Tag: Book
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‘Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt’s Animated Films’ Now Available on Disney Store
‘Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt’s Animated Films’ is now available on Disney Store!
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Bob Weis Crowdfunding ‘Ghost Dog’ Novel
Former President of Walt Disney Imagineering Bob Weis is writing a novel called “Ghost Dog,” a thrilling journey into magic & adventure as the impossible becomes the new normal at Disneyland. This novel is being crowdfunded through Indiegogo. Get set for a white-knuckle journey into magic and adventure as the impossible becomes the new normal!…
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What’s on Mr. Daps’ Desk? – “Grant”
On this week’s episode of Geeks Corner, Mr. Daps shared about what he is reading in a segment called What’s On Mr. Daps’ Desk? During this segment, Mr. Daps shared that he is currently reading Grant by Ron Chernow. Below is information about this book. Grant Description: The #1 New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book…
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‘Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography’ Arriving in March
A new biography about Muppet performer Richard Hunt will soon be released. Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography will be released on March 15, 2024. The book is written by Jessica Max Stein and chronicles the life of this talented and hilarious performer who was one of the original five Muppet performers. Throughout his four…
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What’s on Mr. Daps’ Desk? – “Living The Beatles Legend”
On this week’s episode of Geeks Corner, Mr. Daps shared a new book he is reading during the What’s on Mr. Daps’ Desk? segment of the show. The book this week was Living The Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans by Kenneth Womack. Below is information about this book. Living The Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of…
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‘The House of the Future: Walt Disney, MIT, and Monsanto’s Vision of Tomorrow’ Available for Pre-Order
A new book by author David A. Bossert is coming out in November and is now available for pre-order. The House of the Future: Walt Disney, MIT, and Monsanto’s Vision of Tomorrow looks back to the 50s and 60s at the iconic house that was once in Disneyland. The book is set to be released…
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Disneyland: Pop-Up Park Tour Book Now Available for Pre-Order
A new pop-up park tour book that focuses on Disneyland is now available for pre-order ahead of its release in 2024. Disneyland: Pop-Up Park Tour gives Disney fans a unique look at Disneyland as it pops up to life, thanks to the creativity of award-winning paper engineer Matthew Reinhart’s original artwork. The book is set…
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Sir Patrick Stewart’s Memoir ‘Making It So: A Memoir’ Now Available for Pre-Order
Sir Patrick Stewart’s memoir Making it So: A Memoir has been announced and is now available for pre-order. The title of the book pulls from the common command Stewart’s Star Trek character Jean-Luc Picard who would say “make it so” aboard the Enterprise-D. The is a look at the life and career of Patrick Stewart,…
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‘Disneyland on the Mountain: Walt, the Environmentalists, and the Ski Resort That Never Was’ Now Available for Pre-Order
Disneyland on the Mountain: Walt, the Environmentalists, and the Ski Resort That Never Was is now available for pre-order. This book gives a look at Walt Disney’s project that almost was but then wasn’t. It will be released on September 13, 2023. The retail price for the hardcover book is $32. It is written by…
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‘The Official Walt Disney Quote Book’ Available as Disney Celebrates Disney100
The Official Walt Disney Quote Book is available on Amazon as a part of the Disney100 celebration. Disney100 is the celebration of the 100th Anniversary of The Walt Disney Company. This book includes both quotes and photos of Walt Disney himself. The Official Walt Disney Quote Book Official Description The Walt Disney Company honors its…
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The Art of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – Book Review by Mr. DAPs
The Art of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is a new book by Amy Ratcliffe that goes into great detail about the magic inside of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at both Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure. It goes into some of the details and behind-the-scenes creative thinking for the land for things that guests can experience…
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Walt Disney World: A Portrait of the First Half Century Debuts Ahead of Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary
Walt Disney World: A Portrait of the First Half Century is a book celebrating 50 years of Walt Disney World Resort and it will be arriving just days before the 50th anniversary of the resort. This hardcover book is written by Kevin M. Kern, Tim O’Day and Steven Vagnini. The book is published by Disney…
