Tag: Disneyland
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A First Hand Look at “One More Disney Day” – Part Three
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs On February 29th Disneyland celebrated Leap Year by remaining open for 24 hours. This One More Disney Day was hugely successful as thousands of guests streamed into the park, many of them late at night and into the early morning hours of March 1st. Jonathan Esquivel was one…
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A First Hand Look at “One More Disney Day” – Part Two
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs On February 29 at 6:00 A.M. the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World and Disneyland both opened their gates for what would be a 24 hour day celebrating leap year. One More Disney Day was the first time that both magic kingdoms remained opened for a 24…
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A First Hand Look at “One More Disney Day” – Part One
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs On February 29, 2012 Disneyland and Walt Disney World celebrated leap year by remaining open for 24 hours from 6:00 AM on the 29th through 6:00 AM on March 1st calling it One More Disney Day. Thousands of guests swarmed Disneyland and Walt Disney World to be…
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One More Disney Day at Disneyland
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs On February 29th at 6:00 a.m. Disneyland opened its gates to guests waiting to experience the 24 hour day that Disney was calling One More Disney Day. Some guests waited over night to be one of 2,000 to receive special Mickey ears given out as they walked…
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Leap Year 2012 Calls for ‘One More Disney Day’ As Walt Disney World, Disneyland Resorts Turn Feb. 29 Into 24 Hours of Nonstop Theme Park Magic
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Anaheim, Calif. and Lake Buena Vista, Fla. – Disney Parks guests can get the most out of February 29 when Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California celebrate Leap Year by keeping a theme park on each coast open for 24 hours of nonstop…
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New Details Announced for Disneyland’s 24 Hour Day
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Today on the Disney Parks Blog, more details were announced for the One More Disney Day at Disneyland. Already it was known that special Mickey ear hats will be given out to the first approximately 2,000 guests to enter Disneyland. For those who don’t care for early…
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New Orleans Square Loses Ernest “Ernie” McLean, the Last Man Walt Disney Hired
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Walk through New Orleans Square and quite often you’d find an elderly gentleman playing Jazz guitar. Kind hearted and gentle, Ernest “Ernie” McLean filled the area with music and memories since he was originally hired by Walt Disney in 1966. This man wasn’t always the charming jazz…
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Princess Tiana’s Mardi Gras Celebration
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs One of the entertainment offerings of the New Orleans Bayou Bash is Princess Tiana’s Mardi Gras Celebration. In it, some of the beloved songs and characters from The Princess and the Frog can be seen and heard on a stage in front of the Rivers of America. This…
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New Orleans Square is a Party as “New Orleans Bayou Bash” Arrives at Disneyland
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs The streets and river’s edge came alive this morning as the New Orleans Bayou Bash arrived in full force with jazz music, characters, colored beads, food, and more. The New Orleans Bayou Bash will be at Disneyland every weekend from February 10 through March 11, 2012. The…
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‘New Orleans Bayou Bash!’ at Disneyland Park – Fact Sheet
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE It’ll be party time in New Orleans Square at Disneyland park when “New Orleans Bayou Bash!” brings the sights and sounds of a New Orleans-style celebration on weekends, Feb. 10 through March 11, plus Feb. 20 and 21 for the Presidents’ Day holidays. Jazz musicians will perform throughout New Orleans…
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Earl of Sandwich Joins Downtown Disney at the Disneyland Resort
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Feb. 7, 2012 — Disneyland Resort today announced that Earl of Sandwich will open a new location at Downtown Disney in early summer 2012. The restaurant will offer guests a unique, casual-quick dining option while visiting Downtown Disney. “We pride ourselves in giving our guests…
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“Diane Disney Miller: Remembering Dad” – LADY AND THE TRAMP DIAMOND EDITION Bonus Feature Clip
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Hidden above the firehouse on Main Street, USA, is a little known spot Walt created as a place to stay while Disneyland was being constructed. Over the years he worked out of the apartment as well as spent family time with his children and grandchildren. In this new…
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Fireworks A No-Show Again at Disneyland
