Tag: Studios
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Disneyland Resort’s Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! Offers Multiple Ride Experiences
When Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! opens on May 27th, riders will get to experience multiple different iterations of the ride. Anyone who has seen the Guardians of the Galaxy movies know that music plays a heavy role in the storytelling. This attraction will be no different. When guests board this attraction they…
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Marvel and Hulu’s Runaways Video Clip and Full First Season Order
Marvel and Hulu announced a full order of the first season of Runaways. The announcement was made during an upfronts presentation this morning. Runaways is a popular Marvel comic where a group of children find out their parents are super villains. Some of the kids also have powers gained from their parents. The group runs…
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Walt Disney World runDisney Trip Planning – DAPsCast Episode 59
Murray, Mikey, Annie, and Danie talk about the upcoming trip to Walt Disney World that the team will have. They go through what it’s like to plan and pack from the Disneyland goers’ perspective. Added in that are some tips in planning trips. Then some tips in planning on runDisney races, because most of the…
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Black Panther, Beauty and the Beast, and Parades – DAPsCast Episode 51
Mr. Daps, Mikey, Annie, and Murray are together on this week’s episode. In it they comment on the recent start of production for Black Panther and overall status of Marvel movies. Also the continuation of live action Beauty and the Beast discussion advances. Since the Main Street Electrical Parade is back at Disneyland they discuss…
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3 Reasons Why Marvel Should Do Completely Stand Alone Films
The other day I was reading some commentary on Marvel Studios films and it was pointed out that some of the characters have similar backgrounds, but different approaches to life. In particular, Ant-Man and Hawkeye are both the only fathers currently in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which puts them in a vulnerable state for their…
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First Trailer For Spider-Man: Homecoming Released
Marvel and Sony has released the first official trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming which will star Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, and Robert Downey Jr. among many others. The trailer indicates the film will show the balance between Peter Parker’s school life and struggle as a super hero, especially wanting to be on the same level as…
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Why IMAX 3D Will Be The Way To Watch Doctor Strange
Last night I had the opportunity to see 15 minutes of IMAX 3D footage of the upcoming Doctor Strange. The day before I saw it in a fairly regular 3D screen at Disney California Adventure. I got a little pumped up seeing it at DCA. I was chomping at the bit for tickets after seeing…
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Runaways To Be New Marvel Series on Hulu
Marvel has just announced a new television series to be developed for Hulu of the comic Runaways. What is Runaways? It’s a story about a group of kids that have one thing in common: their parents are super villains. The group came together because once a year their parents perform a deadly ritual. When they…
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Shakira’s New Song “Try Everything” Featured in New “Zootopia” Trailer!
Disney has released a new trailer for Zootopia. This trailer features a new song from Shakira, Try Everything. The song is written by singer-songwriter Sia and songwriting duo Stargate. It will be available as a single on January 8, 2016. Take a look at the trailer below and tell us what you think of it! Zootopia Official Trailer…
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Frozen Summer Fun – What’s It Like?
On both coasts the summer has been quite hot, but over in Disney’s Hollywood Studios there is a remedy. Frozen Summer Fun has been happening to help cool down guests in the park. It is a blast, and here’s why… For the First Time In Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration This great show has an…
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DuckTales Reboot, Into The Woods, Star Wars Rebels & More – DAPscast – Episode 17
Diplomatic Danie, Mr. Daps, Annie, and Murray talk about the announced reboot of DuckTales, Into The Woods coming to home media, Star Wars Rebels first season review, and discussion on the big news items from the Disney stockholders meeting.
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What Will Disney's Hollywood Studios Name Be?
Recently, Bob Iger announced that another name change for the Florida park would come. When it first opened, it was known as Disney MGM Studios, then changed to Disney’s Hollywood Studios to reflect the drop of MGM’s influence and large contractual agreement. The park has also evolved from working studio to purely theme park. Even…
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Could Disney's Hollywood Studios Change?
The infamous Sorcerer hat is coming down from Disney’s Hollywood Studios starting tomorrow. With all the press it’s getting it makes me think of the rest of the park and the direction it’s heading. With the giant hat structure being dismantled, it seems like it will go back to the original look of the park.…
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2014 Disney Stories Countdown #4 – Frozen Takes Over Disney Parks
As the countdown continues, here’s another grouping of stories that fit one theme or category. This year saw Frozen take over not one, not two, but three theme parks. Well, at least with big announcements for Disney parks around the world. First, Walt Disney World ended their summer season with some snow. Frozen took over…
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New Great Movie Ride Coming From Disney/TCM Partnership
A refresh for an opening day Disney’s Hollywood Studios attraction was announced. The Great Movie Ride has been entertaining guests since the 1989 opening of the park. This attraction has featured great moments from movie history. The attraction was the biggest partnership between Disney and MGM Studios, who was originally brought in to help anchor…
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Walt Disney World Closures, Star Wars Rebels, and Disneyland News! – DAPscast – Episode 8
For September 2014, Mr. Daps and Murray review Star Wars Rebels’ first episode. Then they discuss the recently announced closures of attractions in Walt Disney World: Maelstrom and Studio Backlot Tour. Finally, the show goes over to the west coast to talk about the College Band and Halloween Time at Disneyland.
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Disney's Big Hero 6 – Official US Trailer 2 Released
Disney has released the 2nd official US trailer for it’s newest animated feature Disney’s Big Hero 6. This trailer offers a deeper look at what this movie will be about when it is released in November: A group of nerds trying to save the world. It also gets into a bit of the backstory of…
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Guide to Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy is an instant hit! This Marvel movie fits right into the rest of the bunch. But, how does it fit into the comics? Here’s a look at how the movie crosses over from comics. BE WARNED, THERE ARE SPOILERS AHEAD! You can check out an unspoiled review on Dapsmagic.com if you…
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Is Guardians of the Galaxy Worth Watching?
Marvel has done a war movie. They’ve done a fantasy film. They’ve done a spy movie. Now, in the form of Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel tackles sci-fi. Granted, super hero movies are generally sci-fi, but this film is very sci-fi. Characters Peter Quill, Star Lord, is the main protagonist. He’s a human in space. Armed with…
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Disney's Big Hero 6 Trailer Introduces Heroes and Villains
Disney has released a trailer for Big Hero 6, the first crossover where Disney Animation Studios feature characters from the Marvel Universe. The trailer unveils the basic plot-line for the movie, the villain, and some of the heroes who join Hiro Hamada to save the day. Big Hero 6 Trailer Big Hero 6 Description: “Big Hero…
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Big Hero 6 Voice Cast and Character Descriptions Revealed
Big Hero 6 is revealing more about the upcoming adventures that will come to theaters later this year. Disney has now released character photos, descriptions, and some of the cast list from the movie. While this list does not reveal the entire voice cast, it does start to develop the team that will be seen…
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Disney's Hollywood Studios 2014 Picks and Tips
Disney’s Hollywood Studios recently celebrated its 25th year, though it was not always known by this name. It started off as Disney MGM Studios, when Disney was building itself back up and trying to establish media that would connect with audiences again. Because of this, the park has changed greatly, especially having once been a…
