Summer season is right here, and Disneyland is constant its year-long 70th anniversary, a celebration of the unique Disney theme park opening its gates in 1955. Three new rides are additionally being constructed on the California Disney Parks, in addition to a sprawling new Avatar space.
Over at Walt Disney World in Florida, 4 new lands are being constructed proper now, themed round villains, Pixar characters and extra.
This is every part it is advisable learn about Disneyland and Disney World — beginning with choices coming this summer season after which exploring what’s arriving past 2026.
Disneyland’s seventieth anniversary
Disneyland continues its celebration of its seventieth anniversary, following its kick-off in Might 2025, for a lot of the summer season. Its final day is Aug. 9, 2026 — after which the parks will transition to Halloween decor on Aug. 21, then the vacations on Nov. 18, earlier than totally returning to its pure state in early 2027.
There are various seventieth anniversary reveals to see, together with the Paint the Evening parade, Rejoice Completely satisfied Cavalcade and the Wondrous Journeys fireworks and projection present on the citadel. Mickey and buddies are additionally sporting seventieth celebration outfits.
You’ll be able to catch seventieth anniversary-themed merchandise, food and drinks gadgets in addition to a projection present at Carthay Circle and a 50-foot sculpture of Sleeping Magnificence Fort on the esplanade between Disneyland and California Journey; you can too discover decorations sprinkled all through Downtown Disney, Fundamental Avenue USA, Disney’s lodges and even inside rides.
Disneyland’s Paint the Evening parade.
Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster starring The Muppets opens this week
Whereas MuppetVision 3D closed final yr to make method for an entire land themed across the Monsters Pixar films at Hollywood Studios, the Muppets are being moved to the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster. That overlay did not take lengthy to finish — Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring Aerosmith had its final day of operation on March 1, and the Muppets-themed version opens on Tuesday, May 26.
“The legendary experience roars again to life with a rock-charged remix that drops visitors straight into the center of The Electrical Mayhem’s greatest evening but. With high-speed thrills, a pulse-pounding soundtrack, and a VIP checklist like no different, this reimagined attraction hits all the appropriate notes,” the Disney Parks Weblog posted on April 16.
Idea artwork of the Monsters, Inc. suspender coaster.
Replacing the old Muppets area of Hollywood Studios, in the meantime, Monstropolis — dwelling of the Monsters, Inc. films, shorts and Disney Plus streaming collection — will characteristic Disney’s first suspended roller coaster inside the town’s snigger/scream manufacturing facility.
“The primary time I noticed Monsters, Inc., all I needed to do was experience on a type of doorways like Mike and Sulley,” Disney Experiences Chair Josh D’Amaro stated at D23 in 2024. “Bear in mind within the film how these claws seize the doorways and hoist them up into the air to take them away? We’re doing that too. And you are going alongside for the experience.” This TikTok reveals the design idea for the Monsters Inc. experience.
MuppetVision 3D closed completely on June 8, 2025, however we do not anticipate Monstropolis to be full for one more yr or two.
Soarin’ Throughout America, coast to coast
At Disney’s California Journey and Disney World’s Epcot, the Soarin’ Across the World attraction is getting a US-themed makeover. Soarin’ Across America will arrive on July 2, 2026, and can characteristic scenes, sounds and smells from greater than a dozen cityscapes and scenic areas.
Disney launched a trailer starring Patrick Warburton, the unique Soarin’ narrator and pilot, during which he says we’ll quickly “sail throughout spacious skies” and might even see “amber waves of grain” and “purple mountain majesties.” It is a part of Disney’s celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.
Juneteenth at Disneyland
On June 19, Downtown Disney will host Disney on the Yard Presents Yardfest: Part of Celebrate Soulfully, which celebrates HBCUs, together with performances by drum majors.
This occasion on Juneteenth kicks off the Rejoice Soulfully: Summer season Vibes celebration, which matches from June 19 till July 19 to rejoice Black music, meals, artwork and tradition. Live shows can be held on sure days at Paradise Gardens in California Journey, in addition to “particular character encounters and stay selection acts” on Fridays and Saturdays, per Disney.
Bluey has arrived at Disneyland
Bluey and her household are actually internet hosting a stage present and themed space on the unique Disney park. Debuting two months in the past, Bluey’s Best Day Ever is situated on the Fantasyland Theatre subsequent to Mickey’s Toontown, which has been reworked into Bluey’s college classroom and grounds, together with a gnome village and fairy backyard.
Bluey and her sister, Bingo, seem a number of occasions every day, together with actors and musicians, to “carry to life the favored music and video games emblematic of beloved Bluey episodes.” These video games will embody “keepy uppy” and the “grannies,” in addition to appearances by Chattermax and Unicorse.
