Category: DAPs Magic News
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Mark Twain and Columbia Reopen to Take Guests on Voyage Along Rivers of America
Disneyland has reopened classic attractions on July 29, 2017, including the Mark Twain Riverboat. Reopened Steamship and Rivers Mark Twain and other attractions were closed for over a year in order to prepare for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The Rivers of America closed in January of 2016 to be reopened now. The dock and boat…
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Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe Delights for A Quick Bite On Main Street
Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe Brings Lighter Fare to Main Street Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe is an idyllic spot for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. On the West corner of Main Street as you turn the corner towards Adventureland, you will find the cafe. Behind the beautiful archway, a garden patio offers seating shaded by umbrellas. Within…
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Marty Sklar, Disney Legend and Imagineer, Passed Away at Age 83
Marty Sklar, once head of Imagineering, has passed away on July 27, 2017. He was in his home when he passed away. He started working for Walt Disney in 1955. His first job was for the Disneyland News, and it was because of his working at the UCLA Bruin newspaper. After that he worked closely…
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Disney’s Hollywood Studios to Get New Pub
There are a lot of changes coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios. The new Grand Avenue area is currently being re-imagined to capture the spirit of present-day Downtown Los Angeles. It will showcase the different districts of the city along with vintage office buildings and warehouses. It will also be getting a new pub called the…
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Untitled Han Solo Movie to be Scored by John Powell
The Han Solo movie might not have an official name yet, but it does have a composer. Today on StarWars.com it was announced that John Powell will be composing the score for this upcoming film. Powell is an Oscar nominated composer from the United Kingdom. He composed the music for How to Train Your Dragon,…
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Pixar Inspired Medals Unveiled for Disneyland Half-Marathon
In just about a month thousands of runners will descend on the Disneyland Resort for a weekend hosted by runDisney. This year's Disneyland Half-Marathon will be prominently featuring Pixar. This is ahead of next year's Pixar Fest that was recently announced at the D23 Expo. Yesterday, the medals for the races were revealed. The Disneyland…
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Trailers Galore! – Geeks Corner – Episode 643
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week there are a lot of trailers that have come out of San Diego Comic-Con! The geeks take some time to discuss them and what they will mean for their respective productions. This includes clips from a documentary about Howard Ashman by Don Hahn. It also includes Thor: Ragnarok and…
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Sweet Fantasmic! Celebration: Milk and Honey Funnel Cake
Hungry Bear Presents: Milk and Honey Funnel Cake My favorite frequently changing special is the funnel cake at Hungry Bear Restaurant. You may recall my glowing review of Hungry Bear’s last special, the Lemon Blueberry Funnel Cake. The new Milk and Honey Funnel Cake is a great follow up, although I will always miss that…
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Team DAPs Magic Announces ROCK4CHOC!
PURCHASE ROCK4CHOC TICKETS HERE! GARDEN GROVE, CA – With the Children’s Hospital of Orange County coming up on their annual “CHOC Walk in the Park” fundraiser, we are proud to announce a new and exciting addition to support this worthy nonprofit – ROCK4CHOC, presented by Team DAPs Magic and produced by the Hour of Power!…
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Traci Hines & Brian Hull Perform Disney’s BELLE!
Traci Hines continues to collaborate with incredible performers. This time, she collaborated with Brian Hull to perform Belle from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Traci Hines is a singer, songwriter, model, Actress, coice actress, designer, princess performer, and the original hipster Ariel. She performs both original music and Disney covers. Hines began singing publicly at…
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Gordon Goodwin and Disneyland Resort 2017 All-American College Band Take To The Royal Theater
This week in Fantasyland’s Royal Theater, the 2017 Disneyland Resort All-American College band was joined by guest clinician and Grammy Award winner Gordon Goodwin for a very special concert. Goodwin began his partnership with Disney when he was employed as a musician at the Disneyland Resort. Later on, Disney approached Goodwin to write a musical…
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Disney’s The Lion King Walt Disney Signature Collection Coming to Blu-Ray This August
At the D23 Expo this weekend, it was announced that one of the most beloved family films – “The Lion King” – will be joining the Walt Disney Signature Collection. The highly celebrated and Academy Award® winning feature will arrive on Digital on Aug. 15 and on Blu-ray and DVD on Aug. 29. Fans will be enchanted…
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Walt Disney World Vehicle Service Begins In July
As announced at D23 Expo, Walt Disney World will soon have “Minnie Vans” that will act as transportation all throughout the resort. Beginning late July at Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club and Disney’s Boardwalk Resort, guests will have the ability to arrange pick up from either hotel from their smart phone. This service will be…
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Disneyland Resort’s 2017 Halloween Festivities Revealed
Disney Parks Blog has given details on their Halloween celebrations. Disney California Adventure Cars Land Cars Land will get another holiday overlay like Christmas time. But, attractions will be involved this time. Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree becomes Mater’s Graveyard JamBOOree. Luigi’s gets in the spirit too with Luigi’s Honkin’ Haul-O-Ween. Stores and other areas of the land…
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Disneyland Celebrates 62 Years of Magic with 62 Disney Characters!
