Tag: DAPs Magic
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Having Fun at the Disneyland Resort without Fastpasses – DAPs Vlog
With the holidays behind us at the Disneyland Resort, it’s time to experience the parks all over again! We’ve been having a wonderful time exploring the parks in the regular state and we’re so excited to share them with you! We started off our day with a trip back to Critter Country and relaxing around the…
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The Maddest Hatter Co. Combines Disney Magic and Sports for Fans
Last spring, I discovered an Instagram account called The Maddest Hatter Co., and it combines two of my favorite pastimes: Disney and sports. The site is on Etsy, and shoppers can be sure to see plenty of Disney inspired hockey, baseball, and basketball jerseys, as well as a fun collection of hats. When you see…
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Happy New Year From the DAPS MAGIC Team!
Happy New Year! We here at DAPS MAGIC want to wish each and every one of you a very happy New Year! Each year we continue to churn out content. We do this for two reasons. One, we have fun doing it together. Two, we love connecting with our readers and sharing our love of…
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Looking Back: How the DAPS MAGIC Team Prepared for New Year’s Eve at Disneyland 10 Years Ago!
Happy New Year’s Eve! They say that time flies when you are having fun! This weekend while at Disneyland, I was reminded of a fun video that we did in preparation for New Year’s Eve. As we researched the memory a little further, it turned out it was for New Year’s Eve exactly ten years…
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A Very Merry Christmas From Your DAPS MAGIC Friends!
Merry Christmas! On this very special day, the entire DAPS MAGIC team would like to wish you the happiest of holidays! We are thankful for each and every one of you and appreciate your continued readership and support! As we end this year we would love to share with you some of our favorite Christmas…
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Mary Poppins Returns Soundtrack Review
Mary Poppins Returns continues the story of the Banks family that was first told in 1964. A now grown Michael and Jane Banks are now finding themselves facing some of the struggles of life and forgetting the joy they once had after Mary Poppins’ first visit. The film is accompanied by a beautiful, and magical,…
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NEW THIS YEAR – Bring the Magic of Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts Home with 2019 DAPs MAGIC Photo Calendar
With 2018 quickly coming to a close, it’s time to look forward to the year ahead! With so much magic from the Disney Parks and Resorts, we wanted to share the new year with you the best way we knew how, through photography! When you see the DAPS MAGIC team around the parks, you can…
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Gift Guide: Magical Online Small Business Utilized by the DAPS MAGIC Team!
Christmas is coming quicker than any of us would like to admit! Each year as the holidays get closer the DAPS MAGIC team finds themselves going to several online small businesses for Christmas gifts. While there are plenty of online vendors to check out, the DAPS MAGIC team has definitely built a list of favorites…
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Christopher Robin: Home Entertainment Review
Think about Christopher Robin and generally one thinks of a young boy playing with his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. What isn’t thought about generally is what happens once Christopher Robin grows up. In the movie of the same name, Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor) has grown up and is now a family man in…
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Two Castles, One Adventure! – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 904
Welcome to GEEKS CORNER! Mr. DAPs and Caitie have returned from Florida and they start this week’s show by sharing about their trip with Cameron. For more details beyond what is talked about on this episode, check out the links to the DAPS Vlogs. This gives a much better look at the events of the…
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Through the Eyes of Coffee: A Unique View of the DAPS MAGIC Team’s Trip to Walt Disney World Resort
This last week I spent a week at the Walt Disney World Resort. As expected, it was a magical visit. There is so much to enjoy at Walt Disney World! One of the things that I really enjoy doing when arriving at ANY Disney theme park though is getting a cup of coffee. For this…
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Diamonds in the Rough – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to the DISNEY Reporter! This week there is a lot of news surrounding the Disneyland Resort to start things off. This begins with the end of the road for the development of a luxury hotel. The Anaheim city attorney has also made a determination about the eligibility of the upcoming Measure L to the…
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Stepping Ahead with Forward Fashion – Mr. DAPs Guide to the Trilby
