Category: Blogs
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A Big Change – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
This month, Doug looks back at the era of Paul Pressler and analyzes the impact it had.
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A Quick Thank You is All it Takes
Throughout the month of November, let’s #keepkind and share gratitude.
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Farewell to a Classic Attraction – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
This month Doug takes a look back at the Skyway, 30 years after it took to the skies over The Happiest Place on Earth for the last time.
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A (Mostly) Ever Changing Landscape – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
Every now and then I try to offer a stroll around the park, usually with an eye to seeing how much the Disneyland “landscape” has changed over thirty years. This month though… I’m not so sure. For example, this is what Main Street Station looked like in the fall of 1994. Is that a big…
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Four Years of Magic: Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast at Tokyo Disneyland
Mr. Daps shares his experience and thoughts about Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast as it celebrates its fourth anniversary.
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Souvenir Guidebook 1994 – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
Take a look at the 1994 Souvenir Guidebook for Disneyland on this newest edition of 30 Years Ago at Disneyland!
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Looking Forward to the Fortieth – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
Just a few days ago we were celebrating a rather low key 69th birthday at Disneyland. Everyone knows that they will be pulling out the stops for next year’s milestone 70th. Thirty years ago, the situation was kind of similar, except that the marketing mavens at the Happiest Place on Earth wanted to be sure…
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More New Old Construction – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
There is more new old construction at Disneyland on this month’s 30 Years Ago at Disneyland!
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Pictorial: Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite
On June 18, 2024, the first Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite of 2024 was held. This hard-ticketed after hours event celebrates the diversity that makes everyone unique. The Daps Magic team attended the opening night of Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite. Here are pictures from this evening that were taken on my Canon 6D with…
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Busy Summer Nights – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
The return (again!) of Fantasmic! brought back some very specific memories of Disneyland from thirty years ago. These days, crowds jostling to get good viewing spots for the nighttime spectacular have no idea what it was like back in the early 1990s. In previous columns I have already touched on those first season adjustments that…
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It’s Time for More Mayhem From The Muppets
A year ago this week, The Muppets Mayhem arrived on Disney+. This series told the story of The Electric Mayhem recording their first album after being on tour for decades. Of course, Dr. Teeth and the rest of the band have their own unique approach to, well, everything. This means that creating an album isn’t…
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Looking Through the Lens: Photos from Star Wars Day at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
May the 4th was the annual celebration of all that is Star Wars. At Disneyland, the center of this celebration was found at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge on Star Wars Day. On that day, I stopped by the Disneyland Resort to enjoy being around other Star Wars fans and just capture moments and things that…
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More Construction Mysteries – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
The last couple of months have been spent unraveling some mysterious (for the time) construction that was taking place out in the parking lot to the west of the entrance to Disneyland. Early in 1994 all was revealed when the construction of the Indiana Jones Adventure was officially announced, and a big construction wall went…
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Construction Mystery Revealed – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
Last month’s column left us with a bit of a cliffhanger (at least, a cliffhanger thirty years ago). What was that very large structure rising up all the way out in the parking lot where the Eeyore section used to be? It was definitely looking more substantial as the steel skeleton was being filled in.…
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Tokyo Disneyland – Mr. Daps Goes to Japan
As the end of my trip to Japan began to near, it was time to visit the Tokyo Disney Resort once again. This time, the destination was Tokyo Disneyland. I will admit, I didn’t entirely know what to think ahead of the trip to this castle park. I had heard that really Tokyo DisneySea is…
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A Walk Around Disneyland on a Rainy Day as Seen Through a 35mm Lens
Saturday, March 2, 2024 was an interesting day. It couldn’t decide exactly what it wanted to be. At times, it was pouring with a cold rain. At other times, the sun was shining and Pixar-like clouds made the skies seem happy. And then there were the other times when the day just didn’t know what…
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A Construction Mystery – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
The January, 1994 opening of Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin started the year off on a high note at Disneyland. By now, fans had grown to expect something new and exciting on a fairly regular basis. After all, we were approaching the middle of “The Disney Decade.” Even walking through the vast parking lot that…
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Mount Fuji Adventures and a Fish on a Stick – Mr. Daps Goes to Japan
There are a few iconic scenes that come to mind when I think of Japan. Obviously, Mount Fuji is one of those icons. Another is the Chureito Pagoda, which overlooks Mount Fuji. The Chureito Pagoda has been seen in countless photos, postcards, books, and many other media forms showing off Japan. Many guides say that…
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PICTORIAL: Final Day of Mulan’s Lunar New Year Procession
The Lunar New Year celebration at Disney California Adventure has once again come and gone. This annual tradition celebrates Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean customs traditions and ran from January 23 through February 18. This year saw some fun surprises, like the arrival of Meilin Lee and her mother Ming Lee from Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red…
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PICTORIAL: Magic Happens Returns to Disneyland
On February 2, 2024, Magic Happens made its return to the Disneyland Resort. After a very rainy Thursday, the sun peeked through the clouds and the parade was able to be performed at both 3:00 PM and 5:30 PM. The Daps Magic team was on hand to see the return of this parade. The day…
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Toontown Redux – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
If you were reading this blog a year ago (and I sincerely hope you were), you were sharing the excitement of the grand opening of Mickey’s Toontown, on January 24, 1993. Or January 26th. Or the 25th. (You will have to check out last year’s blog to figure that one out.) And what are we…
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Sarushima Island – Mr. Daps Goes to Japan
The next adventure while at Japan was a second try to go to Sarushima Island. Thankfully, this time was successful. The wind had died down and the sun was out in force as we made our way back to the ferry terminal to take the quick ride out to this island. I should say, it…
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Remembering Disneyland 55 Years Ago
As I look back over my 68 years on this earth, I think of three experiences that profoundly and forever changed my reality of entertainment. The first was in 1964 when I was eight years old. We were visiting my Aunt Susie in Alexandria, Virginia and I came down sick. I remember the doctor coming…