Category: DAPs Magic News
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VIDEO: Making Disney Magic with Ron Clements at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event
There were many incredible panels and presentations to be enjoyed by Disney fans at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. One of these was Making Disney Magic with Ron Clements. This panel was hosted by film historian Leonard Maltin. It gave fans a look behind the scenes of a 45-year Disney animation career and provided…
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Here are the Updates for Avengers Campus and Beyond From D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event
There was a LOT of news that came out of D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. For fans of the Disney parks and resorts, a lot of the news originated from Horizons: A Carousel of Progress. This is where a new Tomorrowland for Disneyland was revealed, the return of Dreamfinder with Figment for EPCOT, and…
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Ryman Arts to Present ‘Disneyland Handcrafted’ at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana
Ryman Arts is celebrating the legacy of its namesake during a special event at the Bowers Museum. This will include a screening of Disneyland Handcrafted. Herb Ryman encouraged young artists throughout his long career as an artist, designer, and Imagineer at Walt Disney Studios. After his death, his friends and family established Ryman Arts in…
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Ranking All 8 Disneyland & D23 Heinz Sauces at Golden Horseshoe
It’s all about the sauce. At D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, Heinz offered the chance to take four sauces home. This comes after the recent announcement of the strategic alliance between Kraft Heinz and The Walt Disney Company. Friends of Daps Magic Mike and Matt experienced the offerings that Kraft Heinz had at D23,…
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20 Years of Enchanted: A Love Letter to Disney
On Friday, August 14 (Day One of D23), the Archives Stage hosted a tribute to the 20th anniversary of Disney’s Enchanted. Billed as a “love letter to Disney,” the presentation promised to deliver a look at the film’s just under 200 Easter Eggs… in one hour. Host Nina West (performed by Andrew Levitt) and the…
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Disneyland Resort Breaks Ground on New Parking Structure and Transportation Hub
The Disneyland Resort is moving forward with one of the major components of DisneylandForward. Today, it was announced that ground has been officially broken on a new parking structure and transportation hub that will transform the process of arrival for guests. This took place this morning during a special moment at the future home of…
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Disney Parks’ Next Era: Unpacking the D23 Horizons Showcase
In this episode of Daps Magic – Disney and Positive Stuff, host Mr. Daps is joined by IGN writer and Talking Disney Magic co-host Adam Bankhurst for an in-depth breakdown of D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. Focusing heavily on the Horizons: A Carousel of Progress, the duo dives into the biggest news, favorite reveals,…
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VIDEO: ‘Beauty and the Beast: A Tale as Old as Time’ at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event
There were many panels with many magical moments to be enjoyed at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. One of these was Beauty and the Beast: A Tale as Old as Time. This panel celebrated the 35th anniversary of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Beauty and the Beast. This panel was hosted by Ashley Eckstein with…
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VIDEO: ‘Exploring Nature in Piston Peak’ From D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event
The Imagineering Horizons Pavilion at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event featured great panels that offered a look at a variety of projects and departments within Walt Disney Imagineering. After Horizons: A Carousel of Progress, a panel called Exploring Nature in Piston Peak followed. This was hosted by Imagineers Jason Grandt and Chelsea Whikehart. This…
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The Walt Disney Family Museum to Screen ‘Disney Worldbuilders’
The Walt Disney Family Museum is offering two screenings of filmmaker Leslie Iwerks’ newest documentary, Disney Worldbuilders (Here are my thoughts on this new film). This film premiered at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event before arriving on Disney+. The Walt Disney Family Museum will be offering two free screenings on Sunday, August 23, and…
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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:…