Happy 25th DCA Anniversay and more!

 

© Parker Marley / © Disney

(Special thank you for Parker over at on X.com for giving us permission to share this image with us.)

You can follow him over there: https://x.com/parkermarley

"Happy 25th Anniversary of 'Disney's California Adventure' and more!"

Hello Friends!

I know it's been a very long time since I made any postings on this blog.  I want to personally say 'thank you' for visiting this blog page and as well showing your #DisneySide by playing our simulations over at Themagical.nl !

Themagical team are safe and healthly as we exited the post-COVID years right now.  We thank you for checking in with us on our personal social media accounts over the post-COVID years.

:: Happy 25th Anniversary DCA ::

February 8, 2001 was the official date when 'Disney's California Adventure' park opened in Anahem, California. Within walking distance of the original Disneyland Park Resort, it was quite an undertaking as it was themed of sights of the state of California.

25 years later, this park had major theme changes and newer ride attractions were added and as well later rethemed.

As we look back on the wonderful ride attractions that Disney created for this unquie theme park, we added some of those wonderful attractions on our website. You can play our unofficial simulations that came from DCA.  

#DCA25 #Disneyland #DCA

© Themagical.nl / Josh Stauffer / © Disney

© Themagical.nl / Josh Stauffer / © Disney

Play it here: https://www.themagical.nl/simulation/soarin/

Starting with our dubbed at the time of the internet was changing over to #HTML5 our very own 'First Ever HTML5 simulation of it's kind on the internet' .... SOARIN'. 

Even though this simulation ride attraction is based off the 'Walt Disney World' ride layout, it was imported from Disney's California Adventure park for it's "Year Of A Million Dreams" promotion to be added to EPCOT theme park.

Grizzly River Rapids Simulation

© Themagical.nl / © Disney

Play it here: https://www.themagical.nl/simulation/grizzly-river-run/

 

Grizzly River Rapids simulation was Themagical's first ever water ride attraction.  It was such a delight for our visitors when we introduce this particular simulation.

It was greatly received and it's been one of most played simulations on Themagical's website.

Another great ride attraction over at Disney's California Adventure where you take a expedition raft tour of the mountain range of the great Grizzy Bear rock work, lush tree landscapes, and the rough water rapids that you know you'll be getting WET!

It's a great welcome to be relief of the heat during the summers in California.

Toy Story Midway Mania Simulation

© Themagical.nl / © Disney • PIXAR

Play it here: https://www.themagical.nl/simulation/toystory-midway-mania/

Join Woody, Jessie, Buzz Lightyear, and all the toys by playing their carnival games! 
 
Presenting Disney's California Adventure 'Toy Story Midway Mania' is another ride attraction where guests are shrunk down to a size of a toy to play in Andy's bedroom in a carnival playset style shooter game.

This is another 'first of its kind simulation' by using #HTML5 coding without the need of Adobe Flash Player.  Most of your smartphones, tablets, gaming platforms systems, and web browsers can handle the HTML5 coding.

:: Reighard's Personal Life Update ::

I had some personal milestones myself as I became a father of 2 in 2020/2022 , it's been a blessing as I entered fatherhood which at times made it difficult for me to write on here and as well the challenging times of COVID-19 situation and post-COVID.

I did whatever I could to help Martijn (founder/webmaster/simulator creator of Themagical.nl) while I did the night shift mode durning the nights with graphic design and research.  He understood the challenges of being a parent and the little time you have for personal time.

I was helping behind the scenes whenever I could and definitely grateful for my assistance.

:: TMNEWSIM: A new project: Droomvlucht Simulation, Efteling ::

Currently working on a passion project: a fully playable HTML5 simulation of the legendary Efteling darkride, Droomvlucht. From the spiraling heights of the Castles in the Sky to the glow of the Troll Swamp, I’m recreating the magic one line of code at a time. It’s been a challenge getting the unique suspended ride physics just right, but the dream is slowly coming to life!

Stay tuned for more updates—the gates to the dream world are opening this year.

