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What’s coming to Walt Disney World in 2025

Walt Disney World Resort in Florida is to unveil a host of magical experiences that will captivate guests. From brand-new shows, immersive dining lounges and more. Here’s a glimpse of what’s coming in 2025.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

“Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After”

Deep in the shadows of Sunset Boulevard, an all-new live stage production is about to cast its spell in summer 2025. “Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After” invites guests into the Magic Mirror’s mysterious realm, where the most fiendish of foes – Cruella de Vil, Captain Hook, and Maleficent – take center stage. With witty humor, mischievous charm, and dazzling performances, this delightfully wicked show will keep audiences spellbound as Disney’s most infamous evildoers gather for some diabolical fun. Guests of all ages should prepare for a magical encounter where villains finally get their moment to shine!

“The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure”

Get ready to shell-ebrate! “The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure” is making its splashing debut in summer 2025! This all-new theatrical production of the Walt Disney Animation Studios classic brings Ariel’s undersea world to life with dazzling physical sets, vibrant puppetry, live performers and breathtaking visuals.

Fans of the beloved film can expect plenty of nods to its nostalgia and iconic animation style, along with unforgettable songs like “Under the Sea” and “Part of Your World.” Plus, audiences will be treated to two new musical numbers, “Daughters of Triton” and “Kiss the Girl.” Perfect for fans young and old, this under-the-sea adventure is sure to have everyone singing along!

EPCOT

Spaceship Earth Lounge

An elegant and elevated lounge experience is coming to Spaceship Earth late spring. This lounge will offer guests a comfortable and intimate setting, inspired by the stories and legacy of the iconic structure. Guests can savor in culinary creations developed to complement the timeless yet timely drinks, each reflecting the elegance of the extraordinary setting. With sweeping views of World Celebration Gardens and a unique perspective of the nightly fireworks, this secluded retreat invites guests to raise a toast to the enduring spirit of EPCOT.

Test Track presented by General Motors

With work on this reimagined experience already underway, guests are in for a thrilling ride when Test Track presented by General Motors makes its returning lap in late summer 2025. Pushing the boundaries of innovation, Walt Disney Imagineering has been working with General Motors on a new storyline for this beloved attraction. Guests should be on the lookout as the cars return to the track with their new look early in the year!

Magic Kingdom Theme Park

“Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away”

Summer 2025 will shine brighter than ever with the debut of “Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away”, a breathtaking new nighttime parade at Magic Kingdom Park! Continuing Disney’s legacy of dazzling evening entertainment, this all-new spectacle invites guests to dream the night away with a perfect blend of nostalgia, innovation, and enchanting storytelling.

Featuring beloved characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios classics like “Peter Pan” and “Pinocchio” alongside modern favorites from “Encanto,” “Frozen,” and “Moana,” each float is a radiant celebration of Disney magic. Join the Blue Fairy from “Pinocchio” as she weaves the transformative magic of starlight throughout the parade to illuminate the stories in a stunning constellation of wonder, hope and imagination.

Pirates of the Caribbean-Inspired Tavern

Ahoy, mateys! Making landfall in late 2025, bandits and buccaneers-to-be are invited to step into a swashbuckling world of fun and adventure and join the crew at a new Pirates of the Caribbean-inspired tavern. This immersive lounge experience will welcome pirates of all ages with a sea-worthy selection of grogs and grub, and more than a few mysterious and magical surprises in store!

Animal Kingdom Theme Park

“Zootopia: Better Zoogether!”

In winter 2025, The Tree of Life Theater will debut an all-new 4D production, “Zootopia: Better Zoogether!” Families can join their favorite herd from the hit Walt Disney Animation Studios movie including Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde and more for an exhilarating new wild story.

Last Chance for DINASOUR

While visiting Animal Kingdom, guests are invited to “go get that dino” at DINOSAUR. Previously announced, this attraction will be closing to make way for the new Tropical Americas land – 2025 is the year to visit before it goes extinct!

