Category: DAPs Magic News
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Disney to Release Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back: Documentary This September!
THE WALT DISNEY STUDIOS TO RELEASE ACCLAIMED FILMMAKER PETER JACKSON’S DOCUMENTARY “THE BEATLES: GET BACK” IN THEATERS NATIONWIDE SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 New film features extensive, never-before-seen footage of the legendary band’s “Let It Be” recording sessions along with the entire iconic rooftop concert, fully restored BURBANK, Calif. (March 11, 2020)—The Walt Disney Studios has acquired…
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Founder of the Walt Disney Archives Dave Smith to be Honored with a Window at Disneyland
Along with being named a Disney Legend, being honored with a Window at Disneyland is among The Walt Disney Company’s highest honors. This morning at the Annual Meeting of Disney Shareholders in Raleigh, North Carolina, Disney Executive Chairman Bob Iger made an announcement that Dave Smith, founder of The Walt Disney Archives, will receive the…
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Tokyo Disney Resort Extends Closure Amid Coronavirus Concerns
The Tokyo Disney Resort in Japan will remain closed amid even more concerns for the coronavirus. The Resort shut its doors on February 29 in response to the worsening worldwide coronavirus crisis. But Oriental Land Co., the local operator of Disney’s Tokyo parks, said in a statement Wednesday that the suspension would be extended until…
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Disney Parks Give Coronavirus Update
The Walt Disney Company is reassuring guests to its theme parks in California and Florida that steps are being taken during the coronavirus outbreak, which prompted the closure of its theme parks in Asia. Dr. Pamela Hymel, Chief Medical Officer for Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products, said Disneyland and Walt Disney World are already exceptionally clean…
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Disney Releases New Jungle Cruise Trailer, Photos, and Poster
Disney has released a brand new trailer for this summer’s upcoming Jungle Cruise movie. Along with this fun trailer, Disney also shared some new photos and a poster. Check them out below and then share your thoughts about them! Disney’s Jungle Cruise will be arriving theaters on July 24, 2020! Jungle Cruise Official Trailer Jungle…
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Sunday Recap Report – A Day Full of Fun and Friends!
It was an absolutely beautiful day to visit the Disneyland Resort! The sun was shining brightly, there was a slight breeze, and colors on photos were brighter than they had been in quite awhile! I got to Disneyland around 11:45am, took some photos, and then sat on a bench outside of Disneyana. Soon after, Jeff…
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Disney Cruise Line Awards Scholarships to Four Bahamian Female Cadets Pursuing Dreams of Becoming Shipboard Leaders
NASSAU, BAHAMAS (March 6, 2020) – During a special award ceremony held this morning at the LJM Maritime Academy in Nassau, Disney Cruise Line awarded scholarships to four female cadets to attend the maritime academy. The scholarships, one for each of the ships in the Disney Cruise Line fleet, include two years of study at…
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Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton To Deliver Closing Keynote Address At The 3rd Annual Women’s Day On Broadway
IN CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY DISNEY ON BROADWAY ANNOUNCES SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON TO DELIVER CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE 3RD ANNUAL WOMEN’S DAY ON BROADWAY: THE DECADE AHEAD AND HOW WOMEN WILL SHAPE IT TUESDAY, MARCH 10th 1:00- 4:00 P.M. AT THE NEW AMSTERDAM THEATRE HOME OF DISNEY’S ALADDIN March 9, 2020 –…
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Knott’s Boysenberry Festival Preview Gives a Glimpse of Upcoming Delicious Delights!
