Tag: Disney Geek News
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Here’s What You Need to Know About the runDisney Experience
The 2025-2026 runDisney race season kicks off this weekend. This season is full of magical courses, Disney characters, and lifelong memories are made as runners make their way through the different courses. There are multiple different lengths of races to enjoy, courses to experience, and locations to visit. As things gear up for this next…
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Disney Cruise Line Reveals More Details About Disney Destiny’s Cask & Cannon
The excitement is building as the time draws nearer for the Disney Destiny to take guests on their first voyage aboard this ship themed to heroes and villains. Ahead of its maiden voyage in November, more details are being revealed about the wonders that will be found within. Some of these details were revealed at…
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Disney Theatrical Group’s Thomas Schumacher Stepping Down
Legendary Broadway producer Thomas Schumacher is stepping down from his post at Disney Theatrical Group. In a message to staff, Entertainment Co-Chairman Alan Bergman announced that Schumacher would be ending a nearly four-decade run with the company. This started when he began as a producer for The Rescuers Down Under at Walt Disney Animation Studios.…
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VIDEO: Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration MagicBand+ Activations at Disneyland
The Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration is well underway at the Disneyland Resort. With entertainment, merchandise, food, and more to experience, it has been a colorful celebration. One experience that has been offered allows for people with MagicBand+ to go and make/experience some magic in the original lands of Walt Disney’s original Magic Kingdom. At each…
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Destination D23 – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 779
Welcome to a very special episode of Geeks Corner! Fresh off a week of Destination D23: A Journey Around the Worlds of Disney, Mr. Daps and Caitie discuss some of the more Disney Parks-centric announcements that were made over the weekend. Mr. Daps also shares about meeting Disney Legend Jodi Benson, and some other fun…
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“The Nightmare Before Christmas” in Concert Returns to the Hollywood Bowl
Whether you think of The Nightmare Before Christmas as a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie, seeing the movie on a big screen is always a good time. It’s even better when you can see this fan-favorite film at the legendary Hollywood Bowl as the movie is played on the screens of the Bowl and…
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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Closes at Disneyland for Refurbishment
Big Thunder Mountain at the Disneyland Resort has closed for refurbishment. The popular Frontierland attraction closed after normal operating hours on Sunday and had walls up around it by Monday morning. Daps Magic team member Steven stopped by the Disneyland and checked out what was happening with the attraction. Below are photos and video of…
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Disney Shares Look at 2025 Disney Holiday Merchandise
The holidays are already on their way, even though Halloween is just getting started. Today, Disney shared a look at the products that are coming this Holiday season to DisneyStore.com and also select Disney Parks. The Disney Vacation Club (DVC) has some tips and tricks that they shared via the DIsney Parks Blog ahead of…
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Voices of Liberty Give Special Performances for Labor Day at EPCOT
On September 1, 2025, the Voices of Liberty at the America Pavilion at EPCOT gave special performances throughout the day for Labor Day. The performances were similar to other days with added flourishes for the special day. This included some unique lighting throughout the day. The vocal ensemble also doubled up for the final song…
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Closing Date For DINOSAUR at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Revealed
Just a day after the closure of The Boneyard at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the closing date of DINOSAUR was revealed. On the Walt Disney World website, the following announcement can now be found: The last day to experience DINOSAUR is February 1. The attraction will close permanently on February 2 to make way for Tropical…
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The Boneyard Closes at Disney’s Animal Kingdom as Area Transforms to Tropical Americas
Another step in the trek for DinoLand to extinction has been made. The Boneyard play area closed after being open for operations on Monday, September 1, 2025. This was an open-air play area that was designed to look like a dinosaur dig site at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Soon, it will be a part of the…
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Walt Disney Imagineering Releases Trailer for Episode 5 of ‘We Call It Imagineering’
We Call It Imagineering is a new series that is now available on the Walt Disney Imagineering YouTube channel. This series takes a look at the various things that Walt Disney Imagineering does and answers some questions about this traditionally (but not so much anymore) secretive wing of Disney. Already, four episodes have been released…
