Disney DELAYS Opening of NEW Walt Disney - A Magical Life Attraction

A brand new show featuring the first ever Walt Disney animatronic is debuting at Disneyland this year. Can you believe it?!

It’s called Walt Disney — A Magical Life and it will play in rotation with Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, the existing show in the Main Street Opera House. It was originally set to open on May 16th, 2025, but now, Disney announced that opening has been pushed back.

Walt Disney — A Magical Life is now set to open on July 17th, 2025, about two months after it was originally set to debut. May 16th would have lined up with the start date of Disneyland’s 70th anniversary celebration (which runs through summer 2026), but fans will just have to be a little more patient! July 17th is the official anniversary of Disneyland’s opening day so it all works out.

It will open alongside new exhibits coming to the Main Street Opera House lobby area. They are working with the Walt Disney Family Museum which is lending over 30 artifacts to display. Disney says some of these are never-before-seen!

This show is making history as it features the first-ever audio-animatronic of Walt Disney! We got a preview of the animatronic from this concept art when the show was announced in 2024.

About the attraction, Disney exec Josh D’Amaro said, “Creating our first Walt figure is an idea that’s been whispered in the hallowed halls of Imagineering for years – decades, even. We just had to wait for innovation to catch up with our dreams. And we’re finally ready.”

Disney has been working on this show for a little while now, which is why the show surrounding the 16th U.S. President has been closed for refurbishment since April 2024.

The 70th anniversary celebration at Disneyland is going to be HUGE. A new version of World of Color is planned, the Paint the Night Parade and Wondrous Journeys are returning, the castle is getting a makeover and SO much more. Learn all about it at the link below!