Tag: DAPs
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Disney Research Invents Magic Fingertip Microphone
Several years ago, guests visiting the Disneyland Resort could experience a “haircut” via soundwaves when visiting Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln in the Opera House on Main Street, USA. A new invention could potentially render that effect basically obsolete. A scientist with Disney Research has invented a new type of sound transmitting device that creates…
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Disneyland Buys RV Park for Employee Parking
The Walt Disney Company is purchasing the Anaheim RV Village with plans to make a 1,400 space employee (cast member) parking lot on the corner of Harbor Blvd and Ball Road. The move was made to address the growing parking problem that has accompanied the expansion of the Disneyland Resort. With more guests visiting the Disneyland…
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Disneyland’s Market House Starbucks Gets Opening Date
After months of being closed, the Market House Starbucks now has an end in sight. Yesterday, the Disney Parks Blog made an announcement about the Fountain View Starbucks opening in Epcot. At the end of this article, it was announced that Disneyland’s first Starbucks inside of the original Magic Kingdom will be opening on September…
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Annual Passholders Can Stay Late at Disney California Adventure!
The Disneyland Resort is offering another Limited Time Annual Passholder Magic. This time, Disneyland annual passholders (DAPs) can stay in Disney California Adventure for three hours after it ends operations for normal day guests. DAPs will have two opportunities to experience Disney California Adventure by themselves: September 5, 2013 September 19, 2013 Currently, the events are…
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‘Spirited Away’ Director Hayao Miyazaki Retiring
Hayao Miyazaki Retiring Oscar winning director Hayao Miyazaki is retiring. On Sunday at the Venice Film Festival he said during a press conference that The Wind Rises, Miyazaki’s latest animated featured film, will be his last project. “Miyazaki has decided that Kaze tachinu (The Wind Rises) will be his last film, and he will now retire.”…
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Disneyland Annual Passholders Can Contribute to World of Color – Winter Dreams
For the holiday season this year, World of Color is getting a makeover. To celebrate the release of the new Disney animated feature Frozen, World of Color will turn into World of Color – Winter Dreams in November. The new show will be hosted by Olaf, the snowman from Frozen. Olaf will take viewers on…
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Once Upon a Time: The Complete Second Season – Blu-ray Review by Mr. DAPs
Once Upon a Time: The Complete Second Season continues to take viewers on a trek where fantasy and reality come together. In this season, new dangers unfold as new and old enemies are faced by the residents of Storybrook. Hard choices are made. Consequences are lived with. Enemies become allies, or do they? More classic…
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Col. Vargas, Pirates Tell No Tales, Disney Studios, Starbucks – DAPs Magic Disney News Update
This week, due to the heat Egon Bonkers had to take a medical leave of absence. In his place, Johnny 5 shares a look at the Disney news for the DAPs Magic Disney News Update. Let’s take a look at the news: Disneyland Honors Retired Marine Colonel Vargas: https://dapsmagic.com/2013/08/26/disneyland-honors-retired-marine-colonel-vargas/ Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men…
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Disney in Concert
Hello, I’m back! I know it hasn’t been long, but there are quite a few Disney things that happened over the summer. Next up, Disney in Concert. My family went to the San Francisco Symphony for this event. Last year, we went to Pixar in Concert, and we expected Disney to be just as great!…
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Friday the 13th Mischief Is Bi-Coastal at Disney Parks During Unleash the Villains Event Sept. 13, 2013
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Disney’s dastardly villains are ready to unleash some Limited Time Magic at Disney Parks on September 13 — Friday the 13th.. Both Disneyland Park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort will stay open until the 13th Hour (1 a.m.). To celebrate the momentous evening, notorious Disney villains…
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End of the Summer Party Comes to Disneyland Resort
The end of the summer is here and the Disneyland Resort is celebrating it with a party in Disney California Adventure along the water at Paradise Pier. The party will run all week (August 26 – September 2). [pullquote align=”right”]The party includes variety acts and Disney characters [/pullquote]all celebrating the end of summer at the home…
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Starbucks Shows Presence at Market House
As the opening date (yet to be announced) for Starbucks at the Market House on Main Street, USA in Disneyland draws near, a few indicators of this new coffee shop are starting to appear. Multiple signs have begun to appear on the outside of the former Market House/Disneyana shop fronts. The most overtly Starbucks indicators…
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Blue Sky Cellar Offers Look at New Market House
The Market House on Main Street, USA in Disneyland is still closed up and being refurbished to be the future home of Starbucks. However, guests wanting to get a glimpse of what this will look like can do so now at the Blue Sky Cellar in Disney California Adventure. This image released this morning on…
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
The fifth outing of Pirates of the Caribbean apparently has a name. According to This is Infamous, it will be Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. This information was shared during an interview with Pirates directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg. The movie is starring Johnny Depp and directed by Kon Tiki directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg.…
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Disney Closing Virtual World Games
Disney Closing Virtual World Games Come September 19, Disney Interactive Media Group will be closing Toontown Online, Pirates of the Caribbean Online, and Pixie Hollow. Toontown Online was named 2003’s MMORPG of the year. It also earned a Parent’s Choice Foundation award. Times have changed though and these games have run their course. Though initially fairly successful,…
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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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Epilepsy Awareness Day Disneyland Resort Brings Epilepsy Out of the Shadows
(Anaheim, CA – August 16, 2013) On November 7th, thousands of people from across the county are expected to attend the first ever medical awareness event at any Disney park as local and national non-profit groups work together to present Epilepsy Awareness Day at Disneyland. The goal of this event is to bring epilepsy out of the shadows by…
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Thor: The Dark World Gets IMAX 3D Treatment
This morning Marvel announced that Thor: The Dark World will be digitally re-mastered and released on IMAX 3D theaters on October 30, 2013. The movie will mark the third outing for Chris Hemsworth as Thor after first appearing in Thor in 2011 and then Marvel’s The Avengers in 2013. Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, and Tom…
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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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The Muppet Movie Original Soundtrack Recording
The Muppet Movie: Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition is now available on Blu-Ray Disc for the first time. Moving right along with it is the soundtrack! This album captures the spirit and music from The Muppet Movie and brings it to your computer, car, iPod, or whatever fancy device that is used to listen to music…
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Starbucks Coming to Downtown Disney at the Disneyland Resort
Starbucks will be coming to Downtown Disney this winter in not one, but two locations. This morning it was announced on the Disney Parks Blog that Starbucks will be continue to expand its presence at the Disneyland Resort. A year from now guests will be able to find Starbucks in Disney California Adventure, Disneyland (opening…
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Fall Into Savings with Walt Disney World Resort Hotel Offers
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — It’s a great time to stay at the Walt Disney Resort, where great rates and special offers are available throughout the fall. Guests who purchase a non-discounted six night/seven day Magic Your Way package at select Walt Disney World Resort hotels will receive a free dining plan for use during travel…
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Step in Time! – Mary Poppins Coming to Blu-Ray in December!
Mary Poppins will be released on Blu-Ray Combo Pack on December 10, 2013. In celebration of this, a trailer has been released to the internet for fans of the nanny who is “practically perfect in every way.” Step in Time What do you think of this trailer? Will you get the Mary Poppins Blu-Ray Combo…
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DuckTales Remastered – Woohoo!
Ever since I heard the news that the 1989 DuckTales video game by CAPCOM was getting remastered and rereleased, I got excited. Like, child-like glee excited. The NES remains to this day as some of my favorite video game experiences, with the N64 coming in a close second. I’m with those people who think…