Category: DAPs Featured
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Illuminate Silverlakes Lights Up the Holiday Season with Magical Moments, Snow, Santa, and More!
Growing up in the midwest I have many memories of walking on a cold evening with my family and looking at Christmas lights in various neighborhoods. Sometimes the snow would come down and create a beautiful filter through which to look at the Christmas lights. Today, Illuminate Silverlakes is officially opening in Norco, California. This…
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More “Indiana Jones 5” Photos Released Giving More Insight Into Movie
More photos for the upcoming Indiana Jones 5 have been released ahead of the arrival of the film in theaters next June. The photos give more insight, albeit only a little, into the adventure that Indiana Jones will be going on. They also show some of the people that will be around him, both friend…
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Check Out the Trailer for “Mickey Saves Christmas” Ahead of Sunday’s Arrival
Mickey Saves Christmas arrives via simulcast on Sunday on the Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, and ABC on Sunday, 27th November 2022 at 7:00-7:30 PM EST. The next day it will arrive on Disney+. Ahead of its arrival, check out the trailer for this new stop-motion animated special that is sure to become a…
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The Final Trailer for “Avatar: The Way of Water” Arrives Ahead of December Theatrical Release
The final trailer for Avatar: The Way of Water has arrived ahead of the movie’s theatrical release on December 16, 2022. It comes as tickets go on sale for the movie. The trailer continues to show more of what will be seen when moviegoers return to Pandora next month. Check out the trailer below and…
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Disneyland Resort Announces 2023 Return of Lunar New Year and Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival
Today the Disneyland Resort announced the return of two fan favorite experiences in 2023. Both the Lunar New Year celebration and the Disney California Food & Wine Festival will be returning in the spring of 2023. The Lunar New Year celebration will be taking place from January 20 through February 15 and Disney California Adventure…
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The Changing of the Bobs – How Bob Iger Ended Up Taking the Role of Disney CEO Back From Bob Chapek
The news that Bob Iger has returned to the role of CEO of The Walt Disney Company has the Disney and business worlds buzzing. With the announcement that Bob Chapek was no longer with the company and Iger back, questions are being asked about how this all happened. CNBC has revealed a general overview of…
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Bob Iger Returns to The Walt Disney Company as CEO
Bob Iger is once again the CEO of The Walt Disney Company. Tonight an email was sent out from Iger to Disney employees from Bob Iger announcing his return. Susan Arnold, Chairman of Disney’s Board of Directors also released a statement thanking Bob Chapek for his service to the company. “We thank Bob Chapek for…
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VIDEO & PHOTOS: The Incredible Hulk Arrives at Avengers Campus
The Incredible Hulk has arrived at Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure. His arrival was announced initially by Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro and Marvel Studios President Keven Feige during D23 Expo 2022. During a presentation on the parks and resorts, the duo was joined by Hulk on stage in front of…
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Magic and Mayhem Are Back at Coke Corner as Musical Chairs Returns to Disneyland
For years, once a day at Refreshment Corner on Main Street, USA has been even more magical and full of mayhem. This is thanks to the Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland, and sometimes others who join the piano player for a one-a-day game of Musical Chairs. This simple game becomes more complicated and humorous as…
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EPCOT – Celebrating 40 Years of Inspiration, Imagination, and Possibility
On October 1, 1982, EPCOT Center opened its gates for the first time. Originally pitched by Walt Disney as the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, EPCOT Center has always been about imagination, innovation, and the possibility of a better tomorrow. This was something Walt Disney was very excited about. During a video shot to share…
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Muppet Fans Get to Meet the Muppets During Conversation About The Muppets Mayhem at D23 Expo 2022
Fans of The Muppets had a lot to celebrate this last weekend at D23 Expo 2022. There was a panel celebrating 30 years of The Muppet Christmas Carol, The Electric Mayhem performed Can You Picture That?, and then members of The Electric Mayhem came together for a conversation about their upcoming Disney+ series, The Muppets…
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Mickey Mouse One: Walt’s Plane Arrives at D23 Expo
Walt Disney’s Grumman Gulfstream I plane has arrived in Anaheim, CA for the D23 Expo. During a media preview ahead of the expo, Daps Magic was given a first look at this restored plane that was Walt Disney’s plane. The plane is a part of the exhibit called Mickey Mouse One: Walt’s Plane which is presented…
