Category: Disneyland Resort
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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…
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Dance the Night Away at Pixar Pals Dance Party at the Tomorrowland Terrace!
For those who like to dance the night away and love Pixar Pals, the Pixar Pals Dance Party is the perfect experience for this! Each night multiple Pixar Pals show up at the Tomorrowland Terrace to dance the night away. Throughout the evening different characters make appearances to join guests in this dance party. The…
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Play in an All-New Way with the Play Disney Parks App
Launching this weekend, guests were delighted to discover that the Play Disney Parks app had officially launched to the public and was available for download! The new app allows guests to turn wait time into play time and make memories in an all-new way! The app uses location services to unlock fun trivia games and…
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How to Survive Disneyland When It’s the Hottest Place on Earth
Disneyland is normally billed as the happiest place on Earth! Sometimes, however, it feels like it should take on another moniker: the hottest place on Earth! When the heat rises it can definitely have an impact on the Disney experience. As temperatures enter the 90’s and go above, the Disney experience definitely can be impacted. It is…
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Sunday Spotlight: Disney’s Celebrate America! A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky Fireworks Show
Happy Sunday! This week I thought it would be fitting to showcase a special patriotic offering of the Disneyland Resort. Every year for the 4th of July, Disney’s Celebrate America! A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky fireworks show lights up the night. Quite often, this fireworks presentation lights up a couple of nights…
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Toy Story Land Time – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of DISNEY Reporter! For this week’s Disney and geek headlines, there is a lot to cover. Toy Story Land is now open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Lines stretched throughout this Walt Disney World Resort park as guests waited to enter this morning. DAPS MAGIC has full coverage of this new area…
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New Orleans Square Themed “You Are Here Mugs” Arrive at Disneyland’s Market House
Since first arriving at the Disneyland Resort, Starbucks’ “You Are Here” mugs have been popular. In April, Adventureland mugs were released. The year before, a Fantasyland version was released. The very first one celebrated Disneyland in general. Another showcased Disney California Adventure. Now, New Orleans Square themed mugs have arrived at the Market House. The…
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Gordon Goodwin Joins 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band for Incredible Night of Jazz
Every summer at the Disneyland Resort the Disneyland Resort All-American College Band returns to bring spirited music to the happiest place on Earth! They perform both marching sets and sit-down jazz sets through the course of any given performance day. On some special days, they are joined by clinicians. These are professional musicians who share their…
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Delight Guests in Special Appearance at Disneyland
Guests visiting Disneyland on Thursday were happy to see that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs walking around together. Seeing Disney’s original princess with all the dwarfs was incredibly popular to those who saw them. They walked together from Plaza Inn up Matterhorn way to the vicinity of the Fantasyland Theatre. There, Snow White introduced…
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Complimentary Movie Nights Offered by Disneyland Resort for Anaheim Residents
Anaheim residents who love movie nights are in for a treat this summer! The Disneyland Resort will be offering complimentary movie nights throughout the summer. Seven Disney-Pixar movies will be presented in Anaheim parks throughout the summer. Residents will have the opportunity to not only watch these movies but also trivia and complimentary prizes, popcorn, and…
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Disney Park Music Playlists on Apple Music to Celebrate Upcoming Play App
Disney Parks has a Play app that will make wait times more entertaining for guests. But what do you do when you’re outside of the lines and want that Disney magic? In addition to the Play app, Disney Music has released Playlists on Apple Music that bring together several songs corresponding to the parks of…
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Disneyland Resort to Celebrate Fried Chicken July 6-8
The Disneyland Resort will be hosting a Fried Chicken Celebration from July 6-8, 2018. This comes around National Fried Chicken Day which is July 6. This inaugural Fried Chicken Celebration will be taking place in two locations at the Disneyland Resort. At Disneyland, guests can get fried chicken at the Plaza Inn Restaurant on Main Street,…
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Play Disney Parks App Arrives on June 30th at Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts
The Play Disney Parks app will be arriving on mobile devices this Saturday, June 30th. This new app will be free to download on both the Apple app store and also Google app store. It is already available for pre-order on both. This new app will offer an interactive way for families and friends to…
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$300 Pixar Pier Premiere – Why VIP-Style Parties Are the Way To Experience New Offerings
The day before Pixar Pier debuted to the public, Disneyland offered the option of a VIP-style party so guests could experience Pixar Pier in a more intimate environment. Many guests thought it ridiculous and that it was simply too expensive for a retheming of a land that already existed. When it was announced, even I…
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Did You Know: Seven Facts About Pixar Represented at Pixar Pier’s Lamplight Lounge
Pixar Pier is now open and so is the Lamplight Lounge. This dining location is sure to be popular with its Pixar themed decor, whimsical drinks, and delicious food. This gastro-pub is a celebration of creativity, inspiration, and personalities of the artists and storytellers who bring our favorite Pixar stories to life. The restaurant itself is…
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Pixar Friends Find Perfect Home at Disney California Adventure’s Pixar Pier
Today Pixar Pier opened to the public. As guests streamed into the new area of Disney California Adventure, it quickly became apparent that this is going to be a popular place to be. Pixar Pier’s four developing neighborhoods are a perfect place to meet Pixar friends and experience some of their stories. This week the…
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Pixar Pal-A-Round Turns Guests Around A Wheel of Fun at Pixar Pier
Besides the Incredicoaster, Pixar Pier reopened a classic Disney California Adventure attraction that has gone through two transformations in its lifetime. The Pixar Pal-A-Round updates Mickey’s Fun Wheel (before that the Sun Wheel) to include Pixar friends on each gondola. In addition, a great new paint scheme really complements the rest of the newly renovated area…
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Photo Report: Pixar Pier Media Preview at Disney California Adventure’s Pixar Fest!
Pixar Pier Media Preview Pixar Pier officially opens to the public on June 23. On June 21, members of the media were given a preview of this new area in Disney California Adventure. The day included the opportunity to experience attractions, eat the food, see the entertainment, meet characters, and more! It was a magical…
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Lamplight Lounge: A Treasure Trove of Pixar Animation Gems
Lobby Entering Lamplight Lounge there are subtle homages to popular Pixar films. Around each frame of artwork are drawings that symbolize iconic elements of the great movies. This is just the check-in lobby for the gastropub. To get seated you wind down a spiral staircase with an amazing chandelier above. The light fixture is full…
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Pixar Pier Offers New Food And DAPS MAGIC Reviews It (Yes, ALL of It)!
With the opening of Pixar Pier this summer at Disney California Adventure, there also came several new food locations. These food offerings are themed around various Pixar stories and cover quite a range of tastes. From something quick to something a bit more substantial, there are different options to be found for just about everyone.…
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Pixar Pier to Open Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind at Disney California Adventure in 2019
Pixar Pier may be opening tomorrow at Disney California Adventure but it already has new things on the horizon. Today it was announced that the Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind will be coming to Pixar Pier in 2019. This new attraction will be in the Inside Out Headquarters neighborhood at Pixar Pier. This joins the other…