Category: Disneyland Resort
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The Star Wars Trading Post Moving into Former Rainforest Cafe Building
If you’re looking to shop, Downtown Disney District at the Disneyland Resort is your place to go! While Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park remain closed due to COVID-19, you can pick up some Disney park merchandise. For Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge merchandise, you can head to the Star Wars Trading Post, now in a…
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Disneyland Resort Ends Annual Pass Program
Today it was announced that Disneyland is ending its Annual Pass program. The news comes as the Disneyland Resort continues to remain closed due to COVID-19. In its place, a new membership program will be instituted. A letter was sent out to Annual Passholders from Disneyland Resort president Ken Potrock. In it, he announces the…
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Imagineer Kevin Rafferty to Retire in April After 42 Years at Disney
Today it was announced that Imagineer Kevin Rafferty will officially be retiring on April 1, 2021. no, this is not a joke. In an interview posted on the D23 website, the news was made official. In the interview, Rafferty shared simply that his decision to retire was because “It feels like it’s time.” Rafferty began…
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Disneyland Resort Confirms Location of COVID-19 Vaccination Spot
Yesterday, Orange County officials announced that the Disneyland Resort would be the home to the first regional “super POD“. This afternoon, Disney Parks officially announced that the COVID-19 Vaccination site would be in the Toy Story Lot! In a statement by Dr. Pamela Hymel, Disney’s Chief Medical Officer, she said: “Disneyland Resort is proud to…
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Disneyland Resort to Be Super First Point-of-Dispensing Site for COVID-19 Vaccines for Orange County
The Disneyland Resort has been announced as a Super first Point-of-Dispensing site for COVID-19 vaccines for Orange County residents it was announced on Monday. “The Disneyland Resort, the largest employer in the heart of Orange County, has stepped up to host the county’s first Super POD site – undertaking a monumental task in our vaccination…
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Asian Street Eats Removed from Downtown Disney District Listings as Location is Vacated
Asian Street Eats has been removed from the Downtown Disney District restaurant listings on the Disneyland Resort website. This comes as the location in front of the former Rainforest Cafe was also vacated this last week. Asian Street Eats had the food of Chef Hung Huynh, and was operated by Earl Enterprises which also runs…
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Here’s What’s Coming to the Disney Parks in 2021!
With Disney Parks being closed for much of 2020, Disney fans have their eyes on 2021. 2021 has quite a few magical things on the horizons that can be looked forward to. As life hopefully returns closer to whatever normal will be, Disney will continue to offer new magical experiences and also some re-imagining of…
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Mr. Disneyland, Disney Legend Ron Dominguez Passes Away at Age 85
Disney Legend Ron Dominguez has passed away at the age of 85. Dominguez was a “native Disneylander” who was also known as Mr. Disneyland. This was because his family owned and lived on some of the land that was purchased to build Disneyland on. “Our house was located right about where the entrance to Pirates of…
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Through a Year of Challenges Disney Parks Also Celebrates a Year of Giving
2020 has been an incredibly challenging year. As the global pandemic raged around the world the impact was felt everywhere. Through these challenges, Disney Parks has continued to help people get through this challenging situation. Disney has worked with cast and community partners to make a difference. Throughout 2020, Disney has found ways to help.…
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Rise of the Resistance – Top 5 Good News Disney Stories of 2020 – #5
In this year’s top 5 Disney stories of the year, I’m taking a slightly different approach. It has been a hard year, as I think anyone could say. If we went straight to the top 5 stories there would be some that could dwell on the disheartening. Instead, here are the top 5 good news…
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A Day of Candlelight Processionals Supporting CHOC!
