Tag: 2012
-
Frank Oz, Robert Kirkman, James Remar and TV’s Ever-Popular The Simpsons to be Honored July 26 at 38th Annual Saturn Awards
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE The Only Awards for the Best in Genre Entertainment Will Present Special Achievement Awards to Industry Greats LOS ANGELES – June 6, 2012 – The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films will bestow its top honorary achievement awards on renowned director Frank Oz, Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and…
-
Wreck-It-Ralph Trailer Revealed
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs The first trailer for Wreck-It-Ralph has been released by Walt Disney Animation Studios. The film revolves around a video game character named Ralph who is tired of being a bad guy. He attempts to leave his 8-bit world and move into a first person shooter game and…
-
Downtown Disney Revs Up All Things ‘Cars’ June 2-3
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – A classic car show with a modern twist and turn, Car Masters Weekend is back for its second year at Downtown Disney June 2-3, 2012. Celebrating everything “Cars,” the free, two-day event features a car show presented by Hess Express, meet and greets…
-
Fantasmic! Celebrates 20 Years of Mickey’s Imagination at Disneyland
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs 20 years ago Mickey shared a journey into his imagination for the first time. Since then, the power of Mickey’s imagination has been coming to life on the Rivers of America and delighting guests from around the globe. The show has been recreated in two new incarnations…
-
JOHN CARTER arrives on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D™, HD Digital, DVD and On-Demand on 6/5/12
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE A Warrior On Earth Becomes a Hero On Mars New On Disney Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D™, HD Digital, DVD, and On-Demand June 5th “A Visual Marvel” Steven Weintraub, Collider.com BURBANK, Calif., April 27, 2012 – Disney brings to life an iconic hero, John Carter, in a…
-
CINDERELLA DIAMOND EDITION is available as a collector’s 6-Disc Jewelry Box Set, 3-Disc Blu-ray™ Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy), a 2-Disc Blu-ray™ Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD) and High-Definition Disney Digital on 10/2/12
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE “Cinderella has never looked more beautiful” – Leonard Matlin, Reelz Channel Bibbidi Bobbidi Blu! Disney Transforms Its Classic Fairytale To All-New Blu-ray™ Heights for Its Royal Diamond Edition Debut, October 2, 2012 BURBANK, California, April 27, 2012 –– “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes,” and at the stroke of…
-
From Concept to Reality – Tony Baxter Talks Disneyland Paris as Part of the 20th Anniversary Celebration
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Disneyland Paris is now celebrating its 20th anniversary. It is important to remember that Disneyland Paris didn’t start just 20 years ago. There were many man hours devoted to bringing this magical place to life. Many different people spent years of their lives dedicated to making Disneyland…
-
Disneyland Paris Turns 20 With Flash Mob, Celebrities, Live Stream, Air Planes, and Magic!
On this day 20 years ago, Disneyland Paris opened its happy gates. Since then, millions of people have visited this magical place. It is now the most visited tourist attraction in Europe. To celebrate 20 years of magic, Disneyland Paris has gone all out. They have introduced the new Disney Dreams spectacular at night, the…
-
A First Hand Look at “One More Disney Day” – Part Five
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Disney’s “One More Disney Day” was arguably a surprise success for at least Disneyland. For this leap year/day event, both “magic kingdoms” in the United States were open for 24 hours. While Walt Disney World’s celebration went off without hitch, Disneyland seemed to have been caught off…
-
New Avengers Movie Posters
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Captain America and Hawkeye get ready for battle in the first of six new posters for “Marvel’s The Avengers”! Fans in New York got their first look at this amazing new poster on the official “Marvel’s The Avengers” Facebook page to celebrate the release of tickets for midnight screenings of…
-
D23 EXPO—THE ULTIMATE DISNEY FAN EVENT—RETURNS TO ANAHEIM, ONCE AGAIN BRINGING ALL THE MAGICAL WORLDS OF DISNEY UNDER ONE ROOF FROM AUGUST 9–11, 2013
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Advance Tickets On Sale August 9, 2012, for the Most All-Encompassing Disney Fan Event in the World BURBANK, Calif. – March 9, 2012 – All the magic and excitement of the past, present and future of Disney entertainment will come together once again when D23: The Official Disney…
-
A First Hand Look at “One More Disney Day” – Part Three
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs On February 29th Disneyland celebrated Leap Year by remaining open for 24 hours. This One More Disney Day was hugely successful as thousands of guests streamed into the park, many of them late at night and into the early morning hours of March 1st. Jonathan Esquivel was one…
