Tag: Interview
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Plaza de la Familia at Disneyland Resort Celebrates Everlasting Love and Familial Bonds
Plaza de la Familia at Disney California Adventure continues through November 2, 2023. During this special time, there are plenty of ways to commemorate everlasting love and familial bonds with culturally rich experiences inspired by the Mexican traditions of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Recently, Mr. Daps stopped by Disney California…
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Take a Look at the Foods and Merchandise Found at Disneyland Resort’s Plaza de la Familia and Halloween Time
Two annual fall traditions have returned to the Disneyland Resort. Plaza de la Family and Halloween Time have both returned to The Happiest Place on Earth. With each of these offerings are plenty of magical things to experience throughout the autumnal season. This includes the return of Halloween Screams, Haunted Mansion Holiday, and Guardians of…
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Meet the Author of “Together: A Pixar Musical Adventure,” Thomas Maurion
Together: A Pixar Musical Adventure is now being presented in Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris. This new charming show was written by Thomas Maurion. Maurion actually started on the stage and his career has grown and changed to writing for the stage. Disneyland Paris has released an interview with Maurion about his career…
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Meet Metin Cig, Special Effects Designer and Lead Show Group Designer for “Together: A Pixar Musical Adventure” at Disneyland Paris
There is a new show in Studio Theater at the Walt Disney Studios at Disneyland Paris. Together: A Pixar Musical Adventure is a new immersive experience that takes the guests in attendence right into some favorite Pixar stories. The show was brought to life through the efforts of many different creators. One of these is…
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Influencing Magic #8 – Musician & TikTok Celebrity Noah Sunday-Lefkowitz
Welcome to Influencing Magic. On this episode of Influencing Magic, Mr. Daps and Annie are joined by Musician and TikTok Celebrity Noah Sunday-Lefkowitz! Noah Sunday-Lefkowitz is a musical storyteller who has gained quite a bit of traction on tik tok over the last couple of years. He has composed musical theater that has been workshopped…
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It’s Time to Meet The Muppets of “The Muppets Mayhem”
On May 10, 2023, The Muppets Mayhem will be arriving for all to see and enjoy on Disney+. This new series shows The Electric Mayhem on a quest to make their first album after touring for decades. In short, this series is a blast that is a must-see for anyone who already is a fan…
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Hayley Mills Visits Harrington’s at Disneyland Paris and Shares About Filming ‘Pollyanna’ and Working with Walt Disney
Hayley Mills, the actress who brought Pollyanna to life in the movie of the same visited Harrington’s. This just wasn’t exactly like the Harrington that was seen in Pollyanna. Instead, she visited Harrington’s Fine China & Porcelains Shop on Main Street, U.S.A. while being hosted by Disneyland Paris Ambassadors Carmen and Quentin. This shop was…
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A Conversation with the Filmmakers Behind ‘Making The Disney Wish: Disney’s Newest Cruise Ship’
Making The Disney Wish: Disney’s Newest Cruise Ship is now streaming on Disney+. This National Geographic documentary takes a look at how the Disney Wish was designed, constructed, launched, and then made magic for its first guests. Earlier this week, members of the media were given the chance to chat with the filmmakers about this…
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Kansas City Chiefs Player and Super Bowl LVII MVP Patrick Mahomes Shares About Disneyland Day
Kansas City Chiefs player and Super Bowl LVII MVP Patrick Mahomes did exactly what he said he was going to do at the end of the big game, go to Disneyland. After exclaiming “I’M GOING TO DISNEYLAND!” after the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, Mahomes headed to the happiest place on…
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Disneyland Paris Costume Designers Share About Minnie Mouse’s Costume For “Let’s Sing Christmas!”
