Tag: Disneyland
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Happy Birthday Disneyland – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
Happy birthday Disneyland! This is a greeting Disneyland fans hear a lot on July 17 every year (well, except for a few cranky die-hards who keep insisting that Disneyland’s REAL birthday is the public opening day, July 18). After the big “Ten-cennial” celebration in 1965, years in multiples of ten (and even five) became the…
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Disneyland Celebrates 65th Anniversary Virtually
65 years ago today Walt Disney said, “To all who come to this happy place, welcome.” Those iconic words were part of the celebration of the opening of Disneyland. 65 years later, Disneyland isn’t getting the celebration for its anniversary that many thought it would be getting. Instead of reopening its gates for guests to…
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All You Need to Know About the Reopening of Disneyland Paris in Four Infographics
Disneyland Paris will be reopening the gates to its two parks on July 15th. The reopening of Disneyland Paris comes on the same day that Walt Disney World Resort will be reopening EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom reopened on July 11th. Disneyland Paris is also reopening as Hong Kong…
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FuelRod Introduces Founders Status After Lawsuit
When FuelRods made their way into Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts it almost seemed like a deal that was too good to be true. For $30, guests could purchase a fuel rod and then get unlimited swaps from those kiosks when a FuelRod died. In an era with an increasing need for cell phone…
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Celebrate 65 Years Of Disneyland with New Anniversary Merchandise
Though Disneyland will not be open for the 65th anniversary, you should still celebrate! Today, Disney announced new merchandise to celebrate this magical anniversary of 65 years as well as an exclusive online event for a safe and convenient way to get this merchandise! Whether you are looking for a dazzling spirit jersey or some…
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Disneyland Resort Ambassadors to Continue Their Role Until January 1, 2022
Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock posted on his official Instagram account that he had the pleasure of meeting Disneyland Resort Ambassadors Justin Rapp and Rafa Barron. Potrock also announced on his account that the 2019-2020 Ambassador Team will continue their roles for a third year until January 1, 2022. View this post on Instagram A…
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2020 CHOC Walk in the Park Goes Virtual
The 2020 CHOC Walk in the Park will be a bit different than previous years. Today it was announced that the annual walk through the Disneyland Resort to raise funds for CHOC (Children’s Hospital of Orange County) will be digital. At this point, there aren’t many details available. However, participants can still expect to create…
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Disneyland and Walt Disney World Suspend Disney College Program Indefinitely
Disney Internships and Programs has made the difficult decision to suspend the Fall Programs of the Disney College Program at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Disney Programs tweeted out the information today and gave information on what those affected by the program’s suspension need to do to participate in an upcoming program. An important update…
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Dick Tracy Starring in Diamond Double Cross – 30 Years Ago At Disneyland
If you have been reading this blog over the last few months, you will recall that in April I wrote about the closing of a popular stage show at the Videopolis Theater. One Man’s Dream had been in place for only a few months when it was shuttered, to make way for another show that…
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Renovation on Frontierland Entrance and Hub to be Completed Before Park Opening
This week, Disneyland announced that the renovation on the Frontierland entrance has continued. This construction, as well as other essential work around the resort, has resumed so that the parks will be ready to welcome guests back to the parks when they decide to open again. Though the Disneyland Resort has postponed their July 17…
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Disneyland Reaches Agreement With Unions Ahead of Reopening
The Disneyland Resort has reached agreements with unions representing around 11,000 Cast Members ahead of its reopening. This news comes as the reopening date for Disneyland and Disney California Adventure has been pushed back past its original target of July 17th. This is also true now for the two hotels at the Disneyland Resort that…
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Highlights of the Bob Weis Interview on Princess and the Frog Retheming of Splash Mountain
A retheming of Splash Mountain to the Disney animated feature “The Princess and the Frog” was announced today. The concept of retheming the attraction has been in the works at Walt Disney Imagineering for over a year. The story picks up after the final, magical kiss in the movie, and follows Tiana and Louis as…
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Splash Mountain to Be Rethemed to Princess and the Frog at Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts
Today Disney announced that it will be retheming Splash Mountain at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. The new story for the attraction will be based on the adventures of Princess Tiana from the Disney animated feature The Princess and the Frog. According to Disney, the attraction will pick up “after the final…
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Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park to Delay Opening Past July 17
This afternoon, the Disneyland Resort announced that they would not be opening on July 17 as they had originally planned weeks ago. It is unclear at this time when the new reopening date could be. The news came after the State of California announced that they would not be reviewing reopening plans for theme parks…
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Disneyland Paris to Begin its Phased Reopening on July 15
Disneyland Paris announced today that it will be joining several other Disney theme parks around the globe in reopening. This comes on the heels of Shanghai Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland Reopening as Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts are gearing up to reopening in July. The news came via a letter from Disneyland Paris…
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Tom Morris Shares About Making Iconic Magic at the Disney Parks During Walt Disney Family Museum Happily Ever After Hours Presentation
The Walt Disney Family Museum recently featured Tom Morris on a Happily Ever After Hours presentation. Tom Morris has had a career with Imagineering/WED Enterprises for about 30 years, and has worked on several parks and memorable attractions. Morris discussed his beginnings as an Orange County California native with a paper route. This route let…
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More Reopenings!? – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 1037 (#508)
There are more reopenings coming to Disney parks around the world. This week on GEEKS CORNER the reopenings of the Disneyland Resort and Hong Kong Disneyland are discussed. The new castle at Hong Kong Disneyland is also discussed. Along with these reopenings, the Bowers Museum is also reopening with the Walt Disney Archives 50th exhibit…
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Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite Postponed to an Unknown Date
This morning, Star Wars fans received the news that Star Wars Celebration Anaheim would be postponed to 2022. The convention was set to take place in August 2020 but as COVID-19 has continued to affect the world, organizers realized that the best way to keep everyone safe was to postpone the event. This afternoon, Disneyland announced…
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A Global Week – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to the DISNEY Reporter! This week there is a lot of Disney news from around the globe and covers many of the Disney theme parks. The week starts off with the announcement that Disneyland has a proposed reopening date. It continues with news regarding the reopening of the hotels at Disney Resorts. Going global,…
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Disneyland Paris Run Weekend 5th Edition Postponed to Fall 2021
This week, Disney announced that they would be postponing the Disneyland Paris Run Weekend 5th edition. The races were originally planned for the last weekend of September 2020 but as the resort has analyzed its operations, they have made the decision to postpone the races. At this time, the races planned for the end of…
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Disneyland Resort Proposes Reopening Parks on July 17th, the 65th Anniversary of Its Original Opening
The Disneyland Resort has released a proposal that would have the original Magic Kingdom reopening on July 17, 2020. This will have guests return to the parks on the 65th anniversary of the opening of Disneyland. Guests who hope to visit the parks will be required to get a reservation as the Disneyland Resort will…
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Happy Retirement, Dad!
There is the old saying that “it takes a village.” Generally, this is in regard to raising a child but the same applies to a website like DAPS MAGIC. Through the years, there have been lots of people who have helped come up with concepts, ideas, content, videos, graphics, coding, and so much more. Today,…
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Reopening Has a Plan – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of the DISNEY Reporter. This week, there was a lot of news surrounding the reopening plans for Walt Disney World Resort. This impacts just about anyone visiting Walt Disney World this year. Along with the reopening plans, there will also be some other things going on. This includes potentially the NBA,…
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A Year Ago Today – Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Opens to the Public
One year ago today Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge was opened to the public. The DAPS MAGIC team was there in the very early hours of the morning to be among the first guests streaming into this new land, the largest land expansion at the Disneyland Resort, and enter the world of Star Wars. This new…