Author: Mr. Daps
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Esmeralda Coming to ABC
Continuing with the popularity of shows like Once Upon a Time, Disney and ABC are revisiting the story of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. This time, the story will be seen through the lens of Esmeralda. Esmeralda is a new limited/event series that is being written by Evan Daugherty and produced jointly by ABC Studios…
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Thoughts on Disneyland & Starbucks by Mr. DAPs
Next week Starbucks will be opening on Main Street, USA at what was once the Market House and Disneyana stores. There has been lots of discussion about commercialism taking over the parks. “Walt would never have done that” or “they just keep changing things and making things worse,” has been said a lot. While at…
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First Look at Disney’s The Pirate Fairy for International Talk Like a Pirate Day
In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, Disney has released images for its upcoming Tinker Bell movie Disney’s The Pirate Fairy. Disney’s The Pirate Fairy will be released on Blu-ray Combo Pack sometime in the Spring of 2014. Which fairy is your favorite? Disney’s The Pirate Fairy Synopsis: Tinker Bell and the Disney Fairies are off…
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International Talk Like a Pirate Day: How to Talk Like a Pirate
Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. This is the day where people celebrate that a bunch of scurvy rats who once terrorized the seas by speaking like them. Beyond the fact that pirates most likely were not nice people (have you actually listened to the lyrics of “Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for…
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Months of Events, Openings and More Bring Added Magic as 2014 Launches at Walt Disney World Resort
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The new year spells new excitement as 2014 heralds magical events, special openings and much more at Walt Disney World Resort. Here’s a look at what’s in store in the Vacation Kingdom from January through May: Captain America Now Visiting Recruits onboard Disney Magic A “Marvel”-ous time is underway onboard the…
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Thor: Treasures of Asgard Coming to Disneyland November 1
On November 1, 2013 Thor will be coming to Disneyland…sort of. Thor: Treasures of Asgard will be a new exhibit found in Tomorrowland’s Innoventions. It will feature artifacts from Asgard that were brought to Earth by Astrophysicist Jane Foster, to create this special exhibit. According to the Disney Parks Blog, Foster has been studying Bifrost (what…
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Iron Man 3 – Blu-Ray Review by Mr. DAPs
Tony Stark is Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) . The question about what that really means though and what his identity really is haunts Stark. After the events of The Avengers, Tony Stark finds himself questioning everything. He is a man driven by fear, projecting fearlessness. He is holding on tightly to what he loves…
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New Frozen Poster Released
The Walt Disney Animation Studios released a new poster for this winter’s animated feature Frozen. The Frozen poster focuses on the main characters of this new animated movie with once again, Olaf the snowman, playing a central role. Plot Synopsis: In “Frozen,” Anna (voice of Kristen Bell), a fearless optimist, teams up with extreme mountain…
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Food Trucks Coming to Downtown Disney
It seems that everywhere one visits food trucks are showing up. Food trucks have become incredibly popular for both professional and amateur foodies across the country. Recently at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, several food trucks could be found feeding the masses outside of the main entrance. Soon, guests visiting the Walt Disney World Resort…
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New Animation Coming for ‘World of Color – Winter Dreams’
Halloween isn’t here yet but Steve Davison and his team are already looking ahead to the holiday season and the new presentation of World of Color: World of Color – Winter Dreams. This will be the first time that Disney California Adventure’s nighttime spectacular will be completely reworked to celebrate the holiday season. Steven Davison, Imagineer,…
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales – Delayed!
