Category: Disneyland Resort
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The Force is Strong as Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite Kicks off Month of Star Wars Celebrations at Disneyland Resort
On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, the first Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite was hosted at Disneyland. This after-hours hard-ticket event gives Star Wars fans four hours in the park to celebrate Star Wars. Many of the tickets for the event had been sold two years ago when it originally was supposed to happen. The…
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Disneyland Resort Offering Limited-Time Experiences in Celebration of Star Wars
May is always a special month for Star Wars fans with May the 4th, George Lucas’s birthday, the original release date of Star Wars: A New Hope, and this year’s Star Wars Celebration. The Disneyland Resort is offering some limited-time experiences to help Star Wars fans celebrate the month. This is added to the offerings…
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Disneyland Band is Dancing in the Street as Choreography Returns
The Disneyland Band is once again dancing in the street, Main Street in particular. The iconic band is again performing with choreography as it performs some favorite Disney music during the day at Disneyland. Since returning in June 2021, the band has performed mostly in place and distanced from those who were watching. This often…
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Check Out the Star Wars-Inspired Foods Coming to Disney Parks for May the 4th and Beyond
May the 4th is almost upon us. With it comes a month of celebration of Star Wars. This month will see the Disneyland Resort hosting Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite and also the arrival of Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim. It also will see Star Wars fans making the trek to Star Wars: Galaxy’s…
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A Tour of Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel Before Pixar Makeover
The Disneyland Resort recently announced that Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel will be receiving a Pixar makeover. When it does, the art and inspiration of Pixar will be found throughout the third hotel at the Disneyland Resort. Ahead of this makeover, the DAPS MAGIC team stopped by Paradise Pier to document what it looked like right…
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Looking Back at the Reopening of Disneyland One Year and Thousands of Memories Later
One year ago today Disneyland and Disney California Adventure reopened their gates and guests could once again experience the magic of the parks after an extended closure. This closure lasted 412 days. It was expected to last just a few short weeks. However, things didn’t go as planned. For over a year, fans waited to…
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Hyperspace Mountain Returns to Disneyland
Ahead of May the 4th, Hyperspace Mountain has again returned to Tomorrowland at the Disneyland Resort. This Star Wars overlay first arrived at Disneyland in 2015 as a part of the Season of the Force. The version of the attraction puts guests in the middle of the Battle of Jakku, complete with the iconic music…
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Tangled & Beauty and the Beast Return to Disneyland’s Royal Theatre
Since the reopening of Disneyland nearly a year ago, the Royal Theatre has been used as a semi-outdoor location where guests could meet their favorite princesses. With the return of traditional meet and greet for the princesses, this location was no longer needed in that capacity. On April 29th, the Royal Theatre in Fantasy Faire…
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Disney Junior Fun Fest Kicks off With Party Parade at Disney California Adventure
Disney California Adventure is celebrating Disney Junior today with the Disney Junior Fun Fest. The celebration kicked off this morning at 10:00 AM with a Party Parade. Throughout the rest of the day, there will be panels and entertainment being offered at the Palisades Stage, photo ops, and also the animation academy will be teaching…
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Beauty and the Beast— Live – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
It is both hard to express as well as to underestimate the importance of this month’s subject to Disneyland, Disney theme parks, and the Walt Disney Company. The Videopolis/Fantasyland Theater production of Beauty and the Beast— Live is largely forgotten today. But its impact still reverberates. Part of the problem in recalling this delightful production…
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Disneyland Resort President Provides Information on Downtown Disney District Changes, Updates, and Replacements
During a meeting with community leaders, Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock shared some information about what is coming to the Disneyland Resort, particularly the Disneyland Resort Hotels and Downtown Disney District. There will be some new establishments replacing some current restaurants in Downtown Disney District. Anyone who has visited recently can see that Disney is…
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Disneyland Resort Announces Pixar Makeover for Paradise Pier Hotel
Things continue to change at the Disneyland Resort. Ken Potrock, President of the Disneyland Resort, revealed plans for Downtown Disney and the Disneyland Resort Hotels in a meeting with community leaders. One of the big changes that is coming revolves around the Paradise Pier Hotel. Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel will soon…
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Disney Gives “Shriek Peek” of Upcoming Spooky Merchandise
As part of Disney’s #HalfwaytoHalloween celebration this week, a “Shriek Peek” has been shared for upcoming merchandise that will be arriving in the parks. This includes new merchandise for both Walt Disney World Resort and also Disneyland Resort. Some will also be able to be found at shopDisney.com. Things begin in August when a new…
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Oogie Boogie Bash Returning and ‘Dark Variant’ Characters Arriving at Disney California Adventure While Mickey and Minnie Get New Halloween Outfits at Disneyland
As Disney Parks celebrates #HalfwaytoHalloween, some news was announced about some exciting upcoming offerings at Disney California Adventure. First off, there are some exciting things coming to Disney California Adventure’s Avengers Campus in the not-so-distant future. Coming in May, America Chavez from Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will be arriving. She won’t be…
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First-Ever Disneyland After Dark: Grad Nite Reunion Coming to Disneyland Resort This Summer!