-
A First Hand Look at “One More Disney Day” – Part One
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs On February 29, 2012 Disneyland and Walt Disney World celebrated leap year by remaining open for 24 hours from 6:00 AM on the 29th through 6:00 AM on March 1st calling it One More Disney Day. Thousands of guests swarmed Disneyland and Walt Disney World to be…
-
Robert B. Sherman Dead at 86
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs According to a statement made by Jeffrey Sherman, his father Robert B. Sherman has died at the age of 86. Statement from Jeffrey Sherman: Hello to family and friends, I have very sad news to convey. My Dad, Robert B. Sherman, passed away tonight in London. He…
-
Frog Activities Mark Leap Day at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Feb.28, 2012 -At Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Guests will be celebrating Leap Day in a different kind of way this year by leaping into action to learn more about frogs, salamanders and toads. At Rafiki’s Planet Watch on Feb. 29, animal experts have planned a series…
-
WAR HORSE Comes to Blu-ray, DVD, Digital & On-Demand April 3, 2012
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Legendary Academy Award®-Winning Motion Picture Director/Producer Steven Spielberg Presents The Critically Acclaimed Epic Adventure WAR HORSE On Blu-ray™, DVD, Digital and On-Demand, April 3, 2012 BURBANK, Calif., February 21, 2012 – Legendary Academy Award®-winning motion picture director/producer Steven Spielberg presents the critically acclaimed and multi Academy Award®-nominated epic adventure…
-
Princess Tiana’s Mardi Gras Celebration
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs One of the entertainment offerings of the New Orleans Bayou Bash is Princess Tiana’s Mardi Gras Celebration. In it, some of the beloved songs and characters from The Princess and the Frog can be seen and heard on a stage in front of the Rivers of America. This…
-
Meyer Werft Delivers Disney Fantasy in Official Maritime Ceremony
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Disney Cruise Line takes the helm and prepares for the journey home to Florida PAPENBURG / BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY, (Feb. 9, 2012) – Disney Cruise Line took possession of its newest ship – Disney Fantasy – today from the Meyer Werft shipyard in a traditional maritime ceremony aboard the…
-
Disney-Style Salute Planned for Fifth-Year Anniversary as 100 Students are Selected for Disney’s Dreamers Academy
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Dreaming Big’ Mantra Comes Alive March 8-11, 2012 as 100 Students Get Fresh Perspective, Jump Start on Career Paths and Life LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., (January 27, 2012) – Walt Disney World Resort today announced the list of 100 high school students from across the U.S. who have been…
-
Phoenix Comicon is Kicking Off 2012 With a Bang
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Phoenix Comicon invites you to join them on February 2nd for their annual kick off event. The event starts at 7pm at the Phoenix Convention Center, north building room 120D. This is the first major event leading up to the convention in May of 2012 and it promises…
-
Reimagined Disneyland Hotel Debuts
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE This morning, several hundred Disneyland Resort cast members gathered in the courtyard of the reimagined Disneyland Hotel to mark the completion of the historic hotel’s multiyear renovation. Final touches to the porte-cochere and tower lobbies were added this month, following more than two years of work by Disney Imagineers…
-
Happy Lunar New Year! Celebration at Disneyland Park: Fact Sheet
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE With good wishes for 2012, the Disneyland Resort invites guests to celebrate the Lunar New Year season at Disneyland park from Jan. 20-29. The Happy Lunar New Year Celebration! at Disneyland is a joyous tribute to coincide with the traditional Lunar New Year, and it recognizes time-honored traditions of the season with…
-
Disneyland Paris Begins 20th Anniversary Celebrations on April 1, 2012
On April 1, 2012 Disneyland Paris will begin celebrating its 20th anniversary. In a video that was recently released by Disneyland Paris on youtube, guests are given a look at all the excitement that will be coming to Disneyland Paris for this exciting year. One of the most exciting new things will be the show…
-
Wookiees, Jedi and Droids, Oh My! Star Wars Weekends Returns to the Walt Disney World Galaxy in May 2012
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Star Wars Weekends returns to the Walt Disney World Resort during May and June 2012, as Disney’s Hollywood Studios celebrates the Star Wars film saga and the hit animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The annual special event, included in regular theme park admission, will be…