Disney After Hours

Guests who have dreamed of visiting the parks after they close for the night can gather and experience Disney After Hours, which is back in 2025! This special separately ticketed event lets guests experience three hours of fun after Disney’s Hollywood Studios, EPCOT and Magic Kingdom officially close for the day. With snacks like ice cream, popcorn and select bottled beverages included in the cost of the event ticket, Disney After Hours is the cherry on top to any Walt Disney World vacation.

Stay and Play

Planning a Disney vacation just got even better! In 2025, Walt Disney World is offering ways to save on tickets and room stays. And, as a brand-new offering in 2025 for those checking in to any Disney Resorts Collection hotel, guests are invited to enjoy admission to a Disney Water Park on their arrival day – included in their stay. That’s not all! Resort guests can also enjoy exclusive early access to the parks, which allows them to enter thirty minutes before anyone else every day. This extra time is the ultimate way to experience the magic Disney has to offer. Take advantage of resort benefits, from onsite transportation, resort activities and more, there’s no better way to be immersed into the magic!

Recurring Fun

Alongside these amazing additions adding to the Walt Disney World Resort fun in 2025, guests can also experience beloved fan-favorite festivals and hard-ticketed events. From the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, and everything in between, there are more than 200 days of themed, seasonal and limited-time magic on the horizon.

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Disney Experiences Unveils Unprecedented Expansions at its Parks and Resorts

Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro unveiled an unprecedented slate of projects including new attractions, lands, and more.

Villains, Cars, and the Largest Expansion at Magic Kingdom Ever

The world’s most-visited theme park will be getting its largest land expansion ever with Disney’s iconic villains and its hit franchise Cars moving into the Magic Kingdom.

The expansion at Magic Kingdom — the keystone park of Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida — will bring new and beloved stories to life as Disney Imagineers craft a land based on the wickedly wonderful Disney villains you just love to loathe. While more details are coming, this new land is underway with two new attractions planned as well as dining, shopping and more.

“Since the beginning, our Disney Villains have given us endless possibilities to tell new stories,” D’Amaro said. “In this new land, you’ll see storytelling on a grand scale that only Disney can deliver.”

Away from those vicious villains, Cars is also racing into the Magic Kingdom. In a reimagined section of Frontierland, guests will leave Radiator Springs behind and head off into the wilderness with two new Cars attractions — one that will be an off-road thrilling rally race, and a family-friendly attraction that even the youngest racers will love.

Cars is one of Disney’s most popular franchises, bringing in $1.4 billion at the global box office and inspiring the beloved Radiator Springs at Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California.

“As we develop the next generation of Disney Experiences, we’re always looking for new ways to tell the stories people love,” D’Amaro said. “We’re thrilling Cars fans by building on this incredibly successful franchise and creating the next chapter in this story.”

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Disney’s Lightning Lane Multi Pass Info and Tiers

The new ‘Lightning Lane Multi Pass’ and ‘Lightning Lane Single Pass’ allows guests to pay an additional fee to skip some of the lines at various attractions within Disney’s theme parks. If you are familiar with the old FastPass+ system then Multi Pass works in a very similar way except now it is no longer free.

1. Onsite guests can purchase and make their Lightning Lane selections 7 days in advance and offsite guests can purchase and make their Lightning Lane selections 3 days in advance.

2. Purchase of Multi Pass and Lightning Lanes are made using Disney’s App (My Disney Experience)

3. Currently you need to be within the U.S.A or Canada to purchase and make Multi Pass experiences.

4. You can choose up to 3 attractions to experience at select times

5. You can choose 1 selection from ‘Tier One’ and 2 selections from ‘Tier Two’, see below for the Tier attractions

6. You can choose your Multi Pass experiences with return times before you actually pay.

7. You can only hold a maximum of 3 experiences, you can make an additional selection once you have used your first experience.

