Category: Parks
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New Magic Shots Revealed for EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival
New Magic Shots have been revealed by Disney for guests visiting the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival. Emily Captino, Disney PhotoPass Communications & Marketing, shared her story and also gave information about these new Magic Shots that guests can get thanks to Disney PhotoPass when visiting EPCOT during this festival. Check it all out…
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Disney Cruise Line Announces 2024 Opening of Lighthouse Point As It Reveals New Details
The Disney Cruise Line today announced that guests will begin visiting Lighthouse Point in the summer of 2024. This new destination will combine the natural beauty and Bahamian hospitality, storytelling, and artists to make an incredibly magical experience for its guests. “At Disney Cruise Line, we have a deep appreciation for the Bahamian community,” said…
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$1.5 Million Raised for Make-A-Wish with Limited-Edition 50th Anniversary License Plates by Walt Disney World Resort
The Walt Disney World raised $1.5 million for Make-A-Wish with a limited edition 50th Anniversary license plate. Disney shared the news via the Disney Parks Blog this week. Disney and Make-A-Wish have been partnered since 1980 and have made over 145,000 wishes come true since then. Read about how these license plates contributed to the…
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The Force is Strong With Princess Leia at Disneyland After Dark: Princess Nite
At Disneyland After Dark: Princess Nite one of the most popular characters to visit was Princess Leia of Alderaan. Joined by R2-D2, Princess Leia could be seen in her Star Wars: A New Hope outfit in front of Space Mountain with R2. The line opened sometime after 8:00 PM and by 8:30 PM there was…
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Disneyland After Dark: Princess Nite Character Guide
On March 7 and 9, 2023 Disneyland hosts the Disneyland After Dark: Princess Nite. On this night that celebrates all of the Disney princesses and heroines from so many Disney, Pixar, and Star Wars stories, there are plenty of characters to be found throughout the park. The Daps Magic team pulled together a guide for…
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Disney Reveals TRON Lightcycle / Run Team Green Post-Show Space
TRON Lightcycle / Run will be opening to the public officially on April 4, 2023 at Magic Kingdom. When this new attraction at Walt Disney World Resort opens, guests will find themselves transported onto the Grid. Once they have made it through their race across the Grid and capture their eight energy gates, they will…
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Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro Comments on Reedy Creek Successor
The Reedy Creek Improvement District is no more. Instead, after a bill was signed into law by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the district is now the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. This changes the governing arrangement for Walt Disney World Resort and the area surrounding it for the first time in over 50 years. Under…
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Josh D’Amaro Shares That Tron Lightcycle / Run is ‘Just the Tip of the Iceberg’ for Disney
Ahead of the opening of TRON Lightcycle / Run, Disney’s Chairman of Parks Experiences and Products spoke with the Orlando Business Journal. During the interview, he revealed that the attraction is the “tip of the iceberg.” In the interview D’Amaro shared about the attraction and what is yet to come as Walt Disney World moves…
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Official Opening Date for The Villas at Disneyland Hotel Announced As More Details Are Revealed
The official opening date of The Villas at Disneyland Hotel were announced today. This announcement comes ahead of rooms going on sale next week. The Villas at Disneyland Hotel will be officially opening on September 28, 2023. Along with announcing the opening date for The Villas, Disney also shared some more details about the location. The…
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James Cameron Says ‘Avatar 3’ Will Connect with Pandora – The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
After the success of Avatar: The Way of Water, discussion is now building about the next Avatar film. Creator and director James Cameron is adding to the discussion with his thoughts and opinions about future stories and even future updates in Pandora: The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Now, Cameron is talking about…
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Disney Donates $100,000 to Youth Center Transformation at Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida
Disney continues its efforts to make a positive different in the world. Recently, Disney donated $100,000 to the Youth Center Transformation at Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida. The following was shared on the Disney Parks Blog about the donation and the difference the Youth Center Transformation at Coalition for the Homeless of Central…
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Must-Try Highlights of the 2023 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival
This weekend the 2023 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival kicked off at the Disneyland Resort. This annual festival is full of foods to try, beverages to enjoy, entertainment, merchandise, and more. With all that is offered, it can be hard to narrow down all of the options to make a choice for where…
