Tag: BB-8
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Do More With Your Droid With Disney’s New Droid Depot App
The Droid Depot at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge allows guests to build and customize their own droid. Today, that experience got added to as Disney released a new Droid Depot App to help brings these droids to life even more! The new app is currently available free on the App Store and Google Play. This new app…
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Cast and Crew Share About Making Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker at Star Wars Celebration
This morning the title and first trailer for Star Wars: Episode IX was released during a panel dedicated to the movie at Star Wars Celebration. Hosted by Stephen Colbert, it began with a funny yet heartfelt opening. During his opening, he shared that his friend J.J. Abrams invited him to visit the Episode IX set.…
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THIS is the Droid You’re Looking For This Christmas!
Ahead of Star Wars: The Force Awakens the geek community (well everyone) went crazy for a BB-8 droid released by Sphero. Now, ahead of Star Wars: The Last Jedi there are a few more options beyond just BB-8. First off, R2-D2 has arrived on the scene and can be operated right from an app in…
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Star Tours – The Adventures Continue With New Adventures – Review
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue has added new adventures to this Star Wars attraction at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The new adventures were introduced at both parks on November 17th ahead of Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s release in December. Mr. DAPs and Murray journeyed into Disneyland to climb aboard a Starspeeder and…
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Fans “Find the Force” and Reveal New Star Wars:The Last Jedi Character BB-9E as Force Friday II Gets Underway Around the World
Over 1300 U.S. retail locations will host midnight openings tonight celebrating array of new Star Wars: The Last Jedi products with tech toys front and center Sydney, Australia (Sept. 1, 2017) – As the global Force Friday II celebration kicks off around the world, fans in Australia were the first to officially unveil a new dark side…
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May the Fourth Be With You! – DAPs Magic’s 10 Favorite Star Wars Videos
Happy Star Wars Day! Today is the day we celebrate anything and everything that is Star Wars. With the recent Star Wars Celebration Orlando and the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi, it is a great time to be a fan of the Force. DAPs Magic has been covering Star Wars for years. To celebrate this…
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Dark Side Half Marathon and Flower and Garden – Walt Disney World Trip Report
Walt Disney World turned to the dark side with the second Dark Side Half Marathon weekend. Many gathered and ran through a few of the parks and the roads around them. The racers start the weekend at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex where check in and the Expo are held. Check-in was held…
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The Force is Very Strong With Star Wars: The Last Jedi Panel at Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017
Day Two of Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017 kicked off with Star Wars: The Last Jedi panel. The panel was hosted by Star Wars superfan Josh Gad, who was joined by Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and director Rian Johnson. The panel began with Rian Johnson sharing about his process filming The Last Jedi. One of…
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More Announced for Star Wars Galactic Nights Including Special Guest
Disney Parks Blog has announced what’s in store for the first ever Star Wars Galactic Night set to debut on April 14 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Some details were previously announced, but now much more is being released regarding this special night that coincides with Star Wars Celebration in Orlando. Vanessa Marshall, who voices Hera…
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BB-8 Oreo Pops & Coffee Pairing – A Little Sip of Baking Magic!
