Credit: Disney/PixarDisneyland Resort runs on a refurbishment cycle that every regular visitor learns to respect, even when it is inconvenient. Attractions go down, maintenance crews move in, and a few weeks later the ride comes back cleaner, smoother, and occasionally improved in ways that remind you why Disney’s obsession with upkeep matters. It is one of the things that separates Disneyland from parks that let things quietly deteriorate until something breaks publicly. The trade-off is that there are always closures on the calendar, and right now that list is longer than usual.
Spring 2026 has brought a notable cluster of refurbishments across both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, and the latest addition lands at a particularly interesting moment. Toy Story Midway Mania is scheduled to close on April 6, with no confirmed reopening date. The closure comes just months before Toy Story 5 hits theaters on June 19, 2026, and the timing raises a few questions worth thinking through if you are planning a Disneyland trip between now and summer.
Here is the full picture of what is closed, what is coming back, and what the Toy Story Midway Mania closure specifically means for guests visiting Disney California Adventure in the weeks ahead.
The Current Disneyland Refurbishment List
Several attractions are already in the middle of closures that do not yet have confirmed end dates. Grizzly River Run has been down since January 5. Jungle Cruise closed February 17 with no reopening window. Roger Rabbit’s Cartoon Spin and the Disneyland Monorail both went down March 30, also without confirmed return dates.
Some closures have already resolved or are wrapping up. Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind closed February 27 and reopened March 16. Golden Zephyr was down from March 9 through March 17. The Milk Stand is scheduled for a brief closure March 23 through March 27.
Looking ahead, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters is scheduled to close April 13, and Silly Symphony Swings follows on April 27, both without confirmed reopening dates.
That is a significant number of simultaneous and upcoming closures across both parks, and guests building itineraries for spring visits should account for multiple attractions being unavailable at any given time.
What We Know About the Toy Story Midway Mania Closure
Toy Story Midway Mania closes April 6 for what appears to be routine maintenance. A recently filed permit indicates that a mounted projector needs to be replaced and electrical work needs to be completed. Neither of those is a dramatic repair, which suggests the closure timeline should be relatively contained, but no reopening date has been confirmed.
The attraction was last updated in May 2025 as part of Disneyland’s 70th anniversary celebration, receiving special holographic sticker targets and updated graphics to mark the occasion. That anniversary runs through August 9, 2026, at which point the ride is expected to revert to its standard version. Guests visiting between now and August who want to experience the anniversary version of the attraction should plan accordingly, as the closure means the window for that specific experience is narrower than it might appear on the calendar.
Toy Story Midway Mania is one of Disney California Adventure’s most consistently popular family attractions. The interactive shooting gallery format works across a wide age range, the Toy Story theming has broad appeal, and the competitive element between riders keeps people coming back. Losing it for an undefined stretch during spring break season and the lead-up to summer is a real gap in the park’s family-friendly lineup.
The Toy Story 5 Connection
The timing of this closure is worth noting because of what is happening in theaters this summer. Disney and Pixar just dropped the first trailer for Toy Story 5, confirming a June 19, 2026 release date, and the response has been substantial. Tom Hanks and Tim Allen are back as Woody and Buzz. Greta Lee voices a new antagonist named Lilypad, a frog-shaped smart tablet that disrupts the way kids play. Conan O’Brien voices a new character called Smarty Pants. Andrew Stanton, who wrote or co-wrote all four previous Toy Story films and directed Finding Nemo and WALL-E, is handling writing and directing duties solo.
The trailer has generated exactly the kind of excited, theorizing, emotionally charged response that Pixar generates when it gets Toy Story right. It has also raised one significant continuity question that fans cannot stop debating: Woody appears to be back in Bonnie’s room, despite the ending of Toy Story 4 sending him off to live freely alongside Bo Peep. Whether that is a flashback, a dream sequence, or Pixar reconsidering that ending is something audiences will not know until June.
What all of that means for Disneyland is straightforward. Toy Story film releases tend to drive renewed interest in Toy Story park experiences. Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, and Toy Story Midway Mania all typically see increased guest interest around major franchise moments. Having Toy Story Midway Mania closed during the weeks surrounding the Toy Story 5 release is the kind of timing that will frustrate guests who planned their visits partly around experiencing the attraction during peak franchise excitement.
Planning Your Disneyland Visit Around the Closures
If your Disneyland trip falls in April or May 2026, build your park days assuming Toy Story Midway Mania, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, Roger Rabbit’s Cartoon Spin, the Monorail, Grizzly River Run, and Jungle Cruise are all unavailable. That covers a wide range of attraction types and affects both parks, so checking the current refurbishment calendar as close to your travel dates as possible is worth the effort.
The Disneyland app and the official Disneyland website both list known refurbishment schedules, though reopening dates for closures without confirmed windows can shift. Third-party sites that track permit filings and maintenance schedules often have more granular information than the official channels provide.
If Toy Story Midway Mania is a priority for your group, specifically for kids who are coming in anticipation of Toy Story 5, check the reopening status in the weeks before your visit rather than assuming it will be back by a specific date. No confirmed timeline means no guaranteed reopening, and planning around that uncertainty now is considerably less stressful than discovering it at the gate.
Keep checking back here as reopening dates are confirmed. We will update the closure list as information comes in.