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New Characters Bring Extra Magic to Oogie Boogie Bash at Disney California Adventure
This year at Oogie Boogie Bash there were several new characters added to the lineup for the Halloween party at Disney California Adventure. This year, Entertainment seemed to go all out. The Daps Magic team thought that the entertainment and entertainers really made the night. Just like last year, new characters were added to the…
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Summer Ends at Disneyland Resort as Main Street Electrical Parade and Disneyland Forever Say Goodbye
Summer has come to its conclusion at the Disneyland Resort. On Thursday, September 1, 2022 the Main Street Electrical Parade once again glowed away into the night for the last time… for the summer. Along with the Main Street Electrical Parade saying adieu, Disneyland Forever, the fireworks spectacular that first debuted during Disneyland’s 60th Anniversary…
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Souvenir Guide 1992 – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
One of the tangible things I miss from 30 years ago at Disneyland is their over-the-top souvenir guide. Starting in 1955, with a modest flyer printed in two colors (black and turquoise), guests were always provided with basic information to make their visit “more enjoyable.” By 1992, that single sheet had grown into a 32-page…
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Howard Johnson Goes Back to the Retro Future with a Very Special Suite
The Howard Johnson Anaheim, just across from Disneyland, has gone back to the retro future (Great Scott!). It has done this with its new House of the Retro Future suite. The Monsanto House of the Future inspires this new suite at the Howard Johnson that once was found at a certain theme park nearby from…
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Disneyland Celebrates 67th Birthday With Magical Moments at Castle, Main Street, and Town Square!
The Disneyland Resort celebrated its 67th birthday with a magical moment that included the Disneyland Band, Mickey and friends, the Dapper Dans, and other friends with balloons. The moment started at Sleeping Beauty Castle at 12:00 PM with the traditional castle moment with the Disneyland Band before singing Happy Birthday to Disneyland. The procession then…
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Sitting Down with Disney Legend Andreas Deja at The Walt Disney Family Museum
On June 23, 2022, Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book: Making a Masterpiece opened at The Walt Disney Family Museum. This beautiful exhibit will be available at the museum until Sunday, January 8, 2023. It was guest-curated by Disney Legend Andreas Deja. The night before the exhibit opened, The Walt Disney Family Museum hosted a special…
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Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book: Making a Masterpiece is a Beautiful Labor of Love at the Walt Disney Family Museum
Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book: Making a Masterpiece is an exhibit about The Jungle Book that is now open at The Walt Disney Family Museum. This exhibit gives a comprehensive and immersive look at just how this animated classic came to be. For the opening of this exhibit, DAPS MAGIC was invited to a special…
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Join Team DAPS MAGIC for Reimagined CHOC Adventure in the Park!
Join Team #DAPSMAGIC for Reimagined #CHOCAdventure in the Park! #chocwalk
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Disneyland Resort All-American College Band Returns After Two-Year Hiatus
The Disneyland Resort All-American College Band returned to the Disneyland Resort on Tuesday night. This comes after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The last time there was a college band at the Disneyland Resort was in 2019. This year the band returned in full force and brought joy and music to Disneyland on…
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The Rededication of Disney California Adventure – Looking Back 10 Years
10 years ago today Disney California Adventure was rededicated by then Disney CEO Bob Iger during a ceremony on Buena Vista Street. This marked the completion of five years of transformation of the Disneyland Resort’s second gate. Through the course of this transformation, the park saw a LOT of changes and new things added. This…
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Looking Back at Avengers Campus Opening One Year Later
One year ago this morning the DAPS MAGIC team, and many other Disney/Marvel fans, were descending on Disney California Adventure for the official opening day of Avengers Campus. This was a day that was a long time coming. With the closure of the parks due to the pandemic, the opening of Avengers Campus had been…
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Say Yes to Kindness, Say No to Hate
It is 2022 and sometimes it is surprising the things that need to be said that feel like they should be already understood. Today is a day, however, where an appeal must be made for kindness and not hate. This may seem fairly straightforward and common sense, but apparently, it isn’t as it is having…