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Disney Destiny to Offer Adventurous Drinks
When the Disney Destiny takes to sea later this fall, it will be full of adventures that celebrate the theme of heroes and villains. This theme won’t just found in shows and decorations. It will carry on into the various culinary experiences found on this beautiful ship. Some of these culinary experiences will include some…
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New Novelty Items for Disney Parks and Disney Cruise Line Revealed at Destination D23
There was a lot of exciting things that were shared throughout the weekend at Destination D23. This included a look at the upcoming Villains-Themed Land, a new paint-schemed for Cinderella Castle, Walt Disney coming to Carousel of Progress, and more. During a panel that was focused on Disney Eats with Keith from the Tri-Guys, a…
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Disney Shares About ‘Conjured Architecture’ for Upcoming Villains-Themed Land
Over the weekend at Destination D23, a new term was introduced to the world. This new term is called “Conjured Architecture.” It came out of research trips to Europe by Walt Disney Imagineers as they sought out inspiration for the upcoming Villains-Themed Land. During their trips, the Imagineers began to identify similarities between magical, fluid,…
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Disney Legend Andreas Deja Consulting on Villains-Themed Land at Magic Kingdom
There were a lot of fun things that came out of Destination D23 this last weekend. One of them revolved around the upcoming Villains-Themed Land that will be created in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort. During a panel on this upcoming land, it was confirmed that Disney Legend and former Walt Disney…
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Color Palette Updates Coming to Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom
Castles are an important part of the Disneyland-style theme parks, with the first being Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland in 1955. 16 years later in 1971, Cinderella Castle would open at Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World. It would be replicated for Tokyo Disneyland in 1983. The next Disney castle, Le Château de la…
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Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration Activations – Another Way to Experience Disneyland
There are a lot of different ways to enjoy a day at the Disneyland Resort. As The Happiest Place on Earth continues to celebrate its 70th anniversary, there are some unique offerings to be found. One of these experiences includes a series of activations that can be enjoyed with the use of a MagicBand+. Guests…
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Everything Revealed About the Disney Villains-Themed Land, Products, and More at Destination D23
Day 2 of Destination D23 started off with a darker look as the opening presentations featured the Disney Villains. There was an opening number featuring Disney Concert Group singing songs about the villains. There was also a deeper look into the Disney Villains, especially the new Disney Villains-themed land coming to Magic Kingdom Park, as…
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Los Angeles Gets a Featured Role in ‘Freakier Friday’
Freakier Friday was filmed entirely in Los Angeles. Just as it did in 2003, Los Angeles is the central location for the new film, along with the original. In an interview that was shared by Disney, Diane Sabatini, SVP, Physical Production, The Walt Disney Studios, shared about filming this project entirely in Los Angeles. She…
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Disney Brings Happiness to Children’s Hospitals this Summer
“I don’t know why, but I’ve always enjoyed the idea of summer and sun, and all things hot!” — Olaf Summer is often thought of as a care-free time for kids and families, filled with sunny, outdoor recreation and enrichment. But for kids with serious illnesses, this often means days, weeks, or months spent in…
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Trailer Revealed for New “Disneyland Handcrafted” Leslie Iwerks Documentary Coming This Winter
There are Disneyland fans that love the early history of the park from concept to development. Many fans know that those concepts, photos, and even video from the early days of planning and construction are out there. The “Creating The Happiest Place on Earth” panel at Destination D23 provided fans with an emotional look at…
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New Concept Art Revealed for Napa Rose at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel
More exciting news was revealed during Destination D23 at Walt Disney World as Disneyland Resort culinary director John State unveiled a never-before-seen artist concept rendering of the enhanced patio space from Napa Rose at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, which is currently closed for an exciting renovation. The renovation was originally announced in January. Fans…
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Walt Disney Audio-Animatronics Figure Coming to the Carousel of Progress at Magic Kingdom
Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress has been a fan-favorite attraction since the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. It moved to Disneyland, and then opened at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in January 1975. Following a dream with mind and heart against all odds, Walt Disney revealed Disneyland to the world on July 17, 1955,…