There are additionally puzzles, video games and picture ops all through the Bluey space, and Disneyland is serving up Bluey-themed meals at Troubadour Tavern.
The hugely popular Australian cartoon a few household of canine is a worldwide hit, and Disney is slated to launch a Bluey film in 2027. (Within the meantime, you possibly can watch Bluey episodes and minisodes on Disney Plus.)
Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge: Outdated characters, new Mandalorian missions
New characters have begun roaming across the Star Wars-themed lands in Disneyland, as the realm “expands its timeline” to incorporate Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa and Han Solo. The unique trio of Star Wars essential characters arrived in Batuu on April 29 and are actually interacting with visitors and different characters.
To assist tie them in with the extra fashionable Star Wars land, there are additionally new props, merch, graphics and music (that includes the legendary John Williams rating) in Galaxy’s Edge.
“Black Spire Outpost will roll again in time a number of a long time, thoughtfully introducing beloved characters from throughout the Star Wars timeline,” the Disney Parks Blog announced in April. “Every period can be dropped at life with the identical care and a spotlight to element that the land was initially designed with, masterfully weaving collectively tales from throughout time and area in a single location.”
Darth Vader has additionally joined the enjoyable, and you’ll nonetheless see Ahsoka Tano, The Mandalorian, Grogu, Rey, Chewbacca and R2-D2.
Over in Tomorrowland, Area Mountain has reworked into Hyperspace Mountain for a restricted time.
Disneyland (and Hollywood Studios at Disney World) has additionally now added Mandalorian and Grogu missions to the Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run experience in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, tying in with the discharge of The Mandalorian and Grogu in cinemas. The brand new missions launched on Might 22.
Discounted summer season Disney tickets
Disneyland now has a Kids’ Summer Ticket deal, with a one-day Park Hopper ticket costing $50 per youngster, ages 3 by 9. It may be used till Sept. 7.
Disneyland can be including (and eradicating) a Magic Key possibility: The Discover Key will exchange the Enchant Key. All California residents will be capable of buy it — not solely Southern California residents. It’ll permit entry on weekdays in June and July, which had been blocked out for Enchant Key holders. The Explore Key prices $999, with a $99 down fee and 0% APR on repayments for 12 months. Disney stated its “full worth” may be unlocked in simply 4 visits to the parks, because of Park Hopper admission, 25% off parking, Lightning Lane Multi-Passes and 10% off merchandise and eating.
Disneyland’s World of Shade seventieth anniversary present.
For what Disney World is looking Cool Kids’ Summer, it is providing two free nights and two free theme park days if you purchase a four-night, four-day Disney lodge and ticket bundle for a go to throughout Might 26 by Sept. 15. You can even save as much as 30% on some Disney lodges between Might 1 and Oct. 4.
Additionally a part of Cool Youngsters’ Summer season is a free day at a Disney World water park (Storm Lagoon or Blizzard Seashore) in your check-in day when staying at a Disney lodge between Might 26 and Sept. 8; and a free eating plan for teenagers aged 3-9 if you purchase a eating bundle for visitors over 10 and a room at a Disney lodge.
California Journey celebrates 25 years
The second Disney theme park inbuilt Anaheim opened 25 years ago on Feb. 8, 2001. Whereas the look of the park has modified loads over these years, California Journey has a number of methods it is celebrating the quarter-century milestone: It is switching the Soarin’ attraction again to Soarin’ Over California till July 1; dressing Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on Buena Vista Avenue with new outfits, that includes solar motifs just like the one initially on the curler coaster; and providing anniversary-themed meals gadgets, merchandise and drinks.
Disneyland enlargement: Avatar space begins development
Idea artwork displaying an aerial shot of the Avatar-themed space coming to Disneyland Resort.
Disneyland is lastly expanding after unveiling plans virtually 5 years in the past. The enlargement is anticipated to take a few years to finish and can push the park’s present boundaries previous Downtown Disney and into the close by parking tons. It’s going to additionally remodel “a portion of the present Hollywood Backlot space,” resulting in the closure of the Monsters Inc. attraction completely in 2027.
The most important a part of the enlargement can be including an Avatar-themed land, based mostly on the second movie, The Way of Water, in addition to Avatar: Fire and Ash. It’ll embody a darkish boat experience very similar to Pirates of the Caribbean, “taking visitors all the way in which to the wide-open seas of Pandora.”
It follows the success of the world of Pandora, based mostly on the original Avatar film, in Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. Disney has no dates or particulars but on when it will be full.
