Tag: Disneyland
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Disney Parks and Superstars to Light Up ABC’s Primetime Special ‘The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration’ Nov. 30
Merry holiday moments from Disney theme parks around the world and a star-studded cast of entertainers will launch a “25 Days of Christmas” countdown when “The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration” airs Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, from 9:00–11:00 p.m. EST on The ABC Television Network. The magical two-hour event will be hosted by Emmy® Award-winner Julianne Hough, multiplatinum…
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Hand-Pulled Candy Canes 2017 Dates Announced for Disneyland Resort
The hand-pulled candy canes are a beloved Disneyland Resort tradition, and the dates have been announced for another year! For those unfamiliar, every holiday season, the Disneyland bakeries will make fresh candy canes that are much larger than the normal candies available for purchase. There are limited wristbands handed out to guests who seek out…
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Disneyland Suspends Southern California Annual Pass
The Disneyland Resort has suspended the Southern California annual pass. This pass, which was $469, no longer appeared on the Disneyland.com website as of Monday November 20, 2017. This annual pass has been incredibly popular to locals. Generally the days when all passes were not blocked have been incredibly busy at the Disneyland Resort. Here…
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Sunday Spotlight: Animazement – The Musical
Animazement – The Musical was a show that was previously performed at the Fantasyland Theater. This was a fan favorite for several years at Disneyland before its final performance on October 28, 2001. The show featured musical moments from Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Lion King, Pocahontas, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The show…
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A Very Star Wars Birthday! – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another week of Disney Reporter. Here we share the top Disney and geek stories that were covered in the news by DAPs Magic each week. This week there is quite a bit to cover so not everything made it in. Here are the posts that were covered though on this edition of Disney…
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Star Tours – The Adventures Continue With New Adventures – Review
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue has added new adventures to this Star Wars attraction at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The new adventures were introduced at both parks on November 17th ahead of Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s release in December. Mr. DAPs and Murray journeyed into Disneyland to climb aboard a Starspeeder and…
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Garland Returns to Main Street USA at Disneyland for the Holidays
Many guests visiting Disneyland today might have enjoyed a beautiful day at the happiest place on Earth as it celebrates the holidays. However, for some observant fans there was an excitement in the air as the garland has returned above Main Street USA at Disneyland. Through the years the garland hanging over Main Street has…
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Star Tours Now Takes Guests to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Planet
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue now has new adventures at both Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. As guests board the Starspeeders, with R2-D2 and C-3P0, and race through the galaxy they will find themselves visiting a planet in the outer rim of the Star Wars galaxy. This planet is now known as Batuu. Imagineer…
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Annual Passholder Sip and Savor Pass Returns For Festival of Holidays 2017
Festival of Holidays has returned to Disney California Adventure, and the Sip and Savor pass has come with it! This popular, annual passholder-exclusive item from Food and Wine Festival earlier in the year has made its grand return and it is only gaining more attention! It seems everywhere you look around the resort, you’ll find…
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Disneyland Holidays, Star Wars Specials – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 807
Welcome to GEEKS CORNER! There is a ton to talk about this week. The Holidays have come to the Disneyland Resort and so did Mark Hamill! Disneyland at Night is coming to Disneyland in January. There is also a ton of Star Wars news to talk about. This includes movie news, TV news, and Star…
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Mark Hamill Makes Surprise Appearance on Star Tours at Disneyland (video)
The Force was exceptionally strong at Disneyland tonight. Mark Hamill appeared aboard a Starspeeder to surprise those aboard. As he walked on board the Starspeeder the crowd went wild. Watch the video here: The Force is strong with @HamillHimself he surprised guests on Star Tours @Disneyland. #TheLastJedi pic.twitter.com/0uG9qVFAqu — Star Wars (@starwars) November 15, 2017…
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New Star Tours – The Adventures Continue Announcement Teases More!
