Disneyland Resort

  • May- 2026 -
    20 May
    Lightsaber Training

    Build a Lightsaber for Free at Disneyland This Summer

    Young Jedi-in-training are getting an extraordinary deal at Disneyland Resort this summer at Savi’s Workshop, one of the most sought-after experiences in all of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The Youngling Saber Building Expo Beginning May 22, Disneyland Resort is launching the Youngling Saber Building Expo – A Loth-Cat Crew Experience at Savi’s Workshop in Batuu, and it comes at a pr

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  • 20 May
    The image shows the Disney Park entrance to Disneyland Park, a popular California theme park, with a train station building in the background. People are gathered in front of the gated entrance, and flags adorn the rooftops. The sky is cloudy inside of this Disney park in California with Fantasyland nearby. Disneyland Park Hopper rule change

    Disneyland Finally Removes One of Guests’ Biggest Park Hopper Frustrations After Years of Complaints

    For years, Disneyland Resort fans have planned entire mornings around a clock. Not a ride wait time. Not a Lightning Lane reservation. A clock. Ever since Disneyland introduced its current Park Hopper restrictions, guests wanting to move between Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure have been forced to wait until 11 a.m. before crossing over. It became one of those rules fans quietly tol

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  • 20 May
    Crowds on Main Street, USA, at Disneyland Park, in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle. Disney bus service.

    The Disneyland Tour Every Fan Has Been Asking About Is Finally Coming Back

    There is a version of a Disneyland visit that most guests never experience. Not because it is hidden or inaccessible, but because most guests do not know it exists or do not think to look beyond the rides, food, and shows. It is the version of Disneyland that is about Walt Disney himself, about the decisions he made and the stories behind them, and the specific places inside the park that carry hi

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  • 19 May
    Crowd outside Disneyland entrance

    COVID-Era Policy Finally Disappears From Disneyland California

    A COVID-era restriction that has defined the Park Hopping experience at Disneyland Resort for the better part of half a decade is finally being retired. The change takes effect on June 9. The 11:00 A.M. Rule Is Gone On May 19, Disneyland Resort announced that the longstanding 11:00 a.m. Park Hopper restriction will be eliminated beginning June 9, 2026. The policy — which required guests with theme

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  • 19 May
    Disneyland Resort in California with stormy weather near Disney. Disneyland-bound travelers

    Disneyland Guests Did Not Know Their Faces Were Being Scanned Now Disney Is Being Sued

    In April 2026, Disney quietly installed facial recognition technology at the entrances of Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure. Signs appeared at the parking structures directing guests who did not want their faces scanned to use a specific lane. The standard lanes kept moving. Most guests walked through them without knowing anything had changed. That is now the basis of a class action

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  • 17 May
    A Disney cast member holds out a pin

    After Years of Complaints About “Disney Adults,” Disneyland Makes Pin Trading Kids-Only

    Disneyland Resort has drawn a line on Disney Pin Trading in Frontierland, explicitly prioritizing children over adult collectors. A Hobby That Got Out of Hand Disney Pin Trading has been a beloved park tradition for decades, but in recent years, the designated trading area near Westward Ho in Frontierland at Disneyland Park has begun to resemble more of a flea market than a theme park land. Benche

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  • 16 May
    Grogu looking shocked in 'The Mandalorian'

    Disney Theme Park Announces ANOTHER ‘Mandalorian’ Attraction

    A new nighttime experience is heading to Disneyland Park, and Grogu is taking over the skies above Batuu. Disneyland Resort has officially announced The Curious Child, a projection-based nighttime show debuting May 16 inside Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The new offering arrives just days before Lucasfilm releases The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) in theaters and will transform the area surrounding the

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  • 13 May
    A Disney cast member trades pins with a man inside of Disney World.

    Disneyland Shut Down Its Most Famous Pin Trading Spot and Collectors Are Furious

    Pin trading at Disneyland is one of those things that exists entirely on its own terms. Disney did not invent the community around it. Disney did not design the social rituals, the portfolio etiquette, the unwritten rules about how you approach a stranger’s collection, or the particular energy that builds around a new pin drop when the right people are in the right place at the right time. T

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  • 12 May
    Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island from across the water at Disneyland Park.

    Mickey Mouse Retheme Planned for Tom Sawyer Island at Disneyland

    Tom Sawyer Island at Disneyland Park is getting a new identity this summer — at least temporarily. Mickey Mouse is the one taking over. Mickey’s Park Rangers Comes to Tom Sawyer Island at Disneyland On May 12, WDWNT spotted a sign for “Mickey’s Park Rangers” on Tom Sawyer Island at Disneyland Park, complete with a Mickey-head-shaped logo and the slogan “Explore, Disco

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  • 11 May
    Six people, including adults and children, walk together through a themed area with rocky spires and futuristic buildings, resembling a sci-fi or fantasy setting, likely at an amusement park, viewed from behind.

    Secret New ‘Star Wars’ Experience Revealed for Disneyland California

    A surprise Star Wars installation has quietly appeared at Disneyland Resort, and it’s already turning heads. Let’s take a look at this intergalactic addition to the LEGO Store in the Downtown Disney District. Chewbacca Lands at the LEGO Store in the Downtown Disney District Laughing Place broke the news on May 11, reporting that a brand-new Star Wars LEGO sculpture had been installed i

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