Category: Disneyland Resort
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Disneyland Celebrates 95th Birthday of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse!
95 years ago today Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse made their debut in Steamboat Willie. Today, Disneyland celebrated their birthday and 95 years of magic making. The celebration began as guests walked into the park and were handed a birthday button. The button shows Mickey and Minnie looking very classic. Mickey is wearing a birthday…
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Mickey Mouse at 95 and Disney at 100: Mickey’s Birthday
It’s Mickey Mouse’s Birthday today and he is the big 95! And, in the same year, Disney turned 100! It has been said that it all started with a mouse, but that mouse came 5 years after the Disney brothers started their studio. Still, the Disney company would not be on the map without the…
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New Water Short to Be Shown With ‘World of Color’ For Disney’s ‘Wish’
A new short will be shown on the water screens of Paradise Bay with World of Color – Season of Light. This new water short will be have Asha and Star take guests on a journey that is accompanied by the song This Wish from the film. It will include animated projections, beautiful fountains that…
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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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The Disney Bubble – Day Seventeen – 23 Days of Thanksgiving
One of my favorite things about the Disneyland Resort, or any Disney Park really, is how you can be transported instantly to another time and place the moment you enter. The worries of the world are suddenly lifted, banished to a realm outside the gates. The magic of Disney takes over and makes you feel…
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Stars and Schedule for 2023 Holiday TV Specials Announced by Disney Parks and ABC
During the holidays every year there are programs that come through the collaboration of Disney Parks and ABC that bring the magic of the holidays at Disney to living rooms and homes. This year is no different. Today, Disney Parks and ABC announced the specifics about the 2023 Holiday TV Specials that include when they…
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Disney Feeds Those in Need Around the Globe This Thanksgiving
Disney has a long history of giving back through the community. This is done in multiple different ways, including through the Disney VoluntEARS program which is celebrating its 40th anniversary. This Thanksgiving, Disney is feeding communities in need around the globe in multiple different ways. From Disneyland and beyond, Disney is making helping those who…
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Great Maple Restaurant Now Open at Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel
Great Maple Restaurant is now open at Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel. The hotel, which is soon to be Pixar Place Hotel, is currently under a transformation with Great Maple Restaurant being one of its new offerings. This restaurant is a modern American eatery that can be found on the first floor of the hotel. The…
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VIDEO TOUR: Mickey’s ToonTown Post Refurbishment and With Holiday Decorations
Mickey’s Toontown continues to see tweaks and more magical additions since reopening earlier this year. As the Holidays at the Disneyland Resort arrived on November 10, 2023. With the arrival of the holiday season at the Disneyland Resort, holiday decorations have appeared throughout the resort, including Mickey’s Toontown. On the first day of the Holidays…
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Check Out Disneyland’s Adventureland Treehouse at Night!
The Adventureland Treehouse is now open at Disneyland in Adventureland. Since opening to the public on November 10, 2023, this has become a popular destination for Disney fans of all ages. Once again, they can climb up into the branches among the leaves. It is also now possible to do this at night and feel…
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Phat Cat Swinger Brings The Nights to Life at Disney California Adventure for Disney Festival of Holidays
Phat Cat Swinger returned to the stage at Paradise Bay on Friday November 10, 2023 and helped kick off Disney Festival of Holidays. The West Coast’s Little Big Band brought energy and magic to the night as they performed two full sets of holiday music. People danced, cheered, and took selfies with the band as…
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Disney Marching Bands – Day Fifteen – 23 Days of Thanksgiving
As we continue through this adventure of 23 Days of Thanksgiving I have had today’s subject in my mind many times. I’m finally sitting down and writing this one. One of my favorite things at a Disney park is its marching band. Whether it is the Disneyland Band, the Main Street Philharmonic, or even the…
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Downtown Disney District Lawn and Stage Now Open at Disneyland Resort