Many may not realize this but the “DAPS hat” wasn’t something that was originally a thing when I started DAPS MAGIC in 2004. That came along a year or two later at the Sacramento Jazz Festival. While visiting there with a friend my ears were getting sunburned. So it was decided that it would be…
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The Dapper Dans at Halloween Time – Sundays with DAPs
This Sunday at Disneyland was a day that you look around and recognize what a perfect afternoon it is. The day was completely lovely and the Disneyland Resort wasn’t completely packed. It was busy enough to keep things energetic but not hectic. The DAPS MAGIC team arrived in the early afternoon just in time to see…
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Halloween Party Time! – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to the DISNEY Reporter! Every week the DISNEY Reporter covers the top Disney and geek headlines. This week, things start out with Halloween parties arriving in Southern California. Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm both began their Halloween parties this week. Universal did as well but DAPS MAGIC currently does not cover them. Both Mickey’s…
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The Scariest Halloween Time Adventure at the Disneyland Resort – Sundays with DAPs
This Sunday was a perfect day to be at the Disneyland Resort. The DAPS MAGIC team had a fantastic time visiting and enjoying a day that had beautiful weather and not too many people. The day began with an afternoon walk through Disneyland. The walk was streamed and it was a lot of fun to share…
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Foodies Join Together for a Delicious Evening to Support CHOC Children’s for the Taste of Downtown Disney
On Thursday night Downtown Disney was the place for foodies to be. The 11th annual Taste of Downtown Disney Event was held to support CHOC Children’s. This is one of the events surrounding the 2018 CHOC Walk in the park. For this year’s event, there were several different experience options. One was the regular Taste…
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Support CHOC Walk in the Park on Chick-fil-A Cookie Day THIS Wednesday, August 15th!
There are many different ways you can support the CHOC Walk in the Park. One way is you can go to chocwalk.org/dapsmagic and support or join Team DAPS MAGIC! For those of you that like chocolate chunk cookies though, you can also support CHOC Walk in the Park by purchasing them at a Chic-fil-A in…
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2018 ROCK4CHOC Continues to Raise Support for Children’s Hospital of Orange County Ahead of CHOC Walk in the Park!
On Sunday, August 5th DAPS MAGIC partnered with the CHOC Walk in the Park and Hour of Power with Bobby Schuller to host the 2nd annual ROCK4CHOC. This event exists to raise money and awareness for the Children’s Hospital of Orange County as part of the CHOC Walk in the Park fundraising. This year, the…
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Time to Celebrate, Disney Geeks! – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another week of Disney and geek headlines with the DISNEY Reporter. As with every week, DISNEY Reporter shares the top headlines of the week from the Disney and geek communities. This week things start off at Disney California Adventure. There, Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff is now open. The Pixar Film Festival also is…
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If You Can’t Stand the Heat… – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 841
Welcome to a very warm episode of GEEKS CORNER! This week there are quite a few topics to cover, including the heat hitting the Disneyland Resort. Outside of Disneyland, Ant-Man and the Wasp has come to theaters. Mr. DAPs and Caitlyn review it. We have a new DAPS MAGIC Maker, Low Yong Lin! We are…
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Disney Heats Up – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to this week’s edition of DISNEY Reporter. Each week DISNEY Reporter brings the top headlines from the Disney and geek worlds. This week things get started with the heat wave that has hit the Disneyland Resort. These record-breaking temperatures have emptied the parks out. DAPS MAGIC also has tips for coping with the temperatures…
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Become a DAPS MAGIC MAKER and Support More Magical Content Every Month
Since being founded in 2004, DAPS MAGIC has been sharing the magic of The Walt Disney Company to readers and subscribers. This has all been done on a shoestring budget with various DAPS MAGIC staff members pitching in here and there. It has been a labor of love that the team absolutely loves doing. However,…
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How to Survive Disneyland When It’s the Hottest Place on Earth
Disneyland is normally billed as the happiest place on Earth! Sometimes, however, it feels like it should take on another moniker: the hottest place on Earth! When the heat rises it can definitely have an impact on the Disney experience. As temperatures enter the 90’s and go above, the Disney experience definitely can be impacted. It is…