Tag: Travel
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Geek Eats Disney Recipe: Cream Cheese and Guava-stuffed French Toast
Walt Disney World is a fantastic place to go if you love food. As you travel around the various parks and resorts there is food to be tried from around the globe. The options are countless and are also delicious! Over at Disney’s Caribbean Beach, there is a new quick and casual restaurant. It offers…
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New Food, More Magic! – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to this week’s edition of DISNEY Reporter! This week the news get started with some food news. There are new menus to be found at Flo’s V-8 Cafe at Disney California Adventure and also at the Diamond Horesehoe in the Magic Kingdom. DAPS MAGIC has a look at what both of these are. There’s…
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Disney Cruise Line Debuts Diverse Lineup of Itineraries and Home Ports for Fall 2019
Family fun awaits during departures from New York, California, Texas and Florida CELEBRATION, Fla. (May 17, 2018) – In fall 2019, Disney Cruise Line will return to favorite destinations and home ports on a variety of itineraries, including adventures to Bermuda, Bahamas, Baja, Canada and the Caribbean. With cruises ranging from two-night getaways to weeklong…
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Adventures by Disney Debuts All-New Japan Vacation, Robust Line-up of Worldwide Itineraries in 2019
BURBANK, Calif. (May 3, 2018) – Today Adventures by Disney, a leader in guided group travel worldwide, announced their line-up of 2019 vacation options, including an all-new itinerary to Japan. This exciting first-time destination is the latest addition to the company’s portfolio of more than 50 world-class family vacations across six continents. Journey to The…
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America’s Teaching Zoo: DAPS Travel
Here at DAPS MAGIC, we talk (a lot) about the big destinations around us, like the Disney Parks and Knott’s Berry Farm. As fantastic as these places are, we know variety is the spice of life, and enjoy exploring the unique and wonderful outside the big gates. Using our local expertise, we invite you to…
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Inside Disneyland: The View from the East Coast, Part 1
As a member of the DAPs Magic team, I am always hearing the latest news and all the goings-on around Disneyland. However, being a native Floridian residing in Orlando, most of the Disneyland talk is often quite foreign to me. When recording the DAPscast and the topic turns to Disneyland specifically, I usually find myself leaning back…
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The Road to Shanghai Disneyland – Packing For The Trip
It is almost time for the big day! The grand opening of Shanghai Disneyland is next week and it’s time to prepare! If you’ve been following along (here and here) then you know this is quite the task to get to Shanghai Disneyland. This is going to be the last post about prepping for the…
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Mr. DAPs Goes to Walt Disney World – The First 30 Hours
Recently I was able to return to the Walt Disney World Resort for a week long vacation. Caribbean Beach Resort was my home base for this trip that was full of magic and memories. In the coming days, I will be posting photos and memories of my trip. It really was a blast. The first…
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How to Survive Disneyland Resort’s 24-Hour Event
For those that are brave enough to partake in a full 24-hour day at the Disneyland Resort, best of luck! Not only will your day be great but it will be one for the books. Having attended two 24-hour day events at the Disneyland Resort, I know that there will be both good and bad…
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Disney Cruise Line Adds Norwegian Fjords Sailings to Port Adventures
Coming this summer from June to August of 2015, the Disney Cruise Line will offer Port Adventures during their Norwegian Fjords sailings. Guests aboard the Disney Magic will get a chance to visit Norway and Iceland. There will even be some ‘Frozen’ magic. As a part of this European sail, guests will be immersed in…
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A Suitcase, A Dream and A Mouse
A Suitcase, A Dream and A Mouse by Joyce Kessel These three items may seem like a strange combination, but many people from many different generations recognize the happiness and lifelong memories that will be cherished and shared with future generations. Walt’s dream was to build a safe, clean and family friendly amusement park where…
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The only article you’ll need to read about Measles & Disneyland: 5 Quick Facts
Measles and Disneyland. Put these two things together and it creates a very scary equation for a lot of people. For most though it does not need to ruin a trip to Disneyland, if they are properly informed. Here are 5 quick facts about the measles to help you plan for your next trip to the…
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Starbucks Mugs Arrive at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure
Starbucks mugs are a favorite for many coffee drinkers as they travel around the country, and the globe. Walk into a local Starbucks and find a mug that is unique to the region. Since Starbucks arrived at the Disneyland Resort, there have not been these types of mugs that are specialized to the Disneyland Resort.…
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Like a Grand and Miraculous Spaceship
Today I woke up thinking about what a new year is. It’s a new start. It’s a chance to hit the reset button in life and choose where to go from a new starting point. It’s a chance to decide and embark on a new adventure! Of course then my mind started wandering to things…
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Disney Magic Loses Power at Sea
Guests aboard the Disney Magic yesterday experienced a different type of adventure than they were expecting. The Disney Magic lost power North of Cuba before resuming its journey shortly after. At around 5:00 pm Pete Werner posted this on facebook: Disney Magic is dead in the water on our way to Cozumel. Huge puff of…
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Avengers: Ultron Forever In April!
