UPDATED March 26, 2025

Okay, so if you’re planning a Disney World trip in 2025, well, you’ve got a LOT to look forward to, and that includes a lot of NEW things.

If you haven’t been to Disney World in the past year or so, you’ve got some new restaurants to check out (like The Cake Bake Shop by Gwendolyn Rogers and Blue Ribbon Corn Dogs). Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Magic Kingdom is still also pretty new. We’ve seen new shops open up in Disney Springs recently, as well. However, a LOT of NEW things will be opening for the FIRST TIME EVER in Disney World in 2025.

So here’s what’s coming to Disney World in 2025.

Magic Kingdom

Disney Starlight

Magic Kingdom is getting a nighttime parade called Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away that will feature floats all lit up for the night with some of Disney’s most iconic movies, including Encanto, Moana, and Peter Pan. Disney said the parade would be “using the latest technology to tell new stories about the characters you love.”

Disney Starlight will be “brought to life by the magic of the Blue Fairy” from the Disney animated classic, Pinocchio. The parade is expected to premiere in summer 2025.

Learn more about Disney Starlight

Pirates of the Caribbean Tavern

A new Pirates of the Caribbean Tavern is coming to Magic Kingdom! This lounge will be a “first-of-its-kind experience will extend the story of Pirates of the Caribbean.” The tavern will bring together pirates of all ages to “gather to tell their tales!” The Barker Bird, who used to greet guests at the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, will also be part of the experience.

This “rambunctious watering hole will offer a welcoming haven for all pirate-kind, big and small, and everyone in between.” Expect it to open in late 2025.

Here’s more about the tavern!

EPCOT

New Test Track

A brand new version of Test Track is coming to EPCOT! Disney is collaborating with Chevrolet, the ride’s sponsor, to celebrate the spirit of innovation while also looking forward to the human “drive” for a brighter tomorrow. The new version of the ride is expected to look at past, present, and future with the queue having six distinct exhibits.

The new version of the ride will feature new show scenes featuring technological advances  that show “how our lifestyles and relationships to mobility connect everyone.” It should open in late summer 2025.

Here’s more about Test Track’s opening timeline

Spaceship Earth Lounge

We’ll admit we were a little confused when Disney first announced a Spaceship Earth lounge because we thought there would be a lounge IN Spaceship Earth. But instead, we’re getting a lounge in an undisclosed location that’s themed to Spaceship Earth — okay, we get it now (although a lounge inside Spaceship Earth would’ve been AMAZING).

The lounge will feature colors and design elements that are inspired by Spaceship Earth, and we can imagine there will be a fun drinks menu with Spaceship Earth-themed drinks. We hope one of them is named “Thank the Phoenicians.” The new lounge is slated to open in late Spring of 2025.

More about the Spaceship Earth Lounge

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After

Last October, Lighting McQueen’s Racing Academy closed to make way for Disney Villians: Unfairly Ever After. This brand new show will make its debut on May 27th, 2025!

In this show, the Magic Mirror summons some of your favorite Disney Villains who will break through the glass and explain why we’ve misunderstood them. After the villains share their side of the story, “In the end, it will be on you to make the final call in a delightfully wicked finale filled with dozens of the most infamous evildoers awaiting your decision from within the Mirror’s realm.”

Learn more about the NEW Disney Villains show

“The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure”

Get ready to see “The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure” when it opens on May 27th, 2025! That’s right… Hollywood Studios is also getting a brand new Little Mermaid show that will replace the closed Voyage of the Little Mermaid show. 

The story will be retold almost entirely from Ariel’s point of view and will feature two songs that weren’t in the previous show: “Daughters of Triton” and “Kiss the Girl.” The show will feature live actors, puppets, digital animation, and even some live motion capture integrated together to fully replicate the underwater setting!

Check out the NEW Little Mermaid show!

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Zootopia: Better Zoogether!

It’s Tough to be a Bug!, which is presented inside the Tree of Life, is going away to be replaced by a brand new show, Zootopia: Better Zoogether! The new show will follow some of our fave Zootopia characters like Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, in a production that “will take guests on an adventure through different biomes seen in the film.”

Please be aware that the It’s Tough to Be a Bug! attraction, which was previously housed in the Tree of Life Theater is now officially closed at Animal Kingdom (as of March 17th, 2025) to make way for the new Zootopia show (for which an opening date is yet to be announced).

Learn more about the new Zootopia show!

Disney World Water Parks

Blizzard Beach Water Park will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary with tons of fun activities like dance parties, anniversary food & beverage items around the park, and family friendly games with fun prizes from April 1st through April 30th, 2025!

On May 1st, Blizzard Beach will officially end its 30th Anniversary celebrations and close for the season. Typhoon Lagoon Water Park will open on May 1st for guests to enjoy as Blizzard Beach closes for its own seasonal refurbishment.

Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort

Island Tower

Disney’s all new Disney Vacation Club tower, Island Tower, just opened in December 2024, so we have to include it on the list because it will still be VERY new in 2025!

The 10-story tower features rooms perfect for groups of all sizes. It also have its own swimming pool, as well as a new eatery, Wailulu Bar & Grill.

EXPLORE Disney’s Polynesian’s NEW Island Tower in Disney World!

So if you’re going to Disney World in 2025, there’s a lot of new stuff you have to look forward to! With even MORE being added to the parks, you’ll probably want to form a game plan BEFORE your trip so you can prioritize the new stuff you want to check out!

Stay tuned to DFB for more.

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Will you be visiting Disney World in 2025? What new thing are you looking forward to doing there? Let us know in the comments!