That’s right, I’m talking about Star Wars’ R2-D2 and his quest for love. This amorous quest takes place on the beautiful streets of San Francisco as the beloved astro mech struggles with his romantic endeavors.…
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Home of the White Rabbit or the Mad Hatter?
It has always been interesting to me that the Mad Hatter store in Fantasyland really appears to be the White Rabbit’s home. I suppose I could dig into this more and find out why this is but it really has never gone beyond idle speculation before. In fact, just writing about it today takes it…
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New Music Coming to Disneyland in June for 60th Anniversary Celebration
As part of the celebration of the 60th Anniversary of Disneyland this summer, the Disney Parks Blog has announced that Disneyland will be making making changes to its iconic music program. The first change announced is that there will be more music coming to Disneyland this summer. The current musical acts will be increasing their…
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Tomorrowland Marvel Universe – Geeks Corner – Episode 426
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week Mr. DAPs, Johnny 5, and Hayley the Hatter have a lot going on as there is a lot of Tomorrowland news, Marvel Universe Live stuff to talk about, Knott’s Berry Farm Boysenberry Festival, and even a new Geek of the Week! Here’s a rundown of what is covered in this…
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Disney's Tomorrowland – "The One"
“The future is running out.” He thinks you can fix the future. More of the setup for what Disney’s Tomorrowland will really be about has been unveiled in a brief trailer called “the one.” In it, Frank (George Clooney) attempts to recruit Casey (Britt Robertson)to come to the future and change it. Take a look…
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Jurassic World – New Attraction TV Spot
A new TV spot has been released for Jurassic World. In it, a new attraction is unveiled that predictably leads to chaos. This spot, while short, definitely gives a look at the ‘villain’ of Jurassic World… and she looks terrifying! Steven Spielberg returns to executive produce the long-awaited next installment of his groundbreaking Jurassic Park…
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Meet Quicksilver & the Scarlet Witch – Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron – Featurette 1
Marvel has released its first featurette for Avengers: Age of Ultron. This video introduces Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch with some commentary by Elizabeth Olsen and Aaron Taylor-Johnson where they share about their characters. There are also some interesting plot details revealed in this quick video. Meet Quicksilver & the Scarlet Witch – Marvel’s Avengers: Age…
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DuckTales Reboot, Into The Woods, Star Wars Rebels & More – DAPscast – Episode 17
Diplomatic Danie, Mr. Daps, Annie, and Murray talk about the announced reboot of DuckTales, Into The Woods coming to home media, Star Wars Rebels first season review, and discussion on the big news items from the Disney stockholders meeting.
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Goodbye Tree Over the Train
One of the struggles with having a backyard train can be nature. The very thing which makes the whole backyard train thing so beautiful and intriguing can also be the most frustrating. Queue giant Jacaranda tree in my backyard. A beautiful tree, one of the tallest in the neighborhood, with the unique ability to drop…
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Hawkeye Steps Up In Avengers: Age of Ultron
In a set visit by Extra, some small details were released about Avengers: Age of Ultron. When the Avengers return on May 1, they will be facing perhaps their greatest foe yet… one that was created by one of their very own. One of the heroes who will be fighting for Earth’s freedom will be…
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Idris Elba Eyed as Villain for Star Trek 3
It appears that Idris Elba is being eyed as the villain for Star Trek 3. Sources are telling Variety that the English actor is in talks for the yet to be identified role. According to Variety, the rumors are that Elba would be playing a Klingon. This would be consistent with other rumors that have…
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Spring Has Sprung – Geeks Corner – Episode 425
Spring has sprung at the Disneyland Resort…and the rest of Southern California (perhaps not everywhere else though). With the coming of spring, we’ve also done some rearranging and changing in the Corner. This is the first of several changes that will be coming to Geeks Corner, nothing insanely big but we think it’ll make for…
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TIE FIGHTER Offers Battle View from Imperial Perspective
Star Wars fans have probably dug into just about every scenario and discussed every angle of Star Wars imaginable. Some, however, taking things beyond discussion and bring these topics to life. This is exactly what animator Paul Johnson did. He spent the last four years creating an anime-inspired Star Wars battle… from the perspective of…
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Russo Brothers to Direct Avengers: Infinity War Movies
The Russo Brothers are set to to take the helm from Joss Whedon for Avengers: Infinity War movies. The directors of Captain America: The Winter Soldier will now be really making their mark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Joe and Anthony Russo’s next project in the MCU is to direct Captain America: Civil War. This…