Author: Mr. Daps
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Legends of Hayley the Hatter – Geeks Corner – Episode 342
This week on Geeks Corner, the geeks are joined by Hayley the Hatter who has helped enhance the Geeks Corner set by creating a beautiful stencil inspired by SHERLOCK and painting it on the wall behind Mr. DAPs. On this episode of Geeks Corner, the Geeks chat about Johnny 5’s recent adventure to Colorado and…
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James Bond 24 – Delayed and Rewritten
James Bond’s next outing could take a little bit longer to get to the big screens than previously anticipated. It was recently revealed that Skyfall co-writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade to polish up the script for James Bond 24 that was written by Oscar winning screenwriter John Logan. According to most reports, the duo were brought…
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Disney's Big Hero 6 Trailer Introduces Heroes and Villains
Disney has released a trailer for Big Hero 6, the first crossover where Disney Animation Studios feature characters from the Marvel Universe. The trailer unveils the basic plot-line for the movie, the villain, and some of the heroes who join Hiro Hamada to save the day. Big Hero 6 Trailer Big Hero 6 Description: “Big Hero…
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Princess Aurora in Black and White
Today I’m continuing on with my series of black and white photos for the week’s theme of the same thing. Yesterday, I took this picture of beautiful Princess Aurora in Mickey’s Soundsational Parade at Disneyland. I will admit, it was hard for me to take the color away from this picture because it really was a…
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Official Synopsis
The official synopsis for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has been released. The last of the second Middle Earth trilogy by Peter Jackson, it will mark the conclusion of Bilbo Baggins’ adventures to the Lonely Mountain and most likely Peter Jackson’s adventures in Middle Earth. From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes The Hobbit: The…
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Doug Jones is Hatbox Ghost in Haunted Mansion Movie; Now Just Needs Script
In a recent AMA with Reddit, Guillermo del Toro revealed a few nuggets about the Haunted Mansion movie that was announced at Comic-Con in 2010. Back then, del Toro announced that he would be producing and most likely directing this movie. Now, four years and lots of speculation later, it has been confirmed that there…
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Big Hero 6 Voice Cast and Character Descriptions Revealed
Big Hero 6 is revealing more about the upcoming adventures that will come to theaters later this year. Disney has now released character photos, descriptions, and some of the cast list from the movie. While this list does not reveal the entire voice cast, it does start to develop the team that will be seen…
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Eat to the Beat Concerts Are ‘All For You’ throughout 19th Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
22 ‘Eat to the Beat’ Concert Acts Perform Sept. 19-Nov. 10 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Five new Eat to the Beat musical acts join 17 fan-favorite bands to complete a genre-spanning lineup of pop hit greats during the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Sept. 19-Nov. 10 at Walt Disney World Resort. New-to-the-festival bands Jo…
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Ariel in Black and White
I belong to a photo challenge club/website where we are given a theme for photos each week. This week was announced today and the theme is black and white. Normally for these things, it is just one photo for the week that you post. However, I thought it could be fun to do a…
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Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Retro Trailer
After thirty years the Ghostbusters are returning and they look and sound better than ever before. Part of this thirty year anniversary involves the re-release of Ghostbusters into theaters. This ghostly and comical event will be happening on August 29, 2014 in select theaters. Both Ghostbusters 1 and 2 will also be released on blu-ray on…
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Disneyland – May 25, 2014 – Evil Queen, Musical Chairs, and Mickey's Soundsational Parade
On May 25th, the Evil Queen was visited by the Mad Hatter and Alice. Later in the day, she did not return the favor and visit Alice, the Mad Hatter, or Ragtime Robert when they played Musical Chairs at Coke Corner. She didn’t appear at Mickey’s Soundsational Parade either. This is all fine though because…
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Star Wars Rebels Heading to Comic-Con, Star Wars Episode VII Staying Home
Yesterday on the newly redesigned StarWars.com, the Lucasfilm lineup for San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) was released. There is quite the lineup for SDCC. It is heavy on Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars history, and had some origami thrown in. What it did not include however was anything related to Star Wars Episode VII. This really isn’t…
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Meet Chopper from Star Wars Rebels
When Star Wars Rebels comes to people’s TV screens later this years, one of the stars of this new show will be Chopper. Chopper is an Astromech Droid that will be featured prominently in Star Wars Rebels. Officially designated C1-10P, Chopper’s programming was originally a part of the Galactic Empire. However, in the show he has now…
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Ian McKellen as Sherlock Holmes in A Slight Trick of the Mind
Fans of Sherlock Holmes and Ian McKellen will be pleased to see the first look of Sir Ian McKellen as the famous consulting detective in this first look at McKellen from his upcoming film A Slight Trick of the Mind. McKellen shared the photo on his facebook with the following caption: Over 70 actors have…
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IMAX Filming for Star Wars Episode VII
Star Wars Episode VII is being filmed with an IMAX camera. A recent tweet from the Bad Robot twitter account shared the news that when Star Wars 7 is released next year, it is going to look awesome. #bestformatever pic.twitter.com/fs6JcTALmZ — Bad Robot (@bad_robot) July 8, 2014 It appears that in this picture, there will…
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Voice of Pinocchio Dead at 87
Richard Percy Jones (Dick Jones), the voice of Walt Disney’s Pinocchio, is dead at 87. He died at his home in Northridge, California of apparently natural causes. Jones was born in Snyder, Texas in 1927. At a very young age he began riding horses and was known as “World’s Youngest Trick Rider and Trick Roper”.…
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Legends of the Guardians of the Galaxy – Geeks Corner – Episode 341
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week it is time to geek out about the newly refurbished Alice in Wonderland at Disneyland. There are some incredible new effects that are definitely worth talking about. Guardians of the Galaxy now has a preview in Tomorrowland at Disneyland and also at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World.…
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She's Sleeping Beauty But She's Awake
One of the most uncomfortable things for me as an amateur photographer also happens to make for the best pictures. It makes me insanely uncomfortable when someone I am taking a photo of looks directly into the lens. I guess I like to think that as a photographer I’m just another hole in the…
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Disneyland Resort – July 6, 2014
Disneyland in July is a wonderful thing. Most Annual Passes are blocked out and in general, Disneyland and Disney California Adventure have a very leisurely feel. It really does feel like a lazy Sunday afternoon when visiting the Disneyland Resort on a Sunday afternoon. This particular Sunday was also fairly warm, around 90 degrees. The…
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Walt Disney World is Hiring
Walt Disney World is looking to hire more Cast Members after the opening of New Fantasyland and other growth. According to a recent release, there are 1,000 full-time and part-time positions that are looking to be filled. This includes jobs in Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom. For those that don’t…
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Crystal Clarke and Pip Andersen Join Star Wars Episode VII Cast
Things continue to move forward with Star Wars Episode VII despite Harrison Ford’s well publicized leg injury. The most recent update comes from starwars.com where the announcement was made that Crystal Clarke and Pip Andersen would be joining the cast of Star Wars Episode VII. The casting of these two young actors apparently came from…
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Disneyland – June 1, 2014
Disneyland is always a wonderful place to be any day of the year. Sundays have always been a favorite though and this Sunday was no different. Many magical things happened throughout the day. Here is a look at a day through the lens of Mr. DAPs.
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Happy 4th of July!
Happy 4th of July! This has always been one of my favorite holidays. My family has always been quite patriotic. As kids Independence Day would always involve a BBQ at my grandparents’ house followed by going down to the riverfront in Portland, OR to see the fireworks. As we moved about growing up, the…