Author: Mr. Daps
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Will it Fly? – Homemade Avengers Helicarrier
Hydra is a prisoner and is escaping from the Avengers Helicarrier in this new video posted by Flite Test. Captain America and War Machine are trying to stop him while Iron Man is aboard a “googly eyed dinosaur.” With a setup like that, how can this video NOT be good? Yes, this is a geek…
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Jurassic World’s D-Rex/Indominous Rex Revealed
Jurassic World is getting closer and closer to its opening date of June 12, 2015. As that date continues to loom closer, details will be leaked and shared. So if you don’t want to know details about Jurassic World’s destructive dino… time to hit the back button. I’m going to make sure that there is no…
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For the First Time in Forever – Geeks Corner – Episode 415
Welcome to Geeks Corner! There is a ton going on this week but we tried to narrow it all down to two categories: Disneyland and Marvel. Yea, that isn’t really narrowing it down a ton but at least we tried, right? Disneyland Frozen Fun is officially off and running at the Disneyland Resort. While a…
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The First Attempt at a Garden Railway – Part 3
My garden railway was starting to actually look like a railroad. It had a layout that was now embedded in lovely gravel and wound its way through my backyard. However, it was a little plain. I was given a book for my birthday that went into many different ideas for backyard trains. As I looked…
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New Costumes Come to Disneyland on Main Street, USA and Mickey's Toontown
Cast Members are wearing new costumes if you visit Main Street, USA or Mickey’s Toontown. Here is a look at the new Main Street, USA costumes: Here are the new costumes that are now being worn by Cast Members in Mickey’s Toontown: What do you think of the new costumes?
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New Avengers Trailer Arrives – Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer 2
The new trailer has arrived for Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron! What do you think of it? Marvel Studios presents “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the epic follow-up to the biggest Super Hero movie of all time. When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron…
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Billy Dee Williams Returns as Lando Calrissian in Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars Rebels continues to pull fans closer and closer to the original Star Wars trilogy with cameos by classic Star Wars characters. Billy Dee Williams is coming to Star Wars Rebels to reprise the role of Lando Calrissian. In the episode Idiot’s Array, Lando will end up on adventure with the crew of the Ghost…
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Fantasy in the Sky – January 11, 2014
For a limited time, the Disneyland Resort presents the fireworks spectacular Fantasy in the Sky above the skies of Disneyland. This fireworks show originally appeared at Disneyland in 1958 and continued to delight fans until 2004. It also has been displayed at the Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Paris as…
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WICKED Projected to Fly to Theaters in 2016
There have been a lot of re-telling of classic stories and fairytales lately, especially in the movies. Now, the Broadway musical that seemed to set this whole trend off will be flying to the silver screen. Wicked, the backstory of the Wizard of Oz (with a few modifications) is aiming to be in theaters sometime…
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Edward James Olmos Joins Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Cast
You’ve seen him on Battlestar Galactica. You’ve seen him on Blade Runner and Miami Vice. Heck, if you watched every episode of The West Wing, you saw him there too. Edward James Olmos will now be joining the Marvel universe when he joins the cast of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for a recurring role. Marvel made…
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James Bond SPECTRE Photos Appear from Austrian Mountains
Filming is underway for the next James Bond film, SPECTRE in the Austrian Alps. This was revealed on January 5 by a tweet on the official 007 twitter by director Sam Mendes. #firstdayback on set #SPECTRE pic.twitter.com/I2c87zySIu— James Bond (@007) January 5, 2015 The original tweet only included a photo of the the title slate in…
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Disneyland, Star Wars & #YoureGreat Campaign- Geeks Corner – Episode 414
Welcome to the FIRST Geeks Corner episode of 2015! We are excited for this year and are looking to do a lot of new things and make Geeks Corner (and DAPs Magic in general) bigger and better than ever before! That means we’ll have new segments (one in particular I’m really looking forward to), new…
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Ant-Man Trailer Buzzes to the Internet
The trailer for Marvel’s Ant-Man is now on the internet. It was released with the first episode of Agent Carter. What do you think of the trailer? Are you excited for this movie? STORY SYNOPSIS: The next evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe brings a founding member of The Avengers to the big screen for…
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Element-hairy, my dear Watson! – New Sherlock Photo Released
A new photo has been released from the set of Sherlock, which is filming a “Sherlock Special” which is expected to be released around Christmas time of this year. Here is the photo as it was posted on the Sherlock facebook page with this caption Element-hairy, my dear Watson!: There is still quite some time…
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Like a Grand and Miraculous Spaceship
Today I woke up thinking about what a new year is. It’s a new start. It’s a chance to hit the reset button in life and choose where to go from a new starting point. It’s a chance to decide and embark on a new adventure! Of course then my mind started wandering to things…
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Buñuelos Navideños – Geek Eats Recipe
The Disneyland Resort is celebrating Three Kings Day from January 2-6, 2015. There are quite a few different food offerings (as can be read about here) one of which is the Buñuelos Navideños. I was able to learn how to make this festive treat from Chef Toby of the Disneyland Resort. Not only did Chef Toby teach…
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The Spirit of Navidad Joins the Three Kings Day Celebration at the Disneyland Resort
The Disneyland Resort is once again celebrating Three Kings Day. The celebration includes special foods, characters to meet, crafts to create, and the ever popular Disney ¡Viva Navidad! as well. Three Kings Day has been celebrated for centuries in Mexico, Spain, Latin America, and even Europe. From January 2 to January 6, it will be celebrated…
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The First Attempt at a Garden Railway – Part 2
The time had come to actually start building a train in my garden. I had the train. I had the track. I had the power-pack. I had a general vision or plan mapped out on my iPad. I also had figured out where everything would be going into the backyard. Now it was time to…
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2015 a Big Year for Movies as Disney Releases Schedule
2015 is going to a big year for movies from The Walt Disney Company. A quick look at the list of movies coming up in the coming year and one could surmise that it could be perhaps the biggest year ever for Disney. This comes after 2014 being the second biggest year ever for the…
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The First Attempt at a Garden Railway – Part 1
A year or so ago I visited a friend’s house. It had been a few months between visits and imagine my amazement and wonder when I discovered that he had installed a train in his backyard. It was gorgeous. It wound its way around the entire yard, was embedded into the patio, and had a wireless…