Disney Announces New Offerings, Closures Ending, and Ride Changes Revealed

This week Disney announced new ride changes including the debut of a new ride overlay, changes to resort hotel amenities, plus new summer offerings coming soon.

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. See news from next week here.

Mickey Visit brings you the latest Disney news and planning resources. See the major changes coming to Disney World in May and the Disneyland May changes. And the newest ride closures happening at Disneyland and Disney World in May. See the new Disneyland restaurants coming soon.

Disney Announcements This Week

First, some big stories across all of Disney that we are following.

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Disney made a major change to its most unpopular Star Wars ride that will be a big improvement for guests. See our review after we rode it this week.

Disney and LEGO announced the first Disneyland major LEGO set in years. Read more about this LEGO set releasing soon.

Two cute new Loungefly bags are coming soon inspired by popular Disneyland attractions. See the new Loungefly bags here. 

We looked at all the announced rides that Disney is planning for a 2027 opening. See all 11 new Disney rides here.

Disneyland Announcements This Week

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Now on to Disneyland news from this week that you missed…

Disneyland announced 12 new offerings for summer including the return of a popular tour. See all the new offerings here. 

Disneyland has reopened a Tomorrowland attraction that has been closed since 2020. See all the details and our hopes for what this means for the future.

How much does a Disneyland wedding really cost? See our full price breakdown of what it costs to get married at the Happiest Place on Earth. 

Disneyland announced a new free version of an expensive experience for a limited time. Read more about this free Star Wars experience. 

We took a look at how to skip the most annoying Lightning Lanes at Disneyland. Learn all our tricks to avoid paying for Lightning Lane here. 

Disneyland announced 12 new offerings for summer including the return of a popular tour. See all the new offerings here. 

Disneyland announced when their new park hopping rule change begins. Read more about the change to park hopping restrictions. 

Changes to mobile ordering were made for a popular quick service restaurant. Learn more about this newest change. 

Disneyland made a change to decrease entry lines and now it’s resulted in a class action lawsuit. See more about this newest lawsuit. 

A change was made to the popular show in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Read more about this change and what to expect. 

Disneyland’s most popular bar is offering a new cocktail class. Read more about this newest class here. 

Three Disneyland closures come to an end this week. See all the restaurants reopening here.

Disneyland has announced a new scavenger hunt for this summer that just started. See all the details on the offering here.

Disneyland has announced new perks for hotel guests visiting this summer. See all the hotel guest perks added.

Walt Disney World Announcements This Week

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Now on to Walt Disney World news from this week that you missed…

Three new experiences are coming to Disney World next week. Learn more about these newest theme park experiences. 

We tried Disney World’s viral snack and we think it should be on your must try list. Read more about this viral treat. 

New amenities have been added to Disney World resort hotels for families. See all the new additions to Disney World hotel rooms. 

Disney World has a build your own salad bar and we gave it a try this week. Learn more about this surprise offering at the resort.

New offerings from Disney have been revealed to fill the void after a crackdown on third-party vendors. Read more about this newest offering. 

Disney just raised prices on the most expensive meal at the resort and made a change. See all the details.

Disney World expanded a popular resort perk after a successful test run. See all the details of this newest perk and expansion here. 

A popular Disney Princess dining got a menu update and more kids foods items were added to other restaurants. Learn more about this week’s menu changes. 

Multiple dates have sold out for Disney World After Hours evens. Read more about which dates might sell out next. 

A change to Single Rider is now created longer than usual waits at a popular ride. See the newest change here. 

Disney World announced new leadership after the retirement of a long time leader. Learn more about the leadership changes. 

Disney World is planning to open ten new restaurants as part of multiple expansion projects. Read more about all the new restaurants.

We shared our favorite five stops on our Skyliner bar crawl itinerary. See how to do a bar crawl on the Disney Skyliner. 

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About Lindsay Brookshier

Lindsay Brookshier has been recognized as a Disney expert since 2017 and has been featured by outlets including CNBC, SFGate, NerdWallet, and Visit Anaheim. She holds a Master’s degree in English and visits Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Hollywood, and Universal Orlando multiple times each year, giving her first hand insight into park operations, seasonal trends, crowd patterns, and touring strategies.

Her experience also extends to Disney Cruise Line, where she has sailed on every class of ship, visited both of Disney’s private islands, and participated in specialty sailings such as Marvel Day at Sea and Very MerryTime cruises. This depth of travel allows her to provide practical, data informed travel guidance across Disney Parks, Disney Cruise Line, Universal theme parks, and related destinations.

As Content Director of Mickey Visit, Lindsay oversees editorial strategy and daily content. She also leads the development and analysis of Mickey Visit’s crowd calendars, using historical wait time data, ticket pricing trends, and seasonal attendance patterns to forecast park crowd levels. Lindsay writes touring plans, authors in depth reviews, and offers expert analysis on Disney experiences. She also serves as an expert on Disney discounts and merchandise, tracking ticket offers, hotel promotions, seasonal deals, major merchandise collaborations, and collectible releases across the parks and online.

Lindsay comes from a lifelong Disney family and has been visiting Disneyland since the 1990s. She is currently planning a Disney Cruise Line wedding and her favorite ride is the Haunted Mansion.

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