© Themagical.nl / © Efteling

#Efteling #Droomvlucht #IndieDev #HTML5 #DarkRide #ThemeParkSim #CreativeCoding #themagical #TMNewSim

:: Closing thoughts ::

I want to say I'm sorry for the longest time of not postings on here. Don't forget our contest is still going on and winners have already received their prizes!

We appreciate all our fans and visitors who visit this wonderful place over at Themagical.nl .... WELCOME!

Be sure to follow our social media accounts for updates and fun surprises too!

Take care and be safe!

Until Then,

Reighard

Introducing Andrew to our creative team!

Hello Friends,

It's been a long time since I last posted any new updates.  I hope you are doing well during this difficult time we are experiencing in this world of COVID-19 .

We want to introduce a new member that will be joining our creative team development.  Please welcome Andrew Waller!!

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Q1.) Tell us a little bit about yourself. 

Well I live in Arizona I visit Disneyland as much as I can and I love learning how rides work and learning about Cast Members roles at the parks and Themagical.nl is the best way to learn! To be able to work the roles of a cast member! 

Q2.) How did you hear about themagical.nl site?

Actually I was in line at Disneyland for Big Thunder Mountain and I enjoyed Big Thunder so much so I looked things up and I came across themagical.nl! 

Q3.) If you had a choice of a Disney Simulation from themagical.nl, what is your ultimate favorite and why?

My favorite sim is Soarin. I have always enjoyed riding Soarin and just to be able to see the other side of the ride is a dream come true! 

Q4.) What's your part of themagical.nl team and what do you do?

I will be the graphic designer of themagical.nl I am supper excited to work with the team to bring all of our favorite attractions right to your computer! 

Q5.) What simulation would you like to see to the themagical.nl?

One of the attractions that I have always enjoyed when going to Disneyland was Pirates of The Caribbean! 

Q6.) Is there anything you would like to say to our readers of this blog?

Yeah I can’t wait to help the Themagical.nl team, I’m supper excited for you all to see what they have planned! 

Thanks!

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I want to personally thank Andrew for stopping by for this fun interview and we wish all the best for Andrew as he will helping us create graphics on all upcoming simulation development along with the creative team.

Thank you for reading and stay tuned for a upcoming sneak peek of #TMNewSim which will be revealing 'real soon'!

Until Then, Be Safe!

Reighard

Themagical is here for you

Hi Friends!

We hope you are doing well during this unfortunate virus outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) while trying to be safe and healthy.

:: "Checking In is NOT just for places" ::

We want to make sure that Themagical is here for you!   Even though we are a simulation website to past some (quarantine) time when you are bored, needing a #DisneyFix, having a #amusementparkwithdrawal , or maybe curious how the 'magic' of your favorite Disney ride attraction works.  Thank you for visiting us!

How is Themagical helping during the COVID19 outbreak:

• Social Media Accounts: If you aren't already following us, connect with us! Search "Themagical.nl" on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
•  Website Access Availability: We may experience possible Internet lagging or server down-time due to heavy website usage in the weeks ahead. We are trying to keep this website available for all to enjoy during this unprecedented time. We apologies for any inconvenience it may cause for you.
• Messenger Chat: If you are a member on our Facebook page, you are welcome to chat with us! We will try our best to respond to your language via Google Translate if you are in need to talk to us. Themagical team will be happy to chat with you, but please understand the time difference that your message response may be delayed for a immediate response from us.
• Email Communications:  If you need to talk us via email, email Themagical team: Martijn (Webmaster/Founder of Themagical/Simulation Creator) webmaster@themagical.nl || Reighard (Co-Admin of Themagical/Simulation Creator) sdt_themagical@outlook.com 
• Live Stream Events: Reighard will be doing 'Live Shows' to connect with the community.  Be sure to follow him via Twitter (@randydorney) for when he will be broadcasting and click on the tab "Late Nite with Randy" above on this blog page. 

:: #TMNewSim on-track! ::

From our last update back in February of this year, #TMNewSim is on-track on our simulation development.

Beta testing will be announced to our beta testing members when we feel the simulation is ready for testing.

Be sure to keep an eye on our social media accounts for special previews of our upcoming HTML5 simulation for Themagical.nl by following #TMNewSim ! 