Coming prior to the Avatar land, nonetheless, is a brand new esplanade entry “expertise” to exchange the present walkway entry on the east facet of Disneyland, in addition to a brand new parking construction and pedestrian bridge over Harbor Boulevard. Development on this begins within the fall.
Idea artwork of the brand new pedestrian bridge that may cross Harbor Boulevard.
A Coco experience is coming to California Journey
It will not be launching this yr, however development has begun backstage at California Journey to construct a brand new darkish experience. It’s going to be themed for the beloved Pixar movie Coco and populated by audio-animatronics.
The Coco experience can be situated within the space close to Pixar Pier and Paradise Gardens, in what’s primarily backstage areas for solid members at present. It’s going to have characters and music from the flicks as you journey by the land of the useless with Miguel.
Idea artwork for the brand new Coco experience.
Two extra Avengers Campus rides
Avengers Campus already has two rides: Spider-Man Net Slingers and Guardians of the Galaxy. Quickly, this can double as Disney builds two more Marvel attractions at California Journey.
“We’re doubling the scale of the land with two new sights,” a structural engineer stated in a video posted to Walt Disney Imagineering’s Instagram account on Feb. 26. The engineer confirmed off how the Avengers Infinity Protection construction is wanting now, together with its columns, foundations and a catwalk that may “help projectors, audio system and different kinds of present components.”
Avengers Infinity Protection will see you assemble alongside the Avengers, battling King Thanos — set in a multiverse — that includes appearances by Black Panther, Ant-Man and Hulk.
Idea artwork of the Avengers Infinity Protection attraction coming to California Journey.
Stark Flight Lab, the second experience, will see you assist take a look at Tony Stark’s newest tech.
“In Stark Flight Lab, visitors will sit in ‘gyro-kinetic pods’ and roll alongside a monitor earlier than stopping in entrance of a large robotic arm,” Disney stated. “This robotic arm will hoist you into the air the place you may make a number of high-speed maneuvers impressed by Iron Man and another Avengers.”
Development started in 2025, however no launch dates have been revealed but.
Villains Land at Disney World
Whereas it will not be prepared in time for 2026, development is properly underway for Disney’s first villains-themed space. Villains Land, which can rejoice all of the basic baddies from Disney movies, is coming to the Magic Kingdom at Disney World in Florida.
Imagineers have been drawing inspiration from architectural constructions in Paris and Barcelona — like Gaudí’s buildings within the latter — to design Villains Land, Disney revealed throughout Vacation spot D23 in August 2025.
Idea artwork for the brand new Villains Land.
“Paris is a metropolis filled with basic Artwork Nouveau … pure motifs and swirling designs there make nature look like ‘cursed,’ like magic has frozen it into place,” Disney stated on its Parks Weblog. “Barcelona’s artwork fashion is Modernisme, which has much less pure patterns however provides the structure an otherworldly, unnerving look.”
Villains Land, first teased during D23 2022, can be positioned on the opposite facet of Large Thunder Mountain on the prime left edge of the present Magic Kingdom map and can stretch round to the place the Haunted Mansion is.
Two main sights are deliberate, together with eating and buying. Nonetheless no phrase but on when it will open.
First peek at Piston Peak
Piston Peak Nationwide Park: the setting for the brand new Vehicles-themed land at Magic Kingdom.
The Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom have been closed and faraway from the web map, as Disney works to assemble a brand new land themed after Pixar’s Cars movies. Vehicles Land, which was added to Disney’s California Journey again in 2012, stays extraordinarily widespread within the west, so it was solely a matter of time earlier than it was added to the jap outpost.
In an enlargement of Frontierland — which additionally contains Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and Large Thunder Mountain Railroad — Route 66 will characteristic a glance impressed by the Rocky Mountains and the “American Frontier and its nationwide parks.”
The Disney Parks Blog described the brand new space as “an awe-inspiring wilderness full of towering timber, snowcapped mountains, breathtaking waterfalls, roaring rivers and spectacular geysers.” Disney Imagineers are “utilizing a method of structure referred to as ‘Parkitecture,’ which was developed by the Nationwide Park Service to create constructions that harmonize with the pure atmosphere.”
Idea artwork of the Vehicles rally race attraction coming to Disney World.
There can be two sights, one among which is a rally race. Pixar Chief Artistic Officer Pete Docter and Imagineer Michael Hundgen spoke concerning the new ride vehicle for this, and you’ll see a TikTok of Imagineers testing out off-road automobiles within the Arizona desert to create what the experience will really feel like. Every rally automotive can have its personal character, title and racing quantity, Docter stated.
