Category: DAPs Magic News
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SCAREolers, EPCOT, THOR, and more! – Great Moments with Mr. DAPs
Welcome to Great Moments with Mr. DAPs! This week, there is a lot of news coming from across the country. Epcot has a lot going on with its 35th anniversary and also some holiday celebrations. Knott’s Scary Farm has arrived for the Halloween season and the DAPs Magic team covered it. Thor: Ragnarok’s sneak peek…
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Knott’s Scary Farm 2017… Where Nightmares Never End!
Noticing that chill in the air? Fall is upon us, which means Knott’s Scary Farm is back! Myself and some of the DAPs Magic crew got to sample the terrifying delights from this year’s haunt at the famous berry farm. To give you a bit of anticipation for your own visit (and if you like…
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Epcot’s 35th Anniversary to be Celebrated with Exclusive Merchandise, Fireworks Finale, and More!
Guests visiting Epcot on October 1st are in for some really fun surprises. Today the Disney Parks Blog announced that Epcot will be celebrating its 35th anniversary with some really fun offerings. This includes exclusive merchandise, a special fireworks finale to Illuminations: Reflections of Earth, and a very special celebration. Here is what the Disney…
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Caitlyn’s Disney Merchandise Round-Up: This Dysfunctional Love
Hi all! I am so excited to bring you a merchandise round-up featuring one of my favorite shops, This Dysfunctional Love. There, you can find some of the cutest Disney-Inspired ears, featuring all sorts of Disney characters. Jasmine constantly has new ideas and highlights characters that don’t always get the recognition they deserve. On top…
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Star Wars: Galactic Nights Returns To Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Exciting news for Star Wars fans! Star Wars: Galactic nights, the special event that sold out earlier this year, will be returning to Disney’s Hollywood Studios on December 16! This event takes place from 7 p.m.-midnight, and fans can find themselves among opportunities you can only find in a galaxy far away! These activities will include special photo…
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Lucasfilm Joins Forces with Six Major Brands to Launch Worldwide Promotional Campaign in Support of Star Wars: The Last Jedi
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN, GENERAL MILLS, NISSAN, ROYAL PHILIPS, VERIZON AND VIZIO JOIN THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. (September 19, 2017)—Lucasfilm announced today that they are teaming up with six of the world’s most well-known brands—Christian Louboutin, General Mills, Nissan, Royal Philips, Verizon and VIZIO—for the launch of an extensive global promotional campaign in support of Star Wars: The…
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Halloween Time, Coco, Star Wars, & More! – Great Moments with Mr. DAPs
There is quite a lot going on in the Disney and Geek community. This week on Great Moments with Mr. DAPs there is news on Star Wars, Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort, Disney-Pixar’s Coco, and the passing of a Disney Legend. We hope you enjoy this week’s episode and also learn something. Please take…
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Caitlyn’s Disney Merchandise Round-Up: HalloweenTime at Disneyland
HalloweenTime started at the Disneyland Resort today, with a number of themed items. There is an Oogie Boogie popcorn bucket, DCA popcorn bucket, and Mickey and Friends travel mugs. With plenty of things to choose from, how can you not be excited for Halloween? What do you plan on picking up this Halloween season?
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Shopping for Treasure at the Disney Parks
Shopping. After eating, it may very well be my favorite activity (which is why grocery stores check off a lot of boxes for me). Finding the perfect doohickey or doodad can be the best way to mark or celebrate an occasion, and there are few better occasions than a visit to a Disney property. But…
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Sunday Spotlight: Beauty and the Beast in Fantasyland
So many of the things that are most magical at the Disneyland Resort involve characters. They are little magical things that aren’t necessarily planned. They are facilitated. People go to the happiest place on Earth, predisposed to experience magic. Throw in some magical characters creating magical moments and something special is bound to happen. One…
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Hurricanes, Muppets, and More! – Great Moments with Mr. DAPs
Welcome to Great Moments with Mr. DAPs. This week was a VERY busy week in the world of Disney and geek news. With Hurricane Irma bearing down on Florida and Walt Disney World, the parks are being closed. The Muppets are playing at the Hollywood Bowl, Mr. DAPs shares about that. There are also stories…
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Star Wars and Marvel Movies to Leave Netflix for Disney Streaming Service
This week Disney CEO Bob Iger delivered the news that Netflix most likely did not want to hear. He announced that the Star Wars and Marvel movies in the Disney catalogue will be leaving Netflix for Disney’s new streaming service. This news came during a question and answer session at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch…
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UPDATE: Walt Disney World Resort Responds to Hurricane Irma by Closing Gates
Ahead of Hurricane Irma’s arrival in Florida, the Walt Disney World Resort has begun to take precautionary measures to insure the safety of guests and Cast Members at Walt Disney World Resort. Guests visiting its website today found a banner across the top of the website with updates due to the weather. A link on…
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Plaza de la Familia, A Celebration of Disney•Pixar’s ‘Coco,’ Coming to Disney California Adventure!
