We got big news, including major discounts for Disney World hotels and savings on Disneyland tickets, all of the 2026 events and attraction openings for both theme parks, and the introduction of Bluey to the Disney Parks. We will share a roundup of all of the key Disneyland and Walt Disney World news you missed with these big announcements.
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Major Disney News For 2026 Visits
Starting with the latest Disney discount news…
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Disneyland has a new California-wide ticket offer available that allows visitors to enjoy discounted 3-day park hopper tickets, which have now been lowered to just $68 per day. Read more about this amazing discount for California locals here.
Walt Disney World has released a new discount offer for Disney resort hotels with some starting rates as low as $99 per night! Learn more about this new discount coming soon for select guests.
Now the big Disney news…
Disney announced that a new Bluey experience will finally be coming to the parks in 2026. See all the details of this new Bluey experience coming to Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and Disney World.
Disney is in the final stages of selecting the next CEO of The Walt Disney Company, and there is a new report with sources inside Disney describing the current and final stages of the succession process. Learn more about this news impacting the company and our thoughts here.
Celebrities known for their Hallmark holiday roles were seen filming at Disney World, sparking a wave of speculation on social media. Read more about all the speculation around a potential Hallmark Disney movie.
Disney’s new World of Frozen themed land opening date was announced, along with a reveal of a new Olaf robotic figure!
Disney has shared some more details about how they are bringing the new version of the Star Wars: Millennium Falcon ride to improve the guest experience. Learn more about these changes here.
And the latest Disneyland news…
Disneyland made some major announcements for 2026, including opening dates for new attractions, special event dates, a new ticket offer, and a new Bluey experience. See a roundup of all the 2026 announcements here.
This announcement has revealed the opening date of the highly anticipated new version of Soarin’, a surprise new Bluey experience, and more. Read more about all the new opening dates at Disneyland here.
As part of this news release, we got the dates for the 2026 Oogie Boogie Bash Halloween Party. Learn all the event dates and details here.
Disneyland announced its 2026 Disneyland After Dark lineup of themes, including the return of Pride Nite! See all the details for the dates of the returning Pride Nite here.
We also now have the dates for the 2026 Disneyland Disney Channel Nite and 2026 Disneyland Star Wars Nite dates.
A new safety policy is now in effect for one of the resort’s major roller coasters. Read more about this new safety policy at Disneyland.
A popular Disneyland ride has now been added to the refurbishment calendar. See the closing date for this popular attraction.
Disney also revealed the next sales date for Magic Key passes, including a major change to the program as they added a new pass and removed an old one.
Some of the 70th anniversary offerings, including the popular Paint the Night parade, have temporarily paused to make way for seasonal entertainment, but Disneyland has now announced when these will return. Learn all the returning dates for this popular entertainment here.
A major land in California Adventure will soon have three ride closures. Read more about these closures and their dates here.
Now for the news at Disney World this week…
Disney World released the calendar of seasonal events and openings slated for 2026. Learn more about the dates for all the seasonal events and festivals, as well as the opening details for new and updated attractions.
Disney World permanently removed the Aerosmith pre-show from Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith as work begins to transform it into a Muppets theme. Read more about this surprising move from Disney here.
We also got news that Disney just extended a major refurbishment, again, for one of its most popular resort hotels. See all the information about this extended refurbishment.
Universal copied Disney’s viral “Tally the Elf” character that underwent some major changes to guest interactions this year. Learn more about this change and Universal’s response.
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