Category: Disneyland Resort
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John Clayton Gets Jazzy With The 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band
The summer series of guest clinicians continues with the 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band. As their season comes to a close, John Clayton was the most recent jazz great to work with the band. On Thursday, August 2nd, he led the band during a set that had a nice variety of jazz. John Clayton…
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Remember… Dreams Come True Fireworks Returning to Disneyland Resort
For many who have visited the Disneyland Resort in the last few years, watching Remember… Dreams Come True is a favorite nighttime experience. This fireworks show celebrates the lands of Disneyland and was unveiled during Disneyland’s 50th Anniversary in 2005. Now, this show will be returning on September 7th after the conclusion of Pixar Fest.…
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ROCK4CHOC Silent Auction Items
ROCK4CHOC is a few days away, and we’re excited to show you what we have to offer for the silent auction! We are so grateful to those who have donated for us to be able to raise money for CHOC. And, we still have a few more items still to come! We hope to see…
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We Invite You to Take the “Bugs Land Challenge” Before the Land Flies Away on September 4
When it was announced that A Bugs Land was closing at Disney California Adventure Park on September 4, we knew we would have to make it in to say goodbye! This weekend, we figured out the perfect way to bid the land adieu and we want to see you join in! Our challenge to ourselves…
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Pixar Shorts Film Festival Adds Second Location at Tomorrowland Theater
Pixar Fest is starting to wind down, but the entertainment options keep expanding! Last week, the Pixar Shorts Film Festival at the Sunset Showcase Theater introduced the second program to be featured at Disney California Adventure. Those shorts include Bao, La Luna, and Sanjay’s Super Team and can be seen daily. The first program included…
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Disney Goes Even Greener as it Expands Conservation Efforts
The Walt Disney Company is making a new commitment towards being an even greener company. This effort is focused on straws, plastics, and bags at its Parks and Resorts. Today it was announced that by mid 2019 Disney Parks and Resorts will have eliminated the use of plastic straws and stirrers. This will amount to…
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CHOC Children’s Invites You to Luau for a Good Cause on August 25 at Splitsville Luxury Lanes
This morning, we had the privilege of attending an event to preview the upcoming CHOC Children’s Rock’N Luau which will take place on Saturday, August 25, the day before the annual CHOC Walk in the Park! Every year in preparation for CHOC Walk in the Park, CHOC holds a special luau to help raise money…
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Disneyland Resort Announces 2018 Holidays Celebration with Return of Festival of Holidays and Believe… in Holiday Magic!
The holidays are returning to the Disneyland Resort on November 8, 2018 and will continue through the new year until January 6, 2019. This year, the Disneyland Resort is highlighting the return of the Festival of Holidays and also the fireworks spectacular, Believe… in Holiday Magic! There will be extra doses of extra holiday magic…
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ROCK4CHOC Returns on August 5th!
Last year, Team DAPS Magic brought to you the first ever ROCK4CHOC benefit concert, a fundraiser to coincide with the CHOC Walk in the Park at the Disneyland Resort. Boasting live music, a silent auction, with appearances by the 501st Legion and the Pizza Planet Truck; it was an all-around fun evening! The event…
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Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff Now Open on Pixar Pier at Disneyland Resort
Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff is now open on Pixar Pier in Disney California Adventure. This new shop has a collection of both candy and merchandise. While not completely finished, this store is sure to be a fan favorite very quickly. Both the sweet stuff and the merchandise collection are all screaming to be…
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Disney California Adventure’s Sunset Showcase Theater Now Presenting Three New Pixar Shorts in Second Program
Since Pixar Fest began this summer, the Sunset Showcase Theater in Disney California Adventure has been presenting three Pixar shorts. For its first program, the Sunset Showcase Theater presented For the Birds, Lava, and Piper. Now, the second program has arrived at Disney California Adventure. This time around, the three Pixar shorts that are being…
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A Night of Humor and Amazing Jazz is Shared by Jiggs Whigham and the 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band
This week the 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band was joined by jazz legend Jiggs Whigham for an incredible concert at the Royal Theatre at Disneyland. Whigham has been returning for over thirty consecutive years as a clinician for the Disneyland Resort College Band. Throughout the concert, Whigham brought a wonderful sense of humor to…
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a bug’s land To Say Final Goodbye September 4th to Make Way for Super Hero-Themed Land
Earlier this year it was announced that a bug’s land would be closing to make way for a Super Hero-themed land. While it was known that a bug’s land would be closing at the end of the summer, details weren’t specific. Now the Disney Parks Blog has confirmed that September 4th will be the final…
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Disneyland Celebrates 63 Years of Magic With 63 Disney Characters! (Photos and Videos)
On July 17, 2018, Disneyland celebrated its 63rd birthday. The birthday was celebrated with two cavalcades that made their way through the parade route at Disneyland. The two cavalcades took place at 2:50 and 5:25 pm. Each cavalcade had four stops along the parade route. The cavalcade was comprised of 63 characters, the omnibus, the…
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Disneyland’s Birthday is a Day Worth Remembering and Celebrating!
