Disneyland This Week—Popular Ride CHANGE, New Entrance Opens, Favorite Dining Will Take Reservations, 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. This week we have news about the reopening of a theme park entrance, a change to a popular attraction, reservations added for a popular restaurant, and more.

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 16, 2025.

One Big Thing in Disneyland News – Beat the Summer Heat!

The temperature is rising in Southern California as we're getting into the summer! There are some significant perks to visiting during this time, like longer hours of park operation, full Disneyland 70th anniversary offerings, and the debut of some new 70th anniversary additions coming up soon in July. While this is a great time to visit, you'll definitely want to be aware of how to navigate the heat!

During the summer, you can expect the weather at Disneyland to be pretty hot and dry, especially in the afternoons. Make sure you dress accordingly and bring sun protection like hats, sunglasses, sunscreen, etc. Sunscreen is sold in almost all Disneyland Resort stores in and out of the parks, but we recommend buying anything you may need ahead of your trip (also including cooling towels, fans, etc.) to avoid the higher prices. Remember that ice water is free at all quick service dining locations, and bottle refilling station locations can be found in the app.

During the warmer summer months, arriving for rope drop in the mornings is extra important so that you can enjoy rides with lower crowds and temperatures early on in the day. See our Disneyland rope drop strategy and Disney California Adventure rope drop strategy. As you get closer to the middle of the day, this is the time to plan a Lightning Lane reservation for water rides like Tiana's Bayou Adventure or Grizzly River Run, or schedule table-service dining when temperatures are the highest to escape the heat. See our guide to navigating summer at Disneyland for more tips!

Important Disneyland Dates This Week

• The Pixar Place Hotel Disney California Adventure entrance just reopened this morning! The entrance has been closed for over a month. The entrance has the updated entry gate that you may have seen at the entrances of the theme parks. You can read about the new changes to the entry gates across the resort and how they work in our article here. This entrance will operate from park opening until noon to enter Disney California Adventure park and can be used to exit anytime. These are the same hours as the entrance had before the closure.
• The Disney Store has started to drop the Disneyland 70th anniversary collections online! The Disneyland Resort 70th Anniversary Celebration Collection, Disneyland 70th Anniversary Walt Disney Nostalgia Collection, and Disneyland 70th Anniversary Castle Collection have been released. The next collection to drop will be the Disneyland Resort 70th anniversary Vault Mickey Mouse & Maps Collection next Monday on June 23. Check out photos of all of the Disneyland 70th anniversary merchandise in our separate article here.
• Disneyland has fixed the infamous curved Eiffel Tower scene on Soarin' Around the World! This curving effect of the Eiffel Tower was addressed by incorporating a new shot that approaches from a different angle. You can see a clip of the new scene in the “Other Disney Content We're Watching” section below.
• You can now find meet-up times for Rex, who is appearing for a limited time at Pixar Pier in Disney California Adventure this summer, in the Disneyland app. This wasn't previously an option, so now it will be easier to see when this favorite character is appearing!
• The Pride Nite parties take place at Disneyland Park on Monday, June 16, and Wednesday, June 18. There are still tickets available for the event and the special event-exclusive foods that will be available here. You can see more details about Pride Nite at Disneyland here. These two parties are the last of the Disneyland After Dark series this year.
• On June 19, there will be an unofficial meetup celebrating Juneteenth in both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. The meet-up will happen at 1pm at the Main Street Train Station. You can see details in an Instagram post by @bpoetic here.

Key Disneyland News You Missed

• Wetzels Pretzels now offers breakfast options in Downtown Disney! It ends at 10:30 am and is an excellent option for grab-and-go breakfast bites.
• Lamplight Lounge – Boardwalk Dining (the upper level patio of Lamplight Lounge) will be offering reservations starting June 27, 2025, and bookings will begin on June 26, 2025. Walk-up availability will still be offered at Lamplight Lounge – Boardwalk Dining and guests should check the Disneyland app throughout the day for walk-up availability to join the list. In the past, this location has been walk-up only, so this is a pretty big deal! This location is where you'll find the famous Lobster Nachos.
• Disneyland has announced the ticket sale date for Oogie Boogie Bash parties this year! Check out the dates and prices for the parties here, and be ready to act quickly when these go on sale.
• Universal Studios Hollywood has revealed that its new roller coaster will be faster than any Universal or Disney ride. See the new concept art and animatic video revealed in our separate article here.
• The Disneyland and Disney World websites are making some positive changes to their dining reservation search process. Check out what those changes entail in our separate article here.
• Some Disneyland 70th anniversary entertainment offerings will pause for the remainder of the year to make way for seasonal entertainment, while others will continue. You can see the offerings continuing and the ones that will be pausing in our separate article here.
• Disneyland announced details about the 2025 Halloween season at Disneyland, including returning favorite offerings and some new changes. You can see details about the Halloween changes in our separate article here.
• Disney has teamed up with Universal to sue a major AI Company for copyright infringement. You can see details about that lawsuit and the examples of the crazy copyright infringement here.
• There are new Disney McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys inspired by an upcoming Disney Pixar movie that have just been released! See details about this new Disney Happy Meal offering 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.

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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 attending Disneyland After Dark Pride Nite parties on June 16 and 18 can pick up a commemorative 3-button set during event hours. You can get this near the walkway to Galaxy’s Edge just past Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree, from 9:00PM-1:00AM, on Pride Nite event nights, while supplies last.
• 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 Wednesday, June 18, and Disney California Adventure open until 10 PM.
• Pride Nite will take place at Disneyland Park on June 16 and 18, closing the park at 8 pm.
• 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 really happy to see that the Eiffel Tower scene on Soarin' has been fixed! That issue really took you out of the immersion of the ride, so it's good that they addressed this with a different angle for that scene.
• Gavin is happy to have the Pixar Place entrance open once again. I like using that to more easily cut into that side of Disney's Grand Californian when staying there.
• Lindsay loves to see the addition of more breakfast items in the area especially with a grab and go option that Wetzels Pretzels now offers.

Where In Disneyland Is This?

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Disneyland Crowd Calendar This Week

This week, you can expect mostly normal crowds at the parks. 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:

• Matterhorn Bobsleds is closed for refurbishment
• Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room is closed for refurbishment (reopening date announced!)
• 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 have a video from Philander (@philanderc85 on Instagram) showing that the infamous curved Eiffel Tower on Soarin' Around the World has been fixed!

 

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Next, we wanted to include this post from Matt Desmond (@disneyscoopguy on Instagram) showing how the Autopia MagicBand+ interaction point has finally been revealed. It unfortunately doesn't have the cool tickets that some of the other interaction points do, and it just makes a few different Autopia-inspired sounds. You can see all the other Disneyland MagicBand+ additions for the 70th.

 

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We also wanted to include this post from @foodatdisneyland on Instagram highlighting the Father's Day Brunch at Plaza Inn!

 

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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 15, 2025. 
• Today is the 180-day window for making Disneyland theme park reservations for December 13, 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 14, 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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