Category: DAPs Magic News
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More Carousel of Progress Updates Revealed at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event
This last weekend, Disney hosted thousands of its most dedicated fans at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. Throughout the weekend, fans could enjoy panels, presentations, experiences, shopping opportunities, and a whole lot more. Some fans could also experience showcases at the Honda Center throughout the weekend. This included Horizons: A Carousel of Progress. This…
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New Details Revealed About ‘The Lion King’ Attraction at Disney Adventure World
Disney Adventure World may have just opened its gates to the world earlier this year, but it is just getting started. Around its new Adventure Bay, World of Frozen can already let guests enter and experience the Frozen franchise in an immersive way. The next major addition to this area of the park will be…
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Disney Reveals Details About New Class of Disney Cruise Line Ship
There are a lot of exciting things that came out of D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. For Disney Cruise Line fans, a couple of reveals came out of Horizons: A Carousel of Progress on Saturday night during the Disney fan event. First, there was a reveal surrounding the Disney Believe. This gave a look…
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Sarah’s D23 Media Highlights
D23 brought so many exciting announcements this year across all areas of the Disney company. As someone who doesn’t live close to the parks or go on cruises, the highlights for me are primarily media-based. Sure, I’m thrilled that Tomorrowland at Disneyland will finally get its long-overdue refurbishment or that the Yeti will come back…
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New Details Revealed About Disney Believe at D23
The next ship to join the Disney Cruise Line fleet will be the Disney Believe. It is set to do so in late 2027. During Horizons: A Carousel of Progress, details were revealed about what guests can look forward to on this ship. During the showcase, Claire Weiss, Portfolio Executive Creative Director, provided some illumination…
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Here’s What’s New About Monstropolis From D23!
There were many exciting announcements and updates that were made at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event last weekend. Daps Magic was on hand to cover all of them, and every day, more updates can be found at DapsMagic.com/D23. One of the updates was about the progress that is being made on Monstropolis in Disney’s…
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Disney Experiences Chairman Thomas Mazloum Talks D23, Disney Fans, and Looking to the Future
Thomas Mazloum has just wrapped up his first D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event as the Disney Experiences Chairman. This saw him taking a much more visual role throughout the weekend. This was particularly true when he took center stage during Horizons: A Carousel of Progress. There, along with host Neil Patrick Harris, Mazloum helped…
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VIDEO: Walt Disney – 125 Years of Inspiration
There were so many amazing moments, panels, and presentations throughout D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. Some of these were at the Anaheim Convention Center, and some were at the Honda Center. One of the highlights was a magical look at the continued legacy of inspiration of Walt Disney. This came 125 years after Walt…
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New Details and a Name Revealed for Walt Disney World’s Villains Land
At D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, there was plenty of news that came out and delighted Disney fans. This ranged across Disney Experiences worldwide. One of the topics of discussion was the Villains Land that is coming to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. There was a section of the Imagineering Horizons Pavilion that showed…
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Disney to Bring Expedition Everest Yeti Back to Life
For many years, there has been an Audio-Animatronic figure that has held almost mythical status at Walt Disney World Resort. This is ironic, as this is an Audio-Animatronic figure of the Yeti. The reason it has been such a fascinating topic of conversation is that for many years it simply hasn’t worked. Instead, lights flash,…
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The 3 Things That Made the Horizons: A Carousel of Progress at D23 Successful
This last weekend, thousands of Disney fans descended on the Anaheim Convention Center and Honda Center to experience in person D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. The event was full of newsworthy moments. This ranged from experiences to panels to presentations to merchandise, and a whole lot more. For many Disney parks fans, the highlight…
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Assortment of Items From D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event Now Available Through DisneyStore.com
If you missed the magic of D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, no need to worry because an assortment of products from Disney Store is now on sale. Fans can shop select products featured throughout this year’s event at DisneyStore.com/d23-event, while supplies last. The assortment brings together products from the D23 2026 show floor, Disney Store booth,…
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New Details About Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s Indiana Jones Ride Revealed at D23
New details were revealed during Horizons: A Carousel of Progress this weekend at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event about the upcoming Indiana Jones attraction that is being built in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Imagineers Michael Hundgen and Chris Beatty came to the stage during the evening that was hosted by Neil Patrick Harris to share what…
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Disney Elevates 3 Space-Related Projects at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event
This last weekend, thousands of fans descended on Anaheim, California, for D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. This weekend was full of experiences, panels, presentations, opportunities to meet favorite Disney personalities, shopping opportunities, and a whole lot more! And all of this was just at one of the two locations where the event took place:…
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VIDEO: Disney Honors New Class of Disney Legends at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event
On Sunday, August 16, 2026, Disney honored a new class of 11 Disney Legends at the Honda Center on the final day of D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. Disney Legends are chosen for their lasting impact on The Walt Disney Company. Ryan Seacrest hosted the event. The ceremony included incredible performances, heartwarming speeches, touching…
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Top 5 Stories of Day Three of D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event!
