Category: DAPs Magic Reviews
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Jim Henson: Idea Man – Mr. Daps’ Review
Jim Henson: Idea Man is a new documentary from Ron Howard that looks into the life of the creator of The Muppets. The Muppets was just one thing that Jim Henson, created however. He was always creating, always pushing boundaries, and always innovating. In Jim Henson: Idea Man, the story of this great creator is…
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Two Captains Log: Star Trek: Discovery S5E6 – “Whistlespeak” Review
We are over the halfway mark for Star Trek Discovery’s last season. The ship and crew get even closer to the Progenitor’s technology as they dig deep to figure out a Denobulan scientist had created water transforming towers on a pre-warp planet. Of course that immediately causes issues with the prime directive as Burnham and…
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Two Captains Log: Star Trek: Discovery S5E5 – “Mirrors” Review
Here we are about halfway through the last season of Discovery! The crew discovers a hidden wormhole at the coordinates of where Moll and L’ak’s warp trail ends. It’s opening and shutting, which makes it precarious to get through. Burnham and Booker take a shuttle into it, and Moll and L’aks ship destroyed…and a Mirror…
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Two Captains Log: Star Trek Discovery S5E4 – “Face the Strange” Review
The weekly Discovery report is here with a look at a time-travel episode! Moll and L’ak buy some piece of the puzzle or device that will help them get to the Progenitors’ tech. Discovery gets to the coordinates left from the last crew and just as a time bug that Moll has gotten aboard the…
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Two Captains Log: Star Trek: Discovery S5E3 – “Jinaal” Review
It is time again to venture out with Discovery through its final season. The crew is on the track of finding an ancient device that might be the origin of life in the galaxy. It takes them to Trill where another clue is to be found. A former host of a symbiote holds the knowledge,…
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‘The Greatest Hits’ Review
Have you ever listened to song and been transported back to a time or event where it played? Maybe it was the first dance at your wedding, a song you listened to on a road trip with friends, or even your high school graduation. Music has a magical ability to “pull you back to some…
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Two Captains Log: Star Trek: Discovery S5E1&2 – “Red Directive” and “Under the Twin Moons” Review
Star Trek Discovery is back for the last time! And we get a rare time to compare two episodes in one week. The season starts with a new mission for Discovery with a red directive. Some couriers by the names of Moll and L’ak are racing Discovery to find a very old puzzle box from…
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REVIEW: Sensational Springtime Buffet at Goofy’s Kitchen
This evening, we took a trip to the Disneyland Resort to experience the first night of the Sensational Springtime Buffet at Goofy’s Kitchen. This special dining event is running from March 28 to May 12, 2024, and is available for breakfast, brunch, and dinner! This is a review of our personal experience of our dinner!…
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‘Godzilla x Kong’ Leans into Family-Friendlier Tones, Does it Work?
Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures have added another entry into the Monsterverse. In this new film, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Godzilla and Kong are joined by human counterparts as well as some fellow kaiju. Much like the previous film, the tone is more family-oriented than the initial entries of the franchise. Does this…
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REVIEW: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) Brings Joy Into Home Theaters
On Thursday, March 14 at 6 pm PDT, Disney+ added the much-anticipated Taylor Swift concert film! Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) was added to the streaming service and you could hear Swifties everywhere screaming in unison (myself included). I felt uniquely qualified to review this version of the film as I have seen…
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‘Wish’ – Mr. Daps’ Home Entertainment Review
Disney’s animated feature Wish is now available for digital download or on physical disc formats. This is a movie that tells the story of a young dreamer named Asha who discovers the power of a wish and the importance of everyone having their own. This comes as she lives in a kingdom where everyone’s greatest…
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Royal Caribbean – Harmony of the Seas | Daps Travels Review
The Harmony of the Seas is an Oasis-class cruise ship that is a part of the Royal Caribbean fleet. The ship has 2,747 staterooms and can accommodate 5,479 guests. The ship is 1,188.1 feet long and has seven neighborhoods on its 16 decks that are for passengers (18 decks in all). The seven neighborhoods include: These…
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‘The Marvels’ – Mr. Daps’ Home Entertainment Review
