Are you ready for a very happy celebration? I know I am! Beginning May 16, 2025, Disneyland Resort will start celebrating its 70th anniversary with a brand new attraction, special food and merchandise offerings, the return of beloved entertainment, and more! Here are a few of the things we can look forward to during this celebration.

Disneyland is inviting us to “celebrate happy” for its 70th anniversary. And what better way to do that than with entertainment! Disneyland is known for spectacular entertainment, and we are so excited to see the Paint the Night nighttime parade returning to Disneyland Park! We will also be able to experience the brand new “World of Color Happiness!” at Disney California Adventure Park.
We are also very excited to experience Wondrous Journeys spectacular again each night at Disneyland Park (with fireworks on select nights) and also the “Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration!” parade during the day on the streets of California Adventure!

Who is ready to see Mickey, Minnie, and friends in some new outfits? Disney gave us a sneak peek at their celebration attire, and it is so happy and colorful!

And with those colorful outfits comes a brand new cavalcade! “The Celebrate Happy Cavalcade” at Disneyland Park will feature familiar friends and even some that we are not used to seeing in Anaheim, like Duffy and ShellieMay. 

Disney has also shared concept art for some stunning decorations that will be featured throughout the resort. Peep that gorgeous medallion on Sleeping Beauty castle!

Sleeping Beauty Castle with 70th Anniversary decor at Disneyland Park on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 (Joshua Sudock | Disneyland Resort)

And if all of that wasn’t enough, we will get to enjoy some enhanced magic on attractions such as Miguel and Dante on It’s a Small World and some special new graphics on Toy Story Midway Mania.

And then, of course, there is the brand-new attraction that we are all excited about, which will open a little bit later on July 17, 2025. We will soon be able to experience “Walt Disney – A Magical Life” on Main Street in Disneyland Park. Guests will get to hear all about Walt Disney’s life from the man himself (aren’t the Imagineers incredible??).

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