Tag: Characters
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Tokyo Disney Breaks Ground on Tokyo Disneyland Improvements
Tokyo Disneyland has now broken ground for some new offerings. In a ceremony presided over by the president of the Oriental Land Company LTD with Mickey and Minnie, Tokyo Disney began its largest expansion since the opening of DisneySea in 2001. One of these new improvements will give guests the chance to enter the world of…
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Celebrating Disneyland’s 61st Birthday
This July 17, 2016, marked Disneyland’s 61st anniversary of park opening. Though the resort has still been celebrating the 60th, this day was still a special one to mark. And in a special celebration the park did so. At the Main Street Train Station was where the ceremony took place. The Disneyland Band marched down…
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Disneyland’s 61st – Sundays With DAPs
Today marked a special Sunday at Disneyland in that it happened to be Disneyland’s 61st birthday. On July 17 in 1955 Disneyland opened its gates. Now, 61 years ago, the occasion was marked with a special salute with the Disneyland Band, the Dapper Dans, Jessica Bernard – Disneyland Ambassador, and 61 characters all at the…
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Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ & ‘The Little Mermaid’ to be Featured at the El Capitan Theatre
Have you recently visited the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood? If that is a no, here are a few things that you need to check out. Disney Animated Classics such as Aladdin and The Little Mermaid are to be presented in the coming months. In addition, some very special characters such as the Genie and…
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Disneyland 60th Countdown – 55 Years Old
As you can tell from the countdown, we aren’t going in chronological order for leading up to the 60th. These are some of the more personal ones for me to lead up to the 60th. Today is covering a special one for me, but we’ll get to why in a bit. It was 5 years…
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Springtime Roundup Hops to Big Thunder Ranch Jamboree at Disneyland
Spring has sprung at Disneyland and is being celebrated at the Big Thunder Ranch Jamboree Springtime Roundup. The springtime fun includes music, dancing (including the ever popular Bunny Hop), some favorite bunny characters (the Easter Bunny, Thumper, Rabbit, Roger Rabbit, the White Rabbit, Br’er Rabbit and Pluto with bunny ears), along with Mickey and Minnie Mouse dressed up…
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Knott's Boysenberry Festival Arrives
KNOTT’S BOYSENBERRY FESTIVAL INVITES YOU TO A DOWN HOME FOOD FEST THIS SPRING The Flavorful Boysenberry Celebration Will Feature A Mouthwatering Food Lineup, Live Entertainment For All Ages And More, March 28 – April 12 BUENA PARK, CA (February 2015) – This spring, celebrate Knott’s delicious roots during its Boysenberry Festival harvested in the…
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Marvel's Axis Finale: Things Will Change
Who Lives? Who Dies? Who Remains Inverted? Find Out in AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #9! This December, the Earth-shattering finale to the biggest comic event of the year explodes into comic shops as heroes, villains and more collide in AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #9 – the epic conclusion! Blockbuster writer Rick Remender along with…
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Welcome Home, Oswald!
