Tag: Disney Geek News
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Join the Resistance With Season of the Force Scavenger Hunt at Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
A new free experience is being offered during Season of the Force at Disneyland. This celebration of all that is Star Wars is now running at Disneyland through June 2nd. On Friday, April 5, 2024 the Daps Magic team tried out a new scavenger hunt that gives fans a chance to join the Resistance and…
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New Adventures Continue 4-Decade Star Tours Legacy
In 1979, Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald was hired to Walt Disney Imagineering. In less than ten years, he would be working on the original version of Star Tours. This was a simulator attraction that initially was envisioned to change and adapt with new stories from a galaxy far, far away, as they were created by George…
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Concept Art for Test Track Reimagining Unveiled Along With Final Day to Ride Current Version
Ever since it was announced last year that Test Track would be getting reimagined with World of Motion as an inspiration, Disney fans have been eagerly awaiting for more news on this transformation. The announcement was made at Destination D23 and the future iteration of this EPCOT attraction will be pulling from a past version.…
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Details Released About Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite as it Returns to the Disneyland Resort
The ever popular and super fun Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite returns to the Disneyland Resort for its second year with colorful celebrations, joyful photo opportunities, event merchandise, fabulous food and divine drinks. This separately ticketed, after-hours event will be held at Disneyland Park on Tuesday, June 18 and Thursday, June 20, 2024. Here are more…
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VIDEO/PHOTOS: BDX Droids Arrive at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland for Season of the Force
Adorable BDX Droids arrived on Batuu on the morning of April 5 as a part of the Season of the Force offerings at the Disneyland Resort in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. After the rain disappeared and the sun began to show up, two of these little droids appeared at Black Spire Outpost with their trainer.…
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Disney+ to Start Cracking Down on Password Sharing in June
It has been known for quite some time that Disney+ will be cracking down on password sharing. The actual implementation of the updated user agreements for Disney+ regarding password sharing hadn’t been known until now. Bob Iger, fresh off winning a proxy fight against shareholder activist billionaire Nelson Peltz, spoke with CNBC on Thursday morning.…
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FIRST LOOK (Photos/Video): Sabine Wren at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
On April 5, 2024, Season of the Force began at Disneyland Resort. This celebration of all that is Star Wars is offering new Star Tours: The Adventures Continue adventures, new merchandise, food, and new entertainment experiences. One of these experiences is the arrival of Sabine Wren at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Sabine, who has appeared…
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GUIDE: All The Muppets on Disney+
Disney+ continues to add more and more content over the past few years. While there are tons of movies to be found on the streaming service that are animated and live-action, nothing beats The Muppets! The Muppets are a blast to watch and Disney+ has quite a few options for Muppets fans to enjoy. In…
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New Poster Released for ‘Star Tours: The Adventures Continue’ Ahead of New Experiences Arrival
A new poster has been released for Star Wars: The Adventures Continue ahead of the arrival of new experiences on April 5, 2024. The attraction will see the Starspeeder going on new adventures from Ahsoka, The Mandalorian, and Andor. The new poster gives hints at what will be experienced when guests make the jump to…
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BDX Droids Heading to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland for Season of the Force
Some adorable little droids are about to being making appearances at Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Guests visiting the land during Season of the Force might have the chance to bump into three little BDX droids. They will be appearing in various locations throughout Batuu during Season of the Force from April 5 through June…
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Magic of Imagineering Shown in ‘We Call it Imagineering’ with New Audio-Animatronics for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
“There’s really no secret about our approach. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we’re curious. And curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – Walt Disney A new series from Walt Disney Imagineering arrived on YouTube this morning. We Call It Imagineering pulls back the curtain of Walt…
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Rising TV Star Dara Reneé, ‘Shark Tank’ Investor Daymond John, Hollywood Veteran Lance Gross and Olympian Sanya Richards-Ross Among the Celebrities Participating in Disney Dreamers Academy
