Disneyland is celebrating its seventieth anniversary in 2025 and Disney Parks has revealed how the Happiest Place on Earth will probably be celebrating this large milestone!
While Disneyland formally opened on July 17, 1955, its seventieth anniversary festivities will kick off on May 16, 2025, and can run by Summer 2026. The theme this time round is “Celebrate Happy” and there will probably be some ways to do exactly that! To guarantee you do not miss a factor, we’re right here to interrupt all of it down for you!
‘World of Color Happiness!’ Will Bring a New Version of a Beloved Show to Disney California Adventure
World of Color is a beloved water present at Disney California Adventure, and there will probably be an all-new model that may debut for Disneyland’s seventieth birthday. This new present is impressed by Walt Disney’s phrases from the opening of Disneyland wherein he mentioned, “To all who come to this blissful place… Welcome!”
The nighttime spectacular will probably be hosted by Joy and different Emotions from the Inside Out franchise and can embrace music and moments from such Disney and Pixar movies as Turning Red, A Goofy Movie, Tangled, The Lion King, and extra.
For an thought of what World of Color appears to be like like, try my recap of the present from Disney’s one hundredth anniversary celebrations again in 2023!
‘Paint the Night’ Is Making Its Grand Return to Disneyland Next Year
There is a variety of love for the lacking present ‘Paint the Night,’ and Disney has revealed it’ll lastly be returning to Disneyland for its seventieth anniversary with “beautiful shade and greater than 1,000,000 good LED lights.”
Mickey Mouse and Tinker Bell will probably be working collectively to ‘Paint the Night’ in Disney desires, and that may present itself with characters, music, and tales from Monsters, Inc., Cars, Toy Story, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and extra.
Wondrous Journeys, My Favorite Nighttime Spectacular, Is Back in 2025
As you may learn in my Disney one hundredth anniversary at Disneyland information, Wondrous Journeys is my favourite Nighttime Spectacular of all time and friends can have one other likelihood to see it once more or for the primary time in 2025. This present celebrates the legacy of Disney’s movies and followers can anticipate to expertise moments from Hercules, The Princess and the Frog, Peter Pan, Frozen, Big Hero 6, Moana, Encanto, and extra.
Wondrous Journeys will remodel Main Street, U.S.A., Sleeping Beauty Castle, it’s a small world, and Rivers of America, that means there’ll loads new methods to benefit from the present every time you go to Disneyland.
Walt Disney – A Magical Life Will Tell a Story Like None Other Before It
Walt Disney – A Magical Life, the upcoming present at Disneyland’s Main Street Opera House that may characteristic the first-ever Walt Disney Audio-Animatronic, will open on May 16 and invite friends into Walt’s workplace for a “cinematic presentation” of his inspiring journey.
Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration! Is a Parade Filled With Joy (Pun Intended!)
Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration! will return to Disney California Adventure in 2025 and can as soon as once more deliver characters, music, and moments from such Pixar movies as Luca, Turning Red, Inside Out, Up, and extra.
…And Much More!
There is a lot extra deliberate for Disneyland’s seventieth anniversary, together with particular décor, an ‘elegant medallion’ on Sleeping Beauty Castle, new appears to be like for Mickey and pals, and even a brand new character cavalcade known as Mickey and Friends Celebrate Happy!
Additionally, DCA’s Carthay Circle Restaurant will characteristic a “particular second” stuffed with music, lights, and projection results and it’s a small world will get a brand new projection present.
Oh, and naturally there are loads extra particulars to return, together with particular themed merch and meals, a brand new track known as ‘Celebrate Happy,’ and a lot extra.
Beyond the celebrations for Disneyland’s seventieth, there are a ton of different issues to stay up for on the parks, and you’ll try the schedule beneath, which incorporates festivals, Star Wars: Season of the Force, Lunar New Year, Halloween and Holiday events, and extra.
While there’s nonetheless a little bit of a watch for all of the enjoyable in 2025 at Disneyland, there’s loads to take pleasure in proper now. To be taught extra, I invite you to take a look at my Tiana’s Bayou Adventure evaluation and Everything You Need to Know characteristic now that it’s open at each Disneyland and Disney World and my Holidays at Disneyland information.
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