Tag: Star Wars Land
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Take a Unique Look at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Here!
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will be opening at the Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort sometime in 2019. This will be the largest land to be added to the Disneyland Resort since it opened in 1955 and will transport guests into a galaxy far, far away. History of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Originally announced…
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New Disneyland Parking Structure Coming With Updated Transportation
Disney Parks Blog announced a new Disneyland parking structure that will sit beside the Mickey and Friends parking structure. This new facility will be on top of the current Pinocchio parking lot. 6,500 spaces will be added to the current parking situations. In addition to the increase in parking, efficiency of guest parking will increase…
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Disneyland Classics Return & Thor – Disneyland Update & Sundays With DAPs
This week had one of the biggest updates to the Resort with the reopening of some classic attractions. Disneyland Railroad The Disneyland Railroad now makes the infamous left turn for the first time in its history. Besides this, the engines and cars have been refurbished and look great. The stations were decorated for the reopening…
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D23 Expo – Archives, Show Floor, and Zorro – A Day One Experience
The D23 Expo is always a huge experience for all who go. This year was no exception. Here’s some of the things I got to do on the first day… 60th Anniversary of Zorro One panel I was able to attend was “Out of the night, when the full moon is bright – 60 years…
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Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Unveils “A Galaxy of Stories” Pavilion at D23 Expo
WALT DISNEY PARKS AND RESORTS UNVEILS “A GALAXY OF STORIES” PAVILION AT D23 EXPO, JULY 14–16, 2017 Guests Will Get a Sneak Peek at the Much-Anticipated Star Wars-themed Lands Coming to Disneyland Park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios BURBANK, Calif. – June 8, 2017 – Showcasing the creative process of bringing new Disney park experiences to…
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Big Thunder Trail Reopens at Disneyland
It’s not a ride, not a land, but Big Thunder Trail has reopened at Disneyland today. This walkway between Frontierland and Fantasyland has been closed for construction on Star Wars Land. It had been a fairly open path from Frontierland to Fantasyland because of Big Thunder Ranch. Since the Ranch has closed, work has been…
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Tinker Bell Half Marathon Recap & Frontierland Construction – Disneyland Update & Sundays With DAPs
This last weekend was a busy one with both Mother’s Day and Tinker Bell Half Marathon. In all, people seemed to have a good time in the end despite the crowds. Tinker Bell Half Marathon This was the 6th Tinker Bell Half Marathon, and was full of the usual races and expo. Pandora had a…
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Time to Celebrate Star Wars!
It’s time to celebrate Star Wars! After this last weekends Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017, it’s time to geek out about all that has happened in the world of Star Wars! This includes highlights of the weekend that include Star Wars Battlefront II, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars themed lands at Disney Parks, 40 Years of Star…
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Star Wars Land – Details From Star Wars Celebration 2017
Disney Parks hosted a panel at the Star Wars Celebration to tell of what is coming up for the much anticipated Star Wars Lands at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. They promised to give some news on the upcoming area of the parks, and they delivered! Before they got to details, a bit of a…
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It’s Time To Rebel – What You Need to Know from Day Three of Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017
Day Three of Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017 was full of rebellion, battles, and theme parks! The day’s highlights include the panel for Star Wars Rebels, Disney Theme Parks, and Battlefront II. There was also some fun with Anthony Daniels and others but these are the three big highlights of the day. Star Wars Themed…
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Soundsational, Boysenberry Festival, and Belle & Beast Go On A Date – Sundays With DAPs Disneyland & Knott’s Update
This weekend was full of Springtime fun at not just one, but two resorts. Disneyland has ongoing Spring fun as the Easter season has already kicked off. Knott’s Berry Farm started the Boysenberry Festival with lots of entertainment and great treats to savor. The Boysenberry Festival has a lot to see and do. There’s a…
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Springtime, Food and Wine, and Fireworks – Sundays With DAPs Disneyland Update
Both Spring and Food and Wine have sprung at the Disneyland Resort. So, this Sunday we did a tour of both. Of course we had to start with the Food and Wine Festival at Disney California Adventure. Besides food, there is a great assortment of entertainment offerings, including Jammin’ Chefs. This show has Chip and…
