D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event 2026 Dates Revealed, Will Once Again Take Place in Anaheim, California

D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event volition officially instrumentality to Anaheim, California, from August 14 done 16 successful 2026, and it volition erstwhile again beryllium a solemnisation and look guardant of each things Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel, and more.

The quality was announced during Destination D23 alongside different large D23 events fans tin expect, and it was confirmed that the lawsuit volition erstwhile again beryllium held astatine some the Anaheim Convention Center and the Honda Center.

There volition besides beryllium "marquee showcases and presentations," "immersive experiences, exclusive buying opportunities," and "extended magic passim the week starring up to the event, including the instrumentality of D23 Day astatine Angel Stadium and D23 Day astatine Disneyland."

For those funny successful attending, Disney announced that tickets volition spell connected merchantability successful Spring 2026.

“D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event offers fans from astir the globe a accidental to acquisition the precise champion successful storytelling and innovation successful a mode that lone Disney tin deliver,” said Michael Vargo, caput of D23. “We are already hard astatine enactment dreaming up ways to proceed raising the barroom for Disney fans adjacent twelvemonth erstwhile we instrumentality to Anaheim, and we can’t hold to bring them a genuinely unforgettable event.”

As for the different D23 events fans tin look guardant to successful the future, the squad has shared the following;

• Exciting caller offerings from the D23 Spotlight Series specified arsenic a D23 Spooktacular Spotlight lawsuit with Walt Disney Imagineering coming to Orlando, FL; a Halloween “Boo-nanza” lawsuit successful California, featuring a sheet of immoderate Imagineering and Walt Disney Archives favorites, themed activities, a DJ, and more; and an lawsuit celebrating the 2nd play of the Disney+ Original bid Percy Jackson and the Olympians this December successful California.
• The adjacent D23 On the Road series, kicking disconnected November 1 and celebrating 35 years of the household vacation classical Home Alone with immersive, interactive screenings successful implicit 18 U.S. cities—bringing D23 straight to the fans.
• The fan-favorite “A Jolly Holiday connected the Lot” volition beryllium returning to The Walt Disney Studios batch successful Burbank, CA connected Sunday, December 14.
• The adjacent D23 Gold Theater virtual event, hosted by Disney Legend Don Hahn and featuring a never-before-seen, behind-the-scenes look astatine the Haunted Mansion’s translation overlay that occurs each twelvemonth arsenic it becomes Haunted Mansion Holiday.
• Details for the all-new Walt’s Los Angeles Tour for D23 Gold Members that volition see visits to the Walt Disney Studios lot, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney’s Carolwood Barn, the determination of Walt’s archetypal workplace connected Kingswell Ave, and truthful overmuch more, ending with meal astatine 1 of Walt’s favourite restaurants. More accusation connected Walt’s Los Angeles Tour coming soon.
• Additional dates to beryllium released soon for The Official Walt Disney Studios Walking Tour – Presented by D23, which volition diagnostic caller interactive circuit elements and expanded summons opportunities allowing D23 Members to acquisition up to 4 (4) tickets arsenic good arsenic afloat circuit bargain outs.

Furthermore, Vargo besides helped stock the quality that Disney Legend Jodi Benson (the dependable of Ariel!), volition beryllium the archetypal authoritative D23 Fan-bassador, meaning she volition beryllium "engaging with fans and making appearances with D23" starring up to D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event successful 2026.

For more, cheque retired each the large quality from Destination D23's Walt Disney Studios Showcase and everything announced astatine the Disney Experiences Showcase and Disney Entertainment Showcase from past year's D23!

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