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales has been delayed due to script issues. Up until recently, the film known as “Pirates 5” seemed to be gathering steam towards a 2015 summer release. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the delay is due to script issues, but could also be connected to the…
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Walt Disney World to Glow… with the Show
Walt Disney World’s Fantasmic! will get a glowing new feature on October 15th for its 15th birthday: Glow with the Show ears! These glowing ears that sync with the show and first appeared at World of Color at the Disneyland Resort will soon be accompanying shows at the Walt Disney World Resort. These glowing mouse ears…
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Disney Research Invents Magic Fingertip Microphone
Several years ago, guests visiting the Disneyland Resort could experience a “haircut” via soundwaves when visiting Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln in the Opera House on Main Street, USA. A new invention could potentially render that effect basically obsolete. A scientist with Disney Research has invented a new type of sound transmitting device that creates…
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A Very Warm Dapper Day at Disneyland
Storify by Mr. DAPs Fri, Sep 06 2013 22:03:37 A Very Warm Dapper Day at Disneyland A look at Dapper Day at Disneyland on September 6, 2013 Guests visiting Disneyland today may have noticed something a bit different… people were dressed up on a very warm day. This was due to it being “dapper day.”…
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A Glimpse of Tomorrowland & It’s a Small World
Production has begun on Tomorrowland and a few details are slowly seeping out. Photos surfaced on the internet this week showing some of the sets that have been created for this movie. The main photo that has appeared is a recreation of the 1964 World Fair’s It’s a Small World. Other clues (there are spoilers…
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Disneyland Buys RV Park for Employee Parking
The Walt Disney Company is purchasing the Anaheim RV Village with plans to make a 1,400 space employee (cast member) parking lot on the corner of Harbor Blvd and Ball Road. The move was made to address the growing parking problem that has accompanied the expansion of the Disneyland Resort. With more guests visiting the Disneyland…
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Disneyland’s Market House Starbucks Gets Opening Date
After months of being closed, the Market House Starbucks now has an end in sight. Yesterday, the Disney Parks Blog made an announcement about the Fountain View Starbucks opening in Epcot. At the end of this article, it was announced that Disneyland’s first Starbucks inside of the original Magic Kingdom will be opening on September…
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Storybook Circus Giggle Gang
One of the unexpected favorites for our group visiting Walt Disney World this summer was a clown troupe called the Storybook Circus Giggle Gang. This show is found at the entrance of Storybook Circus in New Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom. There are three clowns in this troupe with the names of Chuckles Buffoon McMonkeyshine III, Whinny…
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Iron Man 3 Now Available on HD Digital 3D and HD Digital!
Iron Man 3 is now available on HD Digital 3D and HD Digital formats for download to your computer or other video playing device. In anticipation of it becoming available on 3D Blu-ray Super Set and Blu-ray Combo Pack, a few bonus features have been released to be enjoyed. The first bonus feature that has been…
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Annual Passholders Can Stay Late at Disney California Adventure!
The Disneyland Resort is offering another Limited Time Annual Passholder Magic. This time, Disneyland annual passholders (DAPs) can stay in Disney California Adventure for three hours after it ends operations for normal day guests. DAPs will have two opportunities to experience Disney California Adventure by themselves: September 5, 2013 September 19, 2013 Currently, the events are…
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‘Spirited Away’ Director Hayao Miyazaki Retiring
Hayao Miyazaki Retiring Oscar winning director Hayao Miyazaki is retiring. On Sunday at the Venice Film Festival he said during a press conference that The Wind Rises, Miyazaki’s latest animated featured film, will be his last project. “Miyazaki has decided that Kaze tachinu (The Wind Rises) will be his last film, and he will now retire.”…
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Disneyland Annual Passholders Can Contribute to World of Color – Winter Dreams
For the holiday season this year, World of Color is getting a makeover. To celebrate the release of the new Disney animated feature Frozen, World of Color will turn into World of Color – Winter Dreams in November. The new show will be hosted by Olaf, the snowman from Frozen. Olaf will take viewers on…
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Once Upon a Time: The Complete Second Season – Blu-ray Review by Mr. DAPs
Once Upon a Time: The Complete Second Season continues to take viewers on a trek where fantasy and reality come together. In this season, new dangers unfold as new and old enemies are faced by the residents of Storybrook. Hard choices are made. Consequences are lived with. Enemies become allies, or do they? More classic…
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Disney Studios 2.0 On the Way in LA County
The LA County Board of Supervisors have approved a massive plan by the Walt Disney Company to move forward with the Golden Oak Ranch project in the Santa Clarita Valley. Golden Ranch was originally chosen by Walt Disney himself as an outdoor filming location for “Adventures of Spin & Marty” segments of “The Mickey Mouse Club.” Later Disney…