Tag: World
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Homemade Disney Rides Made By Creative Families to Brighten Your Day
It is a difficult time both for park-goers and Cast Members. However, some creative families and skippers have come up with wonderful ways to pass the time before the Disney parks reopen: House Pirates of the Caribbean This family has made a great rendition of the classic attraction. One feature is making great use of…
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Universal Studios Hollywood Trip Report With One Last Jurassic Park Ride and Hogwarts Night Show
Thanks to friends at SoCalThrills.com, I was able to spend a day at Universal Studios Hollywood. Here’s all that I did… Studio Tour When going to Universal Hollywood it’s quintessential to go on the Studio Tour. It’s the one that started them all! And it’s a unique attraction to the park. Guests get to go…
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D23 Expo 2017 – DAPsCast Episode 68
Murray and Mikey discuss the D23 Expo. They give their thoughts on the animation panel, live action movies panel, video game panel, and finally the parks and resorts panel.
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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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Got Google Cardboard For Christmas? Check Out DAPs 360 Videos!
One of the recent explosions of technology has been Google Cardboard. It’s a virtual reality goggle system that Google came up with where mobile devices could provide an interactive experience. Usually comprised of actual cardboard, these goggle systems have a little insert that lets phones get in on the action of a 360 degree experience.…
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UPDATED! Shanghai Disneyland Details Unveiled
THERE’S AN UPDATE BELOW THIS GENERAL OVERVIEW! AND WE HAVE SPECIFIC DETAILS ON RIDES AND LANDS . Disney CEO Bob Iger has just unveiled what to expect at Shanghai Disneyland in a special presentation in China. Since breaking ground in 2011 there has not been a lot known about this new theme park, save for…
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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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Blaine Gibson Passes Away At 97
You may not know the name well, but you know the work. Blaine Gibson was responsible for many of the faces found at the Disney Resorts. Most famously he was created the Partners statues at both Disneyland and Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. The Disney Animation Research Library reported July 5, 2015 of Gibson’s…
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A Disneylander Goes to Islands of Adventure – Part Two
It’s time for the second part of the journey around the Islands of Adventure! We hit some of my personal favorites, so let’s go! Jurassic Park We’re going to skip over the area past Lost Continent and head to Jurassic Park. At the time i went, Jurassic World had premiered about a few days before,…
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Girl Meets World Stars At Disney California Adventure
Sometimes there are providential times when visiting the Disneyland Resort. Many celebrities will visit the parks and guests can catch glimpses of them. Before describing a visit I had, I want to greatly express that celebrities are truly people like you and me. If you spot a star when they are just visiting it is…
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Lincoln's Legacy and Walt Disney
Two score and eleven years ago, Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln premiered at the New York World’s Fair. This show captivated audiences with its advance form of Audio-Animatronic. But, the one who was truly captivated by the show and president was Walt Disney. As a young boy, Walt Disney proclaimed Mr. Lincoln as his favorite president. He had…
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Disneyland 60th Diamond Celebration News – Dapscast – Episode 14 SPECIAL EDITION
Disneyland has unveiled what some of the spectacular celebrations that will be offered for the Disneyland 60th Diamond Celebration. In this podcast, DAPs Magic rebroadcasts the initial reports from Mr. DAPs and Murray the Bellhop during the Disneyland 60th Diamond Celebration news livecast as the unveiling was going on. In this podcast the following announcements…
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Do Other Companies Belong In Disney Parks?
There has been a recent trend…and when I say recent, I mean in the last decade….that a lot of companies have opened eateries within Disney Parks. These companies also get to have their brands on the doors and menus to establish that their food is distinctly theirs. The two that I can think of are…
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Something Better Than FastPass?
Recently there has been an influx of implementation of FastPass at the Disneyland Resort. With the premier of Frozen Fun there are 3 new FastPass stations, 4 if you include the pager for Olaf. For me, it begs the question does everything need FastPass? In one of those cases, meeting Anna and Elsa, a FastPass…
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MyMagic+ Coming To Disneyland
Tom Staggs seemed to tell Orlando Sentinel that the MyMagic+ system that has been implemented in Walt Disney World will come to Disneyland. The system includes Magic Bands that act as room keys, park tickets, and even a payment system in the Florida resort. Guests receive the band when they make reservations for a vacation. Although…
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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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Holiday Geek Deals 2014 – Thor: The Dark World
Right now, Amazon.com and Best Buy both have Thor: The Dark World on 3D Blu-Ray and regular Blu-Ray and digital copy for $19.99. I know what you’re thinking: I don’t have a 3D TV or player. No matter. This is actually a really good deal on its own for Marvel and tech geeks. Not only…
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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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Disneyland in Shanghai & India, Christmas at Disneyland, Mad T Party Ends, and more! – Dapscast – Episode 11
Danie, Annie, and Murray join Mr. Daps for another episode of Dapscast. This installment looks at the holiday festivities at Disneyland Resort with a complete soundtrack of World of Color: Winter Dreams, and news of Fantasmic getting FastPass. Also featured is a discussion about having new Disneylands oversease, and a talk about the end of…
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Mickey's Birthdayland – Daps From the Past
It’s Mickey Mouse’s birthday today! And in celebration of the Big Cheese, I thought it’d be fun to take a look at a past celebration of the mouse. For Mickey’s 60th birthday, Disney decided to have a big year for the mouse. Parties were located throughout the Disney parks, but none bigger than in the…
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Frozen in Tokyo Disneyland, New Marvel Movies, Halloween Screams and more! – DAPscast – Episode 10
Mr. DAPs and Murray are joined by Annie and Danie who also contribute on dapsmagic.com. This DAPscast they give an update on Star Wars Rebels, talk about the announcement of Marvel movies of the next few years, and having Frozen in Tokyo Disneyland with possible moving of it’s a small world. In addition they touch…
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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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EPCOT’s Maelstrom – DAPS From the Past
Disney has recently announced that Maelstrom in the Norway pavilion at Epcot will give way to a Frozen-themed attraction. But, what is Maelstrom? The Maelstrom has been one of the most popular attractions at Epcot since it first opened in 1988. Inside, guests travel on Viking longboats through the history and mythology of Norway. The…
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Legends of Frontierland, Guardians Review, Last Day of College Band, and Star Wars! – dapscast – Episode 7
For August 2014’s DAPscast, Mr. Daps and Murray the Bellhop cover Legends of Frontierland, Guardians of the Galaxy, looking forward to Star Wars: Rebels and the possibility of Rex from Star Tours appearing. Also in this episode is a few event updates from Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland with Paint the Night. Throughout the episode…