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (April 1, 2024) – TV stars Daymond John, Dara Reneé, Lance Gross and Sanya Richards-Ross are among the celebrities lending their support to the 100 students taking part in the 17th annual Disney Dreamers Academy (April 3-7) at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. These celebrities will be joined by well-known DJ…
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Walt Disney World Resort Shares About New Attractions and Experiences for Guests in 2024
There has been a lot of change happening at Walt Disney World Resort. This includes the transformation of EPCOT, the arrival of TRON Lightcycle/Run at Magic Kingdom, and quite a few other recent things. There are also some new offerings coming in the near future as well. Walt Disney World Resort shared a look at…
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New Louis the Alligator Statue Appears Outside Tiana’s Palace at Disneyland
A new statue appeared in New Orleans Square recently at Disneyland. The statue is found near the entrance of Tiana’s Palace and is of the trumpet-playing alligator, Louis. This beautiful statue welcomes people to this new dining establishment that opened last fall at The Happiest Place on Earth. The restaurant serves Creole and Cajun fares…
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‘We Call It Imagineering’ Series Coming to Walt Disney Imagineering YouTube Channel
Walt Disney Imagineering announced today that tomorrow, April 4, 2024, a new YouTube series will be arriving on its channel. The series called, We Call It Imagineering, will be found on the Walt Disney Imagineering YouTube channel. The series promises to give a look at what Imagineering does as it brings dreams to reality in…
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Disney CEO Bob Iger Shares Confidence for Strong Future at Disney Annual Shareholder Meeting
Disney CEO Bob Iger shared that he has a sense of “renewed strength” during Disney’s annual shareholder meeting after Disney’s slate of nominees were elected to the Board of Directors. He also thanked shareholders for their “trust and confidence” in Disney with their votes. Shortly after the meeting, Disney shared that it appeared that Disney’s…
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Disney Shares Concept Art For Future Avatar Experience at Disneyland Resort
During its annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, The Walt Disney Company shared concept art for what a future experience based on the Avatar movies could look like. This was a brief glimpse of what could possibly be but it will undoubtedly foster more conversation, excitement, and opinions as people analyze every inch…
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Disney Reveals New Look at ‘Moana 2’ During Annual Shareholder Meeting
During its annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, Disney shared a new look at Moana 2. The image shows Moana paddling out on her canoe into the sea with a look of determination on her face. In this sequel to the hit animated musical, Auli‘i Cravalho returns to lend her voice to Moana…
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Shareholders Vote To Elect Disney’s Full Slate of 12 Directors
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced that, based on the tabulation of its proxy solicitor, it appears that Disney’s full slate of 12 directors has been elected by a substantial margin over the nominees of Trian and Blackwells at Disney’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders today. Final voting tallies are subject to certification by…
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LIVE BLOG: 2024 The Walt Disney Company Annual Shareholder Meeting
On April 3, 2024, at 10:00 AM PDT The Walt Disney Company is holding its annual shareholder meeting virtually. Below is Daps Magic’s live coverage of this annual meeting. Tune in to watch the developments live or check back later! The full LIVE BLOG can be found here as well. What did you think of…
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Disney Reportedly Fends Off Proxy Fight Foes
The Walt Disney Company has reportedly had its full slate of 12 nominations reach a point where they will be elected to Disney’s Board of Directors. This means that the company has successfully fended off the efforts of Trian Group and also Blackwells Capital. This is according to Reuters. As of Tuesday night, there were…
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Iowa-LSU is the Most-Watched College Basketball Game for ESPN Ever
A showdown for the ages brought in record ratings for ESPN. The Elite Eight contest — which had Caitlin Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes advance past Angel Reese’s LSU Tigers — delivered a record 12.3 million viewers for the sports network on Monday night. That makes it the most-watched women’s college basketball game on record. In fact,…
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20 Years of Daps Magic – GEEKS CORNER – Episode #706
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week’s episode happens to land on the 20th anniversary of Daps Magic’s founding. The first part of this show is filled with memories and moments from the first two decades of Daps Magic. Then the discussion turns to what is going on in the world of Disney and positive stuff.…
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The Disney Dress Shop Gets a New Home in Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort
The Dress Shop opened left one location and opened up in a new one today. The shop, which is a boutique with a variety of vintage-inspired dresses, other apparel, and accessories, now can be found next to Disney Home in the former home of WonderGround Gallery. The shop has been redecorated and also received a…