Tag: DAPs Magic
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Disney Offers Growth Opportunity to Diverse Local Businesses
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. March 8, 2013 – With an open invitation to select diverse local businesses to be a part of the magic, Walt Disney World Resort will host a supplier diversity summit March 19 at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in an effort to expand its sources for unique products and services.…
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Wreck-It Ralph presents “Garlan Hulse: Where Potential Lives”
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Join Wreck-It Ralph director Rich Moore in this exposé about the one time Fix-It Felix Jr. high score champion Garlan Hulse, his fall into obscurity and his attempt to be on top again. Wreck-it Ralph is now available on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and HD Digital. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXdTecBRYq4&feature=youtu.be
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Disney Dreamers Academy hosts 100 high school students for annual program
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Dreamers will engage in career and mentoring workshops at sixth-annual event LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (March 7, 2013) – This weekend, the Walt Disney World Resort will host 100 teens participating in Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine. The teens, along with a parent or guardian,…
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Shareholders Re-Elect All 10 Directors at the Walt Disney Company Annual Meeting
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE PHOENIX, Ariz. March 6, 2013— Shareholders of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) at the 2013 Annual Meeting today elected all 10 members of the Board of Directors and supported Board recommendations on the Company’s auditor, its executive performance plan and the advisory vote on executive compensation, based on…
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Disney, City of Anaheim, Anaheim Family YMCA and KaBOOM! Build New Playground for Children in One Day
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE ANAHEIM – As the sun was setting on March 4, children in Anaheim had a great new place to play. The new playground at Schweitzer Park (238 S. Bel Air St.) was fully assembled in less than eight hours with the help of more than 200 volunteers, including local…
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Shanghai Disneyland Digital Model Released
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Today at The Walt Disney Company Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Disney CEO and Chairman Bob Iger unveiled a rendering of what Shanghai Disneyland will look like when it opens in late 2015. This rendering is of the Enchanted Storybook Castle. This will be the tallest Disney castle once…
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New Details on Brad Bird & Damon Lindelof’s TOMORROWLAND?
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs The project once known as 1952, and now recognized as TOMORROWLAND, may have a synopsis now. According to HitFlix, this is that synopsis: “A teenage girl, a genius middle-aged man (who was kicked out of Tomorrowland) and a pre-pubescent girl robot attempt to get to and unravel…
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Disneyland Annual Passholders Offered Fantasy Faire Preview
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Disneyland Annual Passholders are being given the option to get a preview of Fantasy Faire on March 7, 8, & 9th before it officially opens on March 12th. The special event will be available between 12-6 on each of these days for Disneyland Annual Passholders. Passholders wishing…
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Wreck-It Ralph – Blu-Ray Review by Mr. DAPs
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Imagine a world where the characters that are found within an arcade actually are living and breathing entities. They are programed to play the game when the game is being played but once the lights go out in the arcade, they control their own programming. This is…
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Where Art and History Intersect: Epcot Welcomes the Kinsey Collection, A Celebration of African-American Achievement and Contribution
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Guests to the American Adventure pavilion at Epcot will journey “between the pages” of history as the American Heritage Gallery opens its doors to an art exhibit representing over 400 years of African-American achievement and contribution. “Re-Discovering America: Family Treasures from the Kinsey…
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STAR TREK THE VIDEO GAME - New Images Released
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE With less than eight weeks until the release of STAR TREK The Video Game, Paramount Pictures has released new screen shots that reveal more about this completely original adventure that will be released April 23 by Paramount and NAMCO BANDAI for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. These…
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Disney Fantasy Earns Top Honor in the Cruise Critic 2013 Cruisers’ Choice Awards
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE CELEBRATION, Florida (February 28, 2013) – The newest ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet, the Disney Fantasy, earned the top honor – Best Large Ship – in the Cruise Critic 2013 Cruisers’ Choice Awards, announced this week. The Disney Fantasy also received the top spots in four other categories…
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One More Disney Day One Year Later
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs One year ago today, people were anticipating the Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World’s One More Disney Day. To celebrate the Leap Year, Disney was keeping both Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom open for the entire leap day. As evening of the 28th progressed, people began to…
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Central Florida Students Help Open IBM THINK Exhibit at INNOVENTIONS
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Feb. 21, 2013 – Just in time toc elebrate National Engineers Week, dozens of students from University High School in Orlando teamed with IBM to unveil IBM THINK, a new interactive experience in INNOVENTIONS West at Epcot. As part of the opening, the group was among the first to…
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St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Invites Wearin’ of the Green at Downtown Disney March 8-10 & 14-17
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Wearin’ of the green is encouraged, but not mandatory during the most authentic St. Patrick’s Day celebration in town March 8-10 and 14-17 at Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant and across Downtown Disney Pleasure Island. More than 10 top Irish bands will…
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Rachel Booth Delivers Record-Setting Performance Again at Disney’s Princess Half Marathon
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Louisiana runner breaks her own event record to become first woman to win an unprecedented four runDisney titles; race weekend total of 36,000 participants is event’s largest ever in five-year history LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – (Feb. 24 2013) – Rachel Booth etched her name in the runDisney record books…
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Dapper Dans Perform Boy Band Music
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Starting today, the Dapper Dans can be heard singing their take on boy band music on Main Street, USA daily through Sunday March 3, 2013 as a part of Limited Time Magic. Their medley includes songs from the Backstreet Boys, One Direction, and N’Sync. The medley begins…
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Dapper Day Comes to Disneyland
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs http://storify.com/mrdaps/dapper-day-comes-to-disneyland
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Wreck-It Ralph Clips
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs In anticipation of Wreck-It Ralph being released on Blu-Ray and DVD on March 5, Disney has released some clips that will be appearing on this presentation. Bonus Clip: Sugar Rush – The animators share the original inspiration for Sugar Rush- the architecture of Antoni…
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Leapfrog Launches New Engaging Interactive eBooks Produced by Disney Publishing Worldwide for Award-Winning Platforms
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE “Doc McStuffins: Rundown Racecar” and “Wreck It Ralph: Sugar Rush” are among LeapFrog’s first third-party developed interactive eBooks to debut in the LeapFrog App Center EMERYVILLE, Calif. – February 5, 2013 – LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:LF), the leader in educational entertainment, today announced the release of interactive eBooks from…
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New Video Explores the Making of STAR TREK THE VIDEO GAME
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Three years ago, shortly after the massive worldwide success of the re-imagined film version of Star Trek, the creators of the upcoming STAR TREK The Video Game began their journey to bring an entirely new adventure to gamers. At the heart of every Star Trek adventure are two unforgettable heroes: Kirk and Spock…
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Dozens of Couples Renew Their Love at Disney World Resort on Valentine’s Day
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Feb. 14, 2013) — Dozens of couples came together on Thursday to renew their love amidst colorful fanfare in front of Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World Resort. Cinderella and Prince Charming, Aurora and Prince Philip and Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse joined in…