Category: DAPs Featured
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Thanks for Sharing the Magic With DAPS MAGIC for 17 Years!
17 years ago today DAPS MAGIC was created. It was created with the hope that people could come together to share the magic together in a positive and safe environment. Through the years, things have expanded and grown. However, we have stayed true to the core values that a small group of Disney fans came…
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The Disney Afternoon Live! – Thirty Years Ago at Disneyland
Thirty years ago at Disneyland the park launched a modest promotion that became one of their more fondly remembered events of the 1990s. The Disney Afternoon Live! (yes, the exclamation mark was officially part of the title) ran from March 15 through November 10 of 1991. It could be found in the area between Storybook…
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DisneylandForward Shares Ideas for A New Kind of Disney Entertainment Destination at the Disneyland Resort
DisneylandForward is a new initiative put forward by the Disneyland Resort to expand the usage of the land already owned by Disney in Anaheim. With this proposal, Anaheim could change some current zoning restrictions to allow the Disneyland Resort to grow and attract more guests to the Anaheim area in the coming years. This initiative…
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DisneylandForward Offers Plenty of Land and Attraction Possibilities in Expansion Proposal
Today the Disneyland Resort launched a new expansion initiative called Disneyland Forward. The initiative focuses on four main points of expansion for the resort: parking, hotels, entertainment (like Downtown Disney District), and theme parks. The expansion would revolutionize the Disneyland Resort experience for guests visiting. One of the four main focal points for the expansion…
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Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Reopening April 30th!
Today the Disneyland Resort announced that Disneyland and Disney California Adventure will be reopening their gates on April 30th. After being closed for more than a year, the parks will again be welcoming guests back to the Happiest Place on Earth! When it reopens, the park will be opening at a limited capacity. The reopening…
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Looking Back: One Year After Disneyland’s Closure
One year ago today, I was making my way over to the Disneyland Resort for what I thought would be my last day at the parks for a few weeks. There was a sense of uncertainty but there was definitely no recognition over how significant of a day this would end up being. One year…
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Disneyland Resort Parks Look to Reopen in Late April
The Disneyland Resort is hoping to be reopening its parks in late April it was confirmed today Disney CEO Bob Chapek confirmed. The parks are currently in the process of recalling 10,000 Cast Members as it prepares to welcome guests back to the parks. At this time, a specific date for reopening has not been…
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Hidden Secret Odds and Ends of WandaVision
Incredibly enough, the season finale of WandaVision is upon us. While it will be a relief to finally have the intricate plot lines pulled together (assuming they all are), it has been a lot of fun to speculate about them. It is not the intention of this article to explain it all, but rather to…
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A Leisurely Amble Around Disneyland: The Original – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
Last month, you may recall, we learned that the 1991 Disneyland promotion was “Disneyland: The Original.” This month’s blog will follow that theme with a somewhat “original” amble around the park. These photos were taken days (and in some cases months) apart, but pretty much represent what Disneyland looked like in the early winter months…
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Walt Disney World Announces “The World’s Most Magical Celebration” Begins October 1st to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
The Walt Disney World Resort has announced that its 50th Anniversary celebration will begin on October 1, 2021. Being called, The World’s Most Magical Celebration, this 18-month celebration will include new experiences at all four Walt Disney World Resort theme parks, and beyond! EARidescent decor will magically appearing, and Cinderella Castle will have even more…
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Hidden Secrets of the Sitcom Roots of WandaVision
Marvel has released episode three of WandaVision, and while fans have reveled in the many, many new clues offered up, it’s still not entirely clear just what is happening to Wanda and Vision. Or her memory of Vision. Or resurrected Vision. Or… whoever that is sharing Wanda’s “dream home” in Westview. One thing that has…
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The Hidden Secrets Behind the Locations of WandaVision
Marvel has set its ardent fans abuzz with the debut of WandaVision on Disney Plus. The first two episodes lit up discussion boards with passionate discussions of plot twists, Marvel arcana, and Easter eggs. While there have been many good guesses about what it all means (SPOILER ALERT: I will be trying to avoid spoilers…
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Disneyland Resort Ends Annual Pass Program
Today it was announced that Disneyland is ending its Annual Pass program. The news comes as the Disneyland Resort continues to remain closed due to COVID-19. In its place, a new membership program will be instituted. A letter was sent out to Annual Passholders from Disneyland Resort president Ken Potrock. In it, he announces the…
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Park Hopping Returns to Walt Disney World Resort
Park Hopping has returned to Walt Disney World Resort! Once again, guests are able to move from park to park with a ticket or annual pass with Park Hopper options. Each day, starting at 2:00, these guests will be able to go to another one of the Walt Disney World Resort parks. Park Hopping is…
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A Day of Candlelight Processionals Supporting CHOC!
