Tag: Star Wars
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Here are Disney’s Golden Globe Nominations
The Golden Globe nominations have been announced for the 2021 awards and The Walt Disney Company earned 25 total nominations. Hulu led the nominations for Disney with 10 nominations. The nominations were revealed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Take a look at all 25 nominations for The Walt Disney Company below. The Great (Hulu)—three nominations…
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Golden Globe Nomination for Best TV Drama Given to Season Two of The Mandalorian
The Mandalorian completed its second season on Disney+ in December and continues to be a fan favorite for Star Wars fans. Today, it was announced that it is also a favorite of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The show was nominated for Best Television Series (Drama) in the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. The second season…
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Amazon Kids+ Adds Star Wars and Frozen Voice Skills
Amazon Kids+ has added more Disney-themed voice skills to its compatible Echo devices. Today it was announced that the two new voice skills are Star Wars: C-3PO Translates and Frozen Sing! For Star Wars fans, simply say “Alexa, open C-3P0 Translates!” This will have C-3P0 and SD-89 help teach alien languages from the Star Wars galaxy. Key phrases…
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Downtown Disney Announces Opening Date for New Star Wars Trading Post Location and Preview for Legacy Passholders
Downtown Disney has just announced the opening for the new Star Wars Trading Post shop in the old Rainforest Cafe location. February 19 will be the opening for this new location, but it has already been taking shape with decor on the outside. The style will be a jungle themed Resistance base. Disneyland has also…
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The High Republic: Light of the Jedi- Book Review by Mr. DAPs
A new era for Star Wars has been kicked off. This era comes to fans in literary form through a series called Star Wars: The High Republic. The first book in the series is The High Republic: Light of the Jedi. Taking place two centuries before the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Light of the Jedi…
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U.S. Postal Service Announces Star Wars Droids Stamps
“These are the droids you are looking for” might soon be heard in post offices around the country. It was announced yesterday by the U.S. Postal Service that a new line of Star Wars stamps will be released. These stamps will celebrate the droids of Star Wars. The stamps were designed by Greg Breeding with William Gicker…
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New Biography on Skywalker Family Announced
Perhaps the most well-known family name in the Star Wars galaxy, the Skywalker family name is full of tragedy and triumph. Throughout the Skywalker Saga, generations of the Skywalker family found themselves locked in a battle between the light and the dark side of the Force. A new book, Skywalker: A Family at War, takes a…
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Alan Tudyk Not Appearing in Season One of Andor Star Wars Series on Disney+
Alan Tudyk has confirmed that he will not be appearing at K-2SO in the first season of Andor on Disney+. While initially it had been reported that the humorous android would be appearing in the prequel Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, things have changed. The big change is that K-2SO simply isn’t included in…
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The Star Wars Trading Post Moving into Former Rainforest Cafe Building
If you’re looking to shop, Downtown Disney District at the Disneyland Resort is your place to go! While Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park remain closed due to COVID-19, you can pick up some Disney park merchandise. For Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge merchandise, you can head to the Star Wars Trading Post, now in a…
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Lucasfilm Games Announces New Open-World Star Wars Game
Today Lucasfilm Games announced a new open-world Star Wars game that it is developing with Ubisoft. This will be a story-driven game that will come to life with the help of Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft’s studio that is based Malmö, Sweden. “We’re really excited about an opportunity to work with the team at Massive, led by David…
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It’s the Arts – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 1115 (#538)
Welcome to another episode of GEEKS CORNER! For over ten years we have been geeking out together every week and we are so glad that you are joining us! This week, the Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Arts began at EPCOT! To celebrate, the GEEKS showcase their own artwork…made in 20 minutes. Then…
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Lucasfilm Games Announced as Home for All Gaming Titles
Today Lucasfilm announced that future gaming titles would all be found under the banner of Lucasfilm Games. With the announcement came the unveiling of social channels on Twitter (@LucasfilmGames) and Facebook (@LucasfilmGames) as well. These will offer future news and updates about Lucasfilm Games. A sizzle reel was also released today celebrating the history of…