:: Closing Thoughts: How are you doing lately? ::

Themagical team is here for you and we want to make sure you how are you doing lately?  We will try our best to connect with you if you are in need to talk.

We sincerely appreciate you all.

Thank you for reading this blog site and visiting Themagical.nl !

Until then,



Reighard

TMNew Sim - Project 2020 First Insider Build

Hello Friends! 

We are now into the 'first day of the new month' of February! 2020 is already moving quite fast.

Let's start off the 'first day' of the new month with some 'breaking news'!

:: #TMNewSim : #Project2020 ::

On Reighard's Twitter account, we got our first glimpse of the upcoming #HTML5 simulation for Themagical.nl 

As you can see below from the tweet, we can see the first 'inside build number' of the simulation in progress.

👀#TMNewSim #Project2020 First Internal Build. What do you think could it be? 😮🤔💭 pic.twitter.com/iLT8XAU8sC

— Randy Reighard (@randydorney) February 1, 2020

Here's a quote from the webmaster/founder of Themagical "Martijn Leseman" of his current development of " #Project2020 " :

"Since the reusable coding of #HTML5 from the previous simulations, I was able to add a lot of the code already to the project.  I started #TMNewSim #Project2020 as a try out, did not expect to be build that quick! ~ Martijn Leseman" 

:: Thoughts? ::

What do you think could it be of our next upcoming #TMNewSim #Project2020 #HTML5 simulation at Themagical.nl??

Until Then,

Reighard 

DorneyOnline Newest Simulation: Dominator

© NewsPlusNotes   |  © Cedar Fair L.P.

Hello Friends!

I know it's been a long time since my last posting back in October.  There were things that happened to me personally and as well issues with hard-drives crashed.  More about that in later in the post.

Hard - drive crashes: 3 week delay !

Martijn had one of his hard-drive crash on him....yes you guess correctly...the main hard-drive where this simulation was stored on!

Luckily, he was able to restore the drive but had to wait for 3 weeks in order to have it fixed!  That was great news for sure!  He resumed development where he left off before the hard-drive crashed on him which was another great news to hear.

Usually hard-drive crashes are pretty much useless and almost all data is gone!  But gracefully, this hard-drive crash didn't loose any data and was able to be fixed!  Talk about a close call on this particular situation! PHEW! (*wiping off sweat from my forehead.)

Introducing "Dorneyonline.com Newest HTML5 Simulation: Dorney Park's 'Dominator' !" 

News broke out from Martijn (webmaster/simulator creator of Themagical.nl) as the newest simulation for Dorneyonline.com after the successful simulation of "Steel Force®". 

We got the 'green-light' from Josh to announce this newest simulation since himself as well had some life changing experience in his family house hold too!  Josh is very pleased of the progress of this newest simulation and happy to share this with his community once we get an official launch date for this simulation.

This simulation has been developed with the HTML5 coding since the support of Adobe Flash Player will be no longer supported by 2020 (most browsers will stop using them by late December of 2020).  You'll be able to access this simulation on your smartphone/tablet devices as long the web browser can render HTML5 graphics.

The image below shows the progress development of the simulation.  Please note that this simulation graphic design may not reflect the final version once it's launch over at DorneyOnline.com .

© Cedar Fair L.P   | © Themagical.nl  |  © Dorneyonline.com 

Beta Testers Testing Simulation:  Progress !

Our beta testers has been doing lots of testing behind-the-scenes! They have been reporting their feedback and bug reports from this simulation.  

They been enjoying the experience so far and happy that soon the general public will experience this simulation 'real soon' !

Closing Thoughts !

I apologies for the poor posting since October.  Be sure to look out for another new update about this simulation as progress has been moving very quickly!  

Thank you for your support and interest of reading this blog!

Until Then,


Reighard  

Happy Memorial Day 2019 and #TMNewSim details

Hello Friends,

Seems like every post that I do, I seem to apologies for the long quite breaks between months. (I'm Sorry!)  Let's keep it moving and onwards with this posting shall we?

:: Happy Memorial Day (for those who are celebrating in the United States) ::

For us Americans, we are celebrating a day of remembrance of those who sacrifice their lives for our freedom to enjoy here and as well those who are currently serving our military right now.

