Tag: Walt Disney World
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Epcot International Festival of the Holidays Offerings Arrives November 19 at Walt Disney World Resort
Once called Holidays Around the World, the Epcot International Festival of the Holidays is coming to Epcot on November 19th. This festival will include Holiday Kitchens, entertainment, and the popular Candlelight Processional. Candlelight Processional (Disney Parks Blog) The Candlelight Processional, a highlight of a holiday visit for many guests, features a retelling of the traditional…
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What You Need to Know: Costume Guidelines for Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is already delighting guests of Magic Kingdom. For those guests who haven’t had their Halloween experience there yet, Disney has come up with a video with guidelines for Costumes. Before you go to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, make sure and watch this video as you prepare your Halloween costume: https://youtu.be/UJDVFaQfKv8 Mickey’s…
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Shopping for Treasure at the Disney Parks
Shopping. After eating, it may very well be my favorite activity (which is why grocery stores check off a lot of boxes for me). Finding the perfect doohickey or doodad can be the best way to mark or celebrate an occasion, and there are few better occasions than a visit to a Disney property. But…
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Walt Disney World Resort Weathers Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma has now come and gone to the Walt Disney World Resort. This storm, one of the strongest ever to hit the Atlantic Ocean, ended up leaving substantially less damage in its wake in Florida than anticipated. It passed over Orlando and the Walt Disney World Resort. Walt Disney World Resort closed its theme…
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Walt Disney World Resort to Reopen After Hurricane Irma
The Walt Disney World Resort main theme parks are set to reopen after the passing of Hurricane Irma. On the Walt Disney World website, the following announcement was posted on Monday: September 11, 2017 Walt Disney World’s Theme Parks and Disney Springs will reopen tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 12 with normal, advertised operating hours. Special events,…
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UPDATE: Walt Disney World Resort Responds to Hurricane Irma by Closing Gates
Ahead of Hurricane Irma’s arrival in Florida, the Walt Disney World Resort has begun to take precautionary measures to insure the safety of guests and Cast Members at Walt Disney World Resort. Guests visiting its website today found a banner across the top of the website with updates due to the weather. A link on…
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Sunday Spotlight: Tron Lightcycle Power Run
Today’s Sunday Spotlight takes its gaze away from the original Disneyland Resort and to the newest Disney Theme Park. The Tron Lightcycle Power Run was an instant classic when Shanghai Disney opened last year. It’s structure offers a beautiful skyline to Tomorrowland. The experience itself is just as memorable as the attraction building. On opening…
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Caitlyn’s Disney Merchandise Round-Up: 2017 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival
Yesterday, the 2017 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival arrived at the Walt Disney World Resort, with plenty of new items also hitting online shelves. From wine glasses, to aprons, to dish towels, it is the perfect time to get Disney kitchen merchandise. This years theme is “Taste Your Way Around the World” for the…
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5 Reasons To Attend A Disney Halloween Party
With Fall fast approaching, Disney has started Halloween celebrations in Florida, and will soon be hosting swinging wakes in Southern California. As the parties creep closer, tickets to the events start going faster than you can yell “Boo!”. To help make your decision on not missing these events, I’ve put together my top 5 reasons…
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Slinky Dog Dash Ride Vehicle Has Arrived at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Today is National Slinky Day. It is only fitting then that the Disney Parks Blog shared a first look at the new Slinky Dog Dash ride vehicle. The Slinky Dog Dash is one of two attractions coming to the new Toy Story Land in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Toy Story Land is set to open in…
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Talking Mickey Tells Jokes in Disney California Adventure!
Some guests visiting Disney California Adventure this week got an extra dose of magic. Talking Mickey has been telling jokes and chatting with guests visiting the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail. These jokes and conversations are cute and come before Mickey Mouse takes a picture with his new friends. Each encounter currently is fairly short. Mickey…
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VR Star Wars Experience Coming to Downtown Disney and Disney Springs
Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire is coming to Downtown Disney and Disney Springs, according to Disney Parks Blog. This will be a new, unique VR experience with a collaboration between ILMxLabs, Lucasfilm, and The Void. The attraction will be multi-sensory that will not only use VR headsets, but also smell and touch. There will…
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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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Disney’s Hollywood Studios to Get New Pub
There are a lot of changes coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios. The new Grand Avenue area is currently being re-imagined to capture the spirit of present-day Downtown Los Angeles. It will showcase the different districts of the city along with vintage office buildings and warehouses. It will also be getting a new pub called the…
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Expanded Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Special Events Booking Now Open!
This year the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival has been expanded to 75 days. This annual festival is also celebrating35 years of Epcot! This year it will be running from Aug. 31-Nov. 13. Many popular experiences will be returning this year. This includes the “Mix It, Make It, Celebrate It!,” food demonstrations, beverage seminars, cheese seminars,…
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Walt Disney World Vehicle Service Begins In July
As announced at D23 Expo, Walt Disney World will soon have “Minnie Vans” that will act as transportation all throughout the resort. Beginning late July at Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club and Disney’s Boardwalk Resort, guests will have the ability to arrange pick up from either hotel from their smart phone. This service will be…
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Lots of Movies, Disney Parks & Resorts, & Fantasmic! – D23 Expo Day Two
The second day of the D23 Expo was a very eventful day around the world of Disney… or should I say galaxy? There was a lot going on today but let’s just focus on the biggest events, shall we? Walt Disney Studios Live Action Film The first was the Walt Disney Studios Live Action Film…
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D23 Expo – Archives, Show Floor, and Zorro – A Day One Experience
The D23 Expo is always a huge experience for all who go. This year was no exception. Here’s some of the things I got to do on the first day… 60th Anniversary of Zorro One panel I was able to attend was “Out of the night, when the full moon is bright – 60 years…
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Disney’s Hollywood Studios’ ‘Star Wars: A Galaxy Far, Far Away’ Adds Rey
Star Wars: A Galaxy Far, Far Away went on a brief hiatus recently. With it’s return came a new face. Rey has joined the show that takes place on the Center Stage. Bringing legendary moments to life from the Star Wars galaxy, this show features characters that include Chewbacca, Darth Vader, R2-D2, BB-8 and more!…
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Happy Independence Day!
From all of us here at DAPs Magic to all of you, we want to wish a very happy Independence Day! As we remember the meaning of today, we would like to share with you some of our most patriotic videos. Disney’s Celebrate America! – A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky Patriotic Big…
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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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Disneyland and Pirates Changes – DAPsCast Episode 67
Annie, Mikey, and Murray talk about Mikey’s trip to Disneyland. He talks about the highlights of the trip and what he wants to see again. Then the team discusses the recent announcement of changes to Pirates of the Caribbean around the world at Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, and Walt Disney World. For more on these changes…
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Pirates of the Caribbean Around the World to Get New Scenes
Disney Parks Blog has announced new scenes to existing attractions around the globe. Disneyland Paris July 24 will have Pirates of the Caribbean reopen at Disneyland Paris after a lengthy refurbishment. When it opens, scenes and figures from the movie franchise will appear for the first time. Davey Jones and Blackbeard projections will utter their…
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Walt Disney World States President Trump Will Speak in Hall of Presidents
Walt Disney World has tweeted a statement saying that President Trump will have a speaking role in the Hall of Presidents. pic.twitter.com/kA98NoEXrA — Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) June 27, 2017 Hall of Presidents The Walt Disney World attraction has been an opening day show with Audio-Animatronics of all the Presidents of the United States. For much…