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The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2026 Updates

(Updated as of 1/12/2025)

INTRODUCTION

7 Ticket booths in the Esplanade have closed; use the Lost and Found window to the left of Disneyland’s entrance.

8 Construction permits have been filed to build the eastern gateway parking garage, part of the DisneylandForward expansion.

14 Early entry is being discontinued at Disneyland Resort as of January 5, 2025. Each onsite hotel guest will get free Lightning Lane Multi Pass access to one ride per stay instead.

PART 1 PLANNING

25 As of 10/8/2025, one day one park ticket prices range from $104-$224. Magic Key prices increased Multiday tickets and parkhoppers increased slightly. Believe Magic Keys now coast $1474; Inspire costs $1899. 

25 Enchant Magic Key has been replaced by the Explore Key ($999)

28 Inspire and Believe Magic Keys are currently available, and additional tiers will go sale again as of January 13, 2026, but they may sell out again at any time.

29 The Enchant Key has been discontinued and replaced with the Explore Key for $999. Benefits and restrictions are the same, but it is valid 252 days (including June through mid-August) with blockouts on all Saturdays and most Sundays in the fall.

29-30 Ticket booths in the Esplanade have closed; use the Lost and Found window to the left of Disneyland’s entrance.

34 TOP 11 AMERICAN THEME PARKS

2024 Rank	THEME PARK	2023 Attendance	AVG DAILY ATTENDANCE
1	Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom	17.8	48,866
2	Disneyland Park	17.3	47,499
3	Walt Disney World’s EPCOT	12.1	33,241
4	Disney’s Hollywood Studios	10.3	28,310
5	Disney California Adventure	10.1	27,534
6	Universal Studios Florida	9.5	26,027
7	Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure	9.5	25,890
8	Disney’s Animal Kingdom	8.8	24,110
9	Universal Studios Hollywood	8.7	23,836
10	Knott’s Berry Farm	4.5	12,337
11	SeaWorld Orlando	4.3	11,910

Source: Themed Entertainment Association (2024)

36 D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event (formerly D23 Expo) will be held in Anaheim on August 14-16, 2026.

36-37 Early entry is being discontinued at Disneyland Resort as of January 5, 2025. Each onsite hotel guest will get free Lightning Lane Multi Pass access to one ride per stay instead.

42 Parking has increased to $40 for cars and motorcycles, $45 for RVs and oversize vehicles without trailers, and $50 for buses and tractors with extended trailers. For $60 you can get Preferred Parking.

44 West Side security checkpoints can be very slow moving in the mornings, but are rarely busy later.

PART 2 ACCOMMODATIONS

49 Early entry is being discontinued at Disneyland Resort as of January 5, 2025. Each onsite hotel guest will get free Lightning Lane Multi Pass access to one ride per stay instead.

56 The exclusive Pixar Place Hotel entrance into DCA is permanently closing as of January 5, 2026. Hotel guests can use the Grand Californian entrance instead.

74 Courtyard Anaheim was refurbished in late 2025 with a new lobby restaurant and bar, and updated rooms.

85 The Universal Hilton expansion has been canceled.

PART 3 MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR TIME

98-99 Early entry is being discontinued at Disneyland Resort as of January 5, 2025. 

99 Lightning Lane Multipass now starts at $34. 

101 LLMP may sell out by 10am during peak holiday periods.

106 Unofficial Tip: BG1 is working with Lightning Lane again, but YMMV. Wait Magic from Thrill Data (https://www.thrill-data.com/waitmagic) is a paid service that can help book and modify LLMP.

113 At Indiana Jones, single riders may receive a lanyard instead of a paper ticket.

117 2026 Disneyland After Dark events will include Sweethearts’ Nite, held on select nights from January 22 through February 17; 70 Years of Favorites, held on March 3-5; Disney Channel Nite, held April 12, 14, & 16; Star Wars Nite, held April 28 & 30 and May 4 & 6; and Pride Nite on June 16 & 18.

