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The Little Man of Disneyland

By Mr. DAPs|2020-03-17T14:11:41-07:00March 17th, 2020|Categories: Blogs, Disneyland Resort, Mr. DAPs, Mr. DAPs Desk, Parks|Tags: Adventureland, Disney, Disney Books, Disney History, Disneyland, Golden Books, Leprechaun, Patrick Begorra, St. Patrick's Day, The Little Man of Disneyland|

Happy St. Patrick's Day! It seems like a perfect time to look back at The Little Man of Disneyland. Originally this was a book that was released in 1955 in Disney's Little Golden Books series. It [...]

Thoughts About Star Trek Ahead of the Return of Jean-Luc Picard

By Mr. DAPs|2020-01-20T11:28:58-08:00January 20th, 2020|Categories: Blogs, DAPs Featured, Entertainment, Guides, Mr. DAPs, Mr. DAPs Desk, Op Ed/Opinion, Star Trek|Tags: fandom, Fans, Opinion, Star Trek, Star Trek DS9, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager|

Since the announcement that Captain (apparently now an Admiral) Picard would be returning to the small screen, I have found myself getting increasingly excited about the return of the Captain that, in many ways, I [...]

Mr. DAPs’ Favorite Five – Disney Books – December 15, 2019

By Mr. DAPs|2019-12-14T15:15:23-08:00December 15th, 2019|Categories: Blogs, DAPs Magic News, DAPs Magic Reviews, Mr. DAPs, Mr. DAPs Desk|Tags: Bob Iger, Bob Thomas, Books, Disney, Disney Books, Disney News, Favorite Five, Geek News, guide, Imagineering, In Service to the Mouse, jack lindquist, Kevin P. Rafferty, Magic Journey, Mr. DAPs, Robert Iger, The Ride of a Lifetime, The Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney, Walt Disney's Epcot Center|

I really enjoy reading. If you were to see either of my offices you would see that there are books crammed on shelves everywhere! There are quite a few different types of books to be [...]

Mr. DAPs’ Favorite Five- December 1, 2019

By Mr. DAPs|2019-12-01T11:22:16-08:00December 1st, 2019|Categories: Blogs, Disneyland Resort, Mr. DAPs, Mr. DAPs Desk, Parks|Tags: Coke Corner, Disney, Disneyland, Disneyland Resort, Favorite Five, Main Street Cinema, Mark Twain, Mickey's Christmas Rainy Day Cavalcade, Mr. DAPs, Ragtime Piano, Rain, Star Wars Launch Bay|

There are quite a few fun things going on this week at the Disneyland Resort. Picking just five will be harder to do than normal but I will do my best! Since it has been [...]

Mr. DAPs’ Favorite Five- November 24, 2019

By Mr. DAPs|2019-11-24T11:09:54-08:00November 24th, 2019|Categories: Blogs, Disneyland Resort, Mr. DAPs, Mr. DAPs Desk, Parks|Tags: 2019 Holidays at the Disneyland Resort, Disneyland Band, It's a Small World Holiday, Mickey's Happy Holidays, Mr. DAPs' Favorite Five, omnibus, Phat Cat Swinger|

There are so many things that are awesome that DAPS MAGIC covers, and doesn't cover, around the Disney Parks and beyond. This week, I am going to experiment with a new column that highlights things [...]

Happy New Year From the DAPS MAGIC Team!

By Mr. DAPs|2018-12-31T18:48:27-08:00January 1st, 2019|Categories: Blogs, Mr. DAPs, Mr. DAPs Desk|Tags: Believe in Holiday Magic, DAPs Magic, Disneyland, happy new year, Mr. DAPs|

Happy New Year! We here at DAPS MAGIC want to wish each and every one of you a very happy New Year! Each year we continue to churn out content. We do this for two [...]

The WHY of DAPS MAGIC

By Mr. DAPs|2019-08-19T11:38:02-07:00May 2nd, 2017|Categories: DAPs Magic News, Guides, Mr. DAPs Desk, Op Ed/Opinion|Tags: DAPs Magic, Disney, Disneyland, Friendship, Geek, geektastic, Joy, Mr. DAPs, Op/Ed, Opinion, Positivity, Quality, Thoughts, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Company, Why|

It is awesome to be a geek, especially a Disney geek. At DAPS MAGIC, we strive to create a positive and safe environment that celebrates the love of Disney and geekdom. DAPS MAGIC provides news, [...]

Disneyland: It’s All About the Experience

By Mr. DAPs|2019-08-05T15:43:39-07:00April 24th, 2017|Categories: *, Disneyland Resort, Guides, Mr. DAPs Desk, Op Ed/Opinion, Parks|Tags: Alice, Alice in Wonderland, Disney, Disneyland, experience, First Order, Mad Hatter, Marvel, Mr. DAPs, Musical Chairs, Op/Ed, Opinion, Pixar, Star Wars, Theme Parks, Tomorrowland, Universal, Walt Disney Company, Wizarding World of Harry Potter|

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byeJNdU0pSs Recently I had the good, or perhaps not so good, fortune to be arrested by the First Order while I was strolling through Tomorrowland at Disneyland. I had heard of this happening before but [...]

The Positive Side of Disneyland Price Increases

By Mr. DAPs|2019-08-05T15:19:21-07:00May 19th, 2014|Categories: *, DAPs Magic News, Disneyland Resort, Guides, Mr. DAPs Desk, Op Ed/Opinion, Parks|Tags: DAPs, Disney, Disney Annual Pass, Disneyland, Disneyland Annual Pass, Increase, Magic, Mr. DAPs, News, Price|

The Disney community has been buzzing the last 24 hours since the Disneyland Resort again raised prices. This happens pretty much every year in recent memory and really should have come as no surprise. Over [...]