On July 17, 1955 Walt Disney welcomed the first guests to the happiest place on Earth! 62 years later, millions have come to Disneyland and had their dreams come true. Today in a brief moment in front of the Main Street Train Station those 62 years of magic were celebrated. Mickey, Minnie, and the Disneyland…
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D23 Expo – Alan Menken & Pop Disney – A Day 3 Experience & Sundays With DAPs
The third and final day for D23 Expo has come and gone. Here’s a recap of my experience on the last day. Alan Menken Alan Menken held a solo concert where he shared many of the songs he has written for movies, musicals, and television shows. His songbook is vast and spans many years. It…
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Cakeworthy Announces Disney Partnership At D23 Expo 2017
This weekend at D23 Expo, Leslie Kay announced that her brand Cakeworthy had officially joined with Disney to create a Disneybound streetwear collection. Kay, the founder of DisneyBound, has been making “Fairytale-Inspired” fashion with Cakeworthy since 2011, and had been taking disney fans by storm with every collection she has launched since then. The collection…
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New at Flo’s V8 Cafe: Breakfast Burrito Brings a Kick to Route 66
New at Flo’s: Ka-Chow Spicy Breakfast Burrito As another new addition, in the spirit of Cars 3, the Ka-Chow Spicy Breakfast Burrito has been introduced. Wrapped in a large red tortilla, fillings include eggs, chorizo, breakfast potatoes, tomatillo salsa, and sour cream. Fresh slices of orange are included on the side. See the feature sign…
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Disney Vacation Club Announces Skyway of Gondolas To Connect Theme Parks
CELEBRATION, FL (July 15, 2017) – Today at D23 Expo in Anaheim, Calif., Bob Chapek, Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, announced the next planned development for Disney Vacation Club will be an entirely new resort near Epcot called Disney Riviera Resort and that a new skyway transportation system will connect the new resort…
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Galactic Announcements Come From Walt Disney Studios Live Action Films Panel at D23 Expo!
Day two of the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California began with a look at what is up and coming in the world of live-action films from the Walt Disney Company. This includes the movies coming from Disney, Marvel, and Lucasfilm. To say it was an exciting panel would be a major understatement. There are a…
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Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission BREAKOUT! Gets Twice the Extra Magic!
When Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission BREAKOUT! opened to guests in May, it was met with an overwhelming demand from guests to experience this ride, no matter how long the wait stretched. To help alleviate some of the wait time, Disneyland Resort hotel guests are now being offered an ‘Extra’ Extra Magic Hour. This extra…
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D23 Expo – Archives, Show Floor, and Zorro – A Day One Experience
The D23 Expo is always a huge experience for all who go. This year was no exception. Here’s some of the things I got to do on the first day… 60th Anniversary of Zorro One panel I was able to attend was “Out of the night, when the full moon is bright – 60 years…
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Things Get Animated During Animation Panel at D23 Expo
In today’s D23 panel Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Upcoming Films, Hosted by John Lasseter, filmmakers converged on the Expo hall to unveil new details on the upcoming animated releases. It was a star-studded panel that introduced key talent from the future films, featuring Benjamin Bratt, Anthony Gonzalez, Josh Gad, Kristen Bell, Holly Hunter,…
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John Oliver Joins Cast of Disney’s The Lion King Remake
Work continues on the production of Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of The Lion King. Jon Favreau is directing this new version of the film. Details have slowly been trickling out about the cast for this film. The most recent update is that John Oliver is joining the cast. He will be voicing Zazu, King Mufasa’s…