Tag: Disney
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Blake Lewis Joins Phat Cat Swinger For Four Incredible Performances on Dapper Day at Disney California Adventure
On Sunday, April 7, 2025, Phat Cat Swinger hosted a special guest vocalist for its performances throughout the day at Disney California Adventure. The day, which also happened to be Dapper Day, was full of incredible performances by the band and Blake Lewis. Together, they performed at 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM, 5:30 PM, and finally…
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Disney Pauses Federal Lawsuit Against Governor DeSantis
On Monday, a federal appellate court allowed Disney to pause its lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for two months. Disney had requested the pause on Friday. This was after Disney reached a settlement with the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District and creating a path forward for the company and district. The settlement also saw…
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Pin Trading Returns Between Cast Members and Guests at Walt Disney World Resort
On Sunday, pin trading returned between cast members and guests at Walt Disney World Resort. This marked the return of this activity that had been on hiatus since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. Now guests can again pin trade with cast members who are wearing pin lanyards or carrying pin packs at Walt…
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Authors of ‘Disneyland on the Mountain: Walt, the Environmentalists, and the Ski Resort That Never Was’ to Speak at Anaheim Central Library
On Sunday, April 14, 2024, at the Anaheim Central Library, there will be a very special book event about Walt Disney’s last project. This is a project that was unfinished sadly but elements from it continue to live on in one form or another. The book, Disneyland on the Mountain: Walt, the Environmentalists, and the…
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Will Gay Artist Series May the 4th Merchandise Now on Disney Store
May the 4th is just about a month away. Ahead of the Star Wars Day official celebrations, more Star Wars merchandise is arriving on DisneyStore.com. Today, the new Will Gay Artist Series went live on Disney’s merchandise website. The collection includes apparel, glasses, bowls, plates and more! There is even a blanket! All of these…
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The Genie Himself, Michael James Scott, Stops by Disney Store to Grant Wishes in New York City
Aladdin, the hit Broadway musical, is celebrating ten magical years. As part of this celebration, a very special performance was had at the New Amsterdam Theatre. In Times Square, the Disney Store has also put together a special pop up experience for this milestone event. The celebrations continued when the Genie himself, Michael James Scott,…
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Sea Salts | DISNEY THIS DAY | April 8, 1949
On this day in 1949, the Donald Duck cartoon short ‘Sea Salts’ was released. The short took on a retrospective tone, with a now elderly “Mac” Bootle Beetle recalling a time he was shipwrecked at sea with Captain Donald Duck. While Donald initially looks out for himself at Mac’s expense, even using Mac as bait…
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Season of the Force or Season of the Foods? Check Out All The Food and Beverage Offerings for Disneyland’s Galactic Celebration
Season of the Force is now being offered in full Force (yes, we did that) at the Disneyland Resort. This is a celebration with all that is Star Wars. It includes many exciting offerings including new Star Tours: The Adventures Continue experiences, the arrival of some adorable BDX droids, Sabine Wren visiting Star Wars: Galaxy’s…
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Disney Updates Movie Release Schedule
This last week, Disney CEO Bob Iger shared on Disney’s annual shareholder virtual meeting that there is a strong slate of movies from the company. Since returning to The Walt Disney Company as the CEO, Iger has said multiple times that the company is focusing on quality content over quantity. He has also stressed the…
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The Ugly Duckling | DISNEY THIS DAY | April 7, 1939
On this day in 1939, the 75th and final ‘Silly Symphony’ cartoon short, ‘The Ugly Duckling,’ was released. It was the second version of the short to be made by Disney, the first being released in black and white in 1931. The story follows the original Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale where a duckling rejected…
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‘Fire of the Rising Moons’ Lights Up the Night at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
After winds led to the cancellation of fireworks on Friday night, Fire of the Rising Moons lit up the night for guests in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland on Saturday, April 6, 2024. The show brings iconic Star Wars music to accompanying the fireworks above Black Spire Outpost. The fireworks show includes the incredible…
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‘Shark Tank’ Investor Daymond John Makes Dream Come True for Teen During Disney Dreamers Academy at Walt Disney World Resort
John surprises a young entrepreneur with an invitation to be his personal guest at a taping of Shark Tank ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’ investor and successful businessman Daymond John left an aspiring young entrepreneur speechless when he surprised the student Saturday during Disney Dreamers Academy at Walt Disney World Resort with a personal invitation to join…
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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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Gran Fiesta Tour | DISNEY THIS DAY | April 6, 2007
On this day in 2007, Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros opened in the Mexico Pavilion at EPCOT. It replaced the opening day attraction, El Rio de Tiempo. Gran Fiesta Tour is a gentle boat ride that floats past landmarks of Mexico, both past and present. Guests are joined on the cruise by Jose…
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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…