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Big changes are headed to Disney World in 2025! Let’s go over what to expect at Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida throughout the year.
Beginning of 2025
Starting in 2025, guests staying in a Disney World hotel get free water park tickets! You’ll be able to visit either Typhoon Lagoon or Blizzard Beach on the day you check in. (Usually, only one park is open, depending on what time of the year you visit.)
Late Spring
The brand new Spaceship Earth Lounge is opening in EPCOT in late spring! This lounge will be located in, what else, Spaceship Earth – aka the giant golf ball near the front of the park. You’ll be able to enjoy views of the World Celebration Gardens and also the fireworks at night.
NOTE: For a truly memorable experience watching the Epcot fireworks, we recommend getting the Rose and Crown fireworks dining package.
Summer
During the summer of 2025, three different attractions will premiere at WDW!
Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away is the new nighttime parade at Magic Kingdom. For the last several years, the only way to watch a Magic Kingdom parade at night was to attend Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party or Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. But not any more!
This nighttime parade incorporates vibrant lights and glowing colors while featuring a variety of Disney characters. This includes favorites from both classic and more recent Disney movies, like Pinocchio, Peter Pan, Frozen, Moana and Encanto. There’s even a princess unit that’s a throwback to the original concept art for Cinderella by Disney Legend Mary Blair!
Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After is a brand new show in Hollywood Studios at Sunset Showcase (where Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy used to be). The show has live production numbers starring fan favorite villains like Maleficent, Cruella de Vil and Captain Hook. In fact, the audience has been summoned by the Magic Mirror to hear these (allegedly!) misunderstood characters out.
And while a Little Mermaid show is not brand new to Hollywood Studios, the summer of 2025 will bring the newest version, The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure, to life. That includes new sets as well as new musical numbers to the songs “Kiss the Girl” and “Daughters of Triton.” You can find this show at Animation Courtyard, where its previous version (Voyage of the Little Mermaid) was held.
Late Summer
Fans of Test Track, the popular thrill ride in Epcot, will be happy to know that it reopens in late summer of 2025. But this time, you’ll be able to enjoy a brand new storyline developed by Walt Disney Imagineering and the ride’s sponsor, Walt Disney Imagineering.
Winter
Zootopia: Better Zoogether! will be opening at the Tree of Life Theater on Discovery Island at Animal Kingdom in the winter of 2025. This 4-D show features favorite characters from the movie Zootopia, like Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde.
Late 2025
There’s a new restaurant opening in Magic Kingdom in late 2025 – and it’s a Pirates of the Caribbean-themed tavern! This family friendly place to eat will be located in Adventureland.
2025 Disney Trip Planning
Want to plan a trip to Disney World in 2025 to see the new attractions? We recommend using this hack for booking your hotel to save money. And you make sure you save money on admission by getting discounted park tickets, too.