Tag: Video
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Mission: SPACE Starts New Missions at Epcot in August
Disney Parks Blog announced that August 13 will have new missions at Mission: SPACE. The orange and green versions will now be different. And on the green mission side there will be special booster seats to allow children 40″-44″ to ride. Here’s the Parks Blog description of each side: If you think you’ve got “the…
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Disneyland Celebrates 62 Years of Magic with 62 Disney Characters!
On July 17, 1955 Walt Disney welcomed the first guests to the happiest place on Earth! 62 years later, millions have come to Disneyland and had their dreams come true. Today in a brief moment in front of the Main Street Train Station those 62 years of magic were celebrated. Mickey, Minnie, and the Disneyland…
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Collector Cards & More Rivers of America Construction – Disneyland Update & Sundays With DAPs
This week was a nice light week for the Disneyland Resort as it gears up for both the D23 Expo and return of classic attractions. Collector Cards Speaking of classic attractions, in Frontierland, New Orleans Square, and Critter Country there are collector cards scattered. These are free to guests and among shops and restaurants. You…
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Remembering DisneyQuest – Disney’s Only Indoor Theme Park
DisneyQuest closed its doors on July 2, 2017 after almost 20 years of being an experimental theme park for Disney. The Plan DisneyQuest first opened in Orlando at what was then known as Downtown Disney West Side. The huge cube-like building housed multiple stories of interactive attractions. They weren’t just games, but sometimes ways to…
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How Spider-Man Orders Starbucks
Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios has done a fun publicity stunt to advertise the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming movie. This is pretty much how I would expect Spidey to grab a Starbucks. I’d imagine he did mobile order from his phone and then dropped in to pick it up. There’s a great cameo at the end…
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New FastPass System Started at Disneyland Resort [UPDATED]
Disneyland and Disney California Adventure have started using a new FastPass system for guests. The new way of #fastpass at #Disneyland! #SpaceMountain pic.twitter.com/uyJUIBX1zl — Daps Magic (@DAPs_Magic) June 21, 2017 FastPass of the Past For almost 20 years, Disney has had a paper FastPass system where guests insert their ticket or Annual Passport into a…
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The Return of Tom Sawyer Island at Disneyland
Disneyland has reopened Tom Sawyer’s Island after a lengthy refurbishment. Before Tom Sawyer Island has been an attraction since the early days of the park. Though not open on opening day, it is still considered a classic attraction at Disneyland. Much of it remained the same until Fantasmic! premiered, when several show elements were built.…
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Shanghai Disneyland: One Year Later
It’s hard to believe that Shanghai Disneyland opened one year ago. Out of many of the recent parks that have opened around the world, this has been one of the most anticipated. As construction started it was looking like this would be the most state of the art Disney park. The attractions would have amazing…
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Ducktales Debuts Opening Title and Movie Premiere Date
Disney XD and OhMyDisney.com has released more information and the brand new opening title sequence for the upcoming DuckTales reboot series. Title Sequence and Poster The title sequence incorporates nostalgic references to the old sequence while establishing how this reboot will feel. It seems like it takes from the original Carl Barks’ comics. It also…
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5 Reasons to Visit Knott’s Berry Farm in Summer 2017 – UPDATED WITH VIDEO
Knott’s Berry Farm has some great offerings for the summer season in 2017. Take a look at some reasons to visit this iconic park. 1. Ghost Town Alive This is the oldest part of the park, yet the newest to have something unique to offer out of any theme park. Ghost Town Alive is where…
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Looking Back at the Guardians of the Galaxy Grand Opening Gala
Guardians of the Galaxy Grand Opening Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! has had a small presence for some months because of the building. But, it is a big occasion to have the first of Marvel attractions at an American Disney Resort. So, it came as no surprise that the Disneyland Resort would celebrate…
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Vanity Fair’s Star Wars Photos Give Bigger Glimpse Into Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Vanity Fair is continuing its tradition of sharing amazing Star Wars photos both on the cover and inside with a new collection of photos taken by Annie Leibovitz. This tradition started in 1999 with a photo session ahead of the release of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Now it continues with photos of the cast…
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A Busy and Hot Sunday at Disneyland! – Sundays with DAPs Disneyland Photo and Video Update
The heat has arrived in Southern California and along with it, the crowds. As May is drawing to a close many guests throughout Southern California are realizing that their Annual Passes will soon have more blockout dates due to it being summer. For those that bought the three day tickets, those expire as well this…
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Knott’s Soak City – A Great Summer Value With New Slides
Knott’s Soak City has reopened for the summer city, and with 7 new slides! May 20 was the grand opening, and season opening, for The Wedge and Shore Break. Jon Storbeck, Buena Park Mayor Beth Swift, and Snoopy cut the ribbon to inaugurate the new slides. Wedge The Wedge is an open air raft…
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Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! Comes Alive at Night!
Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! is definitely a new site at the Disneyland Resort. Guests walking by can’t help but notice the new look for the building during the day. Walk by at night and this new look becomes even more apparent! What already stands out during the day becomes even more colorful…
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Tinker Bell Half Marathon Recap & Frontierland Construction – Disneyland Update & Sundays With DAPs
This last weekend was a busy one with both Mother’s Day and Tinker Bell Half Marathon. In all, people seemed to have a good time in the end despite the crowds. Tinker Bell Half Marathon This was the 6th Tinker Bell Half Marathon, and was full of the usual races and expo. Pandora had a…
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Fantasmic! 25th Anniversary – 5 Reasons Why It’s Still One of the Best
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the debut of Fantasmic! – the nighttime spectacular on the Rivers of America. Though it will not be performed on its anniversary day, it is still one of the strongest night shows in any Disney park. And, I’m thinking specifically the Disneyland one. Here are 5 reasons why it…
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Rocket Raccoon Sends Transmission to Disneyland Resort Ahead of Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! Opening
The Disneyland Resort’s social media channels over the last few days have had some strange things going on. During what start as normal videos promoting the resort, Rocket Raccoon has been taking over the transmissions to share his own message. This is ahead of the opening of Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! later…
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Farewell to Wishes at Magic Kingdom
At Walt Disney World, Wishes is getting ready to have its last performance. This fireworks show premiered in 2003 and is finally bidding adieu to guests at the Magic Kingdom. Jiminy Cricket narrated the show with over 600 fireworks. Tinkerbell also took part in the show by flying overhead from the castle. Throughout the journey…
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Bats Day and Rivers of America Full – Disneyland Update & Sundays With DAPs
This last weekend saw a lot of people heading to the Resort as schools start having proms and Grad Nights around the parks. It was also the annual Bats Day on Sunday. All of this made for a bit of crowds around, but it was still a lovely time to venture in. Bats Day A…
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Walt Disney World Prepares to Say Goodbye to Wishes Nighttime Spectacular! (360 video)
Wishes nighttime spectacular will be leaving the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort on May 11, 2017. On May 12 it will be replaced by a new fireworks spectacular, Happily Ever After. This will end a 13 year run for the popular Wishes fireworks since debuting on October 9, 2013. The show is hosted by…
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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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Johnny Depp Brings Captain Jack Sparrow to Life Aboard Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean
Fans going for a cruise aboard Pirates of the Caribbean tonight were ecstatic to discover that Captain Jack Sparrow had come to life. Johnny Depp was at Disneyland doing some filming in the attraction and also created some incredibly magical moments for guests aboard the attraction. Social Media soon was exploding with news of Johnny…
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Star Wars Celebration, Galactic Nights, Easter at the Parks – Sundays With DAPs Disneyland & Walt Disney World Updates
This has been a huge weekend for theme park updates. Not only because it’s Easter, but because of Star Wars Celebration. First, over in Walt Disney World, the various hotels and parks were celebrating the holiday with some fun egg creations. On Main Street at Magic Kingdom, ladies dressed in their Sunday finest and Easter…