Disneyland has announced a new Disneyland After Dark that will be coming to the Disneyland Resort this summer. Disneyland After Dark: Grad Nite Reunion will be offered at Disney California Adventure on June 23, 28 and 30, 2022. It will give attendees a chance to relive the fun of graduating and celebrating with a trip…
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#HalfwaytoHalloween Coming to Disney Parks
Halloween is just about six months away and that means it is time for #HalfwaytoHalloween at Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts. This will be taking place on Thursday, April 28 and include surprise announcements from the Disney Parks! Disney Parks has already kicked things off by releasing a look at some of the treats…
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Disney Princesses Meeting Guests Again at Royal Hall at Disneyland
Things continue to return to normalcy at the Disneyland Resort. In the last week alone, traditional Disney character interactions returned, as did nighttime spectaculars. In the last few days, Disney princesses returned to the Royal Hall to meet guests once again. On Sunday, the DAPS MAGIC team stopped by to check out the return of…
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Fun Facts About Disneyland Forever Fireworks
This weekend Disneyland Forever returned to the skies above Disneyland. This firework spectacular originally made its debut as part of Disneyland’s 60th anniversary. Now it makes its return with the Main Street Electrical Parade, World of Color, and soon Fantasmic! With the return of these nighttime spectaculars, Disney has shared some fun facts. Check out…
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Check Out These Fun Facts About World of Color
This weekend World of Color returned to Disney California Adventure. It, along with Disneyland Forever and Main Street Electrical Parade, brought back nighttime spectaculars to the Disneyland Resort. With the return of World of Color, there are a lot of fun facts to be found about the show. Disney has shared a few of them…
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Mad Hatter Returns to Disneyland
The Mad Hatter can once again be found at Disneyland. With the reopening of Disneyland Resort, many favorite Disney characters could be found waving and guests and posing for selfies. The Mad Hatter, unfortunately, was not one of those characters. Last week traditional Disney character interactions returned and with them, the Mad Hatter was still…
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Disneyland Resort Drops Face Mask Requirements for Toy Story Buses and Transportation
The Disneyland Resort has once again updated its face mask guidelines on its website today. Guests visiting the site will now find that face masks/coverings are no longer required for bus transportation. This impacts those who are parking at Toy Story Parking Lot the most and the bus transportation that takes guests to the park.…
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Some Fun Facts About the Main Street Electrical Parade on its Return to Disneyland
The Main Street Electrical Parade is again lighting up the night at Disneyland. This classic Disneyland parade is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Guests lined the parade route very early on April 22nd to experience the first showing of the parade. Hours before it began, announcements were being made that the first showing was…
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Music From Avengers Campus Now Available on Music Streaming Services
Avengers Campus opened on June 4, 2021. Today, some of the music from Disney California Adventure’s newest land arrived on music streaming services. A piece called Avengers Campus: Welcome Recruits is now available to stream. It can be heard below as well. The music utilizes themes found in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and also in…
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Nighttime Comes to Life at Disneyland Resort with Return of Favorite Spectaculars
Nighttimes have become a whole lot more magical at the Disneyland Resort. Tonight the Main Street Electrical Parade, Disneyland Forever fireworks, and World of Color make their official return to the Happiest Place on Earth! Along with the return of these magical nighttime spectaculars also brought specialty food, merchandise, an Elliott popcorn bucket, and turtle…