Starting on September 15th Disney California Adventure will be celebrating Disney-Pixar’s Coco with a new celebration called Plaza de la Familia. According to the Disney Parks Blog, this experience in Paradise Gardens will celebrate the “eternal bonds of family!” There will be multiple things to look forward to at the Plaza de la Familia including “A…
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Pegasus Disneybound – Caitie Creates
Pegasus is one of my all time favorite sidekicks. He’s fiercely loyal, protective, and can even be a little playful. Many years ago, when I first started to get into the Disneybound movement, I put this together, and it remains one of the easiest and most fun outfits I’ve put together! Pegasus Disneybound White Halter…
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Holidays at the Disneyland Resort Returns Nov. 10, 2017-Jan. 7, 2018, with Popular Festival of Holidays and ‘World of Color – Season of Light
Holiday Merriment Also Features ‘A Christmas Fantasy’ Parade, Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle, ‘it’s a small world’ Holiday, and ‘Believe … in Holiday Magic’ Fireworks Spectacular ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept. 5, 2017) – The Happiest Place on Earth gets merrier once again when Holidays at the Disneyland Resort returns Nov. 10, 2017, through Jan. 7, 2018. This…
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Disney’s Live-Action Aladdin Cast is Set!
Check out this Selfie of “Aladdin” Cast Members: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott and Marwan Kenzari BURBANK, Calif. (September 6, 2017) – Casting for “Aladdin,” the live-action adaptation of the studio’s animated classic, is complete and production is currently underway at Longcross Studios outside London. The “Aladdin” cast includes: Two-time Oscar® nominee Will Smith (“Ali,”…
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Colin Trevorrow Out as Director of Star Wars: Episode IX
Today Lucasfilm released a statement on StarWars.com that Colin Trevorrow is no longer directing Star Wars: Episode IX. Lucasfilm and Colin Trevorrow have mutually chosen to part ways on Star Wars: Episode IX. Colin has been a wonderful collaborator throughout the development process but we have all come to the conclusion that our visions for…
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Mandarin Production of Disney’s Broadway Musical Beauty and the Beast Coming Soon to Shanghai Disney Resort
SHANGHAI (September 1, 2017) – Shanghai Disney Resort announced today that Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning hit Broadway musical, is coming to life in Mandarin on the Walt Disney Grand Theater stage in 2018, with official casting auditions beginning this month. This marks the 2nd time Shanghai Disney Resort will work with Disney Theatrical Productions…
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Disney VoluntEARS Create Fantasmic! “CANstruction” To Help Put An End To Hunger
Late Friday night, teams converged of volunteers converged on South Coast Plaza in Southern California to build grand designs out of canned food and non-perishable items. The Disneyland Resort had its own team of voluntEARS that constructed a 10 foot tall recreation of Maleficent from Fantasmic! 2017 not only marks the 10th anniversary of CANstruction…
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Shanghai Disney Receives Award As 2017 China Best Employer
Shanghai Disney has been open for over just a year and has hosted around 13 million guests so far. These guests have made memories that will last a lifetime. Now, Shanghai Disney has been recognized for all it has done. It was recently given the 2017 China Best Employer award recipients from AON Hewitt. This…
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Halloween, Kermit, and CHOC Walk! – Great Moments with Mr. DAPs
Welcome to this week’s Great Moments with Mr. DAPs! Mr. DAPs was away this week, so Caitie Bear took over to share the highlights of the week with you! This is what we covered: New Halloween Fun, Thrills and Villainous Décor Cast a Spell at Disney California Adventure Park, Sept. 15-Oct. 31: https://dapsmagic.com/2017/08/31/new-halloween-fun-thrills-and-villainous-decor-cast-a-spell-at-disney-california-adventure-park-sept-15-oct-31/ Slinky Dog Dash Ride…
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Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Reaches the Top at the Disneyland Resort
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Aug. 21, 2017) — On August 21, 2017, construction teams installed the highest steel beam for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, a new Star Wars-themed land coming to Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif., in 2019. This milestone capped off the infrastructure for a 130-foot-tall rock spire, the highest point in the new land. Once…
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Lego Releases A Must-Have Set For Any Star Wars Fan
10 years ago, Lego announced their largest set up to that point, which was a Millennium Falcon that stood tall with 5,195 pieces total. It’s only appropriate that this year, they have announced their new largest set, and it is again the Millennium Falcon! The set, which comes in at 7,541 pieces total, will hit…