The Disneyland Resort 70th Anniversary Celebration is here! We began all the fun on May 16, 2025 and our team is excited to help you experience all of the magic, complete with the inside scoop!
If you don't have a trip planned yet, you will want to get one scheduled for sure. It is the happiest celebration yet and we want you to be there! Here are our top 25 tips so you can get the most out of your Disneyland 70th Anniversary Celebration vacation.
Tickets for the Disneyland 70th Anniversary
Did you know that Disneyland still requires theme park reservations for anyone visiting Disneyland or Disney California Adventure?
1. "Celebrate Happy” (also known as the 70th Anniversary), brings plenty of friends to Disneyland, so reservations tend to fill up quickly. That’s why we recommend getting your tickets as early as possible.
- Discount Tickets for Disneyland’s 70th Anniversary are available now for all of 2025.
- There is even a special summer ticket offer for those who want to experience the 70th first!
- After you’ve secured your tickets, you can make theme park reservations up to 180 days in advance.
At Get Away Today, you can get your discount tickets now and if a better deal comes along, just give us a call and we can make the adjustment for you.
2. Choose Hopper Tickets for the ultimate flexibility—you’ll want to experience all Disneyland has to offer at both parks. Some entertainment options will only be available on select days or nights. Having Hopper Tickets allows you to “hop” back and forth between the two parks each day during your trip.
3. Pre-purchase Lightning Lane Multi Pass and lock in the lowest prices available. That’s right, when you buy your discounted tickets with us, you can also add on Lightning Lane Multi Pass at a fixed price. This will make things much easier once you get into the parks, and you won’t be subject to dynamic pricing the day-of.
Stay Close to It All at a Disneyland Resort Hotel
4. The 70th Anniversary celebration doesn’t have to end when you return to your hotel each night. In fact, the entire Disneyland Resort will sparkle with limited-time, colorful décor. This includes the three on-property hotels:
Not only will you be steps away from the parks, you’ll also enjoy Early Entry—only available to Disneyland Resort hotel guests. It’s an extra 30 minutes of ride time before regular guests can enter the parks. We love taking advantage of this exclusive access whenever we stay on property.
And don’t worry, if a Disney property isn’t for you this time, we have tons of Anaheim hotel partners ready to welcome you for the celebration. We’ve negotiated specials like 4th or 5th night free, special perks and discounts and rates you often can’t even get when booking direct.
Stay Multiple Nights for All the 70th Night Shows
6. "World of Color Happiness!” at Disney California Adventure Park is a show you won’t want to miss. Viewing is available through the Virtual Queue and dining packages like the World of Color Dessert Party.
We also suggest arriving early to World of Color viewing spots, especially for those who love The Muppets. You’ll catch a special message through vivid projections and expressive fountains ahead of the show.
Disney shares: This nighttime spectacular will explore “happy” through a kaleidoscope of emotions, hosted by Joy and the other Emotions from the hit Pixar Animation Studios films, “Inside Out” and “Inside Out 2.” Along the way, the Emotions manifest music and moments from favorite Walt Disney Animation Studios’ and Pixar Animation Studios’ stories, including “Turning Red,” “A Goofy Movie,” “Tangled,” “The Lion King” and so many more.
7. Paint the Night is back and we couldn’t be more thrilled! This parade has been a favorite of guests for years and everyone has been asking, “when can we do this again?” Paint the Night is a spectacular light parade that everyone is sure to love.
8. Wondrous Journeys is back at Disneyland Park. This projection show (enhanced with fireworks on select nights) became an instant classic during Disney100. The show features state-of-the-art projection effects that transform Main Street, U.S.A., Sleeping Beauty Castle, “it’s a small world” and the Rivers of America.
9. In the evenings at California Adventure, the exterior of Carthay Circle Restaurant invites everyone to “celebrate happy” during a special moment filled with music, lights and projection effects.
10. “Tapestry of Happiness” debuts at Disneyland Park! Each night the facade of “it’s a small world” will come to life through a mosaic of light, music and projection effects. You may recognize the artwork style as that of Disney artist Mary Blair. Tapestry of Happiness will also feature the original 70th celebration theme song “Celebrate Happy.”
More Fun During Disneyland’s 70th Celebration
Of course, not all the fun is at night! During the day you’ll have so many rides, shows and food to choose from—the choices are endless.
11. Meet Mickey Mouse and friends in their new 70th Anniversary outfits. They’ve come dressed for the party in Town Square in Disneyland Park. The custom looks have been designed just for the occasion!
12. You can also catch your favorite pals during “The Celebrate Happy Cavalcade!” This character cavalcade encourages you to dance and clap along in an energetic and celebration along the parade route at Disneyland. You may spot pals not often seen at Disneyland, like Duffy and ShellieMay!
13. “Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration!” is back from Pixar Fest at California Adventure. The daytime parade is filled with upbeat music, colorful floats and nearly 30 favorite characters from Pixar like “Luca,” “Turning Red,” “Up,” and more.
14. Shop along Main Street, U.S.A., Downtown Disney and more to discover all the 70th Anniversary Collection which is available throughout the celebration.
15. Take a family photo in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle with new bright decor adorning the outside and an elegant medallion—exclusively for the celebration.
16. Savor seven decades of magic through specialty food and beverages. Look for specialty items on the Disneyland app when placing mobile orders.
17. Visit the new attractions like “Walt Disney – A Magical Life” at the Main Street Opera House. The attraction features a cinematic presentation of Walt Disney’s journey, culminating in a visit with Walt in his office, brought to life for the first time ever through the magic of Audio-Animatronics storytelling on Main Street, U.S.A., inspired by Walt Disney’s vision for Disneyland to be where his films come to life.
Adding to the Magic
Why stop at 17 tips? When Disneyland keeps adding more fun to the 70th celebration, we want to make sure you know all about it! Here’s even more ways to add to the magic, just in time for summer.
18. Hear the newest 4th verse to “it’s a small world” coming to life on this beloved attraction.
19. The all-new show, “Disney Jr. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Live!,” runs several times each day at the Disney Theater at Disney California Adventure park.
20. Pixar Pals Playtime Party at the Fantasyland Theatre in Disneyland is running but only for a limited time. Bring the family and get up close encounters with your favorite Pixar characters for dancing and plenty of happiness.
21. “Stitch’s Interplanetary Beach Party Blast” is a dance party for all ages at Tomorrowland Terrace in Disneyland Park on most nights this summer.
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