Thank you!

To read '7 Interesting Facts About Memorial Day', click here! 

Usually on this day as well, mostly all nationwide amusement parks who closed for the winter season will be opening everyday now for the season.  

I'm get excited to enjoy my favorite local amusement parks here and as well looking forward on nice hot warm weather too!

:: #TMNewSim details ::

Back in March of this year, I've made a tweet about our newest upcoming #HTML5 simulation that was in 'Blue Sky' phase.  Well, I'm happy to share with you some additional details with you.

Martijn and myself (Reighard) , made a decision on the newest simulation creation.  We decided that we will creating a new simulation for our partner site 'DorneyOnline.com' .

Josh Stauffer (webmaster at DorneyOnline.com / Simulation Creator) gave us the 'green-light' to proceed with our idea for his site.

👀 #TMNewSim "Sometimes, you just need to sit down and relax for a bit." pic.twitter.com/5dNVMYM4X9

— Randy Reighard (@randydorney) May 25, 2019

Any Thoughts what it could be??

:: Closing Thoughts ::

Thank you our readers who read my postings.  I know it can be a long delay from not reading anything new. I hope this helps!

More details coming soon about on 'beta testing' this particular simulation!  

Until Then,


Reighard

We need your help! TMNewSim teaser

Hello There!

We hope you are enjoying your online experience of our newest and latest #HTML5 simulation! What do you think so far?

:: Toy Story Midway Mania : Now Available ! ::

On February 1, 2019 , Disney ­• Pixar Toy Story Midway Mania over at Disney's California Adventure park finally debut on Themagical.nl website. 

This is a 'first of its kind' simulation on the internet as it features #HTML5 coding interactive elements that can be played on smartphones/tablets/gaming platform devices due to the latest web browser rendering technology!

Martijn and Reighard was hard at work 'behind the scenes' by creating this newest simulation experience.  We hope you got a change to play it online while it was in beta and now general public release.

Are you an #WindowsPhone user? We need your help! We are looking for people to beta test our current #DCA Toy Story Midway Mania simulation. DM me for details! Thank you! °o° pic.twitter.com/wvUXC8EXLs

— Randy Reighard (@randydorney) February 25, 2019

:: Simulation Feedback :: 

With the release of this newest simulation, we would like to hear about your simulation experience!  

While playing this simulation, what was your favorite part while playing? Any dislikes of the simulation?  Were you happy while playing this simulation or more frustrated?

Did you introduce our website to your family/friends/co-workers recently?  Did you mention that you can play our HTML5 simulations on your smartphones/tablets/gaming platform devices? 

Baymax: 'On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your pain'? (Joking aside, how would you rate this as a favorite simulation to play online?)

We would love to hear your feedback!  Thank you in advance for writing back to us. We appreciate it if you could take a few moments of your time to write to us about your experience.

Email us at sdt_themagical@outlook.com

Thank you so much for being part of our beta testing team and can't wait to share with you as we are in the 'Blue Sky' phase on another upcoming '#TMNewSim' ! 

That's all I can say for right now! 

Can't wait to share with you as we are in the 'Blue Sky' phase of another upcoming #TMNewSim for @Themagical .nl ! That's all I can say for now! 😅 pic.twitter.com/9FOzbnweDd

— Randy Reighard (@randydorney) February 25, 2019

Until Then,


Reighard

Disney's Toy Story Midway Mania is now released!

© Disney |  © Pixar

Howdy Partners!

Join Woody, Jessie, Buzz Lightyear, and all the toys by playing their carnival games! 
 
Presenting Disney's California Adventure 'Toy Story Midway Mania' is now 'released' for all to enjoy!

This is another 'first of its kind simulation' by using #HTML5 coding without the need of Adobe Flash Player.  Most of your smartphones, tablets, gaming platforms systems, and web browsers can handle the HTML5 coding. 


Special Thank You to our 'beta testers' by helping us out with their feedback and bug reports! 

Visit Themagical's website to join in the fun!

https://www.themagical.nl/

© Disney |  © Pixar  |  © Themagical.nl

#TMNewSim Toy Story Midway Mania and WDW Monorail

Hello Friends!

