Disneyland is gearing up for a seventieth anniversary celebration in 2025 to rival the yearlong events for the fiftieth and sixtieth anniversaries with a brand new attraction, up to date water present, character cavalcade, two returning parades and fan-favorite fireworks present.
The seventieth anniversary celebration of the unique Disney theme park will kick off on Might 16 and run by means of summer season 2026 at Disneyland and Disney California Journey.
The massive celebration beginning in 2025 will stretch for greater than a 12 months — on par with the epic fiftieth and sixtieth anniversary celebrations in 2005 and 2015 on the Anaheim theme park.
Listed below are the presents Disneyland plans to unwrap for its milestone celebration.
‘World of Color Happiness’
The Happiest Place on Earth will lean into the theme of happiness with a brand new “World of Color” water present hosted by Pleasure from “Inside Out” that can draw inspiration from Walt Disney’s opening-day dedication speech at Disneyland in 1955.
“World of Color Happiness” guarantees to discover a kaleidoscope of feelings with cameo appearances by “Inside Out” characters Unhappiness, Anger, Worry, Disgust, Anxiousness, Envy, Embarrassment and Ennui.
The brand new water present may also characteristic moments from the “Lion King,” “Little Mermaid,” “Frozen,” “Tangled,” “Encanto,” “Turning Red,” “Wish” and “A Goofy Movie” movies projected on water screens in DCA’s Paradise Bay.
‘Walt Disney — A Magical Life’
The world’s first Walt Disney Audio-Animatronics determine will debut Might 16 on the Fundamental Avenue Opera Home as a part of Disneyland’s seventieth anniversary celebration.
Disneyland guests will be capable of sit down in Walt Disney’s workplace and take heed to the park’s visionary founder discuss how he acquired began, his ideas on his profession and his goals for the longer term.
The brand new “Walt Disney — A Magical Life” animatronic present will initially run solo earlier than enjoying in rotation with “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln.”
‘Wondrous Journeys’
The “Wondrous Journeys” fireworks present that anchored the Disney100 celebration in 2023 provided glimpses of all 62 Disney animated movies — together with the most recent releases, “Strange World” and “Wish.”
Naturally, each Disney film couldn’t play a starring position, as “Wondrous” raced by means of 18 songs in 13 minutes.
Storytelling highlights included scenes from “Peter Pan,” “Frozen,” “Princess and the Frog,” “Moana,” “Encanto,” “Big Hero 6” and “Hercules.”
The nighttime spectacular will play in projection-only mode with out fireworks on choose nights.
Paint the Evening
The fan-favorite Paint the Evening nighttime parade with 1.5 million LED lights debuted a decade in the past throughout Disneyland’s sixtieth anniversary earlier than shifting over to Disney California Journey in 2018.
Previous variations of the parade have featured floats devoted to “The Incredibles,” “Peter Pan,” “Monsters Inc.,” “Cars,” “Little Mermaid,” “Toy Story,” “Frozen” and the Disney Princesses.
Higher Collectively
The lackluster Higher Collectively parade final ran within the spring and summer season throughout Pixar Fest 2024 at Disney California Journey.
Higher Collectively drew upon components from the Pixar Play Parade that had a decade-long run at Disney California Journey earlier than shifting over to Disneyland through the unique Pixar Fest in 2018.
The Higher Collectively parade featured curler skaters, bicyclists and dancers accompanying seven parade models — together with floats devoted to “Turning Red,” “Soul,” “Luca,” “Up” and “Inside Out.”
A brand new parade soundtrack wove in acquainted songs from three Pixar movies: “Nobody Like U” by 4*City in “Turning Red,” “It’s Alright” from “Soul” and a Nineteen Sixties seaside movie-style music sung in Italian for “Luca.”
Each the Higher Collectively parade and “Wondrous Journeys” fireworks present will briefly pause through the Halloween and Christmas seasons in 2025 to make manner for vacation reveals earlier than resuming in January 2026.
Mickey and Buddies Rejoice Completely satisfied
That’s a complete lot of leisure — however the jam-packed schedule nonetheless leaves a gap within the each day calendar the place Disneyland sometimes affords a daytime parade.
The pure candidate could be Magic Occurs — however that parade received’t return in 2025 for the seventieth anniversary celebration.
As a substitute, Disneyland will provide the Mickey and Buddies Rejoice Completely satisfied character cavalcade starring Mickey, Minnie and their friends in new anniversary outfits.
A “cavalcade” is Disneyland’s manner of setting expectations under what followers have come to count on from a full-fledged parade. Count on one thing just like the rainy-day cavalcades dispatched with characters aboard Disneyland’s double-decker bus and different Fundamental Avenue U.S.A. autos.
Disneyland will roll out a brand new upbeat theme music for the seventieth anniversary known as “Celebrate Happy” that can probably play through the daytime character cavalcades and the nighttime projection reveals on the It’s a Small World facade and the Carthay Circle restaurant exterior.