Merry Christmas! This year has been a very different year than most years. There was no CHOC Walk and no Candlelight Processional. Both of these annual Disneyland traditions were sorely missed by Disneyland fans and CHOC Walk participants. To attempt to make up for these missing events the DAPS MAGIC team went through the archives…
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Bring the Celebration Home – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
Disneyland’s 35th anniversary year was coming to a close, and there was only one thing that could definitively draw the curtain on the Party Gras: the holidays. Christmas had been exuberantly celebrated at Disneyland from its very first year, and 1990 was no exception. Christmas is a season of giving, and Disneyland wanted to be…
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Photos: Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration
The Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration will be airing on Christmas Day on ABC at 10 a.m. ET and 9 a.m. CT/MT/PT. This annual tradition will be a bit different this year due to COVID-19. However, the magic of Christmas and Disney will be celebrated through the course of the program. It will be hosted…
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CHOC Spreads Holiday Cheer with Deck the Halls Event
On Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) had a wonderful event to spread holiday cheer to its patience. Deck the Halls was a virtual celebration for the patients of CHOC. Throughout the course of the event, goody bags were delivered to patients. There was also a special virtual celebration that…
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Disneyland Resort Gives First Look at Newly Renamed Snow White’s Enchanted Wish
The Disneyland Resort has given a first look at what was formerly known as Snow White’s Scary Adventures. With this first look comes a new name. The attraction is now known as Snow White’s Enchanted Wish. The news about this new take on the attraction comes on the 83rd anniversary of when Snow White first…
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The Walt Disney Company Sets Sustainability Goals to Complete Before 2030
This morning, The Walt Disney Company released its sustainability and environmental goals to accomplish before the year 2030. Disney has recognized that it is its responsibility as a global company to help everyone in the world! They have set goals in five main areas which are Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Water, Waste, Materials and Sustainable Design.…
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Disneyland Resort Launches ‘Together We Can Be Incredible’ PSA Campaign for Health and Safety in Local Communities
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Dec. 15, 2020) – Today, the Disneyland Resort kicked off a public service awareness campaign across Orange County and Los Angeles County to encourage all residents to adhere to current health and safety guidelines to help protect local communities. The campaign, “Together We Can Be Incredible,” features characters from Disney and Pixar’s “The…
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Disney Reveals Lineup For Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration
The Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration will be broadcast on ABC on Christmas morning at 10am ET and 9am CT/MT/PT. This Christmas celebration will be hosted by Tituss Burgess and Julianne Hough. It will also include multiple musical numbers, family stories, laughs, and Disney is also saying there will be some sneak peeks! Disney has…
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Virtual CHOC Walk Date Announced!
The virtual CHOC Walk date has been officially announced! On March 20, 2021 the first virtual CHOC Walk will be celebrated. According to an email sent out by CHOC, the event will be “a celebration of the amazing achievements of our community—and some secret surprises, too! Leading up to this special event, we’ll be unveiling…
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Glamorous Glennis Pilot and World War II Flying Ace Chuck Yeager Dies at 97
Chuck Yeager, a World War II flying ace and the first pilot to break the sound barrier has died at the age of 97. His wife tweeted from his Twitter account with the news. Yeager spent his career flying. Much of this career was spent breaking barriers in aviation, like the sound barrier, along with…
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A Look at Buena Vista Street and Avengers Campus Ahead of New Stay At Home Order
Today Southern California began another stay at home order as coronavirus cases again rise in the area. Yesterday, DAPS MAGIC team member Doug Marsh (30 Years Ago At Disneyland) ventured over to Downtown Disney District and Buena Vista Street to see what there was to see and share it with our readers! This adventure led…
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Downtown Disney District to Suspend Outdoor Dining Starting Monday December 7
As California coronavirus numbers continue to grow, restrictions grow as well. Due to the current conditions, a new stay at home order is going into effect for Southern California. This has implications for multiple businesses, including those found in the Downtown Disney District. Because of this, starting on Monday, December 7, the Disneyland Resort has…
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The Times They Are a Changing – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of DISNEY Reporter! Each week, we report on the top five headlines of the week from the Disney and geek communities. This week, there are a lot of things to cover and it was hard to narrow it down to five. But we did it and so we’ll get right to…
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Disney Vacation Club Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Reopening Postponed
The reopening of the Disney Vacation Club Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian has been delayed as California cases of coronavirus continue to rise. Originally, the Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa were set to reopen on December 6th for Disney Vacation Club members. However, due to the new guidelines imposed by the state…