Disneyland This Week—MAJOR Expansion Plans Announced & Ride Permanent Closure, Oogie Boogie Tickets, 70th Merch Drops Online, and More

Welcome back to Mickey Visit Disneyland This Week! Each week at Mickey Visit we unearth Disneyland news and tips you could easily miss completely. We have all of the essential dates for your visit.

These news and date updates provide the most important information for your visit every single week whether you are a frequent visitor or visiting for the first time in years. We cut through the noise to hone in on what dates and news matter for this week. Click here to see our most recent Disneyland This Week update from last week for all the things you missed at Disneyland and our first Disneyland This Week update for all my thoughts on what we are hoping to achieve with these weekly updates.

My name is Gavin Doyle. Each week I and members of my team including Lindsay Brookshier, Emily Midgley, and Bridget Waldman from @CaliforniaDisneyBliss, will work together to bring you the most essential Disneyland information. This is your one-stop resource for everything happening at Disneyland the week of June 9, 2025.

One Big Thing in Disneyland News – Next Steps of Disneyland Resort Expansion Announced

Last week, I attended a resort update presentation from the new President of the Disneyland Resort, Thomas Mazloum. During the presentation, he shared information about Disneyland’s positive impacts on Anaheim, California and Southern California broadly. A researcher from Tourism Economics, a division of Oxford Economics, was on hand and revealed an eye-popping number. Disneyland generated $16.1 billion in annual economic impact across Southern California and supports more than 102,000 jobs in the Southern California region (directly and indirectly).

We also learned more about Disney’s commitment to volunteering in the community and heard more about their internal efforts to support Cast Members. They ended the presentation with some major news from Disneyland regarding future expansion plans for the resort! Thomas was joined onstage by Emo O’Brien, the Disneyland Site Portfolio Executive for Walt Disney Imagineering, to share updates on projects at the resort.

The biggest news was the announcement of a new parking structure and transportation hub on the east side of the resort. This new area will have about 6,000 parking spaces, shuttle and rideshare areas, security screening, and dedicated access for traffic off of Disney Way, as well as a pedestrian bridge over Harbor Boulevard that leads to a new esplanade. You can see details about this major upcoming project and concept art of the new esplanade arrival experience here. This concept artwork looks stunning.

During the announcement, it was mentioned that this new transportation hub is what “unlocks DisneylandForward” and enables future growth by allowing Disney California Adventure to expand out into the current transportation area for the new Avatar land. Another big piece of this announcement was that in order to make this Avatar expansion possible, a classic ride in Disney California Adventure will be closing. You can see all the details about that closure in our separate article here.

The last piece of news was that we received more details about the Coco ride at Disney California Adventure, including new concept art and its location in the park! The ride will be built near Paradise Gardens Park and Pixar Pier in areas that are mostly backstage today, which is what we predicted in our article discussing where the new rides in Disney California Adventure would go.

They also reiterated their excitement about the new Avengers Campus additions where two new rides are coming. You can see all the details on the new Avengers Campus E-Ticket ride and the new Iron Man Tony Stark ride here. You can also see our most recent Avengers Campus construction update here.

Generally, I am thrilled to see these new additions forward, even if I am disappointed to lose Monsters Inc. In particular, Coco stands out to me as an exciting new attraction that has a ton of room to impress. I’ll do a more in-depth look at when these new attractions could open at Disneyland soon.