We hope you are all enjoying your summer holiday break with your friends and family!  The team at Themagical are also enjoying our summer activities and trips too!  We want to 'congratulate to the class of 2018' for completing their education and taking a break from all the school studies! Well Done 'Class Of 2018' !

:: #TMNewSim : Toy Story Midway Mania and WDW Monorail ::

With the website being updated, a new link appeared on the navigation bar "build a sim".  This new link gives users an insight of what it takes to create their one-of-a-kind simulation and how to make one for all to enjoy. You can read more about it by clicking here.

Announcing new simulations in the works: 

© Disney | © Pixar 

 Toy Story Midway Mania (Disney's California Adventure) #HTML5 Simulation

© Disney 

Walt Disney World  Monorail (Created by John from RideSims.com) Adobe Flash Simulation 

No announcement has been made for both simulations release dates at this time!

:: Closing Thoughts ::

We are exciting for our upcoming simulations and we hope you will too!

If you have questions about these simulations or other things I should write about, I would love to hear from you!  You can email me at: sdt_themagical@outlook.com  Please mention you read this blog post so I can see if you read this.   

Follow #TMNewSim for sneak peeks on our social media outlets!

Have a great summer!

 

Reighard

Introducing...Seven Dwarfs Mine Train HTML5 Simulation

Hello Friends!

Themagical team is happy to announce the newest#html5 simulation to be added for Themagical's website....

Introducing...Walt Disney World Resort "Seven Dwarfs Mine Train" simulation!

:: Moving Forward with #HTML5 ::

With moving forward with #HTLM5 development away from Adobe Flash program, this is the '2nd' simulation to be added for Themagical's website.

This allows us to reach more to our viewing audience who uses Apple/Android smartphones and tablet devices without the need of creating an additional application.  

Most of the newest smartphones / tablet devices can view #HTML5 creative content by using their mobile browsers via Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge which is a huge leap as technology continues to improve.

We are still migrating the other simulations over from Flash to #HTML5 but finding a proper application to keep intact the coding of the simulation is a bit challenging to find at the moment.  We are still searching for other options....

© Disney | © Themagical.nl

 :: Additional Features Coming Soon ::

While the release of the simulation is now available to play, we will be still adding additional features for this simulation.

Keep in mind that we are doing this out of our free time during our regular work schedule and family activities.  We will be adding new features, UI tweaks, and bug fixes along the way.

If you still find something wrong that doesn't seem right in the simulation, please let us know on our forums and email.  You can email us at: sdt_themagical@outlook.com and mention in the subject title: "Seven Dwarfs Sim Issues".

:: ::#TMNew Simulation in the works! ::

We’re back with an all-new #TMNewSim #HTML5 simulation at Themagical.nl ! With the import of #sevendwarfsminetrain simulation coding, this will speed the development process much faster!

Here's our 'first official' teaser of the newest upcoming simulation!  Do you have any thoughts or guesses what could it be?

Be sure to keep your eyes peeled as we are working fast on this newest simulation!  Use our hashtag to keep up with the latest sneak previews and possible 'on the spot' beta testing of this newest simulation!! 

:: Beta Testing Soon for the #TMNew Sim ::

 We need your help!  We are looking for those who are eager to find the glitches, testing on their devices via PC / Smartphones / Tablets , and as well having fun testing out the latest simulation(s) for Themagical.

We will be opening up the beta testing soon for this newest simulation, so be sure on the look out on how to join this fun and entertaining elite group.

If you want to join this group, send us an email at sdt_themagical@outlook.com and subject title "TMNewSim beta testing".

Please read our guidelines on this blog for more additional details! Click here to read our guidelines on our beta testing group....http://randydorney.blogspot.com/p/beta-testing-qa.html 

:: Closing Thoughts ::

We thank you all for your support and comments on our social media outlets on how we are doing over at Themagical.

We understand your passion on our simulations and we greatly appreciate your feedback on any issues you may have with our simulations.

We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you enjoying our simulations, we 'Thank you' sincerely!

Stay Tuned for more updates on our upcoming #TMNewSim !!!