Tag: Performance
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Phat Cat Swinger Returning to Disneyland Resort for Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure
Fan-favorite Phat Cat Swinger is returning to the Disneyland Resort this holiday season. The West Coast’s littlest big band will be part of the lineup for the Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure. The band can be found in the lineup on the Disney Festival of Holidays page on Disneyland’s website now. They join…
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The Walt Disney Family Museum Shares Magical Evening With Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda
On Thursday night The Walt Disney Family Museum hosted An Evening with Alan Menken. DAPS MAGIC was invited to cover this event by The Walt Disney Family Museum. It was a magical night that gave donors and fans the chance to experience the magic of the music and experiences of Alan Menken, Chris Montan, and…
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Enjoy the Live Musical Entertainment of the Disneyland Resort
One of the DAPS MAGIC team’s favorite things to do is to enjoy the live musical entertainment that can be found at the Disneyland Resort. From the Disneyland Band to Five & Dime, to the Dapper Dans, or Pearly Band, there are a lot of different entertainment acts to be enjoyed. Through the years, the…
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Disneyland Resort 2019 All-American College Band Has a Saxy Night with Guest Clinician Sal Lozano
The Disneyland Resort 2019 All-American College Band played with guest clinician Sal Lozano on Thursday Night at the Hollywood Backlot Stage in Disney California Adventure. The performance comes as the summer season for the band begins to come to a close. Sal Lozano, a fantastic jazz musician, brought the night to life with his spirited…
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Gordon Goodwin Brings Jazzy Stylings to the Disneyland Resort 2019 All-American College Band
Last week, I had the pleasure of enjoying the talents of Gordon Goodwin and the Disneyland Resort 2019 All-American College Band (AACB) perform at the Hollywood Backlot stage. Like the young musicians that make up this incredible band, Goodwin also had an early start at the Disneyland Resort. This past Thursday (7/25), Goodwin shared of…
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2019 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band Announces Daily Showtimes
The 2019 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band begins performances on June 17. Up until now, the daily schedule hasn’t been known. This changed today when the band announced the following showtimes for those wishing to experience them this summer. 2019 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band Showtimes 4:30 PM – Disneyland Patriotic Flag Retreat 5:15 PM…
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Tale of The Lion King Begins Limited Run on Palisades Stage at Disneyland Resort
Today Tale of The Lion King officially began its run at the Disneyland Resort ahead of the release of Jon Favreau’s retelling of The Lion King on July 19th. The show is an all original musical retelling of The Lion King. It is led by a narrator named Mwongozo, which is Swahili for “guide.” Mwongozo…
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Chris Pratt Tells the Story of Christmas For Disneyland’s Candlelight Ceremony
On Saturday night, guests at the Disneyland Resort for the annual Candlelight Ceremony were treated to the narration of Chris Pratt. Known for his roles in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, the Jurassic World franchise, and also Parks & Recreation, Pratt brought his personality and passion to the role of narrator. As he shared…
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Sunday Spotlight: Laughing Stock Co.
The Laughing Stock Company is a comedy troupe that performs at Disneyland. They can be found at the Golden Horseshoe Saloon throughout the day in Frontierland. In each show, Mayor Sam J. McGillicuddy, his daughter Sally Mae and Sheriff Clem Clodhopper are joined by a pianist for their antics. Some of these shows retell Disney stories,…
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John Clayton Gets Jazzy With The 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band
The summer series of guest clinicians continues with the 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band. As their season comes to a close, John Clayton was the most recent jazz great to work with the band. On Thursday, August 2nd, he led the band during a set that had a nice variety of jazz. John Clayton…
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Wayne Bergeron Takes 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band to New Heights During Royale Theatre Performance
Fresh off performing on the soundtrack for Disney-Pixar’s Incredibles 2, world-renown jazz trumpeter Wayne Bergeron performed with the 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band on Thursday night. This marked ten years that Wayne Bergeron had played with the band during its series of clinicians. Wayne Bergeron once was a member of the Disneyland Band. He also…
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The Pixarmonic Orchestra at Pixar Pals is An Absolute Delight at Disneyland Resort’s Pixar Fest!
