Disney News, Discussion & an Element of Fun - 2026 Edition

[Garyjames220]

Happy new year everyone, lets hope there’s lot more fun Disney news to come this year

 

[sherlockmiles]

THANK YOU for this thread!! I apprecreciate you and the DIS community very much.

 

[Gary Stocker]

Yep definitely a guilty pleasure as we count down to our July trip. Happy New year all!

 

[Gusey]

Thought I'd share what opened at closed worldwide at Disney in 2025:
Things that have opened in 2025:

1. Parkside Market - January 4, 2025
2. Disney Tales of Magic @ DLP - January 10, 2025
3. It's a Small World with Groot at Tokyo Disneyland - January 15 - June 30, 2025
4. Disney Wonderful World of Sweets - January 22, 2025
5. The Secret Forest by Jean Imbert @ DLP - March 7, 2025
6. Disney Style - March 8, 2025
7. Disney Glamour - March 8, 2025
8. McKim's Mile House DVC Lounge - March 18, 2025
9. Deco by Disney - April 19, 2025
10. World Premiere - May 15, 2025
11. Paint the Night - May 16, 2025
12. The Little Mermaid - A Musical Adventure - May 27, 2025
13. Villains: Unfairly Ever After - May 27, 2025
14. Lounge Lightspeed - May 31, 2025
15. GEO-82 - June 4, 2025
16. Friendastic Parade @ Hong Kong Disneyland - June 28, 2025
17. Dreams Take Flight @ Tokyo DisneySea July 16, 2025
18. Walt Disney - A Magical Life - July 17, 2025
19. Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away - July 20 2025
20. Test Track refresh - July 22, 2025
21. The Beak and the Barrel - August 29, 2025
22. Wayfinder's Table at Hong Kong - September 12th 2025
23. Zootopia: Better Zoogether - November 7, 2025
24. Disney Destiny - November 20, 2025
25. Sports Bar & Lounge - November 22, 2025

Things that have permanently closed in 2025:

1. Triceratop Spin, Fossil Fun Games, Chester & Hester's Dinosaur Treasures - January 12, 2025
2. Red Car Trolley - February 8, 2025
3. It's Tough To Be A Bug - March 17, 2025
4. Jellyrolls - April 19, 2025
5. Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano - May 10, 2025
6. Muppet Vision 3D & PizzeRizzo - June 7, 2025
7. Tom Sawyer Island & Liberty Belle - July 7, 2025
8. The Boneyard - September 1, 2025
9. Animation Courtyard - September 25, 2025
10. Big Band Beat - September 30, 2025

 

[Sweettears]

Forgot the steamboat

 

[crazy4wdw]

Avatar - Fire and Ash international box office tops $1 Billion:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhu...d-ash-tops-1-billion-in-worldwide-box-office/

 

[crazy4wdw]

Disney Adventure departing from Bremerhaven, Germany:

 

[HokieRaven5]

Summer 2026 offers:
https://disneyparksblog.com/wdw/summer-at-disney-world-deals-updates/

 

[wabbott]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2008229871030259895

 

[cellomom]

Disney Parks Blog
Disney Eats: EPCOT International Festival of the Arts Foodie Guide 2026

 

[mickey916]

This is weird. I clicked on the link above from my phone and intially it showed me a completely different menu (last year's maybe?). I thought it was weird because none of the items they announced yesterday were listed on the menu. Then I clicked it again on my laptop from this thread and it was a different menu, which included all the things they announced yesterday...very strange. I like the "new" menu better so that's good!

 

[fatmanatee]

We have casting for the Tangled live remake, i know everyone is very excited for these!

https://twitter.com/x/status/2009009197653086468

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

Featurette: Inside Disneyland Handcrafted: Leslie Iwerks on Family's Legacy, Archives & Filmmaking Magic

Looking forward to the full documentary on January 22.