During the month of June, Disneyland Resort in Anaheim is celebrating Black Music Month with daily live performances of jazz, R&B, gospel and more, including Midnight Hour (pictured) at the Hollywood Backlot at Disney California Adventure Park.
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Perhaps the most notable summer event at Disneyland isn’t what’s opening but what’s closing. Splash Mountain will close for good on Tuesday, so the 34-year-old flume ride can be made over with a new theme. When it reopens in late 2024, it will be called Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, based on the Disney animated film “The Princess and the Frog.”
In honor of Juneteenth, Disneyland Resort is hosting Black Music Month in June, with live performances of jazz, R&B, gospel and more at locations around both Disney theme parks and Downtown Disney shopping district. “Tale of the Lion King,” the African storytelling stage play based on the animated film, is being presented daily at Disneyland Park. There will also be specialty food items served around the resort through July 4, and specialty artists will be signing their wares on June 10 and 17.
Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Toontown.
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From now through June 5, Star Wars fans can ride Hyperspace Mountain, a temporary Star Wars-themed projection, audio and music overlay in the Space Mountain ride in Tomorrowland. It’s been mounted periodically since 2015 to celebrate May the 4th, a Star Wars commemorative day.
On March 8, Disneyland’s Toontown land reopened after a yearlong renovation. It opened in 1993 as a cartoonish cul-de-sac where Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald and Pluto live in separate homes and children can line up to meet these characters, play and board low-speed rides. The land’s refresh involved adding new outdoor play areas, renovations of its climbing, interactive and water play areas, and a new ride: Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway.
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