It 's hard to overstate Walt Disney 's presence in Disneyland, even almost 60 years after his death. But for the first time, the man himself will be featured in a park attraction. At the D23 fan convention in Anaheim, the company announced that Walt Disney is getting his own animatronic, which will be featured in an all-new show. “The reason that we're together tonight is because of ...

At D23, a lot of brand new attractions were announced for Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World. Parks like Magic Kingdom and Disney 's Hollywood Studios are set to get entirely new lands dedicated to popular franchises, but somewhat surprisingly, the park that started it all Disneyland didn 't have a lot announced for it. However, one new attraction is coming to the park next year. I find it to be ...

Disneyland is prepping some big celebrations of the park's history for the 70th anniversary, and here's what to expect! 2025 is going to be a big year for Disneyland as the park will be celebrating its 70th anniversary in July. The last anniversary year was in 2020, which, of course, was the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, the park was closed until 2021. Disney is ...

More changes could be coming to the lands within Disneyland and Disney California Adventure following the revamp of Bayou Country, formally known as Critter Country. The “Happiest Place on Earth” is apparently considering ways to “amplify” areas such as Frontierland, Adventureland, and Star Wars: Galaxy Edge following the changes made at Bayou Country. Along with the retheme ...

As a kid, I always loved venturing into the Main Street Opera House in Disneyland for a showing of “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln.” My friends and I would sit down in the cool, dark theater (a much-needed respite on hot summer days), and the multisensory attraction took us through President Abraham Lincoln 's entire life from small moments like a visit to the hairdresser and his history-making ...

Walt Disney has countless inspirational quotes that I could have used in the headline for this story, but George Bernard Shaw's words felt more appropriate. Many Disneyland guests, myself among them, visit partially for the familiar sense of history and nostalgia that the park offers. It was, after all, the only Disney park that Walt himself spent time in. When you walk down Main ...

While we didn 't get any major news about Disneyland Forward or the much needed makeover of Tomorrowland, there were a few surprise announcements at this year 's D23 Expo that will hopefully make us Disneyland fans happy. By now, you 've all probably seen the news stories about the new attractions and shows coming to the Disneyland Resort, but as a so-called Disneyland expert, I wanted ...

2025 is going to be a big year for Disneyland and a particularly great time to visit. Not only will the Happiest Place on Earth turn 70 years old, but guests will find 340 days of special celebrations, festivals or other limited time offerings throughout the year, the California resort announced Thursday. Those include a new after-hours 90s Nite, the return of the beloved Paint the Night ...

A pair of new projection shows on the Carthay Circle and It 's a Small World facades will help cement the “Celebrate Happy” theme song in the minds of Disneyland visitors during the park 's 70th anniversary celebration in 2025. The new projection shows will be part of Disneyland 's 70th anniversary celebration that kicks off on May 16 and runs through summer 2026 at the Anaheim theme ...

Changes are coming to Disneyland 's famous “It 's A Small World” attraction in honor of the resort 's 70th anniversary. Disneyland revealed on Wednesday that the theme song that plays during the familiar ride also called “It 's a Small World” will be updated with a third verse written by Richard M. Sherman, one of the song 's original composers. Sherman, who wrote the song ...

Disneyland will dive into the archives to look at the evolution of the Anaheim theme park and the history of animatronics as well as pull out plans for upcoming projects during a platinum jubilee celebration kicking off this summer. Disneyland will roll out four new exhibits in the Main Street Opera House when the “Walt Disney A Magical Life” show debuts on July 17 as part of the ...