PART 4 ESSENTIALS

122 The Star Wars villain meet and greet is inside Launch Bay.

PART 5 DISNEYLAND WITH KIDS

180 Clarabelle’s Enchanted Halloween Dinner at Storytellers Cafe costs $79 per adult ($42 for kids 3-9).

PART 6 DISNEYLAND PARK

185-186 Early entry is being discontinued at Disneyland Resort as of January 5, 2025. 

187 The Main Street Cinema exhibit paying tribute to the Sherman Brothers is titled “So Much That We Share”

188 The Main Street Opera house closes at 8pm before the evening parade and doesn’t reopen afterwards. 

193-194 Pirates of the Caribbean’s left-hand queue must merge with accessibility guests, and is slightly longer than the right side.

197 Savi’s Workshop now costs $250 plus tax.

198 Oga’s cantina no longer offers advanced reservations, only same-day walk-ups.

208 Starting March 22, 2026, the animated Australian dog Bluey and her sister Bingo will take over Fantasyland Theatre with “Bluey’s Best Day Ever!,” an interactive party with games, dancing to live music, and periodic character appearances.

215 Rapunzel’s tower from Tangled is being added to Storybook Land.

227 Pyrotechnics have returned to Fantasmic, but other effects (including the dragon) remain absent.

228 All Fantasmic dining package patrons now share the same viewing area.

230 Both performances of Paint the Night start on Main Street and end in Fantasyland.

244 Oga’s cantina no longer offers advanced reservations, only same-day walk-ups.

PART 7 DISNEY CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE

252 Remove Pixar Place Hotel Entrance from map.

253 The exclusive Pixar Place Hotel entrance into DCA is permanently closing as of January 5, 2026.

276 To celebrate the USA’s 250th birthday, Soarin’ Across America debuts at DCA on July 2, 2026. The new ride film, featuring natural and manmade landmarks across the country, will temporarily replace Soarin’s normal experience.

278 World of Color Season of Light will not be performed during the 2025 holiday season.

280 The exclusive Pixar Place Hotel entrance into DCA is permanently closing as of January 5, 2026.

284 Oogie Boogie Bash will run on 33 select nights from Aug 18 through Oct 31, 2026.

284 The Story Time with Deadpool Holiday Special, featuring the Merc with a Mouth (and sometimes his bestie, Wolverine) telling twisted Christmas tales, returns to outside the Hyperion Theater near Avengers Campus for the 2025 holiday season.

288 The exclusive Pixar Place Hotel entrance into DCA is permanently closing as of January 5, 2026.

PART 8 DINING AND SHOPPING

300 Bengal Beef no longer offers veggie skewers.

300 Tropical Hideaway seasonally serves peach Dole Whip instead of mango. The sundaes with chamoy and spices have been replaced with caramel and maraschino.

301 Harbour Galley now serves a crab and shrimp roll (not poached shrimp)

304 Royal Veranda’s indoor seating is a shop again

305-306 Oga’s cantina no longer offers advanced reservations, only same-day walk-ups.

309 The AI self-checkout test at Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta has been removed.

321 Lamplight Lounge has reduced its menu, tuna tataki and ham benedict are no longer available.

321 Napa Rose will not reopen until 2026.

324 Sip & Sonder is now Parkside Market Coffee, serving a similar menu.

325 The temporary Earl of Sandwich has finally closed on the future site of Porto’s.

327 During the holiday season, Storytellers Cafe’s buffet is themed to Mickey’s Christmas Carol. During Halloween season, Storytellers Cafe features Clarabelle Cow and friends in costume.

333 Nectarlife is located next to Dlander in Downtown Disney.

PART 9 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD

341 The Universal Hilton expansion has been canceled, but two new hotels are planned for USH.

341 USH offers a less expensive VIP tour that doesn’t include lunch or the backlot tour.

343 Universal Studios Hollywood general parking now costs $40 before 5pm. USH Preferred parking costs $60 ($20 after 5 p.m.), or $80 ($30 after 5 p.m.) for even closer front-gate parking.

361 USH Fan Fest Nights will return on select dates April 23-May 16, 2026.

361 Halloween Horror Nights 2026 will run on select nights from Sept 3 through Nov 1.

TOURING PLANS

395 Oga’s cantina no longer offers advanced reservations, only same-day walk-ups.