In 1928 Walt Disney lost his little not-so-lucky rabbit: Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Walt Disney went on to create Mickey Mouse and Oswald went on to appear in several shorts with Universal. His last appearance would be as a cameo in a Woody the Woodpecker short in 1951. He also appeared in several comics through…
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Elsa
A new fan favorite at the Disneyland Resort is the Frozen pre-prade. Throughout the summer this pre-parade has been delighting fans of Frozen who don’t want to wait the multiple hours it takes to meet them at their location in Fantasyland. It also has become a fun and quick way to get photos of Elsa…
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Disneyland July 20, 2014 – A Day of Characters and Entertainment
On Sunday July 20, 2014 Disneyland was the place to be! The day started with finding Ariel at the Main Gate of Disneyland. Then Merida was out in Fantasy Faire. Agent Pink was asked to dance with the Dapper Dans, Alice and the Mad Hatter were as crazy as ever for Musical Chairs, and then…
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Disneyland's 59th Birthday – July 17, 2014 – Birthday Ceremony, College Band, Beauty and the Beast
On July 17, 2014 Disneyland celebrated its 59th Birthday. The day began with a ceremony in the morning with fifty-nine characters, the Dapper Dans leading a sing-along, the Main Street Mayor, and the unveiling of the logo for Disneyland’s 60th Anniversary. Mr. DAPs and crew also spent some time watching the 2014 Disneyland All-American College Band…
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Disneyland – May 25, 2014 – Evil Queen, Musical Chairs, and Mickey's Soundsational Parade
On May 25th, the Evil Queen was visited by the Mad Hatter and Alice. Later in the day, she did not return the favor and visit Alice, the Mad Hatter, or Ragtime Robert when they played Musical Chairs at Coke Corner. She didn’t appear at Mickey’s Soundsational Parade either. This is all fine though because…
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Olaf the Snowman Comes to Disneyland with Anna and Elsa
Guests visiting Disneyland can now meet the already popular new snowman Olaf. Olaf the snowman can be found greeting guests from atop the cottage that Elsa and Anna reside in. This makes for a much more enjoyable wait for guests as they wait to meet the Frozen characters in Fantasyland. Olaf the Snowman, Anna, and…
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Frozen’s Anna and Elsa Come to Disneyland
Guests visiting the Disneyland Resort on Sunday may have noticed that snow had fallen. The castle had a blanket covering it like every other year. Enter Fantasyland and there was another dwelling with snow on it. Formerly the home of Rapunzel, this little cottage now adorns a sign from Disney’s newest animated feature Frozen. Inside…
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Thor Coming to Disneyland This Fall!
The Disney Parks Blog announced this morning that Thor will be coming to Disneyland to meet with guests. This comes as his next movie, Thor: The Dark World will be coming to IMAX 3D on October 30 and general movie theaters on November 8, 2013. Those who want to meet other Marvel characters might consider…
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Long Lost Friends Limited Time Magic is Back! Here’s What You Need to Know.
Today marked the return of Long Lost Friends to the Disneyland Resort as a part of Limited Time Magic. They can be found at the Big Thunder Ranch Jamboree daily for this week only (August 19-25, 2013). This celebration of Long Lost Friends has some returning characters, along with some other lost friends. Here is…
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Monsters University Students Mike Wazowski and Sulley Debut in Disney California Adventure
Guests visiting Disney California Adventure might have noticed the return of two favorite Pixar characters back in Hollywood Land just outside of their dorm rooms, near the Hyperion Theater. Mike Wazowski and Sulley were hanging out there today in celebration of the newest Disney•Pixar film Monsters University. Mike and Sulley will officially begin screaming daily with guests on May…
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Annette Funicello, Lost Friends, & Disney Dreams! – DAPs Magic Disney News – Edition 005
Welcome to the DAPs Magic Disney News Update. Here is a look at the stories Egon Bonkers covered this week: Original Mouseketeer Annette Funicello Dead at 70:https://dapsmagic.com/2013/04/09/… Disneyland Honors Harrison “Buzz” Price With Window on Main Street: https://dapsmagic.com/2013/04/10/… Disney Friends Flood Jamboree for Long Lost Friends Week:https://dapsmagic.com/2013/04/08/… Take to the Skies with “Disney’s Planes” Video…
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Lost Friends Week Brings Some Rare Characters to Disneyland
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Guests visiting the Disneyland Resort will be excited to learn that they will have the chance to connect with some dear old, rarely seen, friends during Lost Friends Week. From April 8 – April 14, guests can visit Big Thunder Ranch Jamboree and visit characters that were selected…
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Wreck it Ralph Finds Home in Tomorrowland
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Guests visiting Disneyland today are able to visit Ralph from the upcoming Disney Animated Studios Wreck it Ralph. Ralph, a “bad guy” who wants to be a “good guy” can be found in the Starcade in Tomorrowland with his friend Vanellope. Themed video games are also around to…