To all who come to this happy place; welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past…and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams and the hard facts that have created America…with the hope that it will be a…
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Disneyland Hosts Job Fair on July 18 for Hotel and Culinary Roles
The Disneyland Resort will be hosting a job fair on July 18 at the Sequoia Ballroom of Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa. The job fair will take place between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm. There will be full and part-time opportunities are available in housekeeping, laundry, lifeguard, culinary, dishwashing and parking services roles. At the…
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Disneyland to Celebrate 63rd Birthday with Special Pre-Parade Celebrations
On Tuesday July 17, 2018 Disneyland will be celebrating its 63rd birthday! This year, to celebrate Disneyland will be offering two pre-parades before Pixar Play Parade. This will occur along the parade route at Disneyland. The information was shared on this weekend’s Disneyland Resort time guide. The celebration will be occurring at 2:50 pm and…
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Wayne Bergeron Takes 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band to New Heights During Royale Theatre Performance
Fresh off performing on the soundtrack for Disney-Pixar’s Incredibles 2, world-renown jazz trumpeter Wayne Bergeron performed with the 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band on Thursday night. This marked ten years that Wayne Bergeron had played with the band during its series of clinicians. Wayne Bergeron once was a member of the Disneyland Band. He also…
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Sunday Spotlight: Pixarmonic Orchestra
This summer has brought many fun new things to the Disneyland Resort as a part of Pixar Fest. While it may be easy to focus on some of the big offerings i.e. Pixar Pier, Paint the Night Parade, Pixar Play Parade, Together Forever Fireworks, there are also some other fun things to check out. One…
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Photo Report: As Heat Wave Continues, Disney California Adventure Remains Quiet at Disneyland Resort
This week has found record temperatures coming to the Disneyland Resort. On Friday temperatures reached 114 degrees Fahrenheit. Saturday found the temperatures a little lower but still around 100 degrees. DAPS MAGIC team member Caitlyn ventured into Disney California Adventure on Saturday to see how the heat impacted the park. Several attractions were closed throughout…
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Photo Report: Extreme Heat Chases Away Crowds at Disneyland
An extreme heat wave has come across Southern California. With it, temperatures reached new records in the Southland. At Disneyland, the temperature reached 114 degrees Fahrenheit on Friday. The heat brought about attraction closures and the Pixar Play Parade was canceled. It also chased away the crowds that so often fill the Disneyland Resort during the…
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Disneyland Resort Celebrates National Fried Chicken Day
Today is National Fried Chicken Day! This year the Disneyland Resort is celebrating this occasion by highlighting their two main restaurants that serve fried chicken. At the Disneyland Park, fried chicken is available at Plaza Inn. At Disney California Adventure, fried chicken can be found at Flo’s V8 Cafe in Cars Land. The Disneyland Resort…
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Internationally Renown Jazz Drummer Steve Houghton Jams with 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band
As the summer continues, more clinicians are performing with the 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band. This week, Steve Houghton came to Disneyland to work with, and perform with, the college band. Houghton is a jazz drummer who was in the very first college band in 1973. Since then, he has gone on to become…
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Happy 4th of July! – Let’s Celebrate All Nations of the World but Mostly America with Sam Eagle and Friends!
From all of us at DAPS MAGIC to all of you, Happy Independence Day! We sincerely hope that you have a wonderful day celebrating with those who are important to you. As we celebrate the day that the United States of America declared independence from Great Britain, we thought it’d be fun to share a…