8. If one of your selected experiences expires before you enter the park you will not be able to make additional selection until you have entered the park.

9. Parades, Fireworks and Character Meet and Greets are currently not available as Lightning Lane Multi Pass selections.

10. If you have your first Multi Pass experience in a park that is cheaper, once you have checked in to that park and used your first Multi Pass experience you can then select Multi Pass experiences for a different park, providing you have park hopping on your ticket. You will not be charged extra if the other park’s multi pass is more expensive. So for example on launch day Multi Pass at Animal Kingdom was $18 and Magic Kingdom was $29. If you purchased Multi Pass for Animal Kingdom at $18 used your first Multi Pass experience in Animal Kingdom then selected Multi Pass experiences for Magic Kingdom, there is no extra charge.

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Disney’s NEW Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass

Disney is renaming and changing its Genie+ service to Disney’s Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass starting 24th July 2024. Disney’s Lightning Lanes allow guests to bypass the standby queue and join a separate queue (for a shorter wait time) for select attraction and entertainment experiences. Guests can purchase a Lightning Lane Multi Pass which can be used for multiple rides and attractions or they can purchase a Lightning Lane Single Pass which can only be used for a single ride or attraction. Guests can purchase either or both types of pass. 

Lightning Lane Multi Pass 

When you purchase Lightning Lane Multi Pass, you may make up to 3 Lightning Lane selections in a theme park, in advance of your visit. You’ll also be able to choose available times as you make your selections.

On the day of your visit, once you use a selection, check the My Disney Experience app for availability to make an additional selection.

Lightning Lane Single Pass 

Lightning Lane Single Pass will work much like it does today, where you can secure a time to ride one of our most highly demanded attractions, but you’ll now be able to make your purchase and plan in advance.  

How to Plan Ahead

Guests staying at a Disney Resort hotel and other select hotels will be able to plan Lightning Lane passes up to 7 days in advance, for their entire stay (up to 14 days). All other guests can plan up to 3 days in advance.

These advance purchase windows will let guests secure some of their must-do rides and experiences after they’ve had some time to decide what dining reservations they want to book and any other plans they may need to consider.

Guests may purchase a Lightning Lane Multi Pass, a Lightning Lane Single Pass or both. The app will also be updated to make it quicker and easier to purchase and plan, with fewer steps and a new option to purchase Lightning Lane Single Pass and Lightning Lane Multi Pass in one transaction.

Lightning Lane passes will blend features from the previously offered Genie+ and FastPass+ services, giving guests the choice to plan ahead and removing the hassle of planning during their vacation.

Price

Prices are shown within the My Disney Experience APP. The cost for lightning lanes vary by date and theme park and are subject to limited availability. 

How to Purchase

  • In the My Disney Experience APP home screen select Lightning Lane Passes
  • Select a Theme Park and a Date
  • Choose Lightning Lane Multi Pass or Lightning Lane Single Pass or both
  • For Lightning Lane Multi Pass you can select up to 3 experiences with arrival time window in advance
  • For Lightning Lane Single Pass you can select an arrival time window in advance
  • Confirm and Complete Payment steps
  • On the confirmation page you can select “Plan Another Day” or “View My Day” to see your selections

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Disney’s Lightning Lanes

Disney’s Lightning Lanes allow guests to bypass the standby queue and join a separate queue (for a shorter wait time) for select attraction and entertainment experiences. Guests can purchase a Lightning Lane Multi Pass which can be used for multiple rides and attractions or they can purchase a Lightning Lane Single Pass which can only be used for a single ride or attraction. Guests can purchase either or both types of pass. 

Lightning Lane Multi Pass 

When you purchase Lightning Lane Multi Pass, you may make up to 3 Lightning Lane selections in a theme park, in advance of your visit. You’ll also be able to choose available times as you make your selections.

On the day of your visit, once you use a selection, check the My Disney Experience app for availability to make an additional selection.

