18 Things to Know if You’re Going to Disneyland in April 2026

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Things are all the things to know if you are going to The Disneyland Resort in April 2026.

Food & Wine Festival

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The Food & Wine Festival is currently going on in California Adventure park. The last day of the festival is April 27th.

Ride Closures

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Disneyland ride closures for the month of April are Jungle Cruise with no reopening date, The Disneyland Monorail closing 3/30, Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin closing 3/30, Toy Story Midway Mania closing 4/6, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters closing 4/13, and Silly Symphony Swings closing on 4/27.

Other Closures

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The other closures in April are the walkway between Cars Land and Avengers Campus and Pixie Hollow is closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Bluey’s Best Day Ever

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Bluey’s Best Day Ever is a new experience in Disneyland. It is in the Fantasyland Theater.

The 70th Celebration Continues

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The 70th Celebration started last year and will continue through August 9th.

Galaxy’s Edge Changes

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On April 29th Galaxy’s Edge will make some big changes. It will feature characters from the first trilogy. You will be able to see Princess Leia, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Darth Vader walking around.

Kylo Ren in Star Wars Launch Bay

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Kylo Ren will be moving from Galaxy’s Edge to Star Wars Launch Bay on April 29th.

Hyperspace Mountain Returns

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Space Mountain will change to Hyperspace Mountain where it is Star Wars themed. It will return on April 28th.

Star Wars Nite

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Star Wars Nite is 4/28 and 4/30. Disneyland Park will close at 8pm on those nights.

Disney Channel Nite

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Disney Channel Nite is April 12th, 14th, and 16th. Disneyland will close at 8pm on those nights.

Fireworks

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Wondrous Journeys is at 9:30pm on the nights with shows. There are fireworks April 1-5, 10, 11, 17-19, 24-26th. No fireworks and just projections on April 6-9, 13, 15, 20-23, 27, and 29th. There will be no show on April 12, 14, 16, 28, and 30th.

Parades

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The Celebrate Happy Cavalcade Parade is daily at 1:30 & 2:45pm. Paint the Night is every night except April 12, 14, 16, 28, and 30th.

World of Color Happiness

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World of Color Happiness is every night in California Adventure at 9pm.

Other Nighttime Entertainment

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Other nighttime entertainment includes Shadows of a Memory, Fire of the Rising Moons, Fantasmic, and Tapestry of Happiness.

Earth Day Celebration

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Disneyland’s Earth Day Celebration will be April 20th. You can usually meet Wall-e at Pixar Place Hotel.

Eggstravaganza 

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Eggstravaganza goes through April 6th. This is a family friendly egg search that costs $11.99. Afterwards you return your map for a keepsake. There are locations to do this in Disneyland, California Adventure, and Downtown Disney.

Weather

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Average weather at Disneyland in April is highs in the high 60s to low 70s, lows in the low 50s, and not much rain.

Crowds

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Disneyland crowds in April are usually high the first half of the month because of spring break, then not as bas the rest of the month.