Tag: Review
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Soul – Mr. DAPs Home Entertainment Review
Disney-Pixar’s Soul originally was expected to be released into theaters last summer. However, as the impact of COVID-19 hit the movie industry its release date found itself getting moved. Eventually, Soul was released directly to Disney+ on Christmas Day. It was a lovely Christmas gift from Disney to fans who had anticipated this film for quite some…
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Knott’s Taste of Boysenberry Festival is FULL of Food and Fun and BOYSENBERRIES!
Knott’s Berry Farm is not open as of March 2021 because of the pandemic…but that hasn’t meant food and fun has stopped! The Taste of Boysenberry Festival brings the annual Boysenberry Festival to guests in a new way. The “Taste” implies there is not as much to do as a regular festival, but I would…
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Raya and the Last Dragon – Mr. DAPs Review
Raya is a young girl who lives with her father in a land once known as Kumandra. Many years before, this was a place where humans and dragons lived in harmony. This all changes with the Druun show up and attack Kumandra. To save the humans from the Druun, the dragons sacrifice themselves. 500 years…
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A Review and Guide to WandaVision – Marvel’s New Series on Disney Plus
WandaVision has debuted on Disney Plus with not just one, but two episodes! This keeps being touted as the first Marvel Studios series and it has made a grand debut. Before going further, I’m going to keep the first half as spoiler-free as I can with just trying to say whether or not it is…
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Marvel Studios: Legends Gives Primer Ahead of WandaVision
Marvel Studios: Legends arrived on Disney+ today. Currently, with two legends explored, it gives a good primer (or reminder) for fans looking forward to WandaVision. WandaVision arrives on Disney+ next Friday on January 15, 2021. Unsurprisingly, the first two episodes, released today, focus on Wanda and Vision. In the first Marvel legend, the story of…
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Disney-Pixar’s Soul – Mr. DAPs Review
Disney-Pixar’s Soul is now on Disney+. The story about Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx) explores what it is to really live in a way that is completely unique to Pixar. In the film, Joe is just about to get his big break when he suddenly finds himself in a completely different world than he even realized…
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The Festive Experience of Taste of Merry Farm Brings the Holiday Spirit Alive
Knott’s Berry Farm is, unfortunately, still closed as a theme park. However, they still brought the Christmas festivities with the Taste of Merry Farm! Knott’s has always done a great job with their traditional Merry Farm park wide event every year. This year actually might have gone bigger than ever, even with much of the…
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The World Premiere Drive-In Screening of Live From the Space Stage: A Haylx Story Hits a Homerun!
On Wednesday, October 28th, The Frida Cinema Drive-In presented Defunctland’s world premiere drive-in screening of Live from the Space Stage: A Halyx Story. This crowdfunded documentary tells the story of a band that was created by Disney Records in 1981 that also performed at the Space Stage at Disneyland for one summer. Along with the world…
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Knott’s Berry Farm’s Taste of Fall-O-Ween is the Halloween Party We Never Knew We Needed!
What do you do when you can’t open your theme park during the Halloween season and you are known for your spectacular events? You create a food festival dedicated to Halloween of course! That’s precisely what Knott’s Berry Farm has done this year for Halloween as it awaits the go-ahead to officially reopen from the…
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Earth to Ned Brings Quirky and Fun to Disney+ – Mr. DAPs Review
Earth to Ned arrives on Disney+ on Friday, September 4th. This new improv show from the Jim Henson Company focuses on an alien named Ned that was sent to earth to destroy it. However, upon arriving he finds himself fascinated (or maybe obsessed) with what Ned considered to be Earth’s greatest. The rest of the…
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Looking Back: Seven Years with the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Please be advised that this article may contain spoilers for the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show, including the final season and recent series finale. The Beginning Seven years ago, in late September, I was told about this new TV series that Marvel was releasing that starred Agent Coulson. To be honest, he was one of…
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Taste of Knott’s: Great Tastes and Great Value!