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Disney: It’s All Coming – Geeks Corner – Episode 619
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week, there is a lot to cover while also celebrating Tyler’s birthday! There were a lot of announcements that came from the Walt Disney Company this week, along with trailers. Today Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger announced that Star Wars land will be coming to Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood…
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Disney Announces Star Wars Land Opening Dates: 2019
During a quarterly earnings call Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger announced that Star Wars themed lands will be coming to Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in 2019. The announcement was then also made on the Disney Parks Blog. The Star Wars themed lands will be the largest expansions for both the Disneyland and also…
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The Disneyland Resort and the Power of Nostalgia
Disneyland Resort bills itself quite often as “the place where dreams come true.” For many, the dreams coming true are getting to meet their favorite Disney character, experience their favorite Disney story, or maybe just leaving the problems of the world and replacing them with a “magical” experience. More and more, all of these things…
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New Star Wars Land Image and New Star Tours Destination
Disney Parks Blog has released a new image for the highly anticipated Star Wars Land. The image shows off an aerial view of the land at night, and hints at at the exciting night time surprises that will be coming when this new land opens. The land looks to be a highly detailed, and good sized…
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7 Story Parking Structure to Be Built By Disneyland Resort
The Disneyland Resort is planning to build a 7 story parking structure before the opening of its new Star Wars land. According to the Orange County Register, a new transportation hub will be built, along with a pedestrian bridge over Harbor Blvd, and also a 6,800 space parking structure that will reach seven stories high. The new…
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Mark Twain, Railroad and Fantasmic to Return Summer 2017
Announced on the Disney Parks Blog in conjunction with their look back at the last 61 years of the Resort, the Mark Twain, Disneyland Railroad, and Fantasmic will all be back in the Summer of 2017. The Railroad and Rivers of America have been closed to help make way for the new Star Wars Land,…
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It’s Go Time! – Geeks Corner – Episode 541
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week the topic is predominantly Pokemon Go. Since being released last week, this game has taken the world by storm…and that includes the worlds of Disney. This week, the geeks are joined by Caiti who joins Hayley and Cameron as they share with Mr. DAPs about the game, how to…
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Disneyland Reveals New Star Wars Themed Land Concept Art
Guests visiting Disneyland will notice that a new image has been posted on the fence for Big Thunder Mountain trail in Frontierland. This new image reveals another conceptual look at what the future Star Wars themed land will look like. It also happens to be at one of the entry points for the future land. When it…
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Goodbye to the Skyway Chalet at Disneyland
Recently news broke out that Disneyland has filed a permit with the city of Anaheim to demolish the Skyway Chalet in Fantasyland. This building served as an entrance and exit to one of the park’s most beloved attractions. The Skyway opened in 1956 and gave an aerial view to Disneyland. It traveled from Fantasyland to…
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Highlights of the Walt Disney Company Shareholder Meeting
This week executives and shareholders of all ages gathered together in Chicago, Illinois for The Walt Disney Company’s annual shareholder meeting. This meeting is known for being a mix of magic and mayhem as news is shared about the company and then shareholders are allowed to ask questions. This year was no exception to either. Some…
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Harrison Ford Provides New Details on Upcoming Disney Parks ‘Stars Wars’ Experience
Noted a while back, the public was informed that the one and only Harrison Ford would share some very exciting details on the new Star Wars themed lands of Disneyland park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios park, during ABC’s “Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60.” On Sunday, we finally got that chance! With new themed attractions,…
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ABC’s ‘The Wonderful World of Disney’ to Include ‘Star Wars’ Themed Land Details from Harrison Ford
So far, we as guests of Disney Parks know very little of the soon to be Star Wars themed lands. From the brief insight we all saw at the past D23 Expo, it left us with many questions. Some of those questions are about to be answered. According to Entertainment Weekly, ABC’s special, The Wonderful World of…