The Marvels is now available for digital download on various platforms. In this Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Carol Danvers AKA Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) has taken back her identity from the Kree and then taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. However, the law of unintended consequences steps up in full effect and Carol soon finds…
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‘Luminous’ Brings People Together on Emotional Journey at EPCOT
Luminous is now being offered nightly for guests around the World Showcase Lagoon ay EPCOT. This new nighttime spectacular is a bit of a change from other recent nighttime shows as it doesn’t rely on projections or clips from Disney stories. Instead, it takes guests on an emotional journey with fireworks, fountains, and lighting effects.…
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JFK: One Day in America – Mr. Daps’ Review
60 years ago on November 22, 1963 at around 12:30 PM, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald while traveling in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. After being shot, President Kennedy slumped over in the car as it sped to Parkland Memorial Hospital. After arriving at the hospital,…
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REVIEW: Magic Key Terrace – World of Color Dining Package
On Friday, November 10, Disneyland introduced a new dining package option for World of Color! This option is exclusive to Magic Key Holders as this is the Dining Package at Magic Key Terrace! We were lucky enough to be invited out by Disneyland to try this new option, so we wanted to give Disneyland a…
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McDonald’s – Mr. Daps Goes to Japan
McDonald’s are everywhere. I have flown around the globe and if there is one constant thing I have seen everywhere, it is the Golden Arches. This trip to Japan is no different. Although I’ve been in Japan for a few weeks, today was the first day I had Japanese McDonald’s. We stopped by one of…
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Two Captains Log: “Star Trek: Lower Decks” S4E10 “Old Friends, New Planets” Review
We’ve reached the season finale of Lower Decks! When we last left them, Mariner was beamed aboard Nick Locarno’s ship. We pick up where things left off, and Locarno explains how he has built a Nova Fleet to be independent, and a sort of revenge for getting kicked out of Starfleet. Mariner remembers how he…
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Two Captains Log: “Star Trek: Lower Decks” S4E9 “The Inner Fight” Review
It’s time again for the beginning of the end of the season of Lower Decks! This week has Mariner going off the rails on every mission and risking her life in kamikaze style. It has Captain Freeman worried and she devises a mission plan with Boimler, Tendy, Rutherford, and T’Lyn. Boimler, Tendy, and T’Lyn will…
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Two Captains Log: “Star Trek: Lower Decks” S4E8 “Caves” Review
It’s time again for a look at the Lower Decks episode. This week features a trope among Star Trek, which is if an away mission is in a cave there’s a good chance there will be a cave-in. The Lower Decks gang is trapped with a green moss that seems to devour things. It prompts…
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Two Captains Log: “Star Trek: Lower Decks” S4E7 “A Few Badgeys More”
This week’s Lower Decks was packed with returning villains. Badgey has infiltrated Rutherford’s former implant and is taken aboard a salvage ship. He is able to take over the crew and salvage holo-emmitters. The ship encounters a Binar ship that has been attacked by the strange ship that has attacked many others in past episodes.…
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Two Captains Log: “Star Trek: Lower Decks” S4E6 – “Parth Ferengi’s Heart Place” Review
Here we are with another Lower Decks week, and this is a very crucial episode in Trek history. Ferenginar and the Ferengi are ready to join the Federation. This also comes after the mysterious ship is seen attacking a Ferengi ship. Rom, the Grand Nagus, can’t keep trading actively with the ship and needs more…
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Haunted Mansion – Mr. Daps’ Home Entertainment Review
In Haunted Mansion, a mother and her son discover that their new residence is haunted. So Gabbie (Rosario Dawson) hires a priest (Owen Wilson), a tour guide (LaKeith Stanfield), a psychic (Tiffany Haddish), and a historian (Danny DeVito) to try and rid her new home of the supernatural pests. The Haunted Mansion also has some…
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“Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats” – Mr. Daps’ Review
A new stop motion animated special has come to Disney+ this Halloween. Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats has Mickey Mouse (Bret Iwan), Minnie Mouse (Kaitlyn Robrock), Goofy (Bill Farmer), Donald Duck (Tony Anselmo), and Daisy Duck (Debra Wilson) go trick or treating on Halloween. After visiting all the regular houses to get candy in town, they decide that…