The 2026 D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event has concluded! Day three brought an incredible weekend of announcements, community celebrations, and Disney magic to a close. Mr. Daps breaks down the top five highlights from the final day. These range from park walkway updates and live-action movie news to new documentary premieres and the Disney…
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VIDEO: Horizons: A Carousel of Progress D23 Disney Experiences Showcase
On Saturday, August 16, 2026, D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event hosted Horizons: A Carousel of Progress at the Honda Center. This Disney Experiences Showcase wrapped up the second day of this ultimate Disney fan event in Anaheim. It was packed with updates, news, and some incredible performances by host Neil Patrick Harris and other…
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Top 5 Stories of Day Two of D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event!
Day two of D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event was jam-packed full of fun offerings at the Anaheim Convention Center and Honda Center. Throughout the day, there were panels and presentations, experiences, cosplay meetups, performances, and more to enjoy at the Anaheim Convention Center. The Daps Magic team spent quite a bit of time in…
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Fan-Favorite Entertainment Offerings Returning to Disneyland Resort
On the second day of D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, Horizons: A Carousel of Progress offered updates and new surprises to fans who attended the Disney Experiences Showcase at the Honda Center in the Evening. This included the announcement of a new Tomorrowland for Disneyland, a new adventure for Figment and Dreamfinder, and a…
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Figment and Dreamfinder to Get New Adventure at EPCOT
There were quite a few different surprises during Horizons: A Carousel of Progress Disney Experiences Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. At the end of the showcase, it appeared that the show was over. However, Disney Experiences’ Thomas Mazloum had his own “one more thing” moment. During this moment, he announced that Figment…
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New Tomorrowland Announced For Disneyland at Horizons: A Carousel of Progress Disney Experiences Showcase
On Saturday, August 15, 2026, thousands of guests attended Horizons: A Carousel of Progress Disney Experiences Showcase at the Honda Center at the end of the second day of D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. Throughout the evening, they were given updates and announcements about the projects that are happening in Disney Experiences around the…
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Top 5 Stories of Day One of D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event!
Day one of the 2026 D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event is in books. The day was full of panels, shopping, magical moments, and then a bunch of reveals during the Entertainment Showcase in the evening. Daps Magic was on hand for many of these things and was capturing content and covering stories throughout the…
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‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu’ Disney+ Arrival Date Announced Along with New LEGO Special and Podcast!
Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu will soon be available for Disney+ subscribers to watch. Along with the arrival of this newest Star Wars film on Disney’s streaming service, a new accompanying podcast will be unveiled. Disney released the news as it celebrated D23: The Ultimate Disney Event. This news comes ahead of presumably more…
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VIDEO: Disney Princess: The Ultimate Concert Celebration
On Thursday, August 13, 2026, just before the official kickoff of the 2026 D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, D23 Day at Disneyland took place just across the street from the Anaheim Convention Center. The day was full of fun and Disney magic with multiple special offerings that were exclusive to the day. Along with…