Tag: Mr. DAPs
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Backyard Salmon – Geek Eats Recipe
My backyard right now is full of wonderfully delicious smells and tastes. There are herbs, fruit trees, and vegetables growing (despite the heat) and creating wonderful ingredients for creating fresh recipes. I found a deal on salmon at the market so I thought it would be fun to mix and match a few recipes and…
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DuckTales Theme Song with Real Ducks!
The DuckTales theme song has been remade… with ducks. It is really a bit surprising that this has never happened before. The good news is, it has happened now and you can see it right here. Enjoy! DuckTales Theme Song Life is like a hurricane here in Duckburg Race cars, lasers, aeroplanes, it’s a…
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Anna: The Warmth of A Smile
Some smiles can warm the coolest days… On a warm day, they are just frosting to an already lovely day. Last Sunday Anna had a particularly warm and charming smile. This picture was taken during the Frozen pre-parde on Main Street, USA near the firehouse. Anna was having fun goofing around as they floated down…
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Disneynature's Bears – Blu-Ray Review by Mr. DAPs
Disneynature continues the tradition of telling nature’s stories. It is a tradition started by Walt Disney himself with the True Life Adventures. Now, with the help of narrator John C. Reilly, Disneynature tells the story of a family of bears. This takes place in the wilds of Alaska through the course of a year with…
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Legends of Frontierland, Guardians Review, Last Day of College Band, and Star Wars! – dapscast – Episode 7
For August 2014’s DAPscast, Mr. Daps and Murray the Bellhop cover Legends of Frontierland, Guardians of the Galaxy, looking forward to Star Wars: Rebels and the possibility of Rex from Star Tours appearing. Also in this episode is a few event updates from Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland with Paint the Night. Throughout the episode…
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Muppets Most Wanted – Blu-Ray Review by Mr. DAPs
The Muppets just finished up but the lights and the cameras are still there. After a moment of confusion, the Muppets discover that a sequel has been ordered and a song and dance number kicks off Muppets Most Wanted. This sequel has the Muppets going on a world tour, with the aid of their new…
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A Legend of Frontierland in Black and White
Legends of Frontierland began last week and is in full swing now. This new immersive activity at the Disneyland Resort allows guests to not only experience the story of Frontierland, but also create it. Guests can do various tasks to earn bits (basically money) and then purchase land in Frontierland. They can choose to join…
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Princess Aurora in Black and White
Today I’m continuing on with my series of black and white photos for the week’s theme of the same thing. Yesterday, I took this picture of beautiful Princess Aurora in Mickey’s Soundsational Parade at Disneyland. I will admit, it was hard for me to take the color away from this picture because it really was a…
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Ariel in Black and White
I belong to a photo challenge club/website where we are given a theme for photos each week. This week was announced today and the theme is black and white. Normally for these things, it is just one photo for the week that you post. However, I thought it could be fun to do a…
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She's Sleeping Beauty But She's Awake
One of the most uncomfortable things for me as an amateur photographer also happens to make for the best pictures. It makes me insanely uncomfortable when someone I am taking a photo of looks directly into the lens. I guess I like to think that as a photographer I’m just another hole in the…
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Disneyland – June 1, 2014
Disneyland is always a wonderful place to be any day of the year. Sundays have always been a favorite though and this Sunday was no different. Many magical things happened throughout the day. Here is a look at a day through the lens of Mr. DAPs.
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Disney Around the World – Geeks Corner – Episode 340
This week on Geeks Corner we go on a tour around the globe of Disney Theme Parks. Murray just returned from Walt Disney World and shares about his experiences there. We also check out a new cat Gelatoni (we think?) from Tokyo Disney. The tour continues with stops at Disneyland Paris to chat about Ratatouille:…
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Walt Disney World 2014 Trip Report – DAPscast – Episode 5
This month Mr. Daps interviews Murray about his trip to Walt Disney World that took place earlier in June. Covered is the new MyMagic+ system, Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, and a few other places to visit at the resort. Together they cover a 7 day trip in about an hour!
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Mr. DAPs Photos of the Day from the Past
Some of you may noticed that there have been some glitches on DAPs Magic. This has been a bit of a headache for me as over the last few years I’ve been posting photos on this blog that I have taken. Sadly, many of these posts have disappeared. Thankfully, we still have most of the…
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SS Palo Alto
There are few things that inspire the imagination more than abandoned and decrepit buildings, theme parks, and ships. Or in this case, a shipwreck. The SS Palo Alto can be found at the Seacliff State Beach. She was once a cement ship built to be a tanker for World War I. Towards the end of her…
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A Sunset for the Birds
The other night we wandered down to Seacliff State Beach. It is one of my favorite locations in the Santa Cruz area because of an old ship that rests in peace there. It has become a home for birds and sea lions mainly and is a great place to take some photographs. Imagine our surprise…
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Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
For many Star Wars fans, Darth Vader is the villain of all villains. Yes, the Emperor is completely evil and electrifying as a character but… nobody will ever replace Darth Vader. Now, ebook fans will be excited to hear that StarWars.com has released an excerpt of the release of the eBook Star Wars: The Rise…
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A Broken Fence
Some images evoke poetry. This scene is one of those. It is an old decrepit fence that has been standing here for who knows how long. However, every time I see it I find myself reaching for a camera. There is something beautiful about it as it falls apart. It reminds me of Robert Frost…
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A Fence and Flowers
This morning I decided to take a walk around the neighborhood I’m visiting this weekend. As I was wondering around I found this delightful fence with these flowers growing around it. It just seemed too perfect to not take a photo of so I did…and then I took some more…and more…. I’m sure you can…
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Her Majestic Majesty
Grace, beauty, majesty, oh… and and then there is that evil thing. Whatever you think of the Evil Queen, she is a fun person to photograph at Disneyland. You never know what she will say (to kids or adults alike) or what will come next. On the day I took this picture she could be…
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You Want Thingamabobs?
You want thingamabobs? We sure do… You may have noticed there have been a few weird things going on with the DAPs Magic websites. We had a bit of a database failure and so we are now in process of reconstructing as much of everything as we can. Sadly, this photoblog appears to be unrecoverable…
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Zoot!
Quite often on Sundays we take a few minutes to stop by Buena Vista Street in Disney California Adventure to watch Five and Dime. This fun and jazzy show is one of my favorite bits of entertainment that is found in Disney California Adventure and rarely do I miss it on the weekend. This moment…
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The Positive Side of Disneyland Price Increases
The Disney community has been buzzing the last 24 hours since the Disneyland Resort again raised prices. This happens pretty much every year in recent memory and really should have come as no surprise. Over the past 24 hours I have been talking to people both that have a range of opinions on the matter.…
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Thoughts on Ten Years of DAPs Magic – Mr. DAPs
Ten years ago today we started what would become DAPs Magic. As I sit here at Starbucks ten years later it is hard to wrap my mind about how much has happened during the decade of DAPs. A lot has changed, but some has stayed the same. Today I’m just going to share some thoughts…