May 2026 Check In Thread

[OlliePop27]

I'm getting excited for my upcoming May 2026 trip and thought I'd start a check-in thread! I'll post key details as they become available. If you are planning to visit in May, please post your dates, hotel, and share any thoughts you have about visiting DLR this May!

The schedule is currently being released day by day, so we don't yet have full visibility into hours, entertainment, and refurbs. As of 3/27, the calendar goes through 5/8. We have some clues about entertainment based on dining availability through Memorial Day.

 

[OlliePop27]

May 2026 Events
Thanks to @LKing for the assist from the events thread.

All month: Disneyland 70
All month: Soarin' Over California
All month: Bluey at FL Theater
All month: Disneyland 70
May 3: Bats Day
May 4, 6: Star Wars Nights
May 8, 12, 13, 15, 17, 20, 21, 28, 29, 31: Grad Nights
May 10: Mother’s Day
May 14-16: CDA Presents (convention)
May 21: Last day of California ticket offer
May 22: First day of Millennium Falcon's new mission
May 22: First day of discounted kids ticket offer
May 22-25: Showstoppers at DLH
May 25: Memorial Day
May 28: Last day of Imagine MK before being blocked for the summer

Magic Key Blockouts

Inspire: None
Believe: May 23
Enchant: May 2, 9, 16, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31
Explore: May 2, 9, 16, 23, 24, 29, 30
Imagine: May 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31

Single Day Ticket Prices
*This is listed because it has a significant impact on crowds. The higher the daily price, the lower the crowds tend to be.

$104: May 5, 6, 12, 13
$129: May 4, 7, 11, 14, 19, 20, 26, 27
$149: May 18, 21, 28
$169: May 25
$184: May 1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 17, 22, 29, 31
$199: May 2, 16, 23, 24, 30

 

[OlliePop27]

May 2026 Refurbs (as of 3/27/26 going through 5/8/26)
*Note: If refurb lists May 1, that does not mean the refurb started that date. It likely began earlier, but May 1 is listed since this thread is specific to May visits. Please check the official DL calendar for refurbs in April and June.

Blue Bayou: May 4-TBD
Roger Rabbit: May 1-TBD
Monorail: May 1-TBD
Jungle Cruise: May 1-TBD
Buzz Lightyear: May 1-TBD
Pirates: May 4-TBD
Inside Out: May 1-TBD
Silly Symphony Swings: May 1-TBD
Toy Story Mania: May 1-TBD

May 2026 Park Hours

Disneyland
8:00 am-11:00 pm: May 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17
8:00 am-10:00 pm: May 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20
8:00 am-8:00 pm: May 4, 6
DCA
8:00 am-10:00 pm: May 1, 2, 22, 23
8:00 am-9:00 pm: May 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, 17, 20, 21, 28, 29, 31

May 2026 Entertainment
*Note: If the date is not listed, the show is not scheduled. Schedule is unofficial beyond May 8 as of 3/27. Wondrous Journeys with projections-only (i.e., no fireworks) is not listed here.

Fantasmic! at 9:00 and 10:30: May 1, 2,
Fantasmic! at 9:05 and 10:30: May 8, 9, 15, 16, 22-31
Paint the Night at 8:30: May 5, 7
Paint the Night at 8:30 and 10:30: May 1, 2, 3
Paint the Night at 8:45 and 10:45: May 8, 9, May 22-31
Wondrous Journeys with Fireworks at 9:30: May 1, 2, 3
Wondrous Journeys with Fireworks at 9:35: May 8, 9, 10, May 22-31
World of Color Happiness at 9:00: May 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, 17, 20, 21, 28, 29, 31
World of Color Happiness at 9:00 and 10:15: May 1, 2, 22-28, 30
Celebrate Happy Cavalcade: 1:30 and 2:45 Every Day
Bluey's Best Day Ever: 9:30, 10:50, 12:10, 1:50, 3:10 Every Day
Tapestry of Happiness at 8:05 pm: May 5, 7
Tapestry of Happiness at 8:05 and 10:15 pm: May 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10

 

[OlliePop27]

May 2026 Check Ins

OlliePop27: May 22-27 - Hotel TBD
Bigmace: May 1-3 (DLR) - Staybridge Suites

 

[Bigmace]

Making a quick stop at the parks before heading to Palm Springs for a week in early May.
5/1: Fly in late afternoon
5/2: DCA
5/3: DLR
5/4: Joshua tree day trip + Palm Springs
5/8: Fly home

So get to do a couple crazy days at the parks with the kids and then relax by the pool the rest of our vacation. Really glad that we get to ride Pirates before they close. Hoping the parks wont be too busy with high ticket prices and sweet spot between spring break and school getting out. Not thrilled to be staying Staybridge suits but was only hotel where we could use our IHG reward nights that was walking distance.

Can't wait until May 1st!!!