A special preview night for the upcoming Boysenberry Festival at Knott’s Berry Farm was held March 5th for media and invited guests. The event took place in the Wilderness Dance Hall in Ghost Town. There was a display of all the boysenberry food that will be available, and there’s a lot! From boysenberry chili to…
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Walt Disney Family Museum Closed Due to COVID-19
The Walt Disney Family Museum is currently closed due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19 in the area. The news comes after the museum originally closed down for the weekend. However, the museum will now be closed for two weeks from the original closure of March 6th or when medical professionals say it is…
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Runaway Week – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to a very busy week of the DISNEY Reporter. This week there is a lot of news to cover. This includes a new attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, a theme park party at Disney California Adventure, a new Walt Disney Archives exhibit, a prequel for Disney+, and the delay of a blockbuster movie. The…
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Pixar Does it Again With Onward and 4DX Just Adds to the Emotion (Mr. DAPs Movie Review)
Disclosure: DAPS MAGIC was given complimentary admittance to see Disney and Pixar’s Onward, the thoughts and opinions in this review belong solely to Mr. DAPs. Disney and Pixar’s Onward is now out in theaters. It is about two boys who seek to have one day with their departed father when the younger one, Ian, has…
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Bowers Museum Presents Inside the Walt Disney Archives: 50 Years of Preserving the Magic
This year the Walt Disney Archives is celebrating its 50th anniversary. This is a milestone for a wing of the Walt Disney Company that preserves the history of the nearly 100-year-old company. As part of the celebration for the 50th anniversary of the archives, Inside the Walt Disney Archives: 50 Years of Preserve the Magic…
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Beauty and the Beast Prequel Series Being Worked on for Disney Plus
A new series coming to Disney Plus will look back at the lives of Gaston and Lefou before the events that happen in Beauty and the Beast. Hollywood Reporter is reporting that both Luke Evans and Josh Gad are set to reprise the roles they had in Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast. Just like…
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Join the Anaheim Ducks for CHOC Day at Honda Center on March 15
It is time to help a great cause and have a lot of fun doing it! If you love the Anaheim Ducks, you’ve got an awesome opportunity to also help our friend over at Children’s Hospital of Orange County. On Sunday, March 15, The Anaheim Ducks will be hosting CHOC Day at the Honda Center…
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“All Aboard” as Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway is Now Open
Discover the magic of Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, a new highlight in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, celebrating beloved characters.
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Honoring and Celebrating Walt, Trains, and Mickey & Minnie Through the Years
Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse have been international and cultural icons spanning generations. It all began on November 18, 1928 with their first appearance aboard a black-and-white steamboat in “Steamboat Willie,” and continues today with their latest adventure searching for the perfect picnic spot. The first Disney Parks attraction featuring our favorite mice opens tomorrow…
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Drawn to Life – New Cirque du Soleil Production at Disney Springs Reveals Acrobatics and First Look at Set
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (March 3, 2020) – Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group and Disney Parks, Experiences and Products are excited to reveal two acrobatic acts and the set of Drawn to Life, the highly anticipated, new family friendly show coming to Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Written and directed by…
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27th EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival Blooms 90 Days from March 4 to June 1, 2020
Festivities include new Garden Rocks concerts, Outdoor Kitchen flavors and topiaries LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (March 2, 2020) – The EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival continually sprouts fresh surprises for Walt Disney World Resort guests, and this year there’s more fun in store than ever before when the 90-day spring extravaganza bursts into bloom…
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Sunday Recap Report – Magic Happens!
It started off as a nice day at the Disneyland Resort. Sprinkles and very light rain would later fall, but that was okay! I arrived at Disneyland around 11:50am, picked up a Disneyland Park map, and took my obligatory photos of the train station. I walked into Disneyana to see if any Indiana Jones Funko…
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Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway Invites Guests into a Cartoon Adventure at Walt Disney World Resort
Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida unveils first ride-through attraction in Disney history featuring Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (March 2, 2020) – It’s a world premiere nearly a century in the making! When Mickey Mouse burst upon the silver screen in 1928 as the star of “Steamboat Willie,” he changed the world…
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Disney+ Orders “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,” the Long-Awaited Revival of the Groundbreaking Animated Series
Bruce W. Smith and Ralph Farquhar Return to Helm All-New Episodes with Original Voice Cast Disney+ has ordered the long-anticipated revival of the groundbreaking animated series “The Proud Family” which, 18 years after its Disney Channel premiere, is still beloved for its characters, stories and multilayered humor and for its messages about inclusion and cultural diversity…
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Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway a Crowning Achievement in Multiyear Transformation of Disney’s Hollywood Studios
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Feb. 28, 2020) – Disney’s Hollywood Studios is on a roll. As part of a historic multiyear transformation, the Walt Disney World Resort theme park has unveiled a years-long string of smash hits that would make any movie studio jealous, inviting guests inside some of their favorite stories. Now a new…
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Magic Happens – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to a very big news week at the DISNEY Reporter! This week we lead off with a story that will affect the future of The Walt Disney Company as Bob Chapek became the CEO of Disney. There is also news about the new parade at Disneyland, Magic Happens. The Impossible Burger is now going…