Did you know you can go to different Disney Parks around the world?
Magic Kingdom
Most people know about Disney World and Disneyland but there are several more (and some people say they’re even better)! Let’s check them all out right here.
If you didn’t know, there are a total of 6 Disney parks around the world! Each of them is different in its own way with unique attractions, dining, and merchandise. We’ll go through them in order of opening date starting with the original Disneyland!
Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Park opened in 1955 in Anaheim, California, and was dreamt up by Walt Disney himself. The original park was inspired by Walt Disney watching his daughters on a carousel and thinking about a place where he and his daughters could have fun together.
Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland
This park’s icon is Sleeping Beauty Castle which is the smallest of the castle collection but Walt intended for it to feel more personal to the guests. This park features Adventureland, New Orleans Square, Bayou Country, Galaxy’s Edge, Frontierland, Fantasyland, Tomorrowland, Toontown, and Main Street, U.S.A.
Disneyland’s Rivers of America
Next door to Disneyland, you’ll find Disney California Adventure. This park didn’t open until 2001 and it opened with mixed reviews. It’s gone through quite a few changes since then but you’ll find Buena Vista Street, Hollywood Land, Cars Land, San Fransokyo Square, Pixar Pier, Paradise Gardens Park, and Grizzly Peak in this park at the time of writing.
Disney California Adventure
These two parks, 3 hotels, and Downtown Disney make up Disneyland Resort. Compared to some of the other parks, it’s small but mighty. If you’re looking to plan a Disneyland trip, we’ve got you covered right here!
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Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World is made up of 4 parks, over 25 hotels, and Disney Springs to make up this massive resort area. The first park opened was Magic Kingdom in 1971! Magic Kingdom was mirrored closely to Disneyland featuring Main Street, U.S.A., Adventureland, Frontierland, Liberty Square, Fantasyland, and Tomorrowland.
Cinderella Castle
EPCOT came next in 1982 and now is made up of World Celebration, World Nature, World Discovery, and the World Showcase.
EPCOT
In 1989, Hollywood Studios opened to celebrate the making of movies! The park now focuses on being a part of the movies with lands like Hollywood Blvd, Sunset Blvd, Echo Lake, Commissary Lane, Grand Avenue, Galaxy’s Edge, Toy Storyland, and Animation Courtyard.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Finally, Animal Kingdom opened in 1998 to complete the four-park collection. This park is focused on nature and animals and the human contribution to both of those things! It’s made up of Discovery Island, Pandora – The World of Avatar, Africa, Asia, Rafiki’s Planet Watch, and DinoLand, U.S.A. which is in the process of being rethemed to Pueblo Esperanza.
Tree of Life
That’s it for the U.S. parks so let’s hop over to Japan!
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Tokyo Disney Resort
Tokyo Disneyland opened in 1983 and was mirrored most closely to Disneyland!
Tokyo Disneyland
This park features Adventureland, Critter Country, Fantasyland, Tomorrowland, Toontown, Westernland, and the World Bazaar. This park feels like Magic Kingdom from 10 years ago if you can visualize that. Next door to this park, you’ll find Tokyo DisneySea! Tokyo Disney Sea opened in 2001 and is widely regarded as the best Disney theme park.
A look at Tokyo Disney Sea
This park features American Waterfront, Arabian Coast, Fantasy Springs, Lost River Delta, Mediterranean Harbor, Mermaid Lagoon, Mysterious Island, and Port Discovery. It’s a huge theme park so get ready for some steps before you head in. There are 6 resort hotels and a shopping area called Ikspiari.
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Disneyland Paris
The next park to open was Disneyland Paris which was called Euro Disneyland Park at the time. This park opened in 1992 and features Adventureland, Discoveryland, Fantasyland, Frontierland, and Main Street U.S.A.!
Disneyland Paris
Along with Disneyland Paris, you can find Walt Disney Studios Park which opened in 2002. This theme park is experiencing a major retheme including a name change!
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In 2025, the park will now be called Disney Adventure World and will feature Avengers Campus, Front Lot, Production Courtyard, Toon Studio, and Worlds of Pixar which are all there now. With the retheme, the park is doubling in size adding Pride Lands (Lion King) land, World of Frozen in 2026, World Premiere Plaza in 2025, and Adventure Bay in 2025. There are 8 hotels and Disney Village that add to this resort.
See more Disneyland Paris news here!
Hong Kong Disneyland
In 2005, Hong Kong Disneyland opened in China! This is the smallest park by far featuring only Hong Kong Disneyland Park.
Castle of Magical Dreams at Hong Kong Disneyland
This park features Adventureland, Fantasyland, Grizzly Gulch, Main Street, U.S.A., Mystic Point, Tomorrowland, Toy Story Land, and World of Frozen! The castle once mirrored Disneyland’s before being expanded into the Castle of Magical Dreams. There are 3 hotels in addition to the park.
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Shanghai Disney Resort
Finally, the latest addition to the Disney parks collection is Shanghai Disneyland. This theme park opened in 2016 and now features Adventure Isle, Disney-Pixar Toy Story Land, Fantasyland, Gardens of Imagination, Mickey Avenue, Tomorrowland, Treasure Cove, and Zootopia which just opened in 2024.
Shanghai Disneyland
This theme park features 2 hotels with a third being constructed right now and Disneytown for shopping and dining!
See inside Shanghai Disneyland’s newest land, Zooptopia!
So there you have it, all of the Disney parks around the world! We love exploring all of the parks and hope to make it to all of them one day. Don’t forget to keep following DFB for all of your Disney planning tips and tricks.
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