Limited-time Events and Festivals coming to Disneyland Resort in 2025
Here’s what’s to come to the Disneyland Resort in 2025, including Disneyland After Dark, Oogie Boogie Bash and the start date and details on all the festivities for the upcoming 70th anniversary! Plus, the Socal Resident Ticket Offer is Back for a limited time, get all the details below.
Lunar New Year at Disney California Adventure Park Jan. 17-Feb. 16 Offerings inspired by Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean traditions will ring in the Year of the Snake. In 2025, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse will debut all-new outfits with representations of traditional Korean attire.
Offerings include the “Hurry Home – A Lunar New Year Celebration” water short, “Mulan’s Lunar New Year Procession” on select days, daily live musical performances and Asian-inspired menu items across six Lunar New Year marketplaces and select dining locations.
Anaheim Ducks Day Jan. 24
At California Adventure, fans will be able to enjoy a cavalcade, appearances by select Anaheim Ducks players, themed games and more.
Anaheim Ducks Day Overtime at the Downtown Disney District will be an exciting fan zone with entertainment, fun activities and photo opportunities.
Celebrate Gospel at Disneyland Park
Feb. 8 and 15: A resort tradition for more than a decade, the uplifting annual concert will return on Feb. 8 and Feb. 15, with performances by community choirs from across Southern California and award-winning artists.
Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival
Feb. 28-April 21: This foodie event celebrates the Golden State with heaping helpings of creative menu items, ten marketplaces – including two with new themes – live entertainment and the return of fan-favorites such as Chef Goofy, bookable culinary experiences and the classic Soarin’ Over California attraction.
Season of the Force at Disneyland Park
March 28-May 11: “Fire of the Rising Moons” will perform nightly at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge with epic, new projection effects and galactic music – enhanced with fireworks on select nights. Plus, Hyperspace Mountain will return to Tomorrowland, where you can hurtle through the galaxy and encounter TIE fighters along the way!
Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration
Beginning May 16, 2025, and continuing through summer 2026, the Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration will honor seven decades of happiness and many moments of joy in the making. You will be able to “celebrate happy” with limited-time entertainment, specialty food and beverages, collectible merchandise and more.
Brilliant, colorful décor will adorn the entire resort, including an elegant medallion on Sleeping Beauty Castle. Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and some of their pals will dress up in new outfits in Town Square in Disneyland, designed just for the celebration.
At Disney California Adventure park, you can look forward to an all-new nighttime spectacular, “World of Color Happiness!” The show is inspired by Walt Disney’s words from the opening day park dedication from seven decades ago: “To all who come to this happy place…welcome!”
In the evenings, the exterior of Carthay Circle Restaurant will invite everyone to “celebrate happy” during a special moment filled with lights, music and projection effects.
Over at Disneyland park, the fan-favorite “Paint the Night” parade will return featuring stunning color, vibrant floats and more than a million brilliant LED lights. The beloved nighttime spectacular “Wondrous Journeys” will also dazzle Disneyland once again, enhanced with fireworks on select nights.
Disneyland will also debut a new character cavalcade, as well as a new projection show on the facade of “it’s a small world.” Created in honor of the anniversary, an upbeat new theme song “Celebrate Happy” will be heard throughout various entertainment offerings.
Head over to the Disneyland Resort 70th Anniversary blog post to read even more detail about what’s to come for the big 70th celebration…
Disney Jr. Let’s Play! Party
(Summer): The one-day event at California Adventure and two-day event at Downtown Disney are set to return with lively entertainment, Disney Jr. character encounters and activities that families with young children will enjoy.
There’s lots going on in the Downtown Disney District, too! After welcoming new restaurants, the Avengers Reserve retail store and The D-Lander Shop in 2024, Downtown Disney continues its transformation with more dining and shopping on the horizon. The Disney Wonderful World of Sweets shop and Parkside Market dining hall are scheduled to open in early 2025.
Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort Aug. 22-Oct. 31 :
Enjoy eerily awesome fun throughout the resort, including uniquely themed attractions, not-so-scary entertainment and autumn-inspired food and beverages.
Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party*: You are invited to dress up in costume** for this frightfully fun, after-hours Halloween party at California Adventure with family-friendly tricks and treats. In 2025, the party will offer more nights than ever before with 31 different dates:
Aug. 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28, 31
Sept. 2, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28, 30
Oct. 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 31
Plaza de la Familia at Disney California Adventure Park
Aug. 22-Nov. 2 The Academy Award®-winning Pixar Animation Studios film “Coco” comes to life at this celebration of the everlasting bonds of family and the spirit of Día de Los Muertos.
Disneyland After Dark* events invite guests to play the night away during vivacious, themed parties at Disneyland park: After-hours events for all ages feature pre-party park mix-in, shorter wait times for select attractions, unique entertainment, themed food and beverages, plus unlimited Disney PhotoPass digital photo downloads from the event.
Sweethearts’ Nite (Jan. 21, 23, 28; Feb. 4, 6, 9, 11, 13): Couples, friends and families alike can celebrate love with a new cavalcade on Main Street, U.S.A., a Royal Ball, encounters with character couples and lively music. A select number of pre-sale tickets for Sweethearts’ Nite will go on sale for Inspire Magic Key holders beginning Dec. 10, 2024, and all Magic Key holders beginning Dec. 11, 2024. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Dec. 12, 2024. All tickets will be on sale no earlier than 9 a.m. PT on Disneyland.com, and are limited and subject to availability.
90s Nite (March 4 and 6): Dance parties, sing-alongs and more celebrate Disney films, music and pop culture from this iconic decade. “90s on Parade” will have nods to past parades, such as “The Lion King Celebration” and “Mulan Parade.” A select number of pre-sale tickets for 90s Nite will go on sale for Inspire Magic Key holders beginning Dec. 10, 2024, and all Magic Key holders beginning Dec. 11, 2024. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Dec. 12, 2024. All tickets will be on sale no earlier than 9 a.m. PT on Disneyland.com, and are limited and subject to availability.
Star Wars Nite (April 8, 10, 22, 24, 29; May 1, 4, 6): Galactic adventures await with appearances by Star Wars characters from the Light and Dark sides of the Force, unique gatherings and out-of-this-world photo opportunities. Ticket sale details will be announced at a later time.
Pride Nite (June 16 and 18): This celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community brings allies and community members together to enjoy rainbow projections, colorful décor, fabulous entertainment and more. Ticket sale details will be announced at a later time.
Finally, The Holidays Begin Here at Disneyland and The Festival of Holidays over in DCA will run November 14- Jan 7, 2026.
Currently, there is a limited-time Kids’ Special Ticket Offer for visits between Jan. 7 through March 20, 2025. Children ages 3 through 9 can visit a Disneyland Resort theme park for as low as $50 per child with this special 1-Day, 1-Park ticket.*** There is also a limited-time ticket offer for Southern California residents for as low as $67 per day for a 3-Day, 1-Park per day ticket (for a total of $199), available for visits Jan. 1 through May 15, 2025. More information is available on Disneyland.com.
