Tag: Mr. DAPs
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Fresh Smurf of Bel Air! – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 920 (#438)
Welcome to GEEKS CORNER! This week, there is a ton to cover! The geeks start with news about the upcoming live-action Aladdin movie. They then pivot to the sad news of the death of Ron Miller, former CEO and President of The Walt Disney Company. At Disney California Adventure, World of Color is returning later…
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Super Trailers – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 919 (#437)
Welcome to this week’s episode of GEEKS CORNER! This week, things kick off with talk about the Super Bowl. Well, the trailers that appeared during the Super Bowl! This year there were trailers released for Avengers: Endgame, Captain Marvel, and Toy Story 4. After a lengthy conversation about these, that include reference to The Lord…
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Adventures at Disneyland in the Rain – DAPS Vlog
“The rain, rain, rain came down, down down” Whenever rain comes to the Disneyland Resort, people always ask us “What CAN you do when it rains?” This week has been no different! The weather has been just so wild here lately that the Disneyland Resort closed two hours early on Saturday night. This makes people…
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There’s Magic in the Rain – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of DISNEY Reporter. This one comes on a very rainy weekend in Southern California. Listen close enough and you might hear the rain coming down in the background! As should be no surprise, rain is one of the top headlines this week. As the rain comes down it is impacting the…
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Stardust Kingdom – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 918 (#436)
Welcome to GEEKS CORNER! This week there is a lot to cover and also to experience. The geeks test out miracle berry tablets effect on some things that would normally not taste so good… well most of the geeks do. See what happens! The geeks also talk about some of the changes happening at the…
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Time to Celebrate! – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of DISNEY Reporter! This week Mr. DAPs reports on location at Knott’s Berry Farm while covering the Knott’s Peanuts Celebration as a hosted guest. This week’s news revolves mainly around the Disney Parks with the return of Mickey’s Soundsational and the Lunar New Year celebration to the Disneyland Resort. The Disneyland…
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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms – Home Entertainment Review by Mr. DAPs
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is a new telling of the classic short story of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffmann and also The Nutcracker by Maris Petipa. It is a story about a young girl attempting to unlock an egg given to her by her deceased mother. To achieve this, young Clara finds herself…
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Try Everything – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 917 (#435)
Welcome to another episode of GEEKS CORNER! This week there is a LOT of ground to cover in the world of geekdom! From Disneyland to Shanghai Disneyland to Star Wars to the Oscars, there is a LOT to geek out about! Oh, and then there is food. The geeks go there as well. We hope you…
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Mix it Up – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to the DISNEY Reporter! This week there are a lot of headlines to cover from around the Disney and geek worlds. At Disneyland, it’s all about the new offerings that have arrived for Get Your Ears On – A Mickey and Minnie Celebration. At Pixar, it’s all about Lee Unkrich departing after 25 years.…
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Far From Home Alone – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 916 (#434)
Welcome to a very rainy evening’s episode of GEEKS CORNER! This week, the biggest story is the release of the first teaser trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home. The geeks spend quite some time chatting about the teaser, the movie, and the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe. In other movie news, Mary Poppins Returns used some…
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More Changes Than Prices – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of the DISNEY Reporter. This week there was a LOT of news to cover and it was difficult picking the top Disney and geek headlines. With a lot of news coming from Disneyland, things get started there. However, there is a lot of other headlines coming out of the Disney and…
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Galactic Prices? – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 915 (#433)
Welcome to GEEKS CORNER! This week’s show goes all over the place. While the main topics revolve around Disney and Marvel, the show takes quite a few turns. The main topics this week are the Disneyland Resort price increases, the refurbishment of Sleeping Beauty Castle, Captain Marvel, and Kevin coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom! We…
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Happy New Year From the DAPS MAGIC Team!
Happy New Year! We here at DAPS MAGIC want to wish each and every one of you a very happy New Year! Each year we continue to churn out content. We do this for two reasons. One, we have fun doing it together. Two, we love connecting with our readers and sharing our love of…
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Looking Back: How the DAPS MAGIC Team Prepared for New Year’s Eve at Disneyland 10 Years Ago!
Happy New Year’s Eve! They say that time flies when you are having fun! This weekend while at Disneyland, I was reminded of a fun video that we did in preparation for New Year’s Eve. As we researched the memory a little further, it turned out it was for New Year’s Eve exactly ten years…
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2018’s Final Report – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to the final edition of the DISNEY Reporter for 2018! As the year comes to a close, there is a lot of news to cover from the Disney and geek realms. From Star Wars to Disney Parks, to New Years, to the Sip & Savor Premiere at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, there is…
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MERRY CHRISTMAS! – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 913
Merry Christmas from all of your friends on GEEKS CORNER! In this very special episode the Geeks film the episode from Disney California Adventure as they celebrate the holidays. Throughout the course of this episode, they chat about Mary Poppins Returns, both the movie and the soundtrack. They also talk about the new Tropical Hideaway…
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Practically Perfect in Every Way – Mary Poppins Returns is the Heart Warming Movie this Holiday Season – A Review by Mr. DAPS
NOTE: This article does contain some minor spoilers in reference to the content of the film. No major plot points are referenced but we do review some of our favorite hidden gems! For many Disney fans, the epitome of Disney magic was found in 1964’s Mary Poppins. This magical masterpiece defined Disney storytelling for generations. Mary…
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Sunday Spotlight: The Country Bear Jamboree
One of the highlights of visiting the Walt Disney World Resort is getting to experience The Country Bear Jamboree. This show is currently only available at the Magic Kingdom and also Tokyo Disneyland. At one time, it was also shown at Disneyland where the current Winnie the Pooh attraction is. The idea for this bear…
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Global to Galactic – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of the DISNEY Reporter! There is a lot of news going on this week that covers Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars! With new trailers, initiatives, casting news, and more, it is a good week to be a Disney geek! We hope you enjoy this week’s DISNEY Reporter! As you watch…
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Mr. DAPs Top 5 Can’t-Miss Holiday Experiences at the Disneyland Resort!
The Disneyland Resort is in the midst of celebrating the holidays. There is holiday merriment to be found everywhere throughout the resort. It can be a bit daunting to decide which seasonal offerings are “must-dos” for those who don’t visit regularly. So to help simplify your next visit, here are my top five seasonal experience…
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It’s All About the Fruitcake – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 911
Welcome to the annual Christmas episode of GEEKS CORNER! This year, it’s all about the fruitcake. Throughout the episode, there are Christmas puns, presents, music, special videos, and of course a fruitcake challenge! We hope you enjoy this very merry episode of GEEKS CORNER! We wish each and every one of you a very Merry…
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Sunday Spotlight: Illuminations – Reflections of Earth with Holiday Tag
I have always enjoyed IllumiNations – Reflections of Earth. In fact, it has been referenced in this column before. While I love IllumiNations – Reflections of Earth, it’s even better with the holiday tag at the end of it! It’s built around a theme of peace on Earth and captures the magic of the season…
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Traveling with Trailers – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of DISNEY Reporter. This week, there is a lot of news from around the whole world of The Walt Disney Company. The week started off with Chris Pratt narrating the Candlelight Ceremony at Disneyland and ended with Mr. DAPs visiting Walt Disney World! In between, Disney released a photo of the…
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A Magic Kingdom Epcot Flying Back to California Kind of Day – DAPS VLOG
My final day at Walt Disney World was a whirlwind of a day. The day started off with a bus ride that led to a monorail ride and then a ferry ride! The trip eventually led to me arriving at the Magic Kingdom for a patriotic morning. At the end of the morning, I transferred…