Credit: Erin Brierley, FlickrAfter 34 years, Disneyland Paris Resort quietly made a change to the original feature of the Mad Hatter’s Tea Cups attraction…and Disney Parks fans aren’t happy about it. Let’s take a look.
A Fixture of the Disney Park Experience
The spinning teacups are among the most iconic features of Disney parks around the world. Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort, Disneyland Paris Resort, Tokyo Disney Resort, and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort all feature versions of the Alice in Wonderland (1951) inspired ride. Shanghai Disneyland is the only Disney park without it; instead, the park has “Hunny Pot Spin,” a spinner ride inspired by Winnie the Pooh.
Even as the Disney parks grow and evolve over the decades, the spinning teacups known as Mad Tea Party at Magic Kingdom Park and Disneyland Park, Alice’s Tea Party at Tokyo Disneyland, Mad Hatter’s Tea Cups at Disneyland Park (Paris), and Mad Hatter Tea Cups at Hong Kong Disneyland have remained largely the same. But at the only European Disney park, that has changed.
Disneyland Paris Changes Mad Hatter’s Tea Cups
On Sunday, guests arrived at Disneyland Park (Paris) to find that cast members had painted an exit gate leading to the attraction a bright mint green, contrasting with the dark green fencing that matches the light fixtures and roof over Mad Hatter’s Tea Cups. @DLPReport shared photos of the change on X (formerly known as Twitter), speculating that Disneyland Paris Resort wanted to make it easier for guests to find the ride exit:
Painted a different color to help Guests find the exit:
Painted a different color to help Guests find the exit: pic.twitter.com/nI8zagKdDE
— DLP Report (@DLPReport) October 25, 2026
Disneyland Paris Resort did not publicly acknowledge the change, and Mad Hatter’s Tea Cups continues to operate normally. Still, Disney Parks fans weren’t happy about the new gate color. @pmc1982 wrote:
Why! It’s been fine since 1992, ruins the look completely
Why! It’s been fine since 1992, ruins the look completely
— Peter Collins (@pmc1982) October 25, 2026
Many argued that it didn’t match the rest of the attraction, and that there were nicer ways to make the gate more obvious without painting it a bright mint green.
“Well that is ugly,” said @ATCGnq4h. “Painting just the interior part would have been better…”
Well that is ugly. Painting just the interior part would have been better…
— ATCG (@ATCGnq4h) October 25, 2026
@MntMyoboku had another idea:
Make it the same pink as the teacups… yu had one job DLP….
Make it the same pink as the teacups… yu had one job DLP….
— Myoboku (@MntMyoboku) October 25, 2026
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