Author: Mr. Daps
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Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Greeting Card Short Released
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is celebrating the season in Japan this year apparently. The Walt Disney Company Japan released this short as an animated greeting card to celebrate the season. In this short, he is joined by his girlfriend Ortensia. What do you think?
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The Fifth Estate Coming to Blu-ray January 28th!
The Fifth Estate, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange, will be coming to Blu-Ray on January 28, 2013. This is the story of how Julian Assange used the internet to expose many of the top secrets of the world. This movie is based on true life events with a theatrical slant to it. Benedict Cumberbatch…
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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas at Walt Disney World Resort
Mickey Mouse and a lot of his friends at the Walt Disney World Resort share their own telling of the famous Christmas poem, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.”
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Apple’s iPad App of the Year: Disney Animated
Yesterday it was announced that Disney Animated has been named the Best iPad App of 2013! This is the first time that Disney has been recognized in this way. The Disney Animated app was chosen from more than 100, 000 new apps that were launched in 2013 on the App Store. Disney Interactive Media describes…
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Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo Coming to Blu-Ray This Spring!
Fans of Winnie the Pooh will be excited to hear that Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo will be coming to Blu-Ray this spring. This new full-length animated feature will take a new look at Easter as Rabbit learns the true meaning of friendship with the help of his friends… especially Roo. Winnie the Pooh: Springtime…
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The Jungle Book 2 arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack March 18th, 2014!
The Jungle Book 2 is coming to blu-ray. The sequel to the Disney classic, The Jungle Book, will continue the story of Mowgli, Baloo, and many other jungle friends. In this movie, Mowgli leaves the human village and returns to the jungle to visit his friends. In the jungle, he finds himself facing again the…
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Disney’s ‘Descendants’ to Introduce Teenage Children of Disney Villains
Disney is going to take Disney villains to a whole new place… the future… or the present, depending on how it is looked at. It was just announced that in 2015 the Disney Channel will be airing Disney’s ‘Descendants’. This will take a look at the lives of descendants of some of Disney’s most famous villains…
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Walt Disney Family Museum Podcast, Episode 1: Diane Disney Miller and Don Hahn
The first podcast from the Walt Disney Family Museum has been released. It includes the final interview with Diane Disney Miller, daughter of Walt Disney and founder of the Walt Disney Family Museum. It also features Disney legend and producer Don Hahn. The interview with Don Hahn is about the holiday film Christmas with Walt,…
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Mary Poppins 50th Anniversary Edition – Jason’s Guardian Angel
Mary Poppins 50th Anniversary Edition is now available on Blu-Ray, DVD, and Digital Download. One of the clips included with this release looks at the making of Mary Poppins as told in Saving Mr. Banks. The clip called Jason’s Guardian Angel is from the bonus feature Becoming Mr. Sherman. In it, Jason Schwartzman sits down…
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Muppet Treasure Island & The Great Muppet Caper on Blu-ray Combo Pack TODAY
Today Muppet Treasure Island & The Great Muppet Caper are available on Blu-ray combo pack. These two classic Muppet movies can now be a part of your home blu-ray library. To celebrate this release, Disney and Muppet Studios have shared a few clips from these movies. This is the first time either of these movies have…
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The Lone Ranger – Blu-Ray Review by Mr. DAPs
Bring up The Lone Ranger and many people think of an old black and white television show with a masked cowboy and sidekick Tonto. This show never really got into the origin of this partnership or the origin of the man in the mask. In this film, Armie Hammer plays The Lone Ranger and Johnny…
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Kurt Russell and Blair Underwood Narrate Disneyland’s Candlelight Ceremony
Candlelight Ceremony – Silent Night Guests visiting Disneyland this last weekend were treated to the story of Christmas being told by a nearly 600 voice choir, orchestra, handbells, and celebrity narrators. This year, the narrators were Blair Underwood (Saturday) and Kurt Russell (Sunday). The performances happened on both Saturday and Sunday nights at 5:30 and…