Knott’s Berry Farm is now offering a Taste of Knott’s! This food festival allows guests to explore most of the park while enjoying a wonderful variety of flavors. On Sunday, the DAPS MAGIC team was invited to experience a Taste of Knott’s for this hosted day at the park. The DAPS MAGIC team always enjoys…
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Disney Maps: A Magical Atlas of the Movies We Know and Love – Book Review by Mr. DAPs
Disney Maps: A Magical Atlas of the Movies We Know and Love is a new book that explores the stories told by Disney and Pixar in a different way than most books. It does this through beautifully illustrated maps! Along with the maps in the books, the stories that are explored also include some fun…
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Sunday Recap Report – Taste of Calico at Knott’s Berry Farm
It was a warm but comfortable Sunday afternoon at Knott’s Berry Farm. Yes, Knott’s Berry Farm is open for a special food event called ‘Taste of Calico.’ This was the 3rd weekend of the 4 weekend event. The event is held entirely outdoors to comply with the current state of California guidelines. This event was…
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Howard – A Beautiful Documentary About a Beautiful Life – Review by Mr. DAPs
There are some people in life that you just wish you could have met… just once. You know that they are special because of what they’ve done or what they’ve created. Then you learn more about them and are glad your paths never crossed. Other people, you meet and realize that what you found to…
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Muppets NOW! Brings the Charm and Zaniness of Muppets to Disney+
Muppets NOW! is now streaming on Disney+. The return of The Muppets is a welcome one as they bring the charm and craziness back the small screen as Kermit and the gang try to put up a new Muppet series for streaming. Of course, nothing goes write and everything is sent into a tizzy. Muppets…
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Disney+ Does Not Throw Away Its Shot With Hamilton – Review by Mr. DAPs
Hamilton, the hit Broadway musical that was both written and starred Lin-Manuel Miranda, is now streaming on Disney+. Since the first premier at the Public Theater in February 2015, it has been incredibly popular. This musical telling of the story of the American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton is described as “America then, as told by America…
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The Magic of Props Comes to Life in Prop Culture on Disney+
Prop Culture is now streaming on Disney+. In this docuseries, host and prop collector Dan Lanigan explores movie props behind some classic Disney films. This is a journey that isn’t just about props, but also the magic that they were a part of in the movies they were in. Lanigan is joined by filmmakers, cast,…
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Disneynature’s Elephant – A Beautiful Family Trek – Mr. DAPs Review
April is Earth Month and this year Disneynature has released two new films on Disney+. Elephant and Dolphin Reef both tell new stories found in nature of families of animals. Elephant, narrated by Meghan Markle, tells the story of an African elephant Shani and her spirited son Jomo. Together, with their herd, they make an…
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Star Trek: Picard Season One Live Reaction/Review – DAPS MAGIC Live
Star Trek: Picard season one has concluded. As the show came to an end Mr. DAPs and Murray hopped on YouTube and made a reaction video right after the episode and season ended. To put it simply, the show was a solid season and incredible episode and both liked it a lot. Watch their immediate…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Mr. DAPs Home Entertainment Review
He has been there all along, almost always in the shadows. Emperor Palpatine has always been the puppet master of the Dark Side of the Force, manipulating things to achieve his end goal of ultimate power. Thought dead after the events of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Rey, Finn, and Poe find themselves facing…
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Pixar Does it Again With Onward and 4DX Just Adds to the Emotion (Mr. DAPs Movie Review)
Disclosure: DAPS MAGIC was given complimentary admittance to see Disney and Pixar’s Onward, the thoughts and opinions in this review belong solely to Mr. DAPs. Disney and Pixar’s Onward is now out in theaters. It is about two boys who seek to have one day with their departed father when the younger one, Ian, has…
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil – Mr. DAPs Home Entertainment Review
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil continues the story of Maleficent and Aurora. The movie takes place several years after Maleficent as Aurora and Prince Phillip are preparing to wed. As so often happens, the parents must meet each other. With the meeting comes complications and conflict. As the conflict grows both Aurora and Maleficent find themselves…
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It All Makes Sense… Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
On Friday January 17, 2020 Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance will open at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at the Disneyland Resort. With its arrival, the largest land expansion at Disneyland will be completely open. It will join Disney’s Hollywood Studios with Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge being completely open and available to be experienced by the…