Disneyland had an enormous 2025 when it kicked off its seventieth anniversary. This 12 months, we’ll see the unique Disney theme park proceed to rejoice the milestone — all whereas constructing three new rides at California Journey and a complete new Disneyland entrance and 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 all the things it’s worthwhile to find out about Disneyland, Disney World and Disney Cruise Line in 2026 and past.
Bluey has arrived at Disneyland
Idea artwork of the Bluey present coming to Disneyland in 2026.
Spring break noticed a brand new character transfer into Disneyland, with Bluey and household now internet hosting a stage present and themed space. Debuting on Sunday, March 22, Bluey’s Greatest Day Ever is situated on the Fantasyland Theatre subsequent to Mickey’s Toon City, and has seen hours-long queues lining as much as get inside throughout its debut week.
The theater has been reworked into Bluey’s college classroom and grounds, together with a gnome village and fairy backyard. Bluey and her sister, Bingo, will seem a number of occasions every day, together with actors and musicians, to “convey to life the favored music and video games emblematic of beloved Bluey episodes.” These video games will embrace Keepy Uppy and the Grannies, in addition to appearances by Chattermax and Unicorse.
There are additionally puzzles, video games and photograph ops all through the Bluey space. Disneyland can also be serving up Bluey-themed meals at Troubadour Tavern.
The vastly widespread Australian cartoon a few household of canines is a worldwide hit, and Disney is slated to launch a Bluey film in 2027. (Within the meantime, you’ll be able to watch Bluey episodes and minisodes on Disney Plus.)
California Journey celebrates 25 years
The second Disney theme park in-built Anaheim opened 25 years in the past on Feb. 8, 2001. Whereas the look of the park has modified rather a lot over these years, California Journey has just a few 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 varied particular anniversary-themed meals objects, merchandise and drinks.
Soarin’ Throughout America from coast to coast
At each Disney’s California Journey and Disney World’s Epcot, the Soarin’ Across the World attraction is getting a US-themed makeover. Soarin’ Throughout America will arrive on July 2, 2026, and can function 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, through 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.
Disneyland’s seventieth anniversary continues
Disneyland is constant to rejoice its seventieth anniversary this 12 months, following its kick-off in Might 2025. You will have loads of time to get there as its final day is Aug. 9, 2026 — after which it’s going to transition again to Halloween on Aug. 21, then the vacations on Nov. 18, earlier than totally returning to its pure state in early 2027.
Whereas lots of the seventieth anniversary exhibits had been paused for Halloween and the vacations in 2025, they made a comeback in January, together with the Paint the Night time parade, Have fun Glad Cavalcade and the Wondrous Journeys fireworks and projection present on the citadel. Mickey and mates are additionally again of their seventieth celebration outfits.
You’ll be able to catch seventieth anniversary-themed merchandise, food and drinks objects 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; it’s also possible to discover decorations sprinkled all through Downtown Disney, Principal Avenue USA, Disney’s lodges and even contained in the Toy Story Halfway Mania experience.
Try the seventieth anniversary decorations all through the Toy Story Halfway Mania experience.
Discounted Disneyland tickets and a brand new Magic Key
California residents can presently get a three-day Park Hopper ticket for $249, a 50% low cost. You’ll be able to go to from now till Might 21 utilizing this ticket. After that may be a Youngsters’ Summer season Ticket deal, with a one-day Park Hopper ticket costing $50 per baby, ages 3 by means of 9. You should buy it now and use it between Might 22 and Sept. 7.
Disneyland can also be including (and eradicating) a Magic Key possibility: The Discover Key will change the present Enchant Key. All California residents will be capable to buy it — not solely Southern California residents. It’ll enable entry on weekdays in June and July, that are presently blocked out for Enchant Key holders.
The Discover Key went on sale final month. It prices $999, with a $99 down cost and 0% APR on repayments for 12 months. Disney stated its “full worth” might 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.
Disney World discounted summer time tickets
For what Disney World is looking Cool Youngsters’ Summer season, it is providing two free nights and two free theme park days if you purchase a four-night, four-day Disney lodge and ticket package deal for a go to throughout Might 26 by means of Sept. 15. You too can 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 water park (Hurricane 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 youths aged 3-9 if you purchase a eating package deal for friends over 10 and a room at a Disney lodge.
