Tag: Star Wars
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Marvel Comics News Digest 1/18 – 1/22/16
Marvel had a few big announcements this week to look forward to. The first was actually announced on a Captain America 75 years special on ABC. It was that Steve Rogers would be back as Captain America, and with full stamina again. In recent comics, Steve Rogers lost the super solider serum and reverted to…
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‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ & ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ Receive New Release Dates
As fans of the Star Wars franchise rejoice over the success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a new release date for the eighth installment has just been issued. In a press announcement on Wednesday, Star Wars: Episode VIII will launch into theaters on December 15, 2017, instead of the planned May 26, 2017. The eighth film is…
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By Grabthar’s Hammer – Geeks Corner – Episode 516
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week, it’s all about ingenuity as we tackle a lack of internet, lack of cameras, and lack of microphones for filming this week’s episode. How did we film Geeks Corner live this week, you ask? With an iPhone 6s Plus, earbuds, and a red solo cup. Watch the episode and…
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Star Wars Rebels Mid-Season Trailer Starts Connecting Dots
Star Wars Rebels has been on a brief winter hiatus but that hiatus is about to end. When the show returns to Disney XD on January 20, there will be a lot of connections between this animated show and the greater Star Wars universe. The new mid-season trailer gives a glimpse at some of the connections…
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Kylo Ren Soon to Greet Guests at Disney Parks
“I will fulfill our destiny…I will finish what you started!” Oh we know those lines very well from a certain popular Star Wars: The Force Awakens character. Spoiler Alert: Kylo Ren will soon greet guests at Disney Parks. Both the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort are about to obtain a little bit more of…
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It’s All Connected: A (Doozy Of A) Theory For Ep. VII
The popular thing to do for Star Wars and all of geekdom these days is to come up with a crackpot theory about a thing, and to find enough truth from the source material to make it believable. I gotta admit, I’m a sucker for these things. I love how far down the rabbit hole…
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Goodbye Goats – Geeks Corner – Episode 515
Welcome to Geeks Corner! Tonight we welcome Hayley of Magical Ribbons to the show, all the way from Florida and Walt Disney World. There are a lot of changes at Disneyland that start with the saying goodbye to the goats of Disneyland. Fantasmic!, the Mark Twain, the Columbia, and the trains also said adieu and…
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Brand New Concept Art of Disneyland Resort’s Reimagined ‘Rivers of America’ Shared
After a weekend of goodbyes to Disneyland’s Rivers of America as we know it, Disney Parks Blog shared on Monday a brand new piece of concept art for the reimagined area. These temporary closures have been set in place as the resort begins construction on the new Star Wars themed land. Check out the photo below from their…
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‘Force Awakens’ to Pass ‘Avatar’ as Highest Grossing Film of all Time in North America
Star Wars: The Force Awakens has achieved another milestone. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the latest film of the franchise is to be the “highest-grossing film of all time in North America.” Though the flux of inflation was not taken into account in the article, the film will have passed the current record holder, Avatar, as of Wednesday.…
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The rain, rain, rain came down, down, down – Geeks Corner – Episode 514
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week is all about rain at Disneyland, changes at Disneyland, Star Wars, Geekolutions, and more! It also turns out that Cameron is celebrating a birthday. Put all of this together and get a fun time in the corner with the geeks. Here are topics covered in this week’s episode: Train,…
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New Year, New Geek: Planning For 2016
2015 has been a banner year for geeks. The amount of geekery we’ve gotten to enjoy has been exceptional, and we’ve all had the opportunity to come together in our shared weirdness. And all that geeking has certainly been evident on my personal day to day. From joining the team on Geek’s Corner (Tuesdays on…
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2015 Disney Stories Countdown #1 – A Year of Star Wars
You may be thinking “Isn’t Force Awakens the biggest story of the year?” Well, not quite. The movie was highly anticipated and had a lot throughout the year. But, the box office results are too recent to be the biggest story. Yet, Star Wars has proven itself bigger than just Force Awakens. There are several…
