Category: Guides
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Geek Eats Disney Recipes: Carne Guisada From Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival
The Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival is in full swing at the Walt Disney World Resort. Guests visiting Epcot can not only see some incredible flowers and gardens, they can also experience some delicious foods! One of the foods that is being highlighted this year can be found between the Morocco and France pavilions. At Florida…
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Redd Rockett’s Pizza Port in Disneyland Converting to Alien Pizza Planet – “A Better Place” for Pixar Fest
More and more announcements continue to come from Disney ahead of the opening of Pixar Fest on April 13, 2018. The newest comes from Tomorrowland where Redd Rocket’s Pizza Port will be taken over by little green men. For Pixar Fest, the eating establishment will be re-imagined as Alien Pizza Planet – “A Better Place.”…
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Alfresco Tasting Terrace: Hidden Disney by Caitie & Cam
Hidden Disney is a series celebrating the lesser-known corners of the Disney Parks, written by two avid crowd-avoiders and secret-enthusiasts. We will be delving in to tips & tricks we’ve learned from personal experience frequenting Disneyland and beyond, to help guide you to a bit more magic on your next excursion. Have something for us…
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Make Believe: The World of Glen Keane – A New Exhibit at The Walt Disney Family Museum
On March 8th, The Walt Disney Family Museum opened a new exhibit that celebrates legendary artist, Glen Keane. I used to live up in the Bay Area, and was a member at the museum for a couple years, and knew I had to get back up there to see this exhibit. Annie, one of our…
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Goofy Learns to Bowl as Splitsville Luxury Lanes Officially Opens at the Disneyland Resort!
Splitsville Luxury Lanes is officially now open at the Disneyland Resort. This morning, this new bowling and dining establishment officially opened in a ceremony that included Disneyland Ambassador Downtown Disney leadership, Splitsville owners and staff, and Goofy! The grand opening began at 9:00 AM with Disneyland Ambassador Alexa Garcia hosting the event. She was…
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A Disney Vegan: 2018 DCA Food & Wine Festival
Hey Hey DAPs Vegans! We’re back with another dose of veggie bites at the Disneyland Resort! This time around we are covering the ever popular Food & Wine Festival at Disney California Adventure running now through April 12th. DCA’s Food & Wine Festival has grown tremendously over the last few years bringing lots of new…
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Your Guide to the 2018 Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival
The Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival starts this Friday, and will run until April 12th. There are dozens of offerings from food and drink booths, as well as tasting and demonstration seminars. Today, the booths opened for soft openings, with a look into the menus offered. About half of the items were from…
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Is the Marvel Fresh Start Reboot a Good Thing?
Marvel Comics has recently announced a “Fresh Start” event in the summer to relaunch its comics. To see a trailer of the announcement, check out the post here. But, to very roughly summarize it, there will be new creative teams of writers and artists on each title. That means new directions for characters. But, the…
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Which is the Best Main Street? – DAPs Magic Rankings
Main Street USA is a cornerstone of Disneyland. It’s a view of Walt’s childhood. Ever since the opening of Disneyland, there has been some version of Main Street in every magic kingdom park. For the purposes of ranking these lands, I’m including a couple that aren’t actually called Main Street. But, they are definitely of…
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5 Comics to Read Once You’ve Seen Black Panther
After a long wait, the time has finally come, and Black Panther has burst into theaters to applause, fanfare, and arguably the most fashionable rounds of cosplay to grace a Marvel premiere. If you have been lucky enough to score opening weekend tickets (or even if you weren’t and are just getting hyped in preparation…
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A Disney Vegan: Pizza!
Hey Everyone! Welcome back to another article in our new Disney Parks Veg’ Series! This past week, while scrolling through social media, I was bombarded with post after post of cheesy, ooey gooey, mouth-watering slices of one of America’s most favorite food groups… PIZZA! That’s when I quickly discovered it was the most wonderful day…
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Which is the Best Disneyland Railroad? – DAPs Magic Rankings
One of the quintessential experiences of the Disneyland parks is a railroad attraction. Many times they are at the entrance of the park, greeting guests as they come in. They may seem exactly the same, but there are differences that set them apart. I’m going to critique them a little differently than I normally do. …
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Solo Trailer: Top 5 Things You Need to Know
With any new Star Wars trailer comes a ton of new information, and we’ve been excitedly pouring over our first real look at Solo: A Star Wars Story. Here are some of our biggest takeaways! 1. A Solo Appearance We haven’t seen much at all of Alden Ehrenreich’s take on the titular character leading up…
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A Disney Vegan: Lunar New Year Celebration 2018
Hey Daps Magic Readers! Welcome to the first post of a new foodie series all about the plant based snacks, treats, and full dining options available at the California Disney Parks! Currently, Disney’s California Adventure is commemorating the Year of the Dog (Yay Pluto!) with its ever-popular Lunar New Year festivities. Now through February…
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Masterpiece, Classic, or Signature?
Once a month I’m going to tackle a Disney Animated Feature Film and declare it a masterpiece, classic, or signature. What do those mean? A masterpiece is a timeless work of art for an animated film. It would have incredible art, a great story, wonderful music, and the Disney magic. A classic is a film…
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NEW Series: A Disney Vegan!
Hey Daps Magic readers! I’m here to announce an exciting new food series focused on all things ridiculously delicious! Over the last 2 years, my diet has significantly changed, mostly due to some health reasons, which makes dining at any of the Disney Parks a little bit more of a challenge. But you know what?…
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Take a Look at New runDisney STAR WARS HALF MARATHON – THE DARK SIDE Medals
Today the designs for the runDisney Star Wars Half Marathon – The Dark Side medals were released… and they are awesome! The Star Wars themed weekend returns to Walt Disney World on the weekend of April 19-22, 2018. The medals this year are inspired by Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The medals were shared on…
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Top Ten Lands in Disney Parks – Part Two
Disneyland established not only the first theme park but the way that many theme parks would be laid out in the future. “Lands” serve as the themed areas where attractions, shows, restaurants, and shops are grouped. Many of them tell a story by itself, and also help solidify stories of attractions. Here’s the top 10 themed lands from…
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Ballast Point Coming to Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort
The Disneyland Resort’s Downtown Disney District is continuing to be transformed with new experiences, shopping, and a redesigned World of Disney. Now, the popular Ballast Point from San Diego will be coming to the Downtown Disney District. This brewer will bring high quality, award-winning beers along with Southern California cuisine. This will include salads, small plates,…
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Top Ten Misconceptions About the Disney Parks
There’s a lot of trivia out there about the Disney parks and resorts- where the “hidden Mickey’s” are, what time to hit up Splash Mountain (hint: last), how often to eat a Dole whip before admitting you have a problem… But there’s also a lot of misinformation out there about the Disney experience. We here…