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Last night guests and cast members alike were visibly alarmed when several explosions, that sounded like fireworks, were heard at Disneyland approximately ten minutes before the start time for Remember…Dreams Come True. Initially, two explosions that sounded like fireworks, could be heard. This clearly wasn’t something planned as guests and…
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Discover the Sights and Sounds of Disneyland Resort with ‘Disneyland Explorer’ – a Disney Parks App for iPad
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Take a Spin Around The Happiest App on Earth! ANAHEIM, Calif. (Feb. 2, 2012) – The magical sights and sounds ofDisneyland Resort can now be discovered with “Disneyland Explorer,” the official Disney Parks app available for iPad. The free app invites parents and kids to explore some of the many thrilling…
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D23 Offers Discounted Memberships to Disneyland and Walt Disney World Annual Passholders
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE All of us at D23 are very excited to invite Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort Annual Passholders to become Gold-level D23 Members for $15 off the annual membership rate. For a limited time (from February 1 to March 31, 2012), annual D23 Gold membership is $54.99 for Disneyland and Walt Disney…
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Kellie Nickerson Wins Inaugural Tinker Bell Half Marathon at Disneyland Resort
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE More than 17,000 runners take part in women-focused weekend of events centered on health, fitness and active lifestyles ANAHEIM, Calif. (Jan. 29, 2012) — Kellie Nickerson – looking apropos in her fairy wings and green tutu – flew away from the field to capture the inaugural Tinker Bell Half…
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Terra Cotta Warrior Comes to Disneyland for Lunar New Year Celebration
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Today, guests visiting the Disneyland Resort marveled at presence of the Terra Cotta Warrior as a part of the Lunar New Year celebration. According to the Bowers Museum website, this is Chi Chang Cheng. More commonly known as Jarry, he is dressed as one of the Terra Cotta Warriors and…
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Disneyland’s Ragtime Piano Comes Alive Aboard the Mark Twain with Ragtime Robert
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs While Coke Corner is currently under construction, Disneyland’s Ragtime Piano has been moved to the lowest deck of the Mark Twain riverboat where piano players have been tickling the ivories daily as they cruise around the Rivers of America. This white yamaha piano can be found right…
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Inaugural Tinker Bell Half Marathon Takes ‘Flight’ at Disneyland Resort
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE TV sitcom star to be among the more than 17,000 runners in women-focused weekend of events centered on health, fitness and active lifestyles ANAHEIM, Ca. (Jan. 19, 2012) — Pixie dust and fairy wings will overtake Disneyland Resort and the streets of Anaheim this weekend as thousands of…
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First Mulan’s Chinese New Year Procession Comes to Disneyland
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Today Disneyland began celebrating the Lunar New Year. Last year, this celebration took place in Frontierland as a part of the Family Fun Weekends. This year, the celebration is taking place on the Small World mall. The area has been decorated with flowering trees, hanging lanterns,…
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Happy Lunar New Year! Celebration at Disneyland Park: Fact Sheet
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE With good wishes for 2012, the Disneyland Resort invites guests to celebrate the Lunar New Year season at Disneyland park from Jan. 20-29. The Happy Lunar New Year Celebration! at Disneyland is a joyous tribute to coincide with the traditional Lunar New Year, and it recognizes time-honored traditions of the season with…
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Auspicious start to Chinese New Year with Hong Kong Disneyland’s Year of the Dragon Celebration
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE (Hong Kong, January 10, 2012) – With 2012 now underway, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is looking forward to continuing all the magical fun and excitement of 2011 – a year marked by momentous milestones such as the opening of Asia’s only Toy Story Land. And what better way…
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Looking Ahead in 2012 at Disneyland Resort: Cars Land and Buena Vista Street Will Complete the 5-year Expansion of Disney California Adventure Park
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Guests Will Enjoy ‘One More Disney Day,’ Mad T Party,New Magic at Disneyland Hotel and Seasonal Fun at Halloween and Holidays ANAHEIM, Calif. (Jan. 13, 2012) – The year 2012 promises even more fun and adventure across the Disneyland Resort, with new experiences highlighted by the unveiling this…
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Make 2012 your most magical year yet!
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Disney Parks and Disney Cruise Line are set for a spectacular year in 2012 with the launch of the dazzling new Disney Fantasy cruise ship, the exciting expansion of Fantasyland and the opening of the new Art of Animation resort at Walt Disney World plus the glittering 20th…