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Check Out the Merchandise for the 2023 Disney California Adventure Food and Wine festival
The 2023 Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival is back. As is often the case, there is a line of merchandise for the festival as well. The Daps Magic team stopped by Disney California Adventure on the first day of the festival and checked out many of the different offerings from the festival. This…
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Tokyo DisneySea
Do try all the different flavors of popcorn! DisneySea has an assortment of creatively flavored popcorn which can be found throughout the park. Our personal favorites are Honey Popcorn and White Chocolate Matcha Popcorn. While the second combo may sound bizarre, it is absolutely addictive. Other more unique flavors include Curry, Garlic Shrimp, and Soy…
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Fan-Favorite Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival Returns to Disneyland Resort, March 3-April 25, 2023
Fan-Favorite Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival Returns to Disneyland Resort, March 3-April 25, 2023 ANAHEIM, Calif. (March 3, 2023) – Disneyland Resort invites guests of all ages to embark on an epicurean adventure, when the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival returns March 3-April 25, 2023. Happening alongside the Disney100 celebration at the Disneyland Resort, the…
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Disneyland Resort Reveals Magic Key Exclusive Shirt for Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival
The Disneyland Resort has revealed a new Magic Key exclusive shirt for Magic Key holders during the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival. The shirt features Stitch and is a blue color and can be found at both the Festival Marketplace and also Elias and Co. The shirt was announced via a post on…
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E.P. Ripley Returns to the Rails at Disneyland
One of the opening day steam engines is returning to the rails at Disneyland as a part of the Disneyland Railroad. Enthusiasts of the Disneyland Railroad may have noticed that for quite some time the E.P. Ripley has not been circling the happiest place on Earth! In fact, it hasn’t been used in years (by…
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Eating Through the Boysenberry Festival 2023 Preview
It is time once again for the Boysenberry Festival at Knott’s Berry Farm and we got a taste of what’s to come! And let me say there is plenty to eat and drink that this was just a handful of what is available. We started off with a Boysenberry Margarita and a Mango Lemonade with…
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Soarin’ Over California Returns to Disney California Adventure for Food & Wine Festival
The fan favorite Soarin’ Over California has returned to Disney California Adventure. The original version of the attraction will be offered throughout the duration of the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival. This begins today and runs through April 25, 2023. This version of the attraction originally debuted on February 8, 2001 with the…
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Walt Disney World Women’s History Month Food Guide
March is Women’s History Month. At Walt Disney World Resort, women are being honored throughout the month and recognized for their contributions to making the magic. One area that Disney is recognizing is through the culinary arts. There are women chefs, mixologists, pastry chefs, and more creating culinary works of art for Disney guests every day.…
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My Top Three Bites From The Knott’s Boysenberry Festival Preview
On March 2, Daps Magic was invited to Knott’s Berry Farm for a media preview of the 2023 Knott’s Boysenberry Festival. The event took place after the park had closed for the day. Once all the guests had left the park, the group of media was invited into the park and back through Ghost Town…
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Wondrous Journeys Soundtrack Officially Being Released on March 3, 2023
Disney has announced that the official release of the soundtrack for Wondrous Journeys will be at midnight Eastern time on March 3, 2023. The show arrived at Disneyland as part of the Disney100 celebration on January 27, 2023. This show was one of two nighttime spectaculars that were released at the Disneyland Resort during Disney100,…
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Wine, Beer and Mixology Education & Tasting Seminars at the 2023 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival
The 2023 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival begins on March 3 and continues through April 25, 2023. This celebration of all food and wine offers multiple chances to experience the culinary arts through food, beverages, entertainment, and more! One of the ways that is offered are through the various seminars that are offered…
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Disneyland After Dark: Princess Nite Food Guide
Disneyland After Dark: Princess Nite will see many favorite princesses from around The Walt Disney Company coming to Disneyland for a very special evening. This includes some classic Disney Princesses like Cinderella, Aurora, and Tiana, and also some more rare princesses like Princess Leia and Giselle. There will also be some royal foods offered during…