Tag: Dragon
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Fantasmic! To Return to Disneyland in Spring 2024 Without Dragon
Disneyland Resort has announced that Fantasmic! will be returning to light up the Rivers of America at night in the spring of 2024. When it returns, the Maleficent dragon will not be a part of the show. This comes after the previous iteration of the Maleficent dragon went up in smoke earlier this year in…
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‘Fantasmic!’ Dragon Goes Up in Flames at Disneyland
On Saturday night the dragon in Fantasmic! unexpectedly went up in flames. The mishap happened during the second showing of the evening. As Mickey Mouse was about to defeat the dragon, flames could be seen coming out of the side of her head. Soon, the Maleficent dragon’s entire body was engulfed in flames. Friends of…
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Cherishing CHOC and Star Wars – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of the DISNEY Reporter. Here at the DISNEY Reporter, we report on the highlights of this week’s Disney and geek news. This week there is a lot going on from Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and beyond! At Disneyland, another Star Wars Nite was celebrated this week. Also, Rey and Captain Phasma…
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Trailers Galore! – Geeks Corner – Episode 643
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week there are a lot of trailers that have come out of San Diego Comic-Con! The geeks take some time to discuss them and what they will mean for their respective productions. This includes clips from a documentary about Howard Ashman by Don Hahn. It also includes Thor: Ragnarok and…
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Why Pandora: The World of Avatar Completes Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Pandora: The World of Avatar is perhaps an odd choice for an expansion to open at Animal Kingdom. But, here’s why it actually is the last piece of the theme park puzzle to complete Animal Kingdom in its original intent… Original Concepts Animal Kingdom from its inception was to have something called a Beastly Kingdom. Animal…
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Fantasmic! 25th Anniversary – 5 Reasons Why It’s Still One of the Best
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the debut of Fantasmic! – the nighttime spectacular on the Rivers of America. Though it will not be performed on its anniversary day, it is still one of the strongest night shows in any Disney park. And, I’m thinking specifically the Disneyland one. Here are 5 reasons why it…
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Merry Geekmas! – Geeks Corner – Episode 612
Welcome to the Christmas episode of Geeks Corner! Every year, something new comes as we celebrate Christmas in the way that only geeks can… but differently each year. This year there are advertisements for new products from Murray, a musical number devoted to Magical Christmas Dragon, piano duets, and even the introduction of Battle Santa!…
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A Disneylander Goes To Universal Studios Florida – Part Three
Here it is! Diagon Alley! It really needed its own post almost all its own. There was so much to see in it, so there’s much to share. After are some tips I noted while on my time there. Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley There was a lot to expect with this…
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A Tour of the Ronald Reagan Library Exhibit: D23 Presents Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs On July 6, a new exhibit will be opening at the Ronald Reagan Library. The exhibit, entitled D23 Presents Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives offers guests a look at the biggest public display of the Walt Disney Archives ever. It includes treasures dating back to the…
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Tickets go on Sale on June 26 for Largest Disney Archives Exhibit Ever!
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE TICKETS AVAILABLE JUNE 26 FOR THE LARGEST DISNEY ARCHIVES EXHIBIT EVER — D23 PRESENTS TREASURES OF THE WALT DISNEY ARCHIVES AT THE RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM D23: The Official Disney Fan Club Makes Final Preparations As Hundreds of Never-Before-Seen Disney Artifacts Are Put Into Place for…
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Fantasmic Dragon Flies Down the Freeway
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE D23 Gets A Head Start: D23, the Official Disney Fan Club, oversees the transport of the Maleficent dragon head from Disneyland’s original Fantasmic! spectacle to The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum for D23 Presents Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives Exhibit. The exhibit opens to the public Friday, July 6, 2012.…
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2010 Disneyland’s Fantasmic! 2 Cameras
On August 17, 2010 Mr. DAPs and crew went to Disneyland to film Fantasmic! with two cameras. Here is the resulting video that came out of our evening at the Disneyland Resort. Disneyland Description of Fantasmic! Witness the forces of good and evil as they do battle in Mickey’s dream during this extravagant musical, pyrotechnic…