Tag: Disneyland
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Hello Elena, Hello Halloween Time – Geeks Corner – Episode 545
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week the show is packed full of topics that range from Elena coming to Walt Disney World, the Haunted Mansions 47th birthday, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, Disneyland’s PinQuest, Frozen coming to the Disney Cruise Line, and Caitie seeing Star Trek: The Original Series for the first time. Here…
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Little Known Patriotic Landmark- Sundays With DAPs
This last Sunday we actually took a break from Disneyland and went over to Knott’s Berry Farm to visit Independence Hall. It’s a little known free attraction (you can park for one hour free at the Knott’s Marketplace) that has a very patriotic heritage. At Disneyland, though, we caught Pluto entertaining guests on Main Street…
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Rogue One, Guardians Breakout, and Disneyland 60 – DAPsCast Episode 35
The whole team of Mr. Daps, Murray, Danie, Annie, and Mikey are back together again to discuss news from Star Wars Celebration, Comic Con and Marvel news, and the final weeks of Disneyland’s 60th anniversary.
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Gordon Goodwin Performs with Disneyland Resort 2016 All-American College Band
Gordon Goodwin usually can be found performing with his Big Phat Band, but on Wednesday August 3 this great jazz saxaphonist could be found performing at Disney California Adventure with the Disneyland Resort 2016 All-American College Band. Goodwin, who once played with the Disneyland Band and other Disneyland ensembles, started the performance off with a…
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Rogue Diamonds – Geeks Corner – Episode 543
Welcome to Geeks Corner. This week, there is a lot of news to cover but the focus is narrowed to just a few things. With the end of Disneyland’s Diamond Celebration, fans will be saying goodbye to Disneyland Forever, World of Color: Celebrate, and the Paint the Night parade. Over at Walt Disney World, the…
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Disneyland Says Goodbye to New Favorites and Reintroduces Old as Diamond Celebration Concludes
The Disneyland Resort winds down the Diamond Celebration on September 5th. With the end of this celebration it will be saying goodbye to some new favorite offerings and bringing back some old. On September 5th visitors to the Disneyland Resort will see the conclusion of World of Color: Celebrate, Paint the Night, and Disneyland Forever will…
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Tomorrowland Terrace Welcomes Back Live Bands
Disney Parks Blog has announced the return of live music to the Tomorrowland Terrace stage starting August 6. The stage has been quiet at night for a while, and fans have been wanting bands to return since they disappeared. Bands like 80z All Stars, Scot Bruce, and Suburban Legends will come back for a limited time…
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Mark Twain, Railroad and Fantasmic to Return Summer 2017
Announced on the Disney Parks Blog in conjunction with their look back at the last 61 years of the Resort, the Mark Twain, Disneyland Railroad, and Fantasmic will all be back in the Summer of 2017. The Railroad and Rivers of America have been closed to help make way for the new Star Wars Land,…
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Changes In RunDisney Races Starting September 2016
Disney Parks Blog has announced a couple of changes to runDisney races, starting with the upcoming Disneyland Half Marathon weekend in September. Event Guides have been printed out and given to runners at every event check-in. Now Event Guides will be digital, and available for download via mobile devices or computer on rundisney.com. It will enable…
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Doc Tales, a Woo- oo-ga-chaka – Geeks Corner – Episode 543
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week there is a ton to cover after the multitude of announcements from San Diego Comic-Con. Tonight we have Mr. DAPs, Melanie, Caitie, and Cameron joining. If you’d like to join the conversation make sure and tweet at the geeks throughout the week with the hashtag #geekscorner! Now, grab your…
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New Orleans Square 50th Anniversary – Sundays With DAPs
This last Sunday we took time for a small celebration for New Orleans Square’s 50th Anniversary. Part of our celebrating this momentous time was riding Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion. There was a chance to take a photo with a special Photo Pass circle, and we did so under the Royal Street lamp…
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Funko Pop Indiana Jones To Debut July 22 At Disney Parks
The Disney Parks Blog has released a date and some pictures on a new Funko Pop figure inspired by Indiana Jones. The figure is in a series of Disney Park inspired characters. July 22 will be the day that the figure is released at Disney Parks and on the Shop Disney Parks mobile app or by…
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Celebrating Disneyland’s 61st Birthday
