Category: DAPS VLOG
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Rivers of America Construction & Summer of Heroes Showcase – Disneyland Update
Summer started at Disneyland well over two weeks ago, but Disneyland is still rolling out more. Rivers of America Construction Since Tom Sawyer Island has opened there are a lot of views of the construction for Disneyland Railroad and Rivers of America. Much of the rockwork is in place for the classic attractions. But, there…
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Summer of Heroes, Ghost Town Alive, & Space Mountain – Disneyland & Knott’s Update
Memorial Day Weekend was packed full of things to do at the Disneyland Resort and Knott’s Berry Farm. Space Mountain Anniversary On Saturday, Disneyland celebrated the 40th anniversary of Space Mountain with a special card handed out at the attraction. In Star Traders and Disneyana special “I Was There” shirts were for sale. Blue shirts…
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Tinker Bell Half Marathon Recap & Frontierland Construction – Disneyland Update & Sundays With DAPs
This last weekend was a busy one with both Mother’s Day and Tinker Bell Half Marathon. In all, people seemed to have a good time in the end despite the crowds. Tinker Bell Half Marathon This was the 6th Tinker Bell Half Marathon, and was full of the usual races and expo. Pandora had a…
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Bats Day and Rivers of America Full – Disneyland Update & Sundays With DAPs
This last weekend saw a lot of people heading to the Resort as schools start having proms and Grad Nights around the parks. It was also the annual Bats Day on Sunday. All of this made for a bit of crowds around, but it was still a lovely time to venture in. Bats Day A…
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Snow White’s Grotto, Matterhorn, and Pirates – Disneyland Update & Sundays With DAPs
It’s the start of the transition time from Spring to Summer at the Disneyland Resort. The parks will be gearing up for the Summer vacationers, and Grad Nights. But, there is quite a bit that was updated before all this takes place. Of course one of the big things to happen is the introduction of…
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Dark Side Half Marathon and Flower and Garden – Walt Disney World Trip Report
Walt Disney World turned to the dark side with the second Dark Side Half Marathon weekend. Many gathered and ran through a few of the parks and the roads around them. The racers start the weekend at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex where check in and the Expo are held. Check-in was held…
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Star Wars Celebration, Galactic Nights, Easter at the Parks – Sundays With DAPs Disneyland & Walt Disney World Updates
This has been a huge weekend for theme park updates. Not only because it’s Easter, but because of Star Wars Celebration. First, over in Walt Disney World, the various hotels and parks were celebrating the holiday with some fun egg creations. On Main Street at Magic Kingdom, ladies dressed in their Sunday finest and Easter…
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Egg-Stravaganza, Easter Bunny, and Toy Story FastPass – Sundays With DAPs Disneyland Update
Spring Breaks are still going strong at the Disneyland Resort. But, that means egg hunting! We ventured around the parks and Downtown Disney for the Disney character eggs. The eggs are hidden, but not too hard to find as you can see from photos below. And before getting to these photos, you can scroll…
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Soundsational, Boysenberry Festival, and Belle & Beast Go On A Date – Sundays With DAPs Disneyland & Knott’s Update
This weekend was full of Springtime fun at not just one, but two resorts. Disneyland has ongoing Spring fun as the Easter season has already kicked off. Knott’s Berry Farm started the Boysenberry Festival with lots of entertainment and great treats to savor. The Boysenberry Festival has a lot to see and do. There’s a…
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The Return of Grizzly River Run – Sundays with DAPs Photo & Video Disneyland Resort Update
This week on Sundays with DAPs we not only celebrate the return of Grizzly River Run to Disney California Adventure but also some updates to Autopia. ASIMO and Bird have joined the fleet of Honda cars in Tomorrowland in Disneyland for an updated experience. Spring is also in full force at the Disneyland Resort and…
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Pirates at 50, Official Spring, and Guardians Construction – Sundays With DAPs Disneyland Update
Spring is officially here for Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. Along with that the resort celebrated Pirates at 50, and construction chugs along for Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout. One of the big things to stare at over in Disney California Adventure is the Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout being transformed…
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Springtime, Food and Wine, and Fireworks – Sundays With DAPs Disneyland Update
Both Spring and Food and Wine have sprung at the Disneyland Resort. So, this Sunday we did a tour of both. Of course we had to start with the Food and Wine Festival at Disney California Adventure. Besides food, there is a great assortment of entertainment offerings, including Jammin’ Chefs. This show has Chip and…