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Disney Maps: A Magical Atlas of the Movies We Know and Love – Book Review by Mr. DAPs
Disney Maps: A Magical Atlas of the Movies We Know and Love is a new book that explores the stories told by Disney and Pixar in a different way than most books. It does this through beautifully illustrated maps! Along with the maps in the books, the stories that are explored also include some fun…
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What to Do When the Parks Are Closed – Easing the Disney Trip Withdrawals UPDATED
Parks withdrawals can be tough. Back in the day, before I was local to the parks, I would venture to Disneyland only a few days out of the year. In between visits I had to find some creative means to satisfy the cravings of a visit. And this was before YouTube and broadband internet! With…
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One Day at Disney: Meet the People Who Make the Magic Across the Globe – Mr. DAPs Book Review
One Day at Disney: Meet the People Who Make the Magic Across the Globe takes a look at one day at Disney and all the people who make it up. For this unique project, Disney documented cast members from around the globe on a Thursday in January of 2019. The result is a documentary and…
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The Muppet Christmas Carol: The Illustrated Holiday Classic Giveaway
DAPS MAGIC is giving away a copy of The Muppet Christmas Carol: The Illustrated Holiday Classic! If you watched GEEKS CORNER this week you were given the first opportunity to be a part of this giveaway for this beautiful Christmas book that is destined to be a family classic. The book re-tells the story of…
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The Art of Star Wars Rebels Arrives on March March 17, 2020
The Art of Star Wars Rebels will be available wherever books are sold on March 17, 2020. This book will also have a limited edition that will be released. It is written by Dan Wallace and will include concept-art and commentary from those who created the show. Expect this to be a beautiful book that…
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The Art and Making of The Lion King – Book Review by Mr. DAPs
Jon Favreau and the Walt Disney Studios this summer re-imaged The Lion King and released it to the delight of a whole new generation of Disney fans. The Lion King was one of the biggest animated films of all time when it was originally released in 1994. Now the new CGI version that looks life-like…
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The Disney Apple Merger That Could Have Been
It isn’t too much of a stretch to imagine The Walt Disney Company merging with Apple. Now, thanks to an excerpt from Disney CEO Bob Iger’s book The Ride of A Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company, it appears that there was more than just imagination to that…
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Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Announced for December Release
This last week the world celebrated Star Wars day on May 4th. There were multiple Star Wars announcements and festivities happening around the globe. One of these announcements focused on multiple books arriving ahead and around Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. One of these books that was announced was Art of Star Wars: The…
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STAR WARS: DROIDOGRAPHY, the Definitive Droid Book Coming Just In Time For Christmas!
This definitely is the book you are looking for if you love the Star Wars droids. Star Wars: Droidogrophy is the definitive book will be coming to bookstores/websites on November 6th. This book is dedicated to answering the question: Where would Star Wars be without droids? This book is the ultimate in-universe guide to droids…
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Loki, Clarabelle, & Soundsational – Disneyland Update 11/6/17 & Sundays With DAPs
It’s time for Disneyland updates again! Even though this week is the transition week between Halloween and Christmas there’s a lot that was added on the weekend that is enhancing the parks already. But, also one thing that is leaving for a time. Holiday Transition Like I said, there are transitions of decorations throughout the…
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Star Wars: A New Dawn Review
Star Wars: Rebels has become a huge hit for Star Wars fans. Though it takes place between two known events in Star Wars history, it’s getting to be just as popular as the upcoming Force Awakens timeline. Along with the tv series there is a comic series and a novel that has been released. Star…
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Free Comic Book Day – Marvel's Offerings
Free Comic Book Day 2015 Unleashes SECRET WARS #0 & ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS! New York, NY—January 23rd, 2014— The biggest heroes, the biggest creators and the biggest stories in comics today are coming to FREE COMIC BOOK DAY this year! Today, Marvel is proud to officially unveil its two stellar, can’t-miss Free Comic Book Day…