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 May 26, 2025.
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One Big Thing in Disneyland News – Savannah Bananas Visit Disneyland!
The Savannah Bananas, a popular exhibition baseball team, are coming to Disneyland on Wednesday, May 28! The Savannah Bananas play a fast-paced type of baseball called “Banana Ball” that features a set of specific rules, bold costumes, and more fun. The team is visiting Disneyland for a day of special offerings before their sold-out road games vs. the Firefighters at Angel Stadium.
On Savannah Bananas Day at Disneyland, there will be several special offerings to celebrate, including a Savannah Bananas Cavalcade along Main Street U.S.A., a special dance number of “Hey Baby” in front of the castle, and banana-inspired treats at a few locations across the parks.
You can read about all of the Disneyland Savannah Bananas foods coming for the special event in our updated article here.
We are expecting a lot of excitement surrounding this event when it happens this Wednesday! We already expect that this day will be above normal crowds at Disneyland Park, but the event as a whole shouldn’t have a major crowd impact on the park overall, other than bringing some extra traffic to Main Street U.S.A. during the cavalcade and dance number. If anything, we expect that these events may have a similar effect as the opening day of the 70th anniversary celebration did, drawing people away from the rides and leading to lower wait times.
We do not yet have the times for the two main Savannah Bananas Day events, but given the regular afternoon showtimes of the 70th anniversary cavalcade, we expect them to happen in the morning or early afternoon. These will likely be announced via social media in the next day or so.
Important Disneyland Dates This Week
- A special 70th anniversary event for Magic Key holders that includes a free Paint the Night poster takes place from Tuesday, May 27, to Monday, June 2. This event at the Hyperion Theater Courtyard includes themed photo ops and a special photo booth with complimentary prints. Magic Key holders get a free Paint the Night poster while supplies last. To attend the event, Magic Key holders are required to join a virtual queue in the Disneyland app. You can see more details about the event times and how the virtual queue will work in our separate article here.
- Rex will be appearing at Pixar Pier in Disney California Adventure for a limited time starting Sunday, June 1, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of “Toy Story.” Be sure to check the Disneyland app for appearance times!
- In celebration of Black Music Month, there will be special Celebrate Soulfully entertainment and food offerings throughout the resort! Throughout the month of June, several performers will play at locations across the resort, including a couple of Disneyland Park restaurants, the Paradise Garden Bandstand at Disney California Adventure, the Downtown Disney Live! stage, and all three of the Disneyland Resort hotels.
- New Stitch-inspired food items have landed at Galactic Grill at Disneyland! These include a Pineapple Parfait, Hawaiian Chicken Tenders & Fries, a Strawberry-Pineapple Smoothie, and a Frozen POWERADE XTRA SOUR Green Apple drink.
Photos via Disney - Grad Nite parties take place at Disney California Adventure this week on May 27, 28, 30, and June 1. 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.
Key Disneyland News You Missed
- Disneyland surprised 100 service members with a day at Disneyland that included a special Flag Retreat ceremony. You can see details on that day in our separate article here.
- Disneyland has already removed the “worst” element of its 70th anniversary celebration. You can see details on this change in our separate article.
- Construction walls are now down in Adventureland after a few years, revealing a new addition. You can read about this in our separate article with photos of the new change.
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- The Disneyland 70th anniversary is now in full swing, bringing a ton of special offerings to the resort. You can read about them all in our review and ranking of all the Disneyland 70th anniversary offerings.
- Two types of Disneyland Magic Key passes, the Inspire Key and Believe Key, are currently on sale. You can see details and benefits of these pass types in our full Disneyland Magic Key guide.
- A new Stitch and Scrump sipper is now available to celebrate the release of the live-action Lilo and Stitch movie. You can see details in our separate Disneyland popcorn bucket article here!
- The Pixar Pals Playtime Party and “Stitch’s Interplanetary Beach Party Blast” have returned to Disneyland Park for a limited time. The Pixar Pals Playtime Party is a returning offering from Pixar Fest at the Fantasyland Theatre featuring interactive games, activities, and photo locations inspired by favorite Pixar films, Pixar character appearances, and Pixar shorts playing on the big screen. “Stitch’s Interplanetary Beach Party Blast” is a dance party at Tomorrowland Terrace that may also feature Goofy, Pluto, Chip ‘n Dale, Clarabelle, and other characters.
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Magic Key Benefits Continue in May
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.
- From May 27 to June 2, 2025, Magic Key holders will have access to a Magic Key 70th Celebration event at the Hyperion Theater Courtyard that includes a free Paint the Night poster. Magic Key holders will need to join a virtual queue to access this experience. You can check out all of the details, including event times, in our separate article here.
- 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 Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday (11 PM) and Disney California Adventure open until 10 PM except Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, when Grad Nites close the park at 9 PM.
- Grad Nite will take place at Disney California Adventure on May 27, 28, 30, and June 1, 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 two showtimes each night until Sunday, June 1, when there will start to be 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 just got back from enjoying a day of 70th anniversary offerings at the parks and is exhausted (in a good way). There are SO many special offerings right now at every turn that make a trip really fulfilling!
- Gavin loves the energy of the Savannah Bananas and thinks it is a perfect collaboration for Disney to partner with this social media phenomenon. Looking forward to the events this week! Plus, he LOVES the new Magic Key Annual Pass poster freebie being released this week. Wow, the artist, Hayden Evans, does it again!
- Lindsay is excited to see Rex doing character interactions in California Adventure, it’s always great to see more popular characters introduced to the park!
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.
Main Street U.S.A., next to the lockers. There’s an interesting history behind “The Test Wall” that you can learn about in the “Other Disney Content We’re Watching” section below…
Disneyland Crowd Calendar This Week
This week, you can expect to see a mix of normal and above-normal crowds in the parks. The rush from the start of the Disneyland 70th anniversary and Memorial Day weekend should start to die down a little, but we still expect higher crowds at Disneyland Park for a few days this week, including on Savannah Bananas Day.
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.
- 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, we have this video from Ella (@ella_enchanted_adventures on Instagram) highlighting these special 70th anniversary kids’ maps available!
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Next, we have this fun video from Brittany (@saydisney on Instagram) highlighting this awesome hidden detail in Cars Land that is a nod to the film!
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We also wanted to share this post by Casey (@socaldailycasey on Instagram) highlighting these fun new 70th anniversary celebration-themed Autopia licenses!
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Last week, we featured “The Test Wall” on Main Street U.S.A. in our “Where In Disneyland Is This?” section. We wanted to highlight this video from @amentalmouse on Instagram exploring some of the theories of why this interesting wall was made!
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Heads up! Reservations Open for Disneyland Dining / Park Reservations
For Magic Key reservations, you can now score the opening day of the Halloween season, which starts August 22nd!
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 July 25, 2025.
- Today is the 180-day window for making Disneyland theme park reservations for November 22, 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 August 24, 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 $17 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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