Disneyland Resort 70th Anniversary

“To all who come to this happy place… welcome!”

Get ready to Celebrate Happy in 2025 when the Disneyland Resort celebrates its 70th Anniversary. The celebration kicks off on May 16, 2025 and will run through summer 2026. The theme is Celebrate Happy and the celebration will include limited-time entertainment, festive décor, special celebration food, collectible merchandise and more!

Celebrate seven decades of happiness at “The Happiest Place on Earth” with two returning fan-favorite parades, a beloved nighttime spectacular, a celebration cavalcade and Mickey & Minnie Mouse along with their pals dressed in all-new celebration costumes.

Disneyland Park Entertainment

Paint the Night Parade

This fan-favorite nighttime parade will return to Disneyland Park for the 70th Anniversary celebration. Guests will awe in amazement at the stunning lights and color as the grand parade makes it way down Main Street, U.S.A.

The Paint the Night parade features innovative floats, vibrant costumes, incredible special effects, unforgettable music and energetic performances. The floats feature Mickey Mouse, Monsters, Inc., Cars, Toy Story, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and more. During the parades previous run at Disney California Adventure Park in 2018, the parade also included a float promoting the release of Disney-Pixar Incredibles 2. And when the parade first premiered at Disneyland Park for the 60th Anniversary, the parade included a Frozen float. So while it hasn’t been announced, it is possible that the Paint the Night parade might include a new float for its return to Disneyland Park on May 16, 2025.

Wondrous Journeys

The beloved nighttime spectacular, Wondrous Journeys returns to Disneyland Park to celebrate seven decades of Happy. At night, Main Street, U.S.A., Sleeping Beauty Castle, “it’s a small world” and the Rivers of America light up with state-of-the-art projection effects and music from Walt Disney Animation Studios classic films. On most nights throughout the summer, the nighttime spectacular will also include fireworks.

Wondrous Journeys will temporarily pause in August 2025 for Halloween and Holiday entertainment but will resume at a later time.

Mickey and Friends Celebrate Happy!

Disneyland Park will debut a new character cavalcade called Mickey and Friends Celebrate Happy! The cavalcade will make its way along the parade route encouraging guests to dance and clap along. Mickey Mouse and his friends from your favorite Walt Disney Animation Studios classic films will celebrate seven decades of the Disneyland Resort along with guests during this daily cavalcade.

Based on the information released today from the Disneyland Resort, the Magic Happens parade will most likely not return in 2025 during the resorts celebration.

“it’s a small world” Projection Show

To celebrate seven decades of the Disneyland Resort, “it’s a small world” facade will feature an all-new projection show.

Disney California Adventure Park Entertainment

World of Color Happiness!

An all-new World of Color show will debut at Disney California Adventure Park for Disneyland Resort’s 70th Anniversary celebration. Hosted by Joy and other Emotions from Pixar Animation Studios Inside Out and Inside Out 2, Paradise Bay will transform with magnificent fountains, colorful lasers and other colorful effects to feature music and moments from Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios films including Turning Red, A Goofy Movie, Encanto, The Lion King and so many more.

Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration! Parade

As part of the celebration, Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration! parade will return to Disney California Adventure Park. The parade premiered during Pixar Fest this past Spring and Summer and quickly became a fan-favorite. The parade is filled with incredible music, dynamic floats and all of your favorite characters from Pixar Animation Studios films including Inside Out, Luca, Soul, Turning Red and more.

The parade will temporarily pause in August 2025 for Halloween and Holiday entertainment but will resume at a later time.

Carthay Circle Restaurant

In the evenings at Disney California Adventure Park, the exterior of Carthay Circle Restaurant will “celebrate happy” with a special moment filled with music, lights and projection effects.

Disneyland 70th Anniversary Sleeping Beauty Castle

Colorful Décor

The entire Disneyland Resort will be adorned with colorful décor during the 70th Anniversary celebration. Part of the décor for the celebration will include an elegant medallion on Sleeping Beauty Castle.

Plus, an upbeat new theme song titled “Celebrate Happy”, created to honor the anniversary, will be heard all around the resort.

Disneyland 70th Mickey & Minnie Mouse New Costumes

New Character Costumes

Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and all of their pals will greet guests in Town Square and along Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland Park wearing new costumes designed especially for the 70th Anniversary celebration.

Walt Disney Audio-Animatronics Figure Coming to Disneyland

Walt Disney – A Magical Life

On May 16, 2025, a new attraction will debut in Main Street Opera House called Walt Disney – A Magical Life. This attraction will feature a cinematic presentation of Walt Disney’s journey, culminating in a visit with Walt in his office, brought to life for the first time ever through the magic of Audio-Animatronics storytelling.

Disneyland Resort 70th Anniversary

The Disneyland Resort is gearing up for a magical celebration to celebrate seven decades in Anaheim, California. More magical details about the Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration are still to come in the coming months. Make your plans now to visit the Disneyland Resort during the celebration in 2025!