A New Team of Avengers Assemble for AVENGERS: ULTRON FOREVER! Time-Travelling Avengers Take on Ultron This April! This April, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes from across the time stream collide to take on the greatest threat to our past, present and future in AVENGERS: ULTRON FOREVER #1, NEW AVENGERS: ULTRON FOREVER #1 and UNCANNY AVENGERS: ULTRON FOREVER…
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Annual Passports: Is it worth investing in when living outside Southern California?
By Joyce Kessel Many of our Disney friends living in the general vicinity of the Disneyland Resort take advantage of the Disney Annual Passports. Is it worth the investment for those of us living in neighboring states, such as Arizona? My answer is yes, but let me share my insight, and you decide if the…
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Laugh-O-Gram Studio in Kansas City, Missouri
Although only in use for a couple of years by Walt Disney, the Laugh-O-Gram Studio in Kansas City, Missouri played a pivotal role in his life and the history of the Walt Disney Company and legacy. Founded in 1921, Laugh-O-Gram Films was where Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks found the inspiration for what would become Mickey Mouse.…
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Walt Disney World 2014 Trip Report – DAPscast – Episode 5
This month Mr. Daps interviews Murray about his trip to Walt Disney World that took place earlier in June. Covered is the new MyMagic+ system, Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, and a few other places to visit at the resort. Together they cover a 7 day trip in about an hour!
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Mr. DAPs Photos of the Day from the Past
Some of you may noticed that there have been some glitches on DAPs Magic. This has been a bit of a headache for me as over the last few years I’ve been posting photos on this blog that I have taken. Sadly, many of these posts have disappeared. Thankfully, we still have most of the…
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SS Palo Alto
There are few things that inspire the imagination more than abandoned and decrepit buildings, theme parks, and ships. Or in this case, a shipwreck. The SS Palo Alto can be found at the Seacliff State Beach. She was once a cement ship built to be a tanker for World War I. Towards the end of her…
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A Fence and Flowers
This morning I decided to take a walk around the neighborhood I’m visiting this weekend. As I was wondering around I found this delightful fence with these flowers growing around it. It just seemed too perfect to not take a photo of so I did…and then I took some more…and more…. I’m sure you can…
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Nasa Designs Warp Drive Ship
NASA physicist Harold White told the world last fall that he was working to design a faster than light ship. For any Star Trek fans out there, that clearly translates to… Nasa is designing a warp capable ship. According to Star Trek lore, this ship should break the warp barrier in 2063 but perhaps things could progress…
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Geek Eats- Page Springs Cellars Adventure
Greetings Foodies! Welcome to Geek Eats! This week I’m going to talk about a trip I took about a month ago with the Mister (FYI for all intents and purposes my boyfriend will be referred to as Mister in any and all blogs). We went to the Page Springs Cellars here in Arizona for a…