Overview

• Disneyland launched its summerlong 70th anniversary celebration on July 17 with “Walt Disney – A Magical Life,” featuring the park’s first lifelike animatronic of its founder.
• Walt Disney Imagineering’s latest creation combines advanced audio-animatronics and multi-sensory design to deepen the park’s storytelling legacy.
• Disney applies cross-studio collaboration early in film development to create lands such as Cars Land, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and last year’s Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.
• The resort drew over 17 million visitors in 2023, cementing its status as the world’s second-most visited theme park.
• Disney has outlined ambitious new attractions and infrastructure investments to sustain Disneyland’s evolution beyond its seventh decade.