Important Disneyland Dates This Week

• The Disney Store is beginning to drop the Disneyland 70th anniversary collections online with a series of releases starting today. The Disneyland Resort 70th Anniversary Celebration Collection is now available. Some of the items dropping include the Disneyland 70th Anniversary Dooney & Bourke tote, Disneyland 70th Anniversary balloon popcorn bucket ornament, and more. There will also be a few more releases this week! On Wednesday, June 11, the Disneyland 70th Anniversary Walt Disney Nostalgia Collection will drop, followed by the Disneyland 70th Anniversary Castle Collection on Monday, June 16. Check out photos of all of the Disneyland 70th anniversary merchandise in our separate article here.
• Grad Nite parties take place at Disney California Adventure this week on Wednesday, June 11, and Friday, June 13. The park will close at 9 pm on these dates. Guests can stay for World of Color, but they need to exit after the show. You can see more details about Grad Nite at Disney California Adventure here.
• The first Pride Nite party takes place at Disneyland next Monday on June 16. There are still tickets available for the event. You can see more details about Pride Nite at Disneyland here.
• Disneyland has revealed the special event-exclusive foods that will be available at Pride Nite! You can read about all of those in our separate article here.
• We expect that details for Oogie Boogie Bash tickets could be announced this week based on past precedent. We’ll be watching closely to share the key information with you. Last year, tickets went on sale starting on June 26, so we expect a similar timeline this year. So, if it isn’t this week it will likely be next week. You can see our guide to Oogie Boogie Bash at Disneyland for details about this event and specific 2025 Oogie Boogie Bash dates and tickets information.

Key Disneyland News You Missed

• Disneyland has quietly reintroduced the Disney PhotoPass Photo Excursions, which are short private photoshoots. You can see all the details about these photoshoots and what they include in our separate article here!
• Radiator Springs Racers will be closing temporarily for refurbishment in a couple of months. You can see the starting date and what we know so far about the closure in our separate article.
• Disney California Adventure’s Grizzly Peak is one of the inspirations for the new Cars-themed addition coming to Frontierland at Walt Disney World! We got more information on the closures of the Walt Disney World in Florida’s Rivers of America and details on what this new Cars addition will look like. You can see details about the closing date here, and new details and concept art shared for the Cars area here.
• There are some Pride offerings now available for Pride Month, including a popcorn bucket and more novelties, a Rainbow Layer Cake at Plaza Inn, a Rainbow Linzer Cookie at Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe, Market House, and Red Rose Taverne, and Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta, and some special treats at the Disneyland Resort hotels! The Pride novelties include a Pride Mickey Mouse Hands Bucket, PRIDE Stainless Steel Tumbler, PRIDE Parade Castle Tumbler, and Pride Bottle Topper, available at several locations. Disneyland is celebrating Pride Month with special merchandise and a floral display in Downtown Disney as well.
• The bite-sized Monte Cristo is back at Royal Street Veranda! This is a fan-favorite dish and also a great option since prior to this dish, you could only get the full size by sitting down at Cafe Orleans. Also at Royal Street Veranda, there is a new Buffalo Chicken Beignet Slider that just debuted! This is fried chicken dipped in buffalo sauce and creamy slaw on Mickey-shaped beignets.
• The pop-up mini-golf experience, Pixar Putt, has extended its run at the Pixar Place Hotel through the summer. It was originally supposed to end on June 1, but it has been extended through August 17 due to demand. You can see photos of this cute mini-golf experience in our separate article here!

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Magic Key Benefits Continue in June

Special perks for Magic Key Annual Passholders are available this month. See details below.

• Magic Key holders can purchase a Disneyland 70th Celebration Magic Key Insulated Cooler Bag while supplies last. There is a limit of one Disneyland 70th Celebration Magic Key Insulated Cooler Bag per Magic Key holder, per transaction.
• During the 70th anniversary celebration, there is special Magic Key 70th-themed merchandise available! New Magic Key items will be released periodically. Right now, offerings include a 70th Magic Key T-shirt, 70th Magic Key Pin, and 70th Magic Key Lug Bag.
• Magic Key holders can enjoy special food offerings, including the Box O’ Sliders at Galactic Grill and the new Neapolitan Sampler at The Golden Horseshoe, available for purchase on the Disneyland app. The Neapolitan Sampler offering features three sample-size ice cream floats, one of each of the following: Coca-Cola Cherry Float, Sprite Float, and Barq’s Root Beer Float.
• For the Pixar Putt mini golf course, Magic Key holders get a special discounted rate of $25 per Magic Key Holder.

