Tag: Adventure
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Here’s Why Pixar Pier is One of the Biggest Disney Stories of 2018 – Top 5 Disney Stories of 2018
Pixar Pier is the newest addition to Disney California Adventure having opened in 2018. However, it’s not exactly an addition to the park, but an elaborate makeover of Paradise Pier. This newly themed land has become a big deal at the Disneyland Resort. Here’s why it ended up being a huge story in 2018… The…
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More Delicious Treats Available For Guests Through Disneyland Mobile Ordering
Disneyland has expanded the available places for mobile ordering through their app. Previous Restaurants The Disneyland Resort had 15 locations before today that were available for mobile ordering. It included: Bengal Barbecue Galactic Grill Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor Hungry Bear Restaurant Jolly Holiday Bakery Café Red Rose Taverne Award Wieners Clarabelle’s Hand-Scooped Ice Cream…
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Disney’s Hollywood Studios Name to Remain the Same
Disney Parks Blog commented on questions of a park name change in a post about an upcoming Toy Story Land attraction. Speculation has been going around that a name change for Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World would be coming soon. Bob Iger first said that the park would change its name in 2015. …
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D23 Expo 2017 – DAPsCast Episode 68
Murray and Mikey discuss the D23 Expo. They give their thoughts on the animation panel, live action movies panel, video game panel, and finally the parks and resorts panel.
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New Star Wars Land Image and New Star Tours Destination
Disney Parks Blog has released a new image for the highly anticipated Star Wars Land. The image shows off an aerial view of the land at night, and hints at at the exciting night time surprises that will be coming when this new land opens. The land looks to be a highly detailed, and good sized…
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Should Disneyland Tickets Have Tax?
OC Register has an article discussing a 20 year pact that Anaheim and Disney has on tickets not being charged a tax (the article is found here). But, this next year the ban could be lifted. The article explains that the ban was enacted as part of a pact that Disney had to improve a…
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What Will Disney's Hollywood Studios Name Be?
Recently, Bob Iger announced that another name change for the Florida park would come. When it first opened, it was known as Disney MGM Studios, then changed to Disney’s Hollywood Studios to reflect the drop of MGM’s influence and large contractual agreement. The park has also evolved from working studio to purely theme park. Even…
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How To Enjoy Disneyland By Yourself [UPDATED]
I have had an annual pass to Disneyland for almost 20 years now. Most of my times going to the park have been with other people, but there are quite a few times that I find myself flying solo at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. When I’ve told people I go to the parks by…
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Indiana Jones 20th Anniversary Annual Pass Event Recap
Disneyland has been rolling out some Annual Passholder events recently, and the recent one celebrated a milestone. The Indiana Jones Adventure celebrated its 20th year on March 3, and in conjunction, AP’s were able to join in an after hours party. During the festivities, several performers gave great entertainment. A “Jones Family” band played in…
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'My Little Pony–Friendship Is Magic: Adventures Of The Cutie Mark Crusaders' Coming to DVD 2/24
Coming this Tuesday to DVD is a brand new My Little Pony adventure. “My Little Pony – Friendship Is Magic: Adventures Of The Cutie Mark Crusaders” will be hitting shelves on February 24. This new episode features Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo and Apple Bloom as they all try to discover what their Cutie Mark is. Cutie Marks…
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Girl Meets World Stars At Disney California Adventure
Sometimes there are providential times when visiting the Disneyland Resort. Many celebrities will visit the parks and guests can catch glimpses of them. Before describing a visit I had, I want to greatly express that celebrities are truly people like you and me. If you spot a star when they are just visiting it is…
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Disney Cruise Line Adds Norwegian Fjords Sailings to Port Adventures
Coming this summer from June to August of 2015, the Disney Cruise Line will offer Port Adventures during their Norwegian Fjords sailings. Guests aboard the Disney Magic will get a chance to visit Norway and Iceland. There will even be some ‘Frozen’ magic. As a part of this European sail, guests will be immersed in…
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Caption of the Week #1 – Alice and the Mad Hatter
Welcome to the return of the DAPs Magic Caption of the Week! After being MIA for a few years, we have heard the requests and brought this classic back. Here’s how it works. We will post a picture (generally on Mondays) and you will have one week to leave captions for this photo and then…
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Combining Lands in Disneyland
Recently, the Disneyland Resort has started…or is it continuing…to make Disney California Adventure have a more concise story within all its “lands.” Condor Flats is going to give way to Grizzly Peak Airstrip, making it a continuation of the Grizzly Peak area of the park. I think it’s a great story making decision. Having two…
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Something Better Than FastPass?
Recently there has been an influx of implementation of FastPass at the Disneyland Resort. With the premier of Frozen Fun there are 3 new FastPass stations, 4 if you include the pager for Olaf. For me, it begs the question does everything need FastPass? In one of those cases, meeting Anna and Elsa, a FastPass…
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Like a Grand and Miraculous Spaceship
Today I woke up thinking about what a new year is. It’s a new start. It’s a chance to hit the reset button in life and choose where to go from a new starting point. It’s a chance to decide and embark on a new adventure! Of course then my mind started wandering to things…
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Frozen Fun Comes to Disneyland Resort – UPDATED
This weekend saw the premier of Frozen Fun (or as the resort was putting it: a Sneak Peek). Both theme parks got in the mix by having certain attractions open for guests. In Disneyland, Arendelle became part of Storybook Land Canal Boats, making it the newest addition since Aladdin and Little Mermaid entered the Fantasyland…
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Last Mad T Party – DAPscast – Episode 12
Mr. Daps introduces the last set of the Mad T Party band. On November 30, 2014, the last of Mad T Party played to a huge crowd at Disney California Adventure. This is the recording from that performance. [Tweet “Listen to the Last Mad T Party Band Set Here!”]
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New Knott's Attraction In 2015: Voyage to the Iron Reef
This new attraction for Knott’s really is exciting to me. It, for one, brings to life an old attraction building that has housed some favorite rides of mine. Recently, Knott’s has blown me away with their interaction of attractions, like Special Ops during Knott’s Scary Farm. Having a family friendly thrill ride that will be…
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Golden Dreams – Daps From The Past
Disney California Adventure has gone through quite a few changes in just a little over a decade. Right around 2009 the park began to go through its first major overhaul and transformation. Some of the starting attractions were closed and removed. One of which was Golden Dreams. Golden Dreams was a 25-minute film starring Whoopi…
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Disney California Adventure Fall Back To Fun Party
Last night, Disney California Adventure hosted an appreciation party for annual passholders who are set to renew their passes between now and the end of the year. There have been two other like parties this year, and each had an opportunity for select passholders and guests they choose to bring to enjoy the park after…
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Discover Buena Vista Street Tour
This week I had the privilege and opportunity to attend the Discover Buena Vista Street with an Imagineer Tour. Here’s a recap. I greatly enjoyed this opportunity to hear and see more about one of my favorite areas of all the Disney theme parks. And, a big thanks to Jay, the Imagineer, who took us…
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Disneyland and Walt Disney World Official Album 2013 Review
This week, the Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort released two new albums with music from parks featured in the resorts. It has been a few years since the last ones, and here’s a review of what you’ll find… Disneyland Returning Tracks The majority of both albums feature songs that have been on previous…