Disneyland’s 70th Anniversary in 2025 – What’s on Tap!

A Disneyland birthday is coming, and just today Disney has started to announce what’s in store for the festivities. The Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration will run from May 16, 2025 through the summer of 2025, and honor seven decades for Walt’s first park, the Happiest Place on Earth. Let’s take a look!

World of Color Happiness

World of Color is the iconic light, flame, and water nighttime show at California Adventure Park, and for the Disneyland 70th we’ll be getting a new version. World of Color Happiness will light up Paradise Bay, exploring the meaning of “happy” through a kaleidoscope of emotions. Look for Joy and the Emotions from the Pixar “Inside Out” films to bring out the meaning of happy with music and moments from other Disney and Pixar films including “Turning Red,” “A Goofy Movie,” “Tangled,” “The Lion King”, and more.

Paint the Night Parade

Widely regarded as one of Disney’s best parades, Paint the Night comes back to Disneyland Park for it’s 70th. Mickey Mouse uses his imagination and Tinker Bell’s pixie dust to “Paint the Night” with scenes from Disney and Pixar films such as “Monsters, Inc.,” “Cars,” “Toy Story”, “The Little Mermaid,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and more. Look for vibrant costumes, bright lights, and an energy you won’t soon forget.

Wondrous Journeys

Every nighttime parade needs a companion nighttime spectacular, and Wondrous Journeys will light up Main Street U.S.A., Sleeping Beauty Castle, “it’s a small world” and the Rivers of America with state-of-the-art projection effects. These structures will be transformed into a canvas for artistry, music, storytelling, and heart with moments from films like “Hercules,” “The Princess and the Frog,” “Peter Pan,” “Frozen,” “Big Hero 6,” “Moana,” “Encanto” and more. On select nights, the show will include fireworks. When the holidays come around, Wondrous Journeys will take a temporary pause for seasonal entertainment, and then resume at a later time.

“Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration!” Parade

The “Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration!” Parade will be back as Disney California Adventure’s daytime parade. Look for nearly 30 favorite characters from “Luca,” “Turning Red,” “Up,” and other Pixar favorites, brought to life with dynamic, colorful floats and hoppin’ musical accompaniment. Like Wondrous Journeys, Better Together will take a pause during Halloween and Christmas and return when seasonal entertainment concludes.

The Parks Glow Up for the Anniversary

Look for everything around the resort to be dressed in its celebratory best. Mickey & Minnie will have custom looks designed just for the occasion of a new character cavalcade: “Mickey and Friends Celebrate Happy!” As it travels the parade route in Disneyland Park, you can clap and dance along with your favorite characters. And Sleeping Beauty Castle itself will have a new medallion to commemorate the 70th.

You can also look for:

• Lights and a show on the exterior of Carthay Circle Restaurant that invite everyone to “Celebrate Happy”
• A new projection show on the facade of “it’s a small world”
• A new theme song, “Celebrate Happy”

Stay tuned for more announcements as the next 6th months unfold until the celebration begins!

What are you excited to see at Disney’s 70th Anniversary Celebration? Let us know in the comments!