Villains Land: 1 12 months nearer
Whereas it will not be prepared in time for 2026, building is effectively underway for Disney’s first villains-themed space. Villains Land, which can rejoice all of the traditional 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 stuffed with traditional 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 model is Modernisme, which has much less pure patterns however provides the structure an otherworldly, unnerving look.”
Villains Land, first teased throughout D23 2022, shall be positioned on the opposite aspect of Massive Thunder Mountain on the high left edge of the present Magic Kingdom map and can stretch round to the place the Haunted Mansion is.
Two main points of interest are deliberate, together with eating and procuring. Nonetheless no phrase but on when it’s going to open.
Dinosaur closes to make manner for Tropical Americas Land
Idea artwork of Tropical Americas.
Animal Kingdom’s DinoLand USA space is not any extra, with the world 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 12 months however has now closed its doorways because it’s reworked into a brand new Indiana Jones experience by means of a Maya temple (a comparatively simple overlay since Disneyland’s Indiana Jones reportedly follows virtually precisely the identical experience observe as Disney World’s Dinosaur).
The Pueblo Esperanza space shall 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.
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 Vehicles motion pictures. 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 japanese outpost.
In an enlargement of Frontierland — which additionally contains Tiana’s Bayou Journey and Massive Thunder Mountain Railroad — Route 66 will function a glance impressed by the Rocky Mountains and the “American Frontier and its nationwide parks.”
The Disney Parks Weblog described the brand new space as “an awe-inspiring wilderness stuffed with towering bushes, snowcapped mountains, breathtaking waterfalls, roaring rivers and spectacular geysers.” Disney Imagineers are “utilizing a mode of structure known as ‘Parkitecture,’ which was developed by the Nationwide Park Service to create constructions that harmonize with the pure surroundings.”
Idea artwork of the Vehicles rally race attraction coming to Disney World.
There shall be two points of interest, one among which is a rally race. Pixar Chief Artistic Officer Pete Docter and Imagineer Michael Hundgen spoke concerning the new experience car 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, identify 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’re taking these real-world parts and put a Vehicles spin on it?” Disney Parks stated in a earlier weblog submit.
Whereas building has begun and Disney has even launched a map exhibiting what the land could appear to be (geysers capturing water, a operating river, an off-road rally observe, mountains, a customer’s lodge, a Ranger HQ and strolling trails), we do not count on Piston Peak to open till at the least 2027 or 2028.
Disneyland enlargement begins because the Avatar space is constructed
Idea artwork exhibiting an aerial shot of the Avatar-themed space coming to Disneyland Resort.
Disneyland is lastly increasing 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 heaps. 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 largest a part of the enlargement shall be including an Avatar-themed land, primarily based on the second movie, The Approach of Water, in addition to Avatar: Fireplace and Ash. It’ll embrace a darkish boat experience very similar to Pirates of the Caribbean, “taking friends all the way in which to the wide-open seas of Pandora.”
It follows the success of the world of Pandora, primarily based on the authentic Avatar movie, in Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. Disney has no dates or particulars but on when it’s going to be full.
Coming before the Avatar land, nonetheless, is a brand new esplanade entry “expertise” to switch the present walkway entry on the east aspect 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
It will not be launching this 12 months, however building has begun backstage at California Journey to construct a brand new darkish experience. It’s going to be themed for the beloved Pixar film Coco and populated by audio-animatronics.
The Coco experience shall be situated within the space close to Pixar Pier and Paradise Gardens, in what’s primarily backstage areas for solid members presently. It’s going to have characters and music from the flicks as you journey by means of the land of the lifeless with Miguel.
Idea artwork for the brand new Coco experience.
Coming Quickly: Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring The Muppets
Whereas the Monsters, Inc. experience is being faraway from California Journey, its animatronics and props are anticipated to be repurposed in Disney World, as a complete land themed across the Monsters Pixar motion pictures is being constructed at Hollywood Studios.
Changing the Muppets space of the theme park, Monstropolis — dwelling of the Monsters, Inc. motion pictures, shorts and Disney Plus streaming collection — will function Disney’s first-ever suspended curler coaster inside town’s chuckle/scream manufacturing facility.