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Frozen Live at Disneyland – Sundays with DAPs Disneyland Photo Update
Sunday this week was a day full of adventurous weather. The day started out nice and then soon switched to some rain coming down. To avoid the weather, it seemed like a good idea to get Frozen instead. This led to watching Frozen Live at the Hyperion in Disney California Adventure. The day also included…
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More AP Days, Construction, and Rainy Day Fun – Sundays With DAPs Disneyland Photo Update
This weekend at Disneyland saw rain and some vacationing crowds. The weather didn’t stop the fun at the Disneyland Resort, and even with a few refurbishments and construction happening around. And, AP Days are still happening for the month, with a different button, new recipe cards, but the same Robin Hood characters and film showing…
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AP Days and Beauty and the Beast – Sundays With DAPs Disneyland Update
This weekend at the Disneyland Resort was a bit busy for a random weekend in February. One of the main reasons may have been the start of AP Days which had passholders descend on Starcade in Tomorrowland for a button, photo op and merchandise. A nice topiary can be seen from Main Street commemorating the…
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Disneyland’s Omnibus – Sundays with DAPs & Photo Update
Sundays with DAPs are always an adventure and this Sunday proved to be no exception. This Sunday was a very busy one as people poured into the parks for Super Bowl Sunday. However, even when there are a lot of people in the parks there is fun to be had! This Sunday the DAPs crew thought…
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Celebrating the Lunar New Year – Sundays With DAPs Disneyland Photo Update
This last weekend was the official Lunar New Year time across the world. At Disneyland and Disney California Adventure crowds descended on the parks to celebrate the festive time. So, of course we had to watch the Mulan Processional at Paradise Gardens. The performance includes Mulan and Mushu leading the way of dragon dancers, warrior…
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Lunar New Year in the Rain – Sundays With DAPs Disneyland Update
This weekend has been a very wet one for Southern California, which has been much needed, but becomes a struggle to view the entertainment offerings at the Disneyland Resort. Still, there have been a couple of nights for the Main Street Electrical Parade and the new preshow for World of Color that celebrates Lunar New…
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Star Wars Light Side Half Marathon – Sundays With DAPs Update
It’s time once again for an update from the Disneyland Resort. This last weekend, and really week, was all about the Star Wars Light Side Half Marathon from runDisney. It’s the third annual event and was full of fun and runners! Both I (Murray) and Annie from DAPsCast participated in the Rebel Challenge which is…
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Last Day of Holidays and Viva Navidad – Sundays With DAPs
Our adventures in the parks continue in 2017 with the last day of the holiday celebrations throughout Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. Many gathered to see the spectacle and fun of the holiday season’s final offerings. Our main aim was to see Viva Navidad one last time. Before Viva Navidad was Elena of Avalor’s royal…
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Festival Of Holidays – Disneyland Update – Sundays With DAPs
Another Sundays With DAPs brings a view of the holidays in the parks. We went around the Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure to grab some bites to eat and enjoy sights and sounds of the event. Over in Disneyland, since it was the weekend of Rogue One’s debut, we took in Jedi Training:…
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Rogue One Launch Bay – Sundays With DAPs Disneyland Update
With Rogue One premiering this week, Star Wars Launch Bay has installed some props and costumes from the upcoming film. We went inside for a look at the display before heading out to the rest of the parks. Jingle Cruise has been up and going for a great holiday ride. Skippers are having great fun…
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Candlelight Processional and Christmas Decorations – Sundays With DAPs Update
This last weekend was the annual Candlelight Ceremony and Processional. The tradition takes place on Main Street in Disneyland every December and features a celebrity narrator. This year was Ginnifer Goodwin from Once Upon A Time and Zootopia fame. Candlelight also features a live orchestra and several member choir. After Candlelight it was nice to…
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Christmas Fantasy Parade At Disneyland – Sundays With DAPs Update
It’s Christmastime at Disneyland! One of the great things to do at the park is watch the Christmas Fantasy parade. Our view of choice is on Main Street. For the first week the toy soldiers were not in the parade lineup, but are now back in. Absent were snowflakes and skiiers, and this was because…