Disney just debuted their newest major theme park expansion adding two new rides and made big news about ticket to their popular D23 Expo event, along with news of more ride closures, openings, and restaurant changes.
Each week, there is always something new happening, whether that includes ride closures, openings, or other things that could impact your trip! We share a roundup of all of the key Disneyland and Walt Disney World news you missed with these announcements.
You can also check out our roundup of the key news from last week here. Mickey Visit brings you the latest Disney news and planning resources. See the Disney ride closures for March here and the major changes coming to Disney World in March here and the changes happening at Disneyland in March here.
Disneyland Announcements This Week
First, some big stories across all of Disney that we are following.
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Disney just opened a huge theme park expansion that added a new land and two new rides. This is our major story of the week. Disney took one of their least interesting parks and created the framework for continued big investment. See all the details on this major milestone here.
Disney released the sale dates and ticket prices for the popular D23 event. See all the on sale dates and ticket pricing details here.
The honorees for the D23 Disney Legends Award Ceremony were also revealed. Read about the new Disney Legends here.
Disneyland has announced 7 major new attractions and experiences as part of expansion. Read more about all these new additions.
We took at the top 13 cutest new Disney Amazon Loungeflys you can purchase now. See all these cute bags for spring here.
Now on to Disneyland news from this week that you missed…
Two Disneyland rides are closing soon for a planned refurbishment. Learn more about this closure here.
A classic and fan favorite Disneyland ride and restaurant has been confirmed for an upcoming closure. Read more about this closure here.
Disneyland started testing a change to mobile ordering to combat resellers and help crowds. See this new change here.
An end date for a Disney California Adventure ride refurbishment was revealed. Learn more about this end date here.
Disneyland made multiple menu changes, including new items at Oga’s Cantina and cold brews. Read more about all the menu changes.
A new Fuel Rod change was made at Disneyland for charging kiosks. See this new change here.
A popular Disneyland fundraiser is going to cause the resort to open late. Learn more about the changes to park hours for this event.
All the new popcorn buckets were revealed for Disneyland in April. See the roundup of the cutest buckets available this month.
Scooby Doo is soon getting a new experience at Universal Studios Hollywood. Read more about this limited time offering.
Walt Disney World Announcements This Week
Now on to Walt Disney World news from this week that you missed…
We took a look at the best restaurants near EPCOT to enjoy when the park is crowded. Read more about the restaurants we leave EPCOT for.
Disney World is making 8 rides and operational changes for this coming April. Learn about all the new changes here.
A new version of Soarin’ is coming soon to Disneyland and Disney World. See the details of this new version of the ride.
Disney World is opening a new resort hotel soon. Read more about all the details of this new resort hotel.
A meet and greet character interaction was just relocated to a nostalgic spot in Hollywood Studios. Learn more about this change here.
Disney World quietly made a change to Early Theme Park entry removing one attraction. See the new change to Early Entry.
Universal Orlando released information about new changes to Halloween Horror Nights ahead of its anniversary. Read more about the changes here.
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