Lightning Lane Single Pass 

Lightning Lane Single Pass will work much like it does today, where you can secure a time to ride one of our most highly demanded attractions, but you’ll now be able to make your purchase and plan in advance.  

How to Plan Ahead

Guests staying at a Disney Resort hotel and other select hotels will be able to plan Lightning Lane passes up to 7 days in advance, for their entire stay (up to 14 days). All other guests can plan up to 3 days in advance.

These advance purchase windows will let guests secure some of their must-do rides and experiences after they’ve had some time to decide what dining reservations they want to book and any other plans they may need to consider.

Guests may purchase a Lightning Lane Multi Pass, a Lightning Lane Single Pass or both. The app will also be updated to make it quicker and easier to purchase and plan, with fewer steps and a new option to purchase Lightning Lane Single Pass and Lightning Lane Multi Pass in one transaction.

Lightning Lane passes will blend features from the previously offered Genie+ and FastPass+ services, giving guests the choice to plan ahead and removing the hassle of planning during their vacation.

Price

Prices are shown within the My Disney Experience APP. The cost for lightning lanes vary by date and theme park and are subject to limited availability. 

How to Purchase

  • In the My Disney Experience APP home screen select Lightning Lane Passes
  • Select a Theme Park and a Date
  • Choose Lightning Lane Multi Pass or Lightning Lane Single Pass or both
  • For Lightning Lane Multi Pass you can select up to 3 experiences with arrival time window in advance
  • For Lightning Lane Single Pass you can select an arrival time window in advance
  • Confirm and Complete Payment steps
  • On the confirmation page you can select “Plan Another Day” or “View My Day” to see your selections

Lightning Lane Multi Pass tiered system

Guests will be able to choose one attraction from the upper tier, and two other experiences or all three from the second tier.

Disney’s Theme Park tiers of attractions for Lightning Lane Multi Pass:

Magic Kingdom

Guests can choose up to one experience from this group:

    • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
    • Jungle Cruise
    • Peter Pan’s Flight
    • Space Mountain
    • Tiana’s Bayou Adventure

Guests can pick their other two experiences — or all three — from this group:

    • Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
    • Dumbo the Flying Elephant
    • Haunted Mansion
    • it’s a small world
    • Mad Tea Party
    • The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
    • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
    • Mickey’s PhilharMagic
    • Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor
    • Pirates of the Caribbean
    • The Barnstormer
    • Tomorrowland Speedway
    • Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid

EPCOT

Guests can choose up to one experience from this group:

    • Frozen Ever After
    • Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
    • Soarin’ Around the World

Guests can pick their other two experiences — or all three — from this group:

    • Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival
    • Journey into Imagination with Figment
    • Living with the Land
    • Mission: SPACE
    • The Seas with Nemo & Friends
    • Spaceship Earth
    • Turtle Talk with Crush

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Guests can choose up to one experience from this group:

    • Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
    • Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
    • Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
    • Slinky Dog Dash

Guests can pick their other two experiences — or all three — from this group:

    • Alien Swirling Saucers
    • Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage
    • Disney Junior Play & Dance!
    • For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration
    • Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
    • Muppet*Vision 3D
    • Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
    • The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™
    • Toy Story Mania!

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

There are no tiers for Lightning Lane Multi Pass at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, so guests can choose three of the following attractions in advance:

    • DINOSAUR
    • Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
    • Feathered Friends in Flight!
    • Festival of the Lion King
    • Finding Nemo: The Big Blue… and Beyond!
    • It’s Tough to Be a Bug!
    • Kali River Rapids
    • Kilimanjaro Safaris
    • Naʻvi River Journey

Lightning Lane Single Pass Attractions

Guests can purchase passes for each park’s most popular attractions, including:

Magic Kingdom

    • Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
    • TRON Lightcycle / Run

EPCOT

    • Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

    • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

    • Avatar Flight of Passage