Category: Parks
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New Characters Coming to Disney Jollywood Nights at Walt Disney World Resort
Disney Jollywood Nights is a wonderful retro and glitzy Christmas party at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This party is offered after-hours on select nights throughout the holiday season. Along with the incredible entertainment, merchandise, food, attractions, and fun, there are also some characters to have some merry greetings with! This includes some new characters that will…
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Parkside Market Replaces Sip & Sonder at Downtown Disney District
Sip & Sonder has been replaced by a new coffee shop in the Downtown Disney District. Guests visiting the Disneyland Resort this week discovered that in the place of what was once Sip & Sonder is now Parkside Market or Parkside Market Coffee, depending on which sign is looked at. Overall, the new location appears…
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2026 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts Dates and Details Revealed
Details and dates have been revealed for the 2026 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts. This year, the festival will last 39 days and begin on January 16th and continue until February 23rd. The festival is a celebration of visual, performing, and culinary arts. It has also become quite popular in recent years. Below is…
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Disneyland Paris Highlights Chefs From Disney Animated Classics at Disneyland Hotel
There are many ways that stories come to life when visiting a Disney park or resort. In the case of the Disneyland Hotel at Disneyland Paris, the enchanting portraits at the Royal Banquet bring to life some of the chefs from Disney animated classics. On October 20th, to celebrate International Chefs Day, Disneyland Paris showed…
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Mandy Moore Visits Disneyland for Son’s Birthday
On Monday, October 20, 2025, Mandy More and her family visited the Disneyland Resort to celebrate her son Ozzie’s birthday. This was Ozzie’s third birthday. The family had fun throughout the day, and Disneyland shared a photo of Mandy with her son Gus, 4, with Chip ‘n’ Dale as they got into the Halloween spirit…
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‘Zootopia: Better Zoogether!’ Merchandise Revealed
Zootopia: Better Zoogether! officially debuts on November 7, 2025. When it does, guests will get the opportunity to experience a Zoogether Day celebration livestream from the theater at Tree of Life at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Along with this new 4D show arriving, Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde will appear to meet guests nearby. They will be…
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Disney Destiny Begins Crossing to Florida From Europe
The Disney Destiny has begun its crossing of the Atlantic Ocean to its new home at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The 5,000 nautical mile trek will take approximately 2 weeks. Along the way, the ship will make a stop at its first port of call at Funchal, Portugal. The Disney Cruise Line released…
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Delicious Discoveries Arriving at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Food and drink items at Disney Parks are constantly evolving and changing. Now more treats and snacks are making their way to Disney’s Animal Kingdom so keep your eyes peeled for some delicious discoveries which have arrived at the park. First up is a DOLE Whip Pineapple, Orange, and Swirl; DOLE Whip Float; and a…
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Restaurants and Retailers Announced for First Phase of Cotino Bay Beach, Dining and Shops at Storyliving by Disney Opening Fall 2026
As Cotino, the first Storyliving by Disney community, continues its construction and development, more news is being released about its first town center tenants. First up is the announcement of restaurants Elevare, locally-owned On the Mark Fine Foods & Provisions, Khaga Yoga and the first U.S. location of Canadian-based specialty coffee shop Artigiano as the initial tenants for the town center.…
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‘Hocus Pocus 2’ to Be Shown at Downtown Disney District Movie Night
The Downtown Disney District is hosting a series of movie nights that will take place on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM throughout Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort. The first movie of this series was Hocus Pocus. Frankenweenie followed this. Last week, Haunted Mansion was presented. The movies are presented on the Downtown Disney LIVE! Stage lawn on the west end near…
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‘Disney’s Celebrate America! — A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky’ Offerings Expanded for 2026
In 2026, the United States of America will be celebrating its 250th anniversary. Starting in November, Disney will be celebrating this milestone for the country in multiple different ways. This includes a new version of Soarin’ at Disney California Adventure and EPCOT. There will also be a 24-hour broadcast for the fourth of July. Along…
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VIDEOS: 1991 Disneyland Hotel & Vacational Campground Tour
One of the things that the Daps Magic team really enjoys is looking back at Disney of days gone by. In this case, the look back is at the Disneyland Hotel and Vacationland Campground. The family of Mr. Daps used to visit on rare occasion. Below, are two videos that are nearly identical of a…
