Disneyland closes 6 attractions as 70th anniversary ends
Disneyland will temporarily close six attractions in August, marking the Disneyland 70th anniversary end after 15 months of celebration. Haunted Mansion, Main Street Cinema, Sailing Ship Columbia, Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes, Frontierland Shootin' Exposition and Pixie Hollow will shut for seasonal refurbishments as summer winds down.
Key Takeaways
- Six Disneyland attractions will close in August for seasonal refurbishments as the park's 70th anniversary celebration ends Aug. 9.
- Haunted Mansion closes Aug. 8–20 and is set to reopen in holiday mode on Aug. 21.
- Main Street Cinema closes Aug. 10–27 as anniversary programming winds down.
- The Sleeping Beauty Castle-inspired sculpture in the Disneyland Resort Esplanade has already been fully removed.
- Silly Symphony Swings and Frontierland Shootin' Exposition were already shuttered and may stay closed into early September.
According to the Orange County Register, the Anaheim resort is pairing standard maintenance with the seasonal calendar as the busy summer stretch eases. The six new closures join attractions already offline for refurbishment work.
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Which Disneyland attractions are closing in August?
The Haunted Mansion in New Orleans Square will be closed for refurbishment from Aug. 8 to Aug. 20. It is scheduled to reopen in holiday mode on Aug. 21.
Main Street Cinema will be closed Aug. 10–27. The Orange County Register, citing MiceChat, reports that the "Last Verse" video documenting new lyrics penned by the late Disney songwriter Richard Sherman for the "It's a Small World" song is expected to be removed from the cinema as the anniversary wraps.
Traffic on the Rivers of America will thin out as well. The Sailing Ship Columbia will be out of service Aug. 3–7 and Aug. 10–14. Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes will be closed Aug. 3–6 and Aug. 10–13.
Pixie Hollow in Fantasyland will be closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays in August — specifically Aug. 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25 and 27. The character meet-and-greet area recently completed a 10-month refurbishment.
When does the Disneyland 70th anniversary celebration officially end?
Disneyland's 70th anniversary celebration officially concludes on Aug. 9, 2026, after about 15 months. That timing lines up with Main Street Cinema's mid-August downtime as anniversary-era content is expected to leave the theater.
Separately, WDW News Today reported that the Sleeping Beauty Castle-inspired sculpture in the Disneyland Resort Esplanade has been fully removed. The display was built for the anniversary celebration and is no longer visible above construction walls.
What else will be dark as summer showtimes wrap up?
The Fantasmic nighttime spectacular on Disneyland's Rivers of America will be dark Aug. 24–27 and Aug. 31 as daily summer showtimes come to an end, the Orange County Register reported.
Frontierland Shootin' Exposition, where guests fire replica buffalo rifles at an Old West town scene, closed in early July for an extended refurbishment. It is expected to remain shuttered through at least early September.
At Disney California Adventure, the Silly Symphony Swings in Paradise Gardens closed in April for seasonal refurbishment and will also remain out of commission through at least early September.
Guests planning late-summer visits should check daily operating calendars before arriving, especially if Haunted Mansion Holiday, Rivers of America vessels, or Paradise Gardens swings are high on the must-ride list.