Tag: Star Wars
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The Walt Disney Company Earns 23 Academy Award Nominations In 15 Categories
Nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced this morning. The Walt Disney Company, which includes Fox, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm, earned a combined 23 nominations in 15 categories. Fox Searchlight Pictures’ “Jojo Rabbit” received six nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Scarlett Johansson. 20th Century Fox’s “Ford v Ferrari“ is…
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R2-D2 Arrives at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland
R2-D2 can now be found at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at the Disneyland Resort. This popular droid has been found patrolling Black Spire Outpost on Batuu and DAPS MAGIC correspondent recently found him. As he made his way around Black Spire Outpost he interacted with guests, his Resistance team, and even Chewbacca! R2-D2 has appeared…
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New Star Wars Collection From Her Universe Available at Disneyland and Walt Disney World
Ashley Eckstein’s Her Universe and Our Universe has a fan-favorite wardrobe that has been available for a few years. A new 90s inspired Star Wars collection is available at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Soon it will be available on ShopDisney.com. Below are the photos of the collection and the press release: Choose Your Destiny…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Tops Box Office For Third Week in a Row
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker continues to win at the box office. This weekend the final film in the Skywalker Saga was in the top spot for a third weekend in a row garnering another $33.7 million. This brings its 17-day domestic total to $450.8 million. Globally the film is sitting at $918.8 million.…
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Release Date For Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7 Premiere Revealed
The return of Star Wars: The Clone Wars has been highly anticipated by Star Wars fans. While it has been known that it would be returning sometime in February 2020, an exact date hadn’t been released. This all changed when a video on Oh My Disney showcasing 30 things to look forward to in 2020…
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Disney Acquires Lucasfilm and Fox – #1 of Top 5 Disney Stories of the Decade
We are at the big one of the decade for Disney. And, sure, I’m cheating a little because these took place at two different times. However, it’s generally that Disney has acquired some heavy hitters in media that have paid off for them already. Lucasfilm In 2012, Disney and George Lucas reached a deal for…
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Top 5 Disney Stories of 2019 – #1: Disney Plus and Baby Yoda
We are down to the top story of the year! I would imagine many were guessing Disney+ would be the biggest event in 2019 for Disney. It was heavily hinted at before the year began and exploded out of the gate. Yet, it didn’t really gain momentum until it got closer to the launch. Some…
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Top 5 Disney Stories of 2019 – #2: Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge (and Review of Rise of the Resistance)
As we continue to reflect and countdown to the top story of the year, Galaxy’s Edge at both Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios is a bit of a no-brainer. It had been anticipated for a few years and was teased throughout the year before its May opening. This is a highly immersive environment that has…
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The Mandalorian Returns for Season Two in Fall 2020
The final episode of the first season of The Mandalorian is now available on Disney+. With the arrival of this episode also came news about when the show will be returning for its second season. Jon Favreau announced via twitter that the second season will be arriving in the fall of 2020. Season 2 of…
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Virtual Queue to be Utilized for Disneyland’s Rise of the Resistance
Earlier this month when Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opened Disney’s Hollywood Studios used a virtual queue for guests wishing to ride the new attraction. With it, guests can utilize the My Disney Experience app to get a boarding group for the attraction. With the opening of the attraction at the Disneyland Resort less…
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Where Can Star Wars Go After Rise of Skywalker? Here are Two Ideas
Before reading this post you need to have seen Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. If you haven’t then go get in your car or take a rideshare or bus or horse and go see it in the movie theater. Now. I’ll wait. But, for those of you who have seen it, read on. You…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – A Thoughtful Review by Mr. DAPs
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is now in theaters around the globe. This final chapter in the Skywalker Saga wraps up a story that has been 42 years in the making. Through the course of the 42 to years, this story has been built on by first George Lucas and team and then later…
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Classic Space Mountain Returning to Disneyland as Hyperspace Mountain Departs
Hyperspace Mountain will soon be departing back to a galaxy far, far away at the Disneyland Resort. With its departure, Tomorrowland will bring back the classic version of Space Mountain. This departure will be happening on January 7, 2020, with the classic version of the attraction returning a few days later. Hyperspace Mountain first appeared…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Sequences Arrive on Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
On Friday, December 20th Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker arrived in theaters. At Disney Theme Parks around the world, new sequences that highlight scenes from the movie appeared in Star Tours: The Adventures Continue. The new scenes in the attraction now take guests right into some of the biggest moments of the final movie…
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SPOILERS – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Review
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has exploded into theaters. The final movie in the nine-movie Skywalker Saga wraps up the story that was started over four decades ago. The DAPS MAGIC team was on hand to watch the film on its opening night. In the following video, Mr. DAPs is joined by the team…
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Photo Gallery: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker European Premiere
Following the world premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker on Monday night in Hollywood, fans greeted Star Wars cast and crew at the European premiere. Stars Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Naomi Ackie, Anthony Daniels, Richard E. Grant, Ian McDiarmid, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, Billy Dee Williams…
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Galactic Geekmas! – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 1011 (#482)
Geekmas has arrived on GEEKS CORNER! This year, as we do every year, we celebrate Christmas in the geekiest of ways! We hope you enjoy this very merry episode of GEEKS CORNER! Since it is also the same week as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the geeks incorporate some Star Wars into the episode.…
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Photo Gallery: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Hosts Galactic World Premiere in Hollywood
Last night the cast, crew, and many other special guests were in Hollywood for the world premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. For the final movie in the Skywalker Saga, Disney went all out with a massive blue carpet set up to look like walking through the hangar inside of a massive ship.…
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The Mandalorian to Release New Episode Early This Week With Exclusive Look at Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker!
This week, The Mandalorian will not be released on Friday as is normal on Disney+. Instead, the next episode will arrive on Disney+ on Wednesday, December 18th. This will be the second to last episode for the first season. The final episode of the first season, Chapter 8, will be arriving on screens on December…
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Star Wars Holiday Special
The holidays are upon us! It is a time of holiday treats, beverages, friends and family, and of course holiday specials! Loved ones sit together to watch classics like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Elf and so many more. However, there is another program that should be watched at least ONCE during the…
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John Williams Shares Thoughts Around The Release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
For over forty years, John Williams has been the maestro behind Star Wars music. Since that iconic blast of the Star Wars theme was first heard in 1977 by moviegoers, Williams has been writing music for the Skywalker Saga. With the arrival of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the Skywalker Saga will be over.…
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Photo Gallery: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Fan Event in Japan
Filmmakers J.J Abrams, Kathleen Kennedy and Michelle Rejwan, and actors Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac and Anthony Daniels were on hand to greet the excited fans at the STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER red carpet fan event held today in Tokyo. Lucasfilm and director J.J. Abrams join forces once again to take viewers on an epic journey to a…
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Friendship Featurette Showcases Friendships on Set of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
This week at Brazil’s Comic-Con Experience 2019 (CCXP) in São Paulo a new featurette for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. It features the friendships that exist among cast members on the set of the film. The video was shown during a panel hosted by Érico Borgo, the Content Director of Omelete.com.br and included director/writer J.J.…
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Virtual Queue Introduced for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Walt Disney World
This week Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort. This new attraction, a family-friendly E-ticket attraction, immerses guests into the middle of the Star Wars adventure like nothing has ever done before. Billed as one of the most ambitious projects Disney has ever tackled in…