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Disney Shares About Bringing ‘Soarin’ Across America’ to Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts
As part of its celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, Disney has announced that it will be bringing a new version of Soarin’ to Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort. This will take fliers on a journey across the United States of America where they will get to see…
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Soarin’ Across America Announced for Disneyland and Walt Disney World
Next summer as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, a new version of Soarin’ will debut at the Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort. Soarin’ Across America will debut at Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort and EPCOT at Walt Disney World Resort in the summer of 2026. A poster for the…
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New Episode of ‘We Call It Imagineering’ Looks at Haunted Mansion, Phantom Manor & Mystic Manor
A new episode of We Call It Imagineering has been released by Walt Disney Imagineering on YouTube. The episode looks at the Haunted Mansion. This looks at the different iterations of this iconic attraction around the world, appropriately during the Halloween season. This includes Haunted Mansions, Phantom Manor, and Mystic Manor. Check out the full…
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VIDEO: Journey into Imagination with Figment
Journey Into Imagination with Figment is the third and current version of the attraction at the Imagination Pavilion in EPCOT. The attraction originally opened on March 3, 1983. From 1983 until 1988, the original version of the attraction, called Journey Into Imagination, was what guests experienced when visiting the Imagination Pavilion at EPCOT. It had…
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VIDEO: Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away
Earlier this year, Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away debuted at the Walt Disney World Resort. This is the newest iteration of a nighttime parade to come from Disney. The opening of the parade is reminiscent of the Main Street Electrical Parade. Then the orchestral score takes over and builds on the legacy that started…
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Trick or Treat Shake Flight Coming to Black Tap at Downtown Disney
If you have ever visited Black Tap Craft Burgers and Shakes in Downtown Disney District at the Disneyland Resort, you know that you are going to get some great food and over-the-top shakes. Now Black Tap is offering some shakes as part of their Halloween lineup, you didn’t know you needed. The Trick or Treat…
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Halloween Time Magic Comes to Children’s Hospital of Orange County Thanks to Disneyland Resort
Some of the young patients at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County were treated to some Halloween magic thanks to the Disneyland Resort. This comes as the Disneyland Resort is in the midst of its Halloween Time celebrations. For those kids at CHOC who were unable to be at the Happiest Place on Earth, however,…
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Walt Disney World Resort’s Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure Converting to 2D
Currently, guests who experience Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure at EPCOT put on 3D glasses when they shrink down to go on an adventure with the little Chef Remy. Soon, this will not be the case. Walt Disney World Resort has announced that the attraction will be converted from 3D to 2D very soon. The announcement can…
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Great American Waffle Co. at Tokyo Disneyland to Require Mobile Ordering in November
The Great American Waffle Co. at Tokyo Disneyland is the destination for Mickey waffles. This location is very popular as guests stop by for their fix of the popular food at Tokyo Disney Resort. Starting on November 1st, the location will be transitioning to mobile ordering only. This will simplify the process and also make…
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VIDEO: Happily Ever After at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
Since it debuted in 2017, Happily Ever After has been a fan favorite fireworks spectacular at the Magic Kingdom. The nighttime spectacular includes pyrotechnics, projections, and other effects. This is a celebration of favorite Disney stories that remind people to reach out and find their Happily Ever After. Recently, the Daps Magic team stopped by…
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Snow Falls on Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland
As has become consistent in recent years, snow has fallen on Sleeping Beauty Castle ahead of Halloween. Throughout this week, the castle has progressively collected more snow. This comes ahead of the arrival of the Holidays at Disneyland Resort on November 14, 2025. The snow on the castle has arrived in recent years on the…
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New Poster Released for ‘Zootopia: Better Zoogether!’ Ahead of Attraction’s Debut
A new poster has been revealed for Zootopia: Better Zoogether! This comes ahead of the debut of the 4D experience in the Tree of Life in Disney’s Animal Kingdom on November 7, 2025. The new poster gives a view of some of the characters that will be seen in the show. It also teases what…