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Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Edition – Blu-Ray Review by Mr. DAPs
Mary Poppins is one of the crowning achievements of Walt Disney and his team of magic makers. It now is coming home so families can enjoy it on blu-ray disc for the very first time with the Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Edition. Mary Poppins is the story of a British family who find out what…
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Candlelight Ceremony Returns to the Disneyland Resort
Tonight in Town Square the story of Christmas will be told with the help of choirs, orchestra, trumpeters, handbells, and a celebrity narrator for Disneyland’s Candlelight Ceremony. This holiday tradition at the Disneyland Resort dates back to 1958 and is returning just tonight and tomorrow night after an extended run last year. Through the years…
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Disney Buys Full Rights to Future Indiana Jones Movies
The Walt Disney Company as acquired future rights to the Indiana Jones franchise. This new deal includes marketing and distribution rights for future Indiana Jones movies. While Disney owns Lucasfilm, Paramount has been instrumental in running things with the Indiana Jones franchise since the beginning. Paramount will continue to have control over the marketing and…
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Shanghai Disneyland: “Garden of the Twelve Friends”
Shanghai Disneyland has its first corporate partner. With this partnership also comes some new artwork giving yet another glimpse at what the future Disneyland park will look like in Shanghai. The announcement was made yesterday for the corporate partnership with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and Shanghai Disneyland. “Since the opening of Disneyland in…
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Gordon Ramsay vs. Swedish Chef
What happens when you park in Chef Gordon Ramsay’s food truck’s parking spot? This question has now been answered in this newest Muppisode leading to a “Foode Fite” between Chef Gordon Ramsay and the Swedish Chef. Find out who wins between the Hell’s Kitchen chef and the Muppets main chef in the video below: Gordon…
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Happy Birthday Walt Disney!
On December 5, 1901 an American icon was born in Chicago, IL. His dreams and ideas would change the face of entertainment, travel, innovation, technology, and of course animation. His “can do” spirit made him the ultimate entrepreneur as he moved from sketch artist, to cartoonist, to owner of one of the most recognizable studios…
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Effort Underway to Restore Walt and Roy Disney’s Birthplace
The home that is Walt and Roy Disney’s birthplace is going to be restored if a group from Chicago get their way. This house is on the corner of Tripp Avenue and Palmer Street and was designed and built by Elias and Flora Disney. “ON BEHALF OF THE DISNEY FAMILY, WE ARE SO PLEASED TO SEE WALT…
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D23 Celebrates “23 Days of Disney Christmas” with the Ultimate Festive Online Art Exhibit
D23 CELEBRATES “23 DAYS OF DISNEY CHRISTMAS” WITH THE ULTIMATE FESTIVE ONLINE ART EXHIBIT AND SWEEPSTAKES The Official Disney Fan Club Brings Together Celebrated Artists From Around The Walt Disney Company to Show Their Holiday Spirit—And D23 Members Have a Chance to Win Spectacular Artwork BURBANK, Calif. – December 3, 2013 – Just in time…
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New Trailer for Disney’s The Pirate Fairy
A new trailer has been released for Disney’s The Pirate Fairy. The movie has some new voices joining the cast of the previous Tinker Bell flicks. This includes Christina Hendricks as Zarina, the Pirate Fairy, and Tom Hiddleston as Captain James Hook. Disney’s The Pirate Fairy Trailer: The Pirate Fairy Synopsis: When a misunderstood dust-keeper fairy named…
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Krazy Kirk and the Hillbillies Play Knott’s Berry Farm for New Years Eve
If you wanted a little hillbilly mixed into your New Years Eve celebration, then Knott’s Berry Farm is the place you will want to be. The following announcement was posted on Kirk Wall and the Hillbillies facebook fan page: Join Krazy Kirk and the Hillbillies (formerly known as Bill Hill & The Hillbillies and…
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Magic Plane takes to the Skies
What happens when you put teams from WestJet, WestJet Vacations and Disney Parks & Resorts (Canada) together to design an airplane? The Magic Plane comes to the skies and transports guests around the world aboard WestJet’s newest jet, with a little dose of Disney magic. The plane is a flying dose of Disney magic. With artwork…
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The Billys Get a New Name – Kirk Wall and the Hillbillies
Billy Hill and the Hillbillies will no longer be performing at the Disneyland Resort after January 6, 2014. This retirement has been disappointing for many Disney fans who have loved Billy Hill and the Hillbillies for the last two decades. While the band may not continue to play at Disneyland, it will continue to exist…