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Bad news, everyone: Disneyland's 70th anniversary celebration ends on August 9, 2026. As a result, we will not be able to see the Paint the Night parade, the best parade ever.

Since Oogie Boogie Bash starts on August 13, I assume the parade performers are moving from one parade to the other, so some bean counter decided to just end the whole anniversary celebration.
 
@ExploringWDW tells me that Disneyland AP holders will be able to buy OBB tickets starting on June 16 or 17, depending on what type of AP they have. There is a good chance that tickets may be available to the rest of us starting on June 18. Mark your calendar!
 
Tips on visiting Walt's barn and other Burbank attractions from a user on the Be Our Guest Podcast Discord server:

If you'll be in that area on the third Sunday of the month, Walt's barn in Griffith Park is open between 11 and 3. The barn used to be at the Disney home on Carolwood, and was moved and reconstructed here a number of years ago. It's run by volunteers, and can be popular, so arrive a bit early. The barn is quick to tour, but has some items of interest (I particularly like the model of Minetrain Through Nature's Wonderland, which used to be an attraction at Disneyland). It's kind of connected to the Live Steamers Museum (they use the same land, but you have to walk a couple hundred yards down the road to the other entrance), and they have a little train that people sit on and track around the park area. More info here: https://www.carolwood.org/

If you can park about 45 minutes early and line up, you'll save that amount of time as you'll not be waiting to go through the barn. It's a small building and grounds, and I'd say 45-60 minutes at the barn would give you more than enough time to see everything. You can then walk down to the steamers and ride the little train (it's one like Walt ran upon which you sit). There will be a line, but they run a good amount of trains, and it moves quickly. It's a surprisingly long track (you'll see it from the barn) and quite fun.

If you're really into history, the original Disney Brothers studio is not too far away (it's a print shop), and the location of the Disey Hyperion Studios is the Gelsons (supermarket) on Hyperion. Some of the homes that Walt and Roy owned are in the area, too, though they're all privately owned, and you can only see the outside.

Finally, Imagineering and some of other Disney buildings are in Burbank off of Flower Street. It's a pretty industrial area, but worth driving by. The old Burbank Airport building was restored by the WDC, and viewable from the street, too.
 
Good news, everyone: Disneyland has announced that Oogie Boogie Bash tickets go on sale Thursday, June 18, starting no earlier than noon Eastern time (9 am Pacific time).

They have also extended the Paint the Night parade and the Wondrous Journeys fireworks show through August 20. We may have to change our plans and add a park day or two to be able to see the best Disney parade in the USA. That's nice, but since we're going in September, we're still out of luck.

The disappointing news is that, due to construction in DCA, the regular Bash parade is being replaced with Madame Leota’s Swinging Wake – A Haunted Mansion Street Party. Fortunateley, Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman, who lead the Bash parade, will appear in the park at various times. I assume that means they will walk along the parade route, without the parade.

The Disney Parks Blog for June 2, 2026, has details of everything going on in the Disneyland Resort during the Halloween season.
 
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ddindy said:
Good news, everyone: Disneyland has announced that Oogie Boogie Bash tickets go on sale Thursday, June 19, starting no earlier than noon Eastern time (9 am Pacific time).

They have also extended the Paint the Night parade and the Wondrous Journeys fireworks show through August 20. We may have to change our plans and add a park day or two to be able to see the best Disney parade in the USA.

The disappointing news is that, due to construction in DCA, the regular Bash parade is being replaced with Madame Leota’s Swinging Wake – A Haunted Mansion Street Party. Fortunateley, Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman, who lead the Bash parade, will appear in the park at various times. I assume that means they will walk along the parade route, without the parade.

The Disney Parks Blog for June 2, 2026, has details of everything going on in the Disneyland Resort during the Halloween season.
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So do we need to add a park ticket for Friday?
 
I just re-read the post and realized that the parade has been extended through August 20, not September 20. I corrected it so nobody has to add a day to see a parade that ended a month before.

However, @ExploringWDW and I are planning to add Tuesday as a full park day. You're free to spend the day relaxing in the pool if you like.
 
Should we figure out Park of the day reservations since we still need them?
@ExploringWDW @ddindy

Also the drop for Oogie Boogie bash tickets is confirmed for June 18th .
Ticket purchase opens for me at noon EST. Check your times.

Our dates are:
September 22, 2026 (primary)
September 24, 2026 (back up in case the 22nd is sold out)
 
Joanie Eddis-Koch said:
Should we figure out Park of the day reservations since we still need them?
@ExploringWDW @ddindy

Also the drop for Oogie Boogie bash tickets is confirmed for June 18th .
Ticket purchase opens for me at noon EST. Check your times.

Our dates are:
September 22, 2026 (primary)
September 24, 2026 (back up in case the 22nd is sold out)
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Like @ddindy said, we are getting 5 day park hoppers. So other than our OBB day and arrival and departure days, we will be in the parks every day.

Since park hopping restrictions are gone, how important to you think park of the day reservations are?

I do think that we should rope drop CA on OBB days. Other than that, I would go along with the recommendations of the more experienced visitors...
 
First off, thanks for correcting us on the OBB ticket date. I knew it was the 18th, but for some reason I typed 19 in my June 3 post when it was announced.

Looking at the Touring Plans crowd calendar, the less crowded park on Monday through Thursday alternates: DL, DCA, DL, DCA, mainly because Tuesday and Thursday are party days so the crowds are lower. Obviously, we'll want to rope drop Fantasyland and Radiator Springs Racers at least one day each, so I propose alternating parks, starting with Disneyland, as the plan.

Next step: Meal planning for when the July reservation window opens.

I don't think I've mentioned my flight times:
Arrive Orange County (SNA) Friday Sep. 18 at 7:00 pm.
Depart Long Beach Friday Sep. 25 at 8:20 am.
 
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