Merry Christmas! This year has been a very different year than most years. There was no CHOC Walk and no Candlelight Processional. Both of these annual Disneyland traditions were sorely missed by Disneyland fans and CHOC Walk participants. To attempt to make up for these missing events the DAPS MAGIC team went through the archives…
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Party Gras! Disneyland’s Official 35th Anniversary Parade! – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
To wind down this year’s columns for 30 Years Ago at Disneyland, we will look at something that was briefly covered all the way back in January. You will recall that on January 11, in addition to a glittering ceremony to kick off all the anniversary promotions, Disneyland also debuted a brand new parade. The…
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Thoughts on the Pros and Cons of Walt Disney World Resort After a Phased Reopening Visit
At the end of last month, Murray and I flew out to Florida for a week at Walt Disney World Resort. The trip was fairly last minute in nailing down details and actually deciding to go. This is mainly due to the uncertainty of the time in which we live. Just a couple of weeks…
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CHOC Walk Opens Virtual Registration
The 2020 CHOC Walk has opened registration for this year’s event. This year is significantly different than other year’s as it will be entirely virtual. There are still various fundraising goals to reach with different rewards for fundraising. There are several different “packages” to achieve this year. They include: $50 Standard Virtual Package – Virtual…
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The Main Street Electrical Parade – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
The Greatest Nighttime Parade That Ever Rolled Down Main Street USA Over the last few months of covering Disneyland’s 35th birthday, you’ve heard a lot about the Party Gras Parade, and its haunting theme song that lingered on long after all the confetti had been swept away. But there was, of course, another parade running…
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Happy Birthday Disneyland – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
Happy birthday Disneyland! This is a greeting Disneyland fans hear a lot on July 17 every year (well, except for a few cranky die-hards who keep insisting that Disneyland’s REAL birthday is the public opening day, July 18). After the big “Ten-cennial” celebration in 1965, years in multiples of ten (and even five) became the…
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Downtown Disney Reopens With New Health and Safety Measures
Downtown Disney District officially reopened today with many shops and select dining locations open. Cars were backed up on Disneyland Drive hours before the Simba Parking Lot opened. The Simba Parking Lot is located near the Paradise Pier Hotel at Disneyland Drive and Katella Avenue. There is currently no charge for parking. They were not…
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Disney+ Does Not Throw Away Its Shot With Hamilton – Review by Mr. DAPs
Hamilton, the hit Broadway musical that was both written and starred Lin-Manuel Miranda, is now streaming on Disney+. Since the first premier at the Public Theater in February 2015, it has been incredibly popular. This musical telling of the story of the American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton is described as “America then, as told by America…
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Dick Tracy Starring in Diamond Double Cross – 30 Years Ago At Disneyland
If you have been reading this blog over the last few months, you will recall that in April I wrote about the closing of a popular stage show at the Videopolis Theater. One Man’s Dream had been in place for only a few months when it was shuttered, to make way for another show that…
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Splash Mountain to Be Rethemed to Princess and the Frog at Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts
Today Disney announced that it will be retheming Splash Mountain at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. The new story for the attraction will be based on the adventures of Princess Tiana from the Disney animated feature The Princess and the Frog. According to Disney, the attraction will pick up “after the final…