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue will be changing come November 17th at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort. The Disney Parks Blog released a first look at what will be coming to this beloved Star Wars attraction ahead of the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. A photo of…
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it’s a small world Holiday – A Christmas Tradition at the Disneyland Resort
This past weekend it’s a small world Holiday re-opened at the Disneyland Resort. The lines were soon quite long as everyone waited to go on the “merriest Attraction on Earth!” This year the attraction has FastPass available for guests wanting to avoid waiting in the line that can get up to several hours long. it’s a…
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Disneyland runDisney Retrospect – runDisney Resolutions
With the Super Heroes Half Marathon weekend over, the Disneyland runDisney races are going on hiatus. It’s a hard thing for many, and it feels like they’re done for good. They’ll be back at some point. But, I am glad to have been part of them up until now. Although my journey started only in…
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Why Volunteering at runDisney Events Made it More Magical
This last weekend was the last of the runDisney Disneyland races for a while. It’s a difficult time, but probably most difficult for a group of people that have been volunteering and then working the events for several years. I’ve been able to be part of that group for a time. Here’s some reflections on…
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It’s Holiday Time – Disney Reporter
Welcome to this week’s edition of Disney Reporter. Each week we cover the top stories in the Disney and geek community as covered on DAPs Magic. This week the main stories revolve around the Holidays coming to the Disneyland Resort. There is also a lot of Star Wars news. Posts referenced in this edition of…
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Holiday Time at the Disneyland Resort Kicks Off With A Christmas Fantasy Parade!
Holiday Time has officially kicked off at the Disneyland Resort. One holiday tradition for many guests is watching A Christmas Fantasy Parade at Disneyland. This Christmas tradition has Disney characters, toy trumpet players, elves, and of course Santa Claus! This parade debuted in 1994 and replaced A Very Merry Christmas Parade. It has been modified…
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Castle Show and Main Street March Along Takes on Holiday Flair
The Disneyland Band and friends took on a holiday flair this year for the castle show and Main Street march along during the Holiday Time at the Disneyland Resort. In recent years the castle show and march along hasn’t had any seasonal variation throughout the year. This year, the Disneyland Band performed Jingle Bells in…
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Holiday Starbucks Mugs and Ornaments Arrive at Disneyland Resort
Holiday mugs have appeared at the Starbucks locations in both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. These mugs are taller than the average mug and have both the Starbucks logo and also a gingerbread castle on the other side. Ornaments that are miniature “you are here” mugs have also arrived. They can be found at the…
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Disney-Pixar’s Coco Sneak Peek Delights Disney California Adventure
Disney-Pixar’s Coco sneak peek is now delighting guests who visit Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort. The sneak peek for this new Disney-Pixar film can be experienced in the Bug’s Life Theater near the entrance of A Bug’s Land. The preview begins outside before entering the theater. There, some of the decorations found in…
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Mickey’s Soundsational Parade Says Goodbye to Disneyland
On November 5th Mickey’s Soundsational Parade made its way up through the Disneyland for the last time for the foreseeable future. This parade soft-opened on May 26, 2011 before officially opening a day later. A special media event gave a view of the parade from above on risers at the beginning of June in 2011…
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Loki, Clarabelle, & Soundsational – Disneyland Update 11/6/17 & Sundays With DAPs
It’s time for Disneyland updates again! Even though this week is the transition week between Halloween and Christmas there’s a lot that was added on the weekend that is enhancing the parks already. But, also one thing that is leaving for a time. Holiday Transition Like I said, there are transitions of decorations throughout the…
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Walt Disney Studios Paris – A Movie Experience Unlike Any Other – Part Two
Walt Disney Studios Paris Continuing on the photo and video tour, here’s the last two lands and some of the entertainment of Walt Disney Studios Paris. Toy Story Land Disney Studios Paris was the first of this now multi-park land. Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin, Toy Soldier Parachute Drop, and RC Racer made their debut here…
