Tag: Christmas
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Taste the Holidays At Disney California Adventure’s Festival of Holidays
The holidays are back at the Disneyland Resort, and Festival of Holidays has officially returned to California Adventure! There are multiple all-new booths this year celebrating many different holidays! Here’s everything you can find: Chips Breads and Holiday Spreads Chicken Liver Pâté on Toast Cranberry Pear Tart Chorizo Queso Fundido White Chocolate-dipped Lingonberry Speculoos Cookie…
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Snow Comes To Disneyland Resort For Wintertime Enchantment
Holidays have arrived at the Disneyland Resort and have brought snow! Every night at 6 and 7:30, Disneyland brings a little more holiday magic to the festivities! It’s a quick show that ends in snowfall for the whole family to enjoy! It’s a truly wonderful moment that should not be missed!
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It’s Holiday Time – Disney Reporter
Welcome to this week’s edition of Disney Reporter. Each week we cover the top stories in the Disney and geek community as covered on DAPs Magic. This week the main stories revolve around the Holidays coming to the Disneyland Resort. There is also a lot of Star Wars news. Posts referenced in this edition of…
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Holiday Time at the Disneyland Resort Kicks Off With A Christmas Fantasy Parade!
Holiday Time has officially kicked off at the Disneyland Resort. One holiday tradition for many guests is watching A Christmas Fantasy Parade at Disneyland. This Christmas tradition has Disney characters, toy trumpet players, elves, and of course Santa Claus! This parade debuted in 1994 and replaced A Very Merry Christmas Parade. It has been modified…
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Believe… in Holiday Magic Brings Magic and Snow to the Skies of Disneyland
The holidays are back in full force at the Disneyland Resort. Decorations, music, food, and merchandise can be found throughout both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. All of these are wonderful to experience and represent several different seasonal holidays. One of the most beautiful traditions that is worth catching during this time though is the…
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DIY Holiday Mickey Ears Under $10 – Walk-Through
With the holidays fast approaching, I realized I was lacking any fun holiday accessories! I was thinking about snagging the new Mickey ears headband but was quickly reminded of the headache they would give me, and how expensive they would be! I then realized I could make my own, unique ears, with no large price…
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Knott’s Merry Farm 2017 Brings Back Festive Favorites and New Food
Knott’s Berry Farm transforms into a winter holiday place for Knott’s Merry Farm. This year it will go from November 17, 2017 to January 7, 2018. Calico Christmas There are many returning favorites to Knott’s this year. The Christmas Craft Fair features many artisans along the streets of Ghost Town. Carolers can be found singing…
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Sunday Spotlight: Haunted Mansion Holiday
Every year the Haunted Mansion gets a holiday makeover for Halloween and Christmas by Jack Skellington. This overlay creates a whole new experience for a classic attraction. The Haunted Mansion Holiday is inspired by Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. This version is available for guests to ride starting during Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort.…
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Holidays at the Disneyland Resort Returns Nov. 10, 2017-Jan. 7, 2018, with Popular Festival of Holidays and ‘World of Color – Season of Light
Holiday Merriment Also Features ‘A Christmas Fantasy’ Parade, Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle, ‘it’s a small world’ Holiday, and ‘Believe … in Holiday Magic’ Fireworks Spectacular ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept. 5, 2017) – The Happiest Place on Earth gets merrier once again when Holidays at the Disneyland Resort returns Nov. 10, 2017, through Jan. 7, 2018. This…
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Welcome to Pandora! – Geeks Corner – Episode 636
Welcome to Geeks Corner! There is a lot to geek out about around the Disney universe. This week we find ourselves geeking out about things in both Florida and California. In California Summer of Heroes continues to immerse guests in the world of Marvel. With all of the new experiences, the question has to be…
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Christmas Comes to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood!
