Credit: Xx8, FlickrDisneyland Paris has been building toward something for several years, and March 29, 2026 is when that something finally has a name. The resort that opened in 1992 as Euro Disney and grew into one of Europe’s most visited tourist destinations has always operated in a complicated relationship with its own identity.
For decades, Walt Disney Studios Park — the second gate that opened in 2002 — was the part of the resort that guests loved less, visited faster, and left earlier. It had strong individual attractions but a thinner overall lineup than its counterpart across the plaza, and the behind-the-scenes Hollywood studio aesthetic that defined its early years never quite found the same foothold that Disneyland Park’s classic fairy tale identity commanded. Disney began investing seriously in changing that picture, first with the Avengers Campus expansion in 2022 and then with a commitment to a full reimagining that has been unfolding in phases ever since.
What opens on March 29 is not just a name change. It is the most significant single-day expansion in Disneyland Paris history, delivered under a brand new identity: Disney Adventure World. Walt Disney Studios Park as a named destination retires permanently. Everything that follows carries a different name and a meaningfully different guest experience. For anyone considering a Disneyland Paris trip in 2026 — or trying to understand what is happening at one of the world’s major Disney destinations — the full picture is worth understanding.
What Disney Adventure World Opens With on March 29
The centerpiece of the March 29 opening is World of Frozen, a fully immersive land built around Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Frozen that has no direct equivalent anywhere else in the Disney parks system. The land’s anchor attraction, Frozen Ever After, takes guests on a journey through Arendelle. Inside the royal castle, Anna and Elsa are available for character meets. A daytime show takes place on Viking longships within the land. The scale and specificity of World of Frozen gives Disneyland Paris something genuinely exclusive — not a version of an experience guests have encountered at another Disney park, but something built from the ground up for this destination.
Opening alongside World of Frozen is Adventure Way, a new promenade running through the heart of Disney Adventure World. Adventure Way includes themed gardens, seasonal entertainment, and 14 new dining locations — a number that significantly expands the park’s food and beverage footprint in a single moment. The Regal View Restaurant and Lounge is among the new venues. The promenade also includes Raiponce Tangled Spin, a family attraction themed to Tangled, and a nighttime spectacular called “Disney Cascade of Lights” that is exclusive to Disney Adventure World.
The combination of a new land, a new park spine, 14 new dining options, and an exclusive nighttime show makes March 29 a genuine opening day rather than a rebranding exercise with cosmetic additions on top.
What Is Already in the Park and Worth Knowing About
The attractions that existed before the rebrand do not disappear. They become part of Disney Adventure World’s full offering, and several of them are exclusive to Disneyland Paris in ways that are worth flagging for first-time visitors.
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disneyland Paris operates with three different storylines — a format found nowhere else in the Disney parks system. Avengers Assemble: Flight Force puts Iron Man and Captain Marvel on a hypersonic mission together, replacing the Aerosmith version of the coaster found at Walt Disney World. Crush’s Coaster, the spinning attraction themed to Finding Nemo, is an exclusive that consistently draws significant wait times. Cars ROAD TRIP takes guests along Route 66 with Cruz and Sally before entering Cars-tastrophe Canyon, and it exists nowhere else.
On the entertainment side, Mickey and the Magician and TOGETHER: A Pixar Musical Adventure both play in the park and represent the kind of production quality that Disneyland Paris delivers better than most other Disney destinations.
What Is Still Coming After Opening Day
Disney Adventure World is opening as a work in progress, and that context matters for how guests should think about a 2026 visit. A major new Lion King land is already under construction on Adventure Bay within the park. The coming attraction will combine water-based thrills with next-generation Audio-Animatronic figures and songs from the 1994 film The Lion King. An Up-themed experience is also in development.
The park that opens March 29 is the first chapter of Disney Adventure World, not the finished version of it. Guests who visit in 2026 are experiencing the opening period of a destination that will keep expanding. That makes this year both timely — World of Frozen is brand new — and a preview of something still taking shape.
The June 2026 Refurbishments to Plan Around
For guests planning a Disneyland Paris visit in June, a set of attraction closures is worth building into your itinerary now. The confirmed refurbishment schedule for June 2026 includes Space Mountain from June 1 through June 5, Slinky Dog from June 1 through June 26, Cars Road Trip from June 8 through June 19, Dumbo from June 8 through June 19, Pirates of the Caribbean from June 15 with no posted reopening date, and Orbitron from June 22 through June 26.
The Slinky Dog closure running through most of June and the Pirates of the Caribbean closure with no stated end date are the two most significant for guest planning purposes. Both are popular attractions and their absence during what is otherwise an exciting opening period for Disney Adventure World is worth factoring into your day structure before you arrive.
What This All Means for Your Disneyland Paris Trip
Guests visiting before March 29 are seeing Walt Disney Studios Park in its final days under that name. For guests with a history at the resort, that visit carries a retrospective weight that was not obvious when those earlier trips were taken.
Guests visiting on or after March 29 step into Disney Adventure World’s opening period with World of Frozen at its freshest, Adventure Way and its 14 new dining locations fully operational, and the new nighttime spectacular running. Neither window is the wrong choice. They are genuinely different trips.
Disneyland Paris as a whole in 2026 rewards the investment. The recently transformed Disneyland Hotel operates as a five-star flagship at the park entrance. Disney Hotel New York — The Art of Marvel is the only Marvel-themed hotel in the Disney portfolio worldwide. Seven hotels across multiple price points serve the resort, and a 45-minute train from central Paris makes the resort genuinely compatible with a broader France itinerary.
Check the Disneyland Paris website for ticket availability and hotel pricing as your travel dates take shape. World of Frozen, a new park name, 14 new dining venues, an exclusive nighttime show, and a Lion King land already in construction — the momentum here is worth booking around sooner rather than later.