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Always Look for the Bright Side of Life – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to the DISNEY Reporter! Each week, we cover the top five stories of the week from DAPS MAGIC’s Disney and geek headlines! This week, the news spans the globe and beyond with news from different reaches of The Walt Disney Company and also some geek news. First off, Bob Chapek released a strong statement…
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Loki Executive Producer to Write Keven Feige’s Star Wars Flick
Kevin Feige’s highly anticipated Star Wars movie has found a writer. Writer and executive producer for Marvel’s Loki series, Michael Waldron, has captured this exciting role of writing this film’s script. Michael Waldron has been working with Feige recently on the Loki series and also on Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which is…
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The Star Wars Novels Timeline Released With Star Wars: High Republic Books
Star Wars: High Republic is now telling stories from the Star Wars galaxy 200 years before the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. With this new era of Star Wars being explored, more details about the bigger picture timeline of Star Wars are now available. At the beginning of Light of the Jedi, a timeline for all of the Star…
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Saying Goodbye to 2020! – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 1113 (#536)
Welcome to GEEKS CORNER! This week is the final episode of 2020 and the geeks spend some time talking about the year! As we say goodbye to 2020, we got to say hello to the Disney-Pixar film, Soul! The geeks share their thoughts on this movie. While reviewing things, they also talk about the second…
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Rise of the Resistance – Top 5 Good News Disney Stories of 2020 – #5
In this year’s top 5 Disney stories of the year, I’m taking a slightly different approach. It has been a hard year, as I think anyone could say. If we went straight to the top 5 stories there would be some that could dwell on the disheartening. Instead, here are the top 5 good news…
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It’s Soul Time – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of the DISNEY Reporter! Each week we take a look at the top five stories of the week. This week these stories range from Soul arriving on Disney+, to a new addition on the Disney Wish, to a fountain reveal at EPCOT, and Snow White’s Enchanted Wish at Disneyland. Jon Favreau also…
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Jon Favreau Confirms Boba Fett Series
Jon Favreau has confirmed that Boba Fett is getting his own series. For those who have no watched the final episode of The Mandalorian, don’t read on. For the rest or those who don’t care about spoilers, continue on below the break! The Book of Boba Fett will be the name of that Boba…
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It’s Practically Here! – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to the DISNEY Reporter! Each week, the top five stories from across the realm of Disney and geek are covered. This week the news comes from Disneyland Paris, EPCOT, and Star Wars! Take a look at this week’s DISNEY Reporter and let us know what you think the top story of the week is! We’ll…
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Original Boba Fett Star Jeremy Bulloch Dies at 75
Jeremy Bulloch, the original star to portray Boba Fett, has passed away at the age of 75. He portrayed the physical role of Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Bulloch was born in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. At a young age, he began acting. At the age of 12, he…
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Disney Announces Behind the Scenes Look at Second Season of The Mandalorian with Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian
Today Disney announced that the popular Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian will be returning to cover the making of the second season of The Mandalorian. The series gives a behind-the-scenes look at the first live-action Star Wars show that debuted last year on Disney+. It became an instant favorite on the streaming service. Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian‘s…
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Disney Investor Day & EPCOT’s Platform – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 1111 (#534)
Welcome to another episode of GEEKS CORNER! This week, the geeks not only celebrate another magical holiday moment, but they also geek out about Disney Investor Day and a really big platform at EPCOT! Through the course of this, a game is played revolving around how far A Christmas Fantasy Parade can get through the…
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Boarding Group Distribution Times for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Getting Update
Boarding Group distribution times for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance are getting updated at Walt Disney World Resort. Starting on December 20th, Boarding Group distribution times will be at 7:00 AM and 1:00 PM. Previously the distribution times were at 7:00 AM and 2:00 PM. To get a Boarding Group, guests will need a…