New Disneyland Ride Construction Progress, Downtown Disney Transformation, New Popcorn Bucket, and More

Join us for a trip to Downtown Disney, Disneyland, and Disney California Adventure to see what's happening right now. At Mickey Visit, we visit the parks regularly and have some updates to share on the construction happening for new stores in Downtown Disney and enhanced security entrances, new merchandise collections, plus a look at the Avengers Campus expansion updates. We are constantly covering the latest park closures and happenings.

Keep reading for a photo update of what's happening right now at Disneyland! You can also check out our Mickey Visit Disneyland This Week update, which has information on key dates you need to know each week while planning and visiting Disneyland.

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Downtown Disney Construction Updates

The construction for the new Earl of Sandwich location has walls up that tie to the recently announced news of the Gordon Ramsay gastropub. Gordon Ramsay at The Carnaby will be open on the second level and is a collaboration between Earl of Sandwich and Gordon Ramsey.

The Downtown Disney security entrance near the Disneyland Hotel is open again all visitors. This entrance joins the other two on the west side of Downtown Disney, the one near the Simba Parking Lot and Pixar Place Hotel, and the one near the former ESPN Zone.

Construction is moving along at the new Lululemon store in Downtown Disney. The Lululemon store will offer athletic clothing, footwear, and accessories. No opening date has been announced quite yet.

The new Lululemon Store is being built in part of the space that was previously the ESPN Zone building.

Construction is underway at the location of the former Tortilla Jo's site, which will now be home to two brand new restaurants created by Michelin-starred Chef Joe Isidori. The two new restaurants coming soon are called Pearl's Roadside BBQ and Arthur & Sons Steak and Bourbon.

The Lego Store is also receiving new updates, as you can see from the construction walls surrounding the exterior of the store. The Lego Store is still open during the construction.

Now, let's take a look inside the new merchandise at World of Disney!

First up is a new merchandise collection celebrating the Mickey Mouse Club.

I love the retro style of this new collection!

We also got a first look at the new 2025 Disneyland Christmas collection! You can see more in our separate article showing the details of the new holiday clothing.

Disneyland Theme Park Construction Updates

Now let's head to Disneyland! First up, check out this new Halloween popcorn bucket at Disneyland. Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Jack Skellington Gravestone Bucket is one of the October Disneyland popcorn buckets. You can read our update on all the October Disneyland popcorn buckets in this separate article.

Speaking of Halloween, look at this stunning view of the themed pumpkins around the Partners Statue. It was a beautiful day to be at Disneyland!

The Disneyland 70th Anniversary Celebration decor is looking gorgeous, especially with the pink flowers surrounding the castle. The celebration will continue through summer 2026, so there's plenty of time to see it yet. Read more about our ranking of all the best entertainment during the 70th Disneyland anniversary. Doesn't this just make you want to get out here to Disneyland?

Over in Disney California Adventure, the construction in Avengers Campus is still moving along nicely. This construction is part of the expansion to bring two new attractions to the land, which will be a huge improvement to Avengers Campus.

The Avengers Campus expansion will introduce two new rides, “Avengers Infinity Defense” and “Stark Flight Lab.” These rides are being built towards the back of the land within a backstage area that also wraps around behind Cars Land. The construction has moved along quickly since we reported that the construction went vertical back in August.

And finally, we met Partysaurus Rex at Pixar Pier! He will be out greeting guests for Halloween. A Cast Member shared in passing that this version of the character may be out all the way through the holidays, but we are only certain on him being this way at least through Halloween.

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