Some theme park milestones announce themselves loudly. A new land opens.
A flagship attraction debuts. A resort adds its tenth hotel. Those moments get the marketing campaigns, the countdown clocks, and the social media coverage that builds anticipation for months before anything opens. Then there are milestones that arrive with less fanfare but carry more weight when you actually understand what they represent. March 29, 2026 is the second kind.
On that date, Walt Disney Studios Park — a name that has existed at Disneyland Paris since the second gate opened in March 2002 — disappears permanently from the resort's identity.
The park does not close. The attractions do not go anywhere. But the name that has defined the experience for nearly a quarter century retires, and in its place opens Disney Adventure World, a park that shares a footprint with its predecessor but arrives with a new land, a new promenade, 14 new dining locations, and an exclusive nighttime spectacular.
For guests who have visited Disneyland Paris before, this is the moment the transformation they may have been watching in pieces finally coalesces into something they can walk through. For guests who have never been, the timing could not be better for a first visit.
The Name Change Is Permanent and the Opening Is Substantial
Walt Disney Studios Park closes its chapter on March 28. Disney Adventure World opens on March 29. That transition is not symbolic — it is structural, and the difference between what guests experienced before and what they will find starting this month is significant enough to treat as a genuine new destination rather than a familiar place with fresh signage.
As Adam noted on X: “It's March which means Disney Adventure World is officially opening this month!”
The headline addition is World of Frozen, an immersive land built entirely around Frozen that stands as the most elaborately realized version of Arendelle in the Disney parks system. Frozen Ever After, the land's anchor attraction, carries guests through the kingdom with a ride experience built for this specific land rather than adapted from another property. Anna and Elsa are available for character meets inside the royal castle. A daytime show plays on Viking longships within the land. There is nothing quite like World of Frozen at any other Disney park, and that exclusivity is meaningful for a resort that has historically sent guests to Paris looking for something they could not find at Disney's American destinations.
Adventure Way, the new promenade running through the center of Disney Adventure World, opens alongside World of Frozen. The promenade includes themed gardens, seasonal entertainment, and 14 new dining locations — among them the Regal View Restaurant and Lounge. Raiponce Tangled Spin, a family attraction themed to Tangled, is part of the promenade as well. And the “Disney Cascade of Lights” nighttime spectacular, exclusive to Disney Adventure World, gives the park an evening anchor experience that it has never had at this scale before.
The Attractions That Were Already There
Disney Adventure World opens with more than its new additions. The existing lineup of attractions carries into the new park identity, and several of them deserve more attention than they typically receive in discussions of Disneyland Paris.
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disneyland Paris runs three separate storylines — a feature found nowhere else in the Disney parks worldwide. Avengers Assemble: Flight Force combines Iron Man and Captain Marvel on a single mission, replacing the Aerosmith theming found at Walt Disney World with a Marvel pairing exclusive to this location. Crush's Coaster, the spinning Finding Nemo attraction, draws consistent crowds and is unavailable anywhere else in the Disney system. Cars ROAD TRIP, which takes guests along Route 66 with Cruz and Sally before entering Cars-tastrophe Canyon, exists only here.
The entertainment slate is equally strong. Mickey and the Magician has earned a reputation as one of the best live shows in any Disney park. TOGETHER: A Pixar Musical Adventure delivers production values that rival anything in the broader Disney theatrical portfolio. These are not gap-fillers. They are genuine reasons to spend time in the park beyond the ride lineup.
What Is Still Being Built
Opening day on March 29 is not the endpoint for Disney Adventure World. Construction is actively underway on a Lion King land on Adventure Bay within the park, anchored by an attraction combining water-based thrills, next-generation Audio-Animatronic figures, and music from the 1994 film The Lion King. An Up-themed experience is also in development.
Guests visiting in 2026 are arriving at the beginning of Disney Adventure World's story rather than the middle of it. World of Frozen is brand new. Adventure Way is brand new. The nighttime spectacular is brand new. And the park will keep adding to all of it over the coming years. A 2026 visit is both a first look at something finished and a preview of something still growing.
June 2026 Refurbishments to Know Before You Book
For guests with Disneyland Paris trips planned in June, the confirmed refurbishment schedule carries several notable closures that should be built into itinerary planning before arrival.
Space Mountain closes June 1 through June 5. Slinky Dog closes June 1 through June 26, running through most of the month. Cars Road Trip closes June 8 through June 19. Dumbo closes June 8 through June 19. Pirates of the Caribbean closes June 15 with no posted reopening date. Orbitron closes June 22 through June 26.
The Slinky Dog closure covering nearly the full month of June and the Pirates of the Caribbean closure with no announced end date are the two that will affect the most guests. Anyone prioritizing either attraction should plan around those windows, and guests building days around the full park lineup should account for a reduced ride roster during June.
Planning a Disneyland Paris Trip Around All of This
The before and after of March 29 creates two genuinely distinct trip options for guests considering Disneyland Paris in 2026. Visiting before March 29 means experiencing Walt Disney Studios Park in its final days under that identity — a trip with its own retrospective significance for guests who have a relationship with the park's history. Visiting on or after March 29 means stepping into Disney Adventure World's opening chapter, with everything new at its freshest.
The resort context makes either window compelling. The Disneyland Hotel, recently reimagined as a five-star property positioned at the park entrance, represents a level of resort integration not found at Disney's American properties. Disney Hotel New York — The Art of Marvel is the only Marvel-themed hotel in Disney's global hotel portfolio. Seven hotels across multiple price points serve the resort, and the 45-minute train connection from central Paris makes Disneyland Paris stackable with a broader France itinerary in a way that few other Disney destinations can match.
The June refurbishments add a planning variable for guests targeting that window. Arriving earlier in the month minimizes the impact of the Slinky Dog closure. The Pirates of the Caribbean situation is worth monitoring as a reopening date has not been posted.
Disneyland Paris ticket and hotel availability for 2026 can be checked directly through the resort's official site. With World of Frozen opening, 14 new dining locations launching on Adventure Way, an exclusive nighttime show, and a Lion King land already under construction, this is one of the most genuinely exciting years the resort has offered in a long time. If your calendar has any flexibility, the window around March 29 is worth serious consideration.