Disneyland Paris is now showing Let’s Sing Christmas! in Discoveryland at the Videopolis stage. This year, one of the special moments in the show is when Minnie Mouse sings “All I want for Christmas is… Mickey.” To add some extra magic to the moment, Sophie and Steve patternmakers & tailors from the Costuming workshop added some extra…
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Retiring Imagineer Bob Weiss Reflects and Shares About Career at Disney
Bob Weiss is retiring after working at Walt Disney Imagineering for nearly five decades. During his career, he worked on many memorable and iconic projects and also was the President of Walt Disney Imagineering for six years. As he prepares to retire, he sat down to talk about his career with Disney. Check out this…
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Brett Goldstein Interviews The Muppets as “The Muppet Christmas Carol” Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary
As The Muppet Christmas Carol celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, Brett Goldstein sat down with Kermit the Frog, Robin, Miss Piggy, and Gonzo to talk about the making of the movie and its enduring legacy. The 20-minute interview ranges from what it was like to film the movie, work with Michael Caine, the music,…
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More on How Entertainment Brings Avengers Campus to Life at Disneyland Paris
Entertainment is a big part of what brings Avengers Campus at Disneyland Paris to life. Recently, DAPS MAGIC shared the first part of an interview with Dan, Louisa et Mabrouk, who shared how exactly this happens. Below is the second part of that interview. An immersive and interactive place Avengers Campus is both an immersive…
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Bringing Avengers Campus to Life with Entertainment at Disneyland Paris
Avengers Campus is now open at Disneyland Paris. This now offers guests the opportunity to join their favorite Marvel super heroes and help save the world together. Disneyland Paris has shared an interview about what exactly went into making this happen from an entertainment perspective. It also goes into how entertainment truly brings the new…
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Sitting Down with Disney Legend Andreas Deja at The Walt Disney Family Museum
On June 23, 2022, Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book: Making a Masterpiece opened at The Walt Disney Family Museum. This beautiful exhibit will be available at the museum until Sunday, January 8, 2023. It was guest-curated by Disney Legend Andreas Deja. The night before the exhibit opened, The Walt Disney Family Museum hosted a special…
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Jungle Cruise Reopening and Future of Passholder Program at Disneyland Announced in D23 Inside Disney Podcast
The D23 Inside Disney podcast invites guests from around the Disney company. The day before the reopening of Disneyland an episode with Ken Potrock, President of the Disneyland Resort, was released. On it, Potrock divulged a few news items related to the Disneyland Resort. The first was discussing the changes for the Jungle Cruise. The…
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Aaron Rodgers & Shailene Woodley Share Visit to Walt Disney World
Aaron Rodgers and fiancee Shailene Woodley visited Walt Disney World over the weekend. While they were there, they answered a few questions about their love of Star Wars and also Walt Disney World Resort itself! For both, they hadn’t been to the park in awhile so the trip was extra magical. Through the course of…
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Kimberley Bouchard – Making the World a Better Place One Story at a Time!
Kimberley Bouchard has a passion for stories. Bouchard, an author who now hails from the Pacific Northwest, is also a lifelong Disney fan. Since watching the World of Color television show as a child in Canada, she has loved the magic of Disney. Today, she shares that magic through stories she has found in and…
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A Conversation About HOWARD with Director Don Hahn, the New Disney+ Documentary with the Only Person Who Could Make It.
Next week Howard will be arriving on Disney+. This is the story of Howard Ashman, the lyricist behind the music of Disney animated classics like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. Recently, DAPS MAGIC had the opportunity to sit down (via zoom) with director Don Hahn and several other news organizations to chat…
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Bonnie Erickson Shares Insights into Puppet Making and Jim Henson During WDFM’s Happily Ever After Hours
The Walt Disney Family Museum has been offering a series of speaker sessions title “Happily Ever After Hours”. These panels come at a time when the museum is closed and are a unique way of bringing the museum to people’s homes. Last night, Bonnie Erickson was able to share her insights on creating puppets for…
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Pumpkintown – An Interview with Don Carson
On Wednesday, May 6th at 7:00pm PST, DAPS MAGIC is proud to share an interview with theme park attraction creator and concept designer Don Carson. Mr. Carson is a veteran in the field, with numerous credits any Disney fan will instantly recognize – including the designs of Mickey’s Toontown in Disneyland, and Walt Disney World’s…
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Fabrizio Mancinelli, Composer of the Upcoming Mushka Film, Shares His Inspiration From and Thoughts on Disney
The Walt Disney Family Museum hosted a virtual panel of Happily Ever After Hours with composer and conductor Fabrizio Mancinelli. He has been working on the upcoming film Mushka, which he collaborated with Richard Sherman for the music and is directed by Andreas Deja. Mancinelli spoke about his great love of Disney and the inspiration…
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Bob Iger Hints That New Safety Protocols Could Be Coming for Disney Parks
Bob Iger recently stepped down as CEO of The Walt Disney Company and became the Executive Chairman leaving the reigns for the CEO position to Bob Chapek. This week, Iger spoke with Barron’s about the coronavirus pandemic and how that has impacted Disney. Throughout the course of the interview, he also shared about transitioning to…
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Director Rob Marshall & Angela Lansbury Share Memories and Magic Ahead of Mary Poppins Returns Arrival in Homes
Recently members of the media were invited to the Walt Disney Studios ahead of the home entertainment release of Mary Poppins Returns. While there, the media were shown a special behind-the-scenes about the making of the film. After this, director Rob Marshall arrived to share about the making of this movie and how the original…