Christmas came early this year for Harry Potter fans this year. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood will be celebrating this most magical holiday. The Wizarding World will celebrate Christmas with new decorations, new festive foods, and a beautiful new projection show on Hogwarts castle. Watch this video to see details: Christmas Coming to…
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Star Wars Light Side Half Marathon – Sundays With DAPs Update
It’s time once again for an update from the Disneyland Resort. This last weekend, and really week, was all about the Star Wars Light Side Half Marathon from runDisney. It’s the third annual event and was full of fun and runners! Both I (Murray) and Annie from DAPsCast participated in the Rebel Challenge which is…
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Last Day of Holidays and Viva Navidad – Sundays With DAPs
Our adventures in the parks continue in 2017 with the last day of the holiday celebrations throughout Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. Many gathered to see the spectacle and fun of the holiday season’s final offerings. Our main aim was to see Viva Navidad one last time. Before Viva Navidad was Elena of Avalor’s royal…
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Goodbye Carrie – Geeks Corner – Episode 613
Welcome to Geeks Corner. This week is a rough week in the world of the geek. Star Wars star Carrie Fisher has died at the age of 60. Princess Leia herself has become one with the Force and the geeks of course have to discuss this tragic turn of events. She died after a massive…
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Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas everybody! Today, we’d like to wish you all the happiest of holidays! Whatever you are doing, we hope that it will be a day filled with loved ones, smiles, and new happy memories. Here are a few happy memories from the holiday season this year at the Disneyland Resort. What are you doing…
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A Muppet Family Christmas
There are many different holiday specials to help celebrate the Christmas season. One of these that may not get as much notice as some others is A Muppet Family Christmas. In this program, Fozzie Bear brings the Muppets home to his mother’s farm for Christmas. As with all Muppets shows, things end up being a bit crazy…
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Merry Geekmas! – Geeks Corner – Episode 612
Welcome to the Christmas episode of Geeks Corner! Every year, something new comes as we celebrate Christmas in the way that only geeks can… but differently each year. This year there are advertisements for new products from Murray, a musical number devoted to Magical Christmas Dragon, piano duets, and even the introduction of Battle Santa!…
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Festival Of Holidays – Disneyland Update – Sundays With DAPs
Another Sundays With DAPs brings a view of the holidays in the parks. We went around the Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure to grab some bites to eat and enjoy sights and sounds of the event. Over in Disneyland, since it was the weekend of Rogue One’s debut, we took in Jedi Training:…
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DuckTales Oo oo! – Geeks Corner – Episode 611
Welcome to Geeks Corner! As Christmas draws near, it’s time to geek out about Grinchmas at Universal Studios Hollywood! Tyler and Hayley visited over the weekend and brought back a special video for everyone to enjoy. DuckTales has also released a new teaser and the geeks evaluate it along with some of the elements that have…
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Candlelight Processional and Christmas Decorations – Sundays With DAPs Update
This last weekend was the annual Candlelight Ceremony and Processional. The tradition takes place on Main Street in Disneyland every December and features a celebrity narrator. This year was Ginnifer Goodwin from Once Upon A Time and Zootopia fame. Candlelight also features a live orchestra and several member choir. After Candlelight it was nice to…
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Holidays In The Parks – DAPsCast Episode 43
Mikey, Murray and Mr. Daps talk about their favorite holiday things in Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, Disney California Adventure, and Disneyland
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Rogue Moana – Geeks Corner – Episode 609
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week, Christmas has arrived at the corner and Cameron has some shopping tips to help geeks go shopping for “normals”… or vice a versa. This last week The Muppets opened up the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and it was awesome. Moana also came out over the Thanksgiving weekend, the geeks…
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Christmas Shopping for a Normal: How to Go About your Quest
Once again, the holidays have crashed in like an accidently-released Rathtar on a docked spaceship. If you’re anything like me, you’re excitedly looking forward to unwrapping an action figure or two on Christmas morn’. While a non-geek may have a bit of difficulty shopping for our kind, the whole geek-to-geek exchange seems pretty straightforward. Find…
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Christmas Fantasy Parade At Disneyland – Sundays With DAPs Update
It’s Christmastime at Disneyland! One of the great things to do at the park is watch the Christmas Fantasy parade. Our view of choice is on Main Street. For the first week the toy soldiers were not in the parade lineup, but are now back in. Absent were snowflakes and skiiers, and this was because…