Tag: Star Wars
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Rogue Diamonds – Geeks Corner – Episode 543
Welcome to Geeks Corner. This week, there is a lot of news to cover but the focus is narrowed to just a few things. With the end of Disneyland’s Diamond Celebration, fans will be saying goodbye to Disneyland Forever, World of Color: Celebrate, and the Paint the Night parade. Over at Walt Disney World, the…
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Hope Begins With Rebellion in New Rogue One TV Spot
A new TV spot has been released for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. While there isn’t a whole lot of new footage in this video, it does offer another glimpse of the feel that moviegoers will be experiencing when they see this movie in December. Check out the TV spot here: Rogue One: A Star Wars…
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Marvel Comics News Digest 7/25 – 7/29/16
Following the San Diego Comic Con, there are some upcoming books to get glimpses of. Perhaps the biggest news is a new fan loyalty reward program for Marvel. It’s integrated into Marvel accounts, making it easy for those already with Marvel. Black Panther is in a couple of upcoming projects. Squirrel Girl is going to…
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Tomorrowland Takeover – Hong Kong Disneyland In Detail
Moving through a tour of Hong Kong Disneyland it’s time for Tomorrowland! When I visited Hong Kong Disneyland it was the second day of the Star Wars Takeover, and much of the pictures reflects it. Though it’s not quite the extent of other takeovers like at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, it still had a…
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The FORCE is Strong With This One – Geeks Corner – Episode 541
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week we kick things off by geeking out about Star Wars Celebration. Mr. DAPs and Murray report and geek out about all of the Star Wars awesomeness that came out from London last week. Make sure and check out all DAPs Magic’s coverage on the Star Wars Celebration page! Geeks Corner…
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Hong Kong Disneyland Tour – DAPsCast Episode 34
Mr. Daps and Murray take you on a tour through Hong Kong Disneyland, with some music even!
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Star Wars Celebration Europe Day Three Recap
Sunday was the final day of Star Wars Celebration Europe. The biggest panel of the day was the Future Filmmaker Panel discussion. Even with that, there wasn’t a lot that was newsworthy. Here is what was learned from this panel: Star Wars Episode VIII picks up right where Star Wars: The Force Awakens leaves off.…
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Alden Ehrenreich Unveiled as Han Solo at Star Wars Celebration Europe
Alden Ehrenreich will be Han Solo in the upcoming untitled Han Solo movie. The reveal was made during the Future Filmmaker Panel on the last day of Star Wars Celebration Europe. The panel included Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy (Producer) and Kiri Hart (Senior Vice President of Development). They were joined by director Rian Johnson (Star Wars: Episode…
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Star Wars Celebration Europe Day Two Recap
Day Two of Star Wars Celebration Europe has been a day full of fun announcements and surprises! The focus was today more on television and virtual reality. While there weren’t any big traditional movie announcements, there was an announcement of a different type of movie that is in the works. It could be very exciting! Star…
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Star Wars Celebration Europe Day One Recap
Today marked the first day of Star Wars Celebration Europe in London. The day included several notable moments and newsworthy events. Mark Hamill Things began with Mark Hamill taking the stage to share about his Star Wars experiences both past and present. He shared a treasure trove of stories that included the infamous Luke and Leia…
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Teaser Poster and Sizzle Reel Unveiled at Star Wars Celebration
Star Wars Celebration has now pretty much wrapped up its first day of Star Wars exaltation. This yearly event, occuring in London this year, had several highlights (you can read about here) with one being the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story panel. This panel kicked off Star Wars Celebration with director Gareth Edwards and producer…
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Ahsoka and Rogue One – Star Wars Celebration 2016 – Day One
Ahsoka’s Untold Tales Dave Filoni and Ashley Eckstein talked about the story arc that was to be told in the Clone Wars series. But, the biggest news spinning out of it was that the character will be back in Star Wars Rebels’ third season. At the end of the second season, a battle with Darth…
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BB-8 Oreo Pops & Coffee Pairing – A Little Sip of Baking Magic!
Happy Star Wars Celebration Day! I’ll admit, I’ve never heard of Star Wars Celebration but now, I’m obsessed! For those of you who aren’t quite sure what this celebration is exactly, well, it’s a three-day Star Wars fan experience with various Star Wars themed entertainment, celebrity appearances, panels, screenings, exclusive first looks and sneak peeks…
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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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Entering Main Street – Hong Kong Disneyland In Detail
When I went to Shanghai Disneyland’s grand opening, I booked ended it with visits to Hong Kong Disneyland. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, this is the first Chinese Disney park that has opened. Having a more classic feel, for an avid original Disneyland goer, this had a same but different feel to it all. To…
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If It’s Important, Bronze It – Geeks Corner – Episode 540
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week, things are probably going to get a little bit weird. Apparently Captain America is becoming a massive bronze statue. So the question then becomes, who/what else should be honored by being bronzed? During the discussion, a game of Star Wars Jeopardy is played by the Geeks Corner cast and those…
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5 Songs You Must See Performed Live by the Disneyland Resort 2016 All-American College Band
Summer is in full swing at the Disneyland Resort and that means that the Disneyland Resort All-American College Band is performing daily (Tuesday-Saturday) in Disney California Adventure and also Disneyland. Each year, this energetic group of musicians delight guests throughout the Resort as they perform both sitting down Jazz sets and also standing up marching band sets.…
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A Salute To All Nations, But Mostly America – Geeks Corner – Episode 539
Welcome to another week of Geeks Corner! This week we are very excited to be able to geek out about the introduction of Ilvermorny from the world of Harry Potter. Geeks Corner is lucky to have one of the foremost experts on the subject on hand and Melanie explains everything there is to know about…
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Star Wars Rebels: Season 2 Flying to Blu-Ray and DVD on August 30
Fans of Star Wars Rebels will be happy to know that season 2 of Star Wars Rebels is coming to Blu-Ray and DVD on August 30. This animated adventure series chronicles the adventures of the crew of the Ghost as they begin the struggle against the Empire during the early stages of the Rebellion. The…
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John Williams Confirmed to Score Indiana Jones 5 and Star Wars Episode VIII
Music geeks around the world can heave a big sigh of relief. John Williams is confirmed to compose the scores to both Indiana Jones 5 and also Star Wars Episode VIII. The news confirming Indiana Jones 5 comes from the American Film Institute’s event honoring John Williams where Steve Spielberg confirmed to Scott Mantz of Access Hollywood that…
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New Droid Visits Disneyland
Guests visiting Disneyland over the last weekend might have come across a new droid in Star Wars Launch Bay in Tomorrowland. Named Jake, this droid could be founding rolling around and interacting with wall panels when the DAPs Magic team visited the cantina on Sunday afternoon. Watch this video of Jake in Star Wars Launch…
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A Geek Divided Cannot Rant – Geeks Corner – Episode 536
Welcome to Geeks Corner! Seeing that it is election day, it is time to start voting on things! Throughout the episode this week we take votes on various geek topics and issues. This week on Geeks Corner we chat about Jake the Droid coming to Star Wars Launch Bay in Tomorrowland at Disneyland, the now-controversial…
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Star Wars Collectibles: Ultimate Studio Edition Features 8 Props from ‘Force Awakens’
Need to add a few authentic props from the Star Wars franchise to your collection? This week, a brand new collection featuring prop replicas from the Force Awakens film were revealed. From helmets to lightsabers, each is made to look as real as possible. The initial offering from the Star Wars Collectibles line features eight prop…