Disneyland Operational Updates

• Disneyland has longer hours of operation this week, with Disneyland Park open until 12 AM every day except Monday, June 16, and Disney California Adventure open until 10 PM except Wednesday and Friday.
• Grad Nite will take place at Disney California Adventure on June 11 and 13, closing the park at 9 pm. When Disney California Adventure closes early on these nights, you can see World of Color at 9 pm and stay through the show, but you have to exit right after.
• The Disneyland 70th anniversary show, World of Color: Happiness!, runs every night at Disney California Adventure. Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration runs twice daily.
• At Disneyland Park, Wondrous Journeys shows with fireworks every night of the week, along with Fantasmic!. Shadows of Memory: A Skywalker Saga will have one showtime a night. Paint the Night runs twice a night, and The Celebrate Happy Calvacade runs twice during the day.

What We’re Thinking About This Week

• Emily is sad to see that Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! is closing, but she’s really excited about the new Avatar land and hopes that we get more details on the construction timeframes soon.
• Gavin is very excited about the new additions coming to Disney California Adventure. In particular, he is thrilled to hear about the construction on Coco kicking off later this year and hopes that project moves forward quickly. That is his most anticipated new ride.
• Lindsay is happy about the location reveal for the Coco ride in DCA, this is going to be a great way to bring that area of Pixar Pier to life.

Where In Disneyland Is This?

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Answer to last week’s “Where In Disneyland Is This?” Click here to see that image so you can guess first.

Indiana Jones Adventure queue!

Disneyland Crowd Calendar This Week

This week, you can expect mostly normal crowds during the week with above normal crowds heading into the weekend. Most local schools are out for summer break now. While crowds can be noticeable during the summer, this time of year is not quite as busy as some of the peak times of the year at Disneyland, like Halloween in October and the holidays. During the summer months, it’s especially important to make good use of Lightning Lane Multi Pass at Disneyland to skip the lines for attractions! See our Disneyland Lightning Lane Multi Pass tips for making the most of the service.

You can see our rating of all upcoming dates in our Mickey Visit Disneyland Crowd Calendar.

New Disneyland Ride Closures This Week

Here are some of the current ride closures that are continuing into this week:

• • • Chip ‘n’ Dale’s GADGETcoaster is closed for refurbishment (reopening this week!)
    • Matterhorn Bobsleds is closed for refurbishment
    • Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room is closed for refurbishment
    • The Disney Gallery is closed for refurbishment

You can see reopening dates for some of the above attractions and other upcoming closures in our Disneyland ride refurbishment guide.

Other Disney Content We’re Watching

Each week, we’ll share some of our favorite information and fun content from across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube in an effort to spotlight some of the great creators who work so hard to share details from Disneyland.

First up, we wanted to highlight this video from Megan Powell (@themagicalmillennial_ on Instagram) reviewing the new Buffalo Chicken Beignet Slider at Royal Street Veranda! This looks SO good.

 

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Next up, we wanted to share this video from David Vaughn (@davidvaughn on Instagram) highlighting this 70th anniversary Sweetest Celebration Foot Treatment at the Grand Californian’s Tenaya Stone Spa. This is such a cute offering!!

 

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We also wanted to include this post from Bridget (@californiadisneybliss on Instagram) highlighting the Pride offerings currently available across the resort for Pride Month!

 

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Heads up! Reservations Open for Disneyland Dining / Park Reservations

For any trips before the below dates, you should be considering booking park reservations and dining reservations.

• Today is the 60-day window for Disneyland dining reservations for August 8, 2025. 
• Today is the 180-day window for making Disneyland theme park reservations for December 6, 2025. This applies to most non-Annual Pass tickets.
• For Magic Key Annual Pass Holders, the 90-day window from today to make theme park reservations is September 7, 2025.

See our top tips for getting Disneyland dining reservations and the best Disneyland restaurants we would recommend.

Disneyland Lightning Lane Cost This Week

• • • Today, the Lightning Lane Multi Pass service costs $36 if you purchase it when you arrive.
    • For the two Lightning Lane Single Pass rides, the cost is $28 for Rise of the Resistance and $22 for Radiator Springs Racers.

You can see our guide to Lightning Lane Multi Pass at Disneyland for our expert tips on making the most of the service.

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