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Year of Star Wars & Our Picks of 2015 – DAPsCast Episode 27
Mr. Daps, Murray, Annie, Danie, and Mikey talk all about Star Wars and its presence throughout 2015. Included in this is Star Wars Celebration, which was in Anaheim. Thoughts on Force Awakens is talked about (with some spoilers so be warned). Also brought up is Season of the Force which is at Disneyland and Disney’s…
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2015 Disney Stories Countdown #2 – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens has overwhelmed the box office this holiday season, so it’s an easy pick for the top 5 stories. The Lead Up Force Awakens didn’t start a couple of weeks ago. The path to the movie has been one over several months. With trailers, merchandise, and general fan hype, the movie…
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The Misadventures of BB-8 – Geeks Corner – Episode 513
Welcome to the final episode of 2015 for Geeks Corner! This week it is all about Star Wars and BB-8. There is also some other things thrown in but really, most people will stop reading and or watching at BB-8 so we really can just leave it at that. There was also Christmas that is…
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Mouse Mingle to Host New Year’s Eve Party in Hollywood
In just a few short days, the New Year will be here! With a big occasion like this, there are many ways to celebrate. Whether it’s a night in or a spin on the town, the options are endless. As you may have seen on the news or other various Disney themed blogs, the latest internet…
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Brings in $1 Billion Globally in 12 Days
Huge news! This week, Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke another record. With the film out for a little over a week and a half, it globally brought in $1 billion. In only a matter of 12 days, the franchise beat previous record holder, Jurassic World. According to Box Office Mojo, the record was set at 13 days. The…
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2015 Disney Stories Countdown #5 – D23 Expo
As the year comes to a close, it’s nice to take time to reflect on 2015. As always, here are the big stories that happened with Disney for 2015. It was quite a big year, so let’s get started! The D23 Expo isn’t the least of stories of 2015. It was certainly hard to choose…
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Reels in $528 Million Globally Over Opening Weekend
Early Monday morning, reports poured in from the success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Over the weekend, theater goers rushed to see the latest film installment in the franchise. As stated by The Hollywood Reporter, Force Awakens ticket sales broke records. Currently, J.J. Abram’s latest project has reeled in $528M-plus globally. With the film now…
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A Christmas Fantasy at the Disneyland Resort
A Christmas Fantasy Parade is always a highlight of the Holiday Time season at the Disneyland Resort for me. Though there are changes it seems each year, it is a tradition that returns each year and is generally loved by guests. Because of this, I really don’t watch it that many times as it is…
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Ringing in the Christmas Season at the Disneyland Resort
One fun part of Holiday Time at the Disneyland Resort is the Buena Vista Street Community Bell Ringers. This ensemble sings and rings handbells on Buena Vista Street throughout the Christmas season and really is a lot of fun to watch. They are residents of Buena Vista Street who come together to share the musical…
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‘Force Awakens’ Smashes Box Office Record Thursday with $57 Million
Thursday evening, Star Wars fans across the nation headed into theaters for the long-awaited Force Awakens. With the film’s official release on December 18 here in the states, many bought their tickets way in advance, dating as far back as October. Even more so, some audience goers camped outside of theaters weeks in advance. Star…
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The Force Has Awoken: Spoiler-Free Musings on the New Film
We did it, everybody. We made it to Episode VII. Around the world, it was as if millions of geeky voices cried out at once, and were suddenly silenced (by the opening crawl, that is). First things first, there are NO SPOILERS in this writing, in keeping with ol’ Uncle Mark’s request. Loose lips sink…
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‘Star Wars’ European Red Carpet Premiere Takes Force
With the recent and massive Star War: The Force Awakens world premiere in Los Angeles, the stars quickly traveled to the UK for Europe’s own premiere. As mentioned the other day, cast and crew left the states in an ANA jet themed as R2-D2. On Wednesday, fans eagerly awaited their arrival at the red carpet event. Just…