“These are all issues Lightning McQueen and Mater have not skilled earlier than, like racing over rocky terrain, ascending to mountain peaks and dodging round geysers — how do you are taking these real-world components and put a Vehicles spin on it?” Disney Parks stated in a earlier weblog submit.
Whereas development has begun and Disney has even launched a map displaying what the land might seem like (geysers capturing water, a operating river, an off-road rally monitor, mountains, a customer’s lodge, a Ranger HQ and strolling trails), we do not anticipate Piston Peak to open till at the least 2027 or 2028.
Tropical Americas Land at Animal Kingdom
Idea artwork of Tropical Americas.
Animal Kingdom’s DinoLand USA space isn’t any extra, with the realm on the Disney World map now a clean sea of grass as Disney slowly builds out the brand new Tropical Americas Land.
Development started within the fall of 2024, with TriceraTop Spin and the halfway space closing down in January 2025. The Dinosaur experience remained open till Feb. 1 this yr, however has since closed its doorways because it’s reworked into a brand new Indiana Jones experience by a Maya temple (a comparatively straightforward overlay since Disneyland’s Indiana Jones reportedly follows virtually exactly the same ride track as Disney World’s Dinosaur).
The Pueblo Esperanza space can be themed like a South American village, with an Encanto-themed attraction, the place you get to discover Antonio’s rainforest room contained in the Casita, in addition to an enormous quick-service eating location, a fountain and a carousel.
Tropical Americas is deliberate to open in 2027.
Disney Cruise Line: New ships
Disney has been all in on launching cruise ships over the previous couple of years, together with the Disney Wish in 2022, the Disney Treasure in 2024 and the Disney Destiny in 2025.
The Disney Adventure sailed on its maiden voyage from Singapore on March 10, the primary of four new ships set to embark soon. Disney’s subsequent cruise liner, the Disney Believe, was unveiled by new CEO Josh D’Amaro on March 18.
“The Disney Consider will carry to life the magical worlds of Encanto and Frozen, the wishing wells of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and the depths of the ocean with Moana and The Little Mermaid,” Disney stated.
The Disney Consider is anticipated to set sail in late 2027. The opposite ship names and locations have but to be revealed, however they’re anticipated to sail earlier than 2031.
All the pieces else new at Disneyland and Disney World
This is what else is new and coming quickly to the theme parks:
- A 3D-printed prop canoe was added to the Jungle Cruise experience in January.
- Buzz Lightyear’s Area Ranger Spin closed on the Magic Kingdom in August to obtain new ride vehicles with video displays and two handheld blasters that includes always-on lasers in two totally different colours (so you possibly can lastly see which laser is yours). It is also getting a brand new opening scene starring Buddy the pleasant robotic, and static Z targets will mild up if you hit them. The experience reopened on April 8.
- Large Thunder Mountain Railroad reopened on May 3 at Magic Kingdom after a prolonged refurbishment. It’ll embody “a journey by the spectacular pure phenomena of the Rainbow Caverns.”
- Disney World’s water park Blizzard Beach reopened on Feb. 15, and Storm Lagoon reopened on Might 12.
- Youngsters summer season reveals at Disneyland embody Disney Buddies Dance Occasion at Hollywood Land in Disney California Journey, and Sew’s Intergalactic Seashore Occasion Blast at Tomorrowland Terrace in Disneyland.
- Bluey and Bingo meet-and-greets are coming to Disney World on the Conservation Station at Animal Kingdom as a part of the Cool Youngsters’ Summer season celebration, which matches from Might 26 till Sept. 8.
- Cinderella Fort at Magic Kingdom is at present being repainted in its unique theme colours: grey, cream, blue and gold.
- From July onwards, you can ebook a wedding at the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland. Weddings can be hosted on the courtyard proper exterior the mansion’s entrance doorways. The world can seat as much as 25 visitors. Sadly, it would not embody thematic midnight ceremonies — you possibly can solely host your marriage ceremony there within the early morning earlier than park opening. Different new Disneyland wedding venues embody the Magnolia Park Gazebo (proper exterior Tiana’s Palace), Magnolia Park Terrace (proper exterior the brand new Haunted Mansion queue) and Fantasy Faire Backyard (reverse the citadel).
- Following the discharge of the Walt Disney animatronic at Disneyland, Disney introduced {that a} similar animatronic will be added to Disney World’s Carousel of Progress at Magic Kingdom in a brand new introductory scene to the experience.
Idea artwork of the overhauled model of Buzz Lightyear’s Area Ranger Spin, which can have two totally different coloured lasers in every experience automobile.