Happy Star Wars Celebration Day! I’ll admit, I’ve never heard of Star Wars Celebration but now, I’m obsessed! For those of you who aren’t quite sure what this celebration is exactly, well, it’s a three-day Star Wars fan experience with various Star Wars themed entertainment, celebrity appearances, panels, screenings, exclusive first looks and sneak peeks…
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Ground is Broken for Star Wars Expansions at Disneyland and Walt Disney World
Work has officially begun on the Star Wars expansions at both the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts. The announcement of the official groundbreaking at both resorts was made today via the Disney Parks Blog with an accompanying 360 degree photo. The photo included quite a few Star Wars bonuses that featured BB-8, R2-D2, Storm…
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Get an Inside Look as to How ‘Force Awakens’ Droid BB-8 Came to be
In the latest Star Wars film, The Force Awakens, it seems as if every character has something really special about them. One character in participial that has captured the hearts of many is that of BB-8. Since the film’s launch, this droid has traveled all over our home planet, Earth! From visiting NASA facilities to…
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What’s Going On at Disney? – Geeks Corner – Episode 527
Welcome to this week’s episode of Geeks Corner! This is an episode full of Disney news, Star Wars news, Muppet news, oh… and a bit of conflict with the Wall of Geek. Join the discussion on twitter with the hashtag #geekscorner and let us know what you think of this week’s episode of Geeks Corner!…
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ANA’s BB-8 Themed Jet Lands at Los Angeles International Airport
A while back, we mentioned that Japan’s largest airline, ANA, would soon hold the inaugural flight for their BB-8 themed jet. On Monday, the BB-8™ ANA JET (Boeing 777-300) touched based at LAX after leaving Japan. The jet, which is Star Wars themed both inside and out, is now on a variety of international flight routes.…
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BB-8 Visits the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
When the world of fact and fiction combine, it leads to a pretty epic story. The newest droid in the Star Wars universe, BB-8, recently visited NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Here the little guy met fellow space robots and toured the sights. JPL is home to a vast array of space technology and is…
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ANA’s BB-8 Themed Jet to Begin Flight Routes March 27
Japan’s largest airline, ANA, has shared the date for the upcoming inaugural flight of their BB-8 themed jet. The BB-8 ANA JET (Boeing 777-300) will begin its international routes this March 27. After unveiling the aircraft in a ceremony on March 27 at Osaka’s Itami Airport, where the special livery was applied, the aircraft will…
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The DAPsies – Geeks Corner – Episode 521
Welcome to The DAPsies! This is the ultimate awards show that is the only one you need to watch. As with all years, The DAPsies cover the categories of Movies, YouTube, People, Geekdom, and The Corner. Without further adieu, here is The DAPsies: Movies Ant-Man – Award for best named animal companion. (Ant-ony) Jurassic World…
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Year of Star Wars & Our Picks of 2015 – DAPsCast Episode 27
Mr. Daps, Murray, Annie, Danie, and Mikey talk all about Star Wars and its presence throughout 2015. Included in this is Star Wars Celebration, which was in Anaheim. Thoughts on Force Awakens is talked about (with some spoilers so be warned). Also brought up is Season of the Force which is at Disneyland and Disney’s…
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2015 Disney Stories Countdown #2 – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens has overwhelmed the box office this holiday season, so it’s an easy pick for the top 5 stories. The Lead Up Force Awakens didn’t start a couple of weeks ago. The path to the movie has been one over several months. With trailers, merchandise, and general fan hype, the movie…
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The Misadventures of BB-8 – Geeks Corner – Episode 513
Welcome to the final episode of 2015 for Geeks Corner! This week it is all about Star Wars and BB-8. There is also some other things thrown in but really, most people will stop reading and or watching at BB-8 so we really can just leave it at that. There was also Christmas that is…
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Star Wars: Where Dreams Come True – Star Wars: The Force Awakens Disney Mashup
Have you ever stopped to think about the similarities between Star Wars movies and Disney movies? The folks behind PistolShrimps did. The result is a mashup between Star Wars: The Force Awakens and several Disney movies that is really quite entertaining, and at times unexpected. Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Disney Mashup Description: A…
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DAPs Magic BB-8 Review!
A HUGE Thank You to my friend, Alfred, for sharing his BB-8 experience with us! Alfred was able to order from Best Buy on Force Friday and it arrived on his doorstep in a little less than a week, on the 11th. After trying out the little droid for a few days, he gave us…
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The Force Has Awoken – Geeks Corner – Episode 449
Welcome to this week’s Geeks Corner! This week you will notice that this looks slightly different than what was live-streamed on Tuesday night. For some reason, the original didn’t work! So Cameron and Mr. DAPs went back and did a new one! A lot has changed in 24 hours. The biggest change has to do…