This July 17, 2016, marked Disneyland’s 61st anniversary of park opening. Though the resort has still been celebrating the 60th, this day was still a special one to mark. And in a special celebration the park did so. At the Main Street Train Station was where the ceremony took place. The Disneyland Band marched down…
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Disneyland’s 61st – Sundays With DAPs
Today marked a special Sunday at Disneyland in that it happened to be Disneyland’s 61st birthday. On July 17 in 1955 Disneyland opened its gates. Now, 61 years ago, the occasion was marked with a special salute with the Disneyland Band, the Dapper Dans, Jessica Bernard – Disneyland Ambassador, and 61 characters all at the…
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Halloween Time At Disneyland Announced
Announced on the Disney Parks Blog is the return of Disneyland’s Halloween Time. Starting September 9 and running until October 31, the festivities include some great fun at Disneyland. Ghost Galaxy, Haunted Mansion Holiday, and more will return. Mickey’s Halloween Party will be back with 17 nights between September and October. In addition to the…
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It’s Go Time! – Geeks Corner – Episode 541
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week the topic is predominantly Pokemon Go. Since being released last week, this game has taken the world by storm…and that includes the worlds of Disney. This week, the geeks are joined by Caiti who joins Hayley and Cameron as they share with Mr. DAPs about the game, how to…
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Pokemon Go – Sundays with DAPs
This Sunday Pokemon was most definitely in the park for Sundays with DAPs. As a follow up to his article on Pokemon Go at Disneyland, @mr_camjaxn demonstrated how this new hit game is played at the Disneyland Resort. The day also included quite a few other sites as we traversed around the Disneyland Resort. One highlight that…
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Drummers Descend on Disneyland Resort All-American College Band
This week some very talented drummers descended on the 2016 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band. The band was joined by two guest clinicians throughout the week, Steve Houghton on Thursday and Gregg Field on Saturday. On each of these days, director Dr. Ron McCurdy stepped back and enjoyed the show as these talented musicians led…
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Disneyland and Pokemon GO: How to be the Very Best in the Happiest Place on Earth
For those of you living under a rock on Tom Sawyer’s Island, Pokémon GO came out (finally) a couple of days ago. This augmented reality mobile game has Pokémaniacs all atwitter about the opportunities this game presents. Real-life locations of interest become Pokéstops and Gyms in the game, as you wander the world attempting to…
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Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People
On a recent Sunday afternoon at Disneyland after grabbing coffee, I made my way over to the Hyperion Theater to see Frozen – Live at the Hyperion. This time I found myself sitting in the front row, nearly perfectly centered. This created a very different experience and also a much different photography experience. The cast…
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D23 Expo 2017 Tickets To Go On Sale Next Week
The D23 Expo is not quite a year away, but an announcement is already highlighting the event with the imminent sale of discounted tickets to the event. The usual tiers of tickets will be available, including the Sorcerer’s Package. To commemorate the sale of tickets, a few streams from the last Expo will be on…
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5 Songs You Must See Performed Live by the Disneyland Resort 2016 All-American College Band
Summer is in full swing at the Disneyland Resort and that means that the Disneyland Resort All-American College Band is performing daily (Tuesday-Saturday) in Disney California Adventure and also Disneyland. Each year, this energetic group of musicians delight guests throughout the Resort as they perform both sitting down Jazz sets and also standing up marching band sets.…
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Meet the Disneyland Resort 2016 All-American College Band
A yearly summer tradition has returned to the Disneyland Resort. On Thursday June 16 Disneyland guests were introduced to the Disneyland Resort 2016 All-American College Band. This collection of college students from around the country have descended on the Disneyland Resort for 11 weeks to entertain at Disney California Adventure and Disneyland Tuesdays-Saturdays until the…
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Marvel Comics News Digest 6/6 – 6/10/16
ENCHANTED TIKI ROOM #1 Brings Feathery Fun to Marvel Comics! All-New Disney Kingdoms Series Launching This Fall New York, NY – June 9th, 2016 – The world famous attraction comes to Marvel Comics for an all-new adventure! Today, Marvel Entertainment and the minds at Walt Disney Imagineering are proud to announce ENCHANTED TIKI ROOM…