On Friday, November 10, 2023, a new stage and lawn area opened in the west end of Downtown Disney District. This comes as the Downtown Disney District continues to be transformed. It is expected to be completed by the holidays in 2024. The space will be a location for various groups to entertain, events to…
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World Kindness Day: Meet Walker Williams, A Disneyland Resort Cast Member With a Daily Mission of Spreading Kindness
Walker Williams is a Disneyland Resort cast member who has a personal mission to spread kindness on a daily basis. When he is on stage at the resort, Walker makes magic and shows kindness as an Entertainment Host. When not on stage, he spends a great deal of time showing kindness to his fellow cast members.…
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Check Out the 2023 Disney Festival of Holidays New Menu Items
This last weekend Disney Festival of Holidays kicked off its 2023 season at the Disneyland Resort. Disney Festival of Holidays has fantastic entertainment (including Phat Cat Swinger), fun merchandise and activities, and incredible food. This year there are multiple new menu items that can be found at the festival. Below is a look at all…
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The Magic of Projections – Day 13 – 23 Days of Thanksgiving
There is a lot to be thankful for when thinking about nighttime spectaculars. In fact, I wrote about how much I love them in last year’s Days of Thanksgiving series, which you can read here if you’re so inclined. Generally, when people imagine the epitome of a modern Disney nighttime spectacular, firework shows often come…
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PORT OF SAN FRANSOKYO Letters Arrive at Disney California Adventure
San Fransokyo Square was given a big addition this weekend making it now look very similar to its concept art. Letters spelling out PORT OF SAN FRANSOKYO now are on the railing of the area over the bay. They look quite nice during the day but become absolutely magical at night. Daps Magic team member…
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Holidays at the Disneyland Resort: Disney Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure Park Fact Sheet
Holidays at the Disneyland Resort: Disney Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure Park Fact Sheet ANAHEIM, Calif. – As part of Holidays at the Disneyland Resort, the popular Disney Festival of Holidays returns to Disney California Adventure Park from Nov. 10, 2023, through Jan. 7, 2024. This heartwarming and uniquely Disney celebration highlights Christmas, Navidad, Hanukkah, Diwali,…
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Carthay Circle Restaurant – Day 12 – 23 Days of Thanksgiving
There are so many amazing places to visit at the Disney Parks. Today, I’d like to give thanks for just one of them. Carthay Circle Restaurant is one of my favorite places to visit at the Disneyland Resort. It is found in the iconic building that recreates the Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles where…
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Disneyland Resort Honors Veterans During Special Veterans Day Patriotic Flag Retreat
On November 11, 2023, the Disneyland Resort honored veterans during a special patriotic flag retreat ceremony in town square. While the patriotic flag retreat is a tradition that happens daily at the Disneyland Resort, this one was extra special as it was also Veterans Day. To honor veterans even more, the 1st Marine Division Band…
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Disneyland Refurbishment Report – November 8, 2023
Welcome back to the Disneyland Refurbishment Report. There’s a lot happening yet again this week as the transformation of the Parks to the holiday season is seeing its last few decorations being prepped and ready. The excitement this week, however, is what’s happening in Downtown Disney. Walls were removed from near the new Downtown Disney…
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‘Veterans Have a Home at The Walt Disney Company’: Disney Salutes Veterans and Military Families
As Veterans Day approaches this weekend, The Walt Disney Company is celebrating and saluting those who have served and military families. That includes many of which who have come to call Disney home after serving their country. On Friday, the company highlighted some of these veterans turned cast members with a special look into the honor, values,…
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World of Color – Season of Light Fun Facts
World of Color – Season of Light has returned to the Disneyland Resort for the holiday season. Throughout the holiday season guests will be able to experience this magical holiday spectacular nightly in the Paradise Bay at Disney California Adventure. The Daps Magic team was invited to cover the opening of the Holidays at Disneyland…
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“it’s a small world” Holiday Returns and Brings Holiday Magic to Disneyland Resort
“it’s a small world” Holiday has once again returned to the Disneyland Resort where it is bringing holiday magic to those who cruise through the attraction. Since 1997, this popular attraction has been singing a medley that includes It’s a Small World along with Deck the Halls and Jingle Bells. Decked out for the holidays,…