Category: Daps History
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Golden Dreams – 25 Years at Disney California Adventure
25 years ago today, many attractions and experiences were being dedicated ahead of the official opening of Disney California Adventure on February 8, 2001. One of these attractions was Golden Dreams. This was a show about the history of California. It was in the Golden State area of the park in the location where The…
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Aladdin – A Musical Stage Spectacular – 25 Years of Disney California
Disney California Adventure will be celebrating its 25th anniversary on February 8, 2026. For the celebration of this milestone, Disney has announced a few things. This includes some special offerings that include new costumes for Mickey and Minnie Mouse on Buena Vista Street, the return of Soarin’ Over California Adventure, new merchandise, food, and a…
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Glow Fest – 25 Years of Disney California Adventure
On February 8, 2026, Disney California Adventure will celebrate its 25th anniversary. Leading up to this milestone day, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse will debut new outfits, the original Soarin’ Over California will return, and there will be merchandise, food, and a day-of commemorative map. Daps Magic is celebrating the anniversary by sharing some favorite…
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California Screamin’ – 25 Years of Disney California Adventure
On February 8, 2001, what was then known as Disney’s California Adventure opened at the Disneyland Resort. With it came Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa and Downtown Disney District, which had opened the month before. This coming week, the 25th anniversary of Disney California Adventure will be celebrated by the Disneyland Resort. This will…
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Downtown Disney Celebrates 25 Years as a Part of the Disneyland Resort
The Disneyland Resort, as everyone knows, will turn 25 years old on February 8, 2026. That marks the date, in 2001, when Disney’s California Adventure (as it was then known) and Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel were officially dedicated and opened to the public. Lost to Disney history, for the most part, is that Downtown Disney,…
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Following In Giant Footsteps…
by Brock Powell Of the countless characters in the Disney lexicon, no one holds a larger place in my heart quite like Willie the Giant. And I do mean that literally. Since his original appearance in the animated anthology film Fun & Fancy Free in 1947 (or “Mickey and the Beanstalk” as my 90’s vhs…
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No Longer Moving People – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
Guests celebrating Disneyland’s 40th anniversary back in the summer of 1995 may have been too distracted by all the party hats, Matterhorn serenades, and the Time “Castle” to have noticed a quiet closure that took place the next month. On Monday, August 21, Tomorrowland’s PeopleMover attraction was permanently closed. Opened as part of the new…
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’40 Pounds of Trouble’ (1962) - Disney on Location
It is hard to believe that it was not until 1962 that Disneyland finally appeared on the big screen in a feature film. There had been short subjects and various appearances in television productions, but it was this comedy that brought the first film crews to the Happiest Place on Earth. Some may wonder how…
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Disneyland is 40! – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
Explore the highlights of Disneyland is 40, and how the park celebrated its 40th with exciting decor and festivities.
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Five Years Ago Today: The Day Disneyland’s Gates Closed
Look back at the day Disneyland Resort closed its gates for what was thought to be three weeks on this day five years ago.
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The History of Space Mountain – More Than Just a Mountain
Take a look at the origins, the legacy, and the concept of Space Mountain as it turns 50 years old at Walt Disney World Resort.
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The Official Opening of Bayou Country Marks a Fourth Location for a Venerable Disneyland Attraction
Take a look at the only attraction to appear in four lands at Disneyland, without having to move through its long history.
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Farewell to a Classic Attraction – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
This month Doug takes a look back at the Skyway, 30 years after it took to the skies over The Happiest Place on Earth for the last time.
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A (Mostly) Ever Changing Landscape – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
Every now and then I try to offer a stroll around the park, usually with an eye to seeing how much the Disneyland “landscape” has changed over thirty years. This month though… I’m not so sure. For example, this is what Main Street Station looked like in the fall of 1994. Is that a big…
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Disneyland Railroad History on Display
Learn about the history of the Disneyland Railroad while it currently is being refurbished at The Happiest Place on Earth!
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Disney’s ‘So Dear To My Heart’ (1948) Depot – Disney On Location
Take a look at where this train station from ‘So Dear to My Heart’ came from and went in this Disney on Location!
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Souvenir Guidebook 1994 – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
Take a look at the 1994 Souvenir Guidebook for Disneyland on this newest edition of 30 Years Ago at Disneyland!
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Voices of Liberty Founder Looks Back At the Early Days of EPCOT
The founder of the Voices of Liberty, Derric Johnson, shares about the early days of the Voices of Liberty at EPCOT.
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Looking Back at Disneyland’s 59th Birthday on its 69th Birthday
A look back at Disneyland’s 59th Birthday ten years later on Disneyland’s 69th Birthday.
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A Lost Experience: The Original 1989 Disney-MGM Backstage Studio Tour
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the opening of the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park (now Disney Hollywood Studios) in Florida. No other Disney park has gone through as much of a change, or has had as thorough a shift from its original guest experience as this one. Indeed, so swift were certain changes that…
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More New Old Construction – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
There is more new old construction at Disneyland on this month’s 30 Years Ago at Disneyland!
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Shanghai Disneyland Turns 8 – Looking Back at the Opening Day
Take a look back through video at the opening day of Shanghai Disneyland’s opening day on June 16, 2016!
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Looking Back at the Matterhorn Bobsleds As it Turns 65 at Disneyland
The Matterhorn Bobsleds celebrates 65 years of guests racing down icy slopes at Disneyland!
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Pollyanna (1960) Opening Credits – Disney On Location
Walt Disney Productions began making live action films at a time that American studios had begun placing a greater emphasis on location shooting. The 1960 Disney release Pollyanna was shot largely on soundstages in Hollywood, but several key sequences were shot on location in Santa Rosa and the Napa Valley. This column will be devoted…