Tag: Theme Park
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Universal Parks & Resorts Announces New Family Theme Park Experience in Frisco, Texas
Universal Parks & Resorts has announced a new concept for a theme park experience that will be coming to Frisco, Texas. This new concept is aimed at families with young children. Universal released a brief description of it along with concept art via social media today. The concept art shows water attractions, spinning rides, and…
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Early Theme Park Entry Coming to Walt Disney World Hotel Guests in 2021
This year, Walt Disney World Resort will be celebrating 50 magical years in Central Florida! As part of this year of change, Disney has announced some of the changes theme park guests can expect on their vacations going forward, like the cancellation of the Magical Express in 2022. This morning, Disney announced that there would…
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California Attractions and Parks Association Urges Reopening Theme Parks Soon
The California Attractions and Parks Association has urged California Governor Newsom to reopen theme parks throughout the state soon. Erin Guerrero, executive director of the representative organization of theme parks, said in a statement that it was urgent for the state to reopen these parks in a safe manner for communities to go back to…
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Knott’s Berry Farm Taste of Calico “Reopens” the Park in a Safe and Fun Way
Taste of Calico is an event that is taking place two weekends in July at Knott’s Berry Farm. It is a way for the park to reopen to guests as an outdoor food and shopping location. Yet, it features so much more than that! The event has been advertised as a way to sample various…
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Pandora the World of Avatar – #4 of Top 5 Disney Stories of the Decade
In counting down the top stories for Disney, the parks tend to steal the show many times. Walt Disney World has certainly done that with Pandora: The World of Avatar. Opening What? All the way back in 2011 it was announced that James Cameron and Walt Disney World would team to bring the world of…
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Top Ten Misconceptions About the Disney Parks
There’s a lot of trivia out there about the Disney parks and resorts- where the “hidden Mickey’s” are, what time to hit up Splash Mountain (hint: last), how often to eat a Dole whip before admitting you have a problem… But there’s also a lot of misinformation out there about the Disney experience. We here…
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Tokyo Disney Resort Planning Japanese Themed Expansion
A substantial expansion is in the works for the Tokyo Disney Resort. According to a press release shared by Mainichi News, this could be a new theme park or park expansion that would have a Japanese theme. This new expansion would not start construction until 2025. It would feature new and different attractions and characters that…
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Why Pandora: The World of Avatar Completes Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Pandora: The World of Avatar is perhaps an odd choice for an expansion to open at Animal Kingdom. But, here’s why it actually is the last piece of the theme park puzzle to complete Animal Kingdom in its original intent… Original Concepts Animal Kingdom from its inception was to have something called a Beastly Kingdom. Animal…
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Star Wars Land – Details From Star Wars Celebration 2017
Disney Parks hosted a panel at the Star Wars Celebration to tell of what is coming up for the much anticipated Star Wars Lands at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. They promised to give some news on the upcoming area of the parks, and they delivered! Before they got to details, a bit of a…
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The Knott’s Berry Farm Boysenberry Festival – It’s All About the Food
The Boysenberry Festival at Knott’s Berry Farm is now in full swing! This year’s expanded festival includes more entertainment, more experiences, and more food! For part of the opening day coverage, DAPs Magic was given tasting cards to experience some of the foods being offered this year. With six locations, this tasting card gives guests at…
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Disney Interactive Presentation Recap D23 Expo 2015
On the last day of the D23 Expo, Disney Interactive took the stage to present new games and mobile apps to come. The Interactive group has gone through a lot of hard times before getting some standing in Disney Infinity. Star Wars has been a huge boost, and games from this franchise was certainly anticipated…
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The Ducktales Avengers – Geeks Corner – Episode 422
Welcome to this week’s Geeks Corner! This week we are trying a few different things so we hope you enjoy our adventure in the corner as we film from two locations! Here is a look at what we are covering this week: Disney in the News Dapper Day at Disneyland: https://www.dapsmagic.com/2015/03/02/thousands-brave-rain-to-celebrate-dapper-day-at-disneyland/ The Return of Ducktales: https://www.dapsmagic.com/2015/02/25/ducktales-returns-in-2017-on-disney-xd/ 20th…
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New The Lord of the Rings Theme Park Announced
A new The Lord of the Rings theme park has been announced and it isn’t perhaps where you would expect it. The announcement was made at the international tourism fair FITUR in Madrid, Spain. The announcement was made by Francisco Salado, the mayor of Rincon de la Victoria, Spain. The theme park will be called La Comarca…
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Leap Year 2012 Calls for ‘One More Disney Day’ As Walt Disney World, Disneyland Resorts Turn Feb. 29 Into 24 Hours of Nonstop Theme Park Magic
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Historic Bi-Coastal Day for Disney Parks Anaheim, Calif. and Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Jan. 1, 2012) – Disney Parks guests can get the most out of February 29 when Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California celebrate Leap Year by keeping a theme park on…