There are many different magical things to see and experience at Pixar Fest this summer at the Disneyland Resort. There are new foods, returning and modified parades, the Together Forever fireworks, characters, merchandise, and more! One of my favorite Pixar Fest offerings though is the Pixarmonic Orchestra at Pixar Pals. Found in Paradise Gardens, the…
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Sunday Spotlight: Limited Time Magic Castle Show
This Sunday’s spotlight is a limited spotlight while some work is done on Main Street, USA to replace the horse-drawn streetcar’s tracks. Up until the refurbishment beginning, the Disneyland Band began their castle set and were then joined by Mickey and friends to march down Main Street, USA. Halfway down Main Street, the Disneyland Band…
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Christmas Time is Here – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 811
Welcome to the annual Christmas episode of GEEKS CORNER! There is a lot going on in this expanded episode that includes Christmas geek gift tips, the Iron Cookie competition, a conversation with Adam (he’s a puppet but he doesn’t know that), a wrap battle, and of course the annual musical number. Throw in a gift…
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Phat Cat Swinger Jazz Up The Night at Disney California Adventure With Holiday Music
The holidays are upon the Disneyland Resort and if you want to get into the spirit of the season in a jazzy way, stop by the Festival of Holidays in Disney California Adventure and check out Phat Cat Swinger. They play every weekend offering an energetic set of Christmas magic to those in attendance. The…
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Javon Jackson Performs With the Disneyland Resort 2017 All-American College Band
Jazz saxophonist Javon Jackson performed at Disneyland last night. As part of the Disneyland Resort All-American College Band clinician series, Jackson performed during their sit-down jazz set. Jackson originally rose to prominence by playing with Art Blakey’s band. Throughout his career he has recorded numerous albums. In 2010 he composed a score for the Alfred…
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A Jazzy Night With Jiggs Whigham and the Disneyland Resort 2017 All-American College Band
Throughout each summer the Disneyland Resort All-American College Band has guest clinicians join the band, mentor them, and then perform with them. This week, the band was joined by jazz great Jiggs Whigham. Whigham first garnered attention in the music world when he played with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, directed by Ray McKinley. A couple…
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Disneyland Resort 2017 All-American College Band Arrives for a Summer of Musical Fun!
The Disneyland Resort All-American College Band returned to the Disneyland Resort yesterday. Under the direction of Dr. Ron McCurdy the band will be performing for nine weeks this summer in both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. The season this year began with the patriotic flag retreat in Town Square on Main Street, USA. The next…
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Time to Breakout Guardians! – Geeks Corner – Episode 635
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week, there is a lot of heroic topics as we geek out about the Summer of Heroes at the Disneyland Resort! A big part of this is the opening of Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! There are a lot of different things to experience as guests #HeroUp at…
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ABC to Present The Wonderful World of Disney: The Little Mermaid Live
ABC is bringing The Little Mermaid to live television. The Disney animated 1989 classic will be performed during a live 2 hour musical event. The story of Ariel’s quest to gain her legs and fall in love with her prince will include animation accompanied by live-action performances from a cast of celebrity performers. This isn’t an entirely new…
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Disneyland is the Place For Dancing and Live Music This Summer!
Disneyland Resort will be the place for dancing to live music this summer! Fans of live music will be happy to hear that Tomorrowland Terrace will be hosting live bands throughout the summer. The bands will be playing music that comes from ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s up to today. The live music in Tomorrowland will begin May 26th and…
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A Whole New World of Alan Menken – Disney Legend Alan Menken’s New One-Man Show to be Presented at D23 Expo
Think of your favorite Disney music and odds are it was composed by one of just a handful of a composers. One of the more prominent of these composers is Disney Legend Alan Menken. Throughout his career he has added a musical voice to many of our favorite Disney characters. Alan Menken is the man behind…
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YouTubers Traci Hines and Nick Pitera Release Beauty and the Beast Cover
Beauty and the Beast is well on its way to becoming a big hit for the Walt Disney Company. This live-action recreation of the original animated classic is warming hearts around the globe, including our own DC Sarah’s (read her review here!). One of the big things that makes this movie so magical is the…
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Main Street Electrical Parade – DAPsCast Episode 50
This special episode features the entire soundtrack of the Main Street Electrical Parade live from the Premiere Party at Disneyland in 3D sound.