“The primary time I noticed Monsters, Inc., all I wished to do was experience on a kind of doorways like Mike and Sulley,” Disney Experiences Chair Josh D’Amaro stated at D23 in 2024. “Keep 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.”
Idea artwork of the Monsters, Inc. suspender coaster.
A TikTok exhibits the design idea for the Monsters Inc. experience.
MuppetVision 3D closed completely on June 8, 2025, however we do not count on Monstropolis to be full for an additional 12 months or two.
On the brilliant aspect, the Muppets are being moved to the Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster, and that overlay apparently will not take lengthy. Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring Aerosmith had its final day of operation on March 1, and the Muppets-themed model will open in the summertime.
“Because of new administration underneath legendary Muppets tycoon and proprietor of The Muppet Theatre, J. P. Grosse, groovy vibes will take over the Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Courtyard, together with a brand new psychedelic wrap on the enormous guitar marquee,” Disney stated in August 2025.
California Journey: 2 extra Avengers rides
Avengers Campus already has two rides: Spider-Man Net Slingers and Guardians of the Galaxy. Quickly, it will double as Disney builds two extra Marvel points of interest at California Journey.
“We’re doubling the dimensions of the land with two new points of interest,” 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 forms of present parts.”
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, friends will sit in ‘gyro-kinetic pods’ and roll alongside a observe earlier than stopping in entrance of a large robotic arm,” Disney stated. “This robotic arm will hoist you into the air the place you will 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.
Extra Disney Cruise Line ships
Disney has been all in on launching cruise ships over the previous few years, together with the Disney Want in 2022, the Disney Treasure in 2024 and the Disney Future in 2025.
The Disney Journey is subsequent up in 2026, a part of the subsequent 4 ships embarking quickly. The opposite ship names and locations have but to be revealed, however they will set sail between 2027 and 2031.
Every thing else coming quickly
This is what else is new and coming quickly to the theme parks:
- Animal Kingdom changed the long-running present It is Robust to Be a Bug contained in the Tree of Life with a Zootopia-themed present. Zootopia: Higher Zoogether options Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde and new character Heidi Howler, and can take you thru a number of totally different areas of town as they rejoice a vacation. It opened in November 2025, so you’ll be able to expertise it all through 2026.
- Cinderella Fort at Magic Kingdom is presently being repainted in its authentic theme colours: grey, cream, blue and gold.
- A 3D-printed prop canoe was added to the Jungle Cruise experience in January.
- Disneyland and Hollywood Studios are including 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 will launch on Might 22, 2026.
- Disney World’s water park Blizzard Seashore reopened on Feb. 15, and Hurricane Lagoon is reopening on Might 12.
- From July onwards, you’ll e book a marriage ceremony on the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland. Weddings shall be hosted on the courtyard proper outdoors the mansion’s entrance doorways. The world can seat as much as 25 friends. Sadly, it does not embrace thematic midnight ceremonies — you’ll be able to solely host your marriage ceremony there within the early morning earlier than park opening. Different new Disneyland marriage ceremony venues embrace the Magnolia Park Gazebo (proper outdoors Tiana’s Palace), Magnolia Park Terrace (proper outdoors the brand new Haunted Mansion queue) and Fantasy Faire Backyard (reverse the citadel).
- Buzz Lightyear’s House Ranger Spin closed on the Magic Kingdom in August to get new experience automobiles with video displays and two handheld blasters with always-on lasers that are available two totally different colours (so you’ll be able to lastly see which laser is yours). It is also getting a brand new scene firstly, starring Buddy the pleasant robotic, and static Z targets will mild up if you hit them. The experience reopens on April 8.
- Massive Thunder Mountain Railroad is reopening within the spring at Magic Kingdom after a prolonged refurbishment. It’ll embrace “a journey by means of the spectacular pure phenomena of the Rainbow Caverns.”
- 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 works from Might 26 till Sept. 8.
- Following the discharge of the Walt Disney animatronic at Disneyland, Disney introduced {that a} comparable animatronic shall 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 House Ranger Spin, which can have two totally different coloured lasers in every experience car.
