We have been waiting for this one for a long time.
Walt Disney Studios Park was, to put it kindly, not the highlight of a Disneyland Paris trip for most of its existence. We have been there. We have wandered its wide, sparse walkways wondering where the magic went.
We have eaten a mediocre meal in a park that felt like it was still figuring out what it wanted to be. And we have watched Disney slowly, methodically pour investment into it over the years — Ratatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy in 2014, Avengers Campus in 2022, and now this — the full rebrand that turns the page on twenty-four years of a park that never quite landed. Walt Disney Studios Park officially closed at 9 p.m. CET on March 28, 2026.
Disney Adventure World opened the next morning. And we have been watching everything coming out of Paris this week very closely, because opening week has already given us a lot to talk about. The good, the complicated, and yes, the green water.
What Actually Opened and What Guests Are Walking Into
Disney Adventure World opened March 29 with World of Frozen as the star of the show — a fully immersive Frozen land that is exclusive to Disneyland Paris and represents the most elaborate version of Arendelle in any Disney park in Europe. Frozen Ever After is the anchor attraction. Raiponce Tangled Spin, themed to Tangled, is part of the new Adventure Way promenade running through the park. New dining options are open, including The Regal View Restaurant and Lounge, which we have already added to our list of places to visit immediately. The existing lineup — Worlds of Pixar, Toy Story Playland, TOGETHER: A Pixar Musical Adventure, Mickey and the Magician — carries forward into the new park identity.
The early theming response has been genuinely enthusiastic. Theme Park Worldwide shared on X: “World of Frozen is a beautiful addition to Disneyland Paris. The theming and immersion throughout the entire area is phenomenal. Frozen Ever After is a brilliant dark ride and a wonderful addition to Disney Adventure World.”
World of Frozen is a beautiful addition to Disneyland Paris ❄️ The theming and immersion throughout the entire area is phenomenal. Frozen Ever After is a brilliant dark ride and a wonderful addition to Disney Adventure World 🤩#disneylandparis pic.twitter.com/TVa6j5KRw9
— Theme Park Worldwide (@ThemeParkWW) March 29, 2026
We are not surprised. The images coming out of the land look stunning. The creative investment is visible. This is the kind of opening that makes you want to book a flight.
About the Water, Though
Okay. We need to talk about the water.
Photos from World of Frozen this week show the water in the land running green. Not slightly off-blue. Green. And when you put those photos next to images from the World of Frozen at Hong Kong Disneyland, where the water is the blue you would expect from a land built around Frozen, the contrast is pretty hard to miss.
We are not here to pile on a brand new park during its opening week. But we are also a publication that covers Disney honestly, and the water situation in a land built around one of Disney’s most visually specific animated worlds is worth calling out. Arendelle has a very established color palette. Blue water is part of it. Green water is not.
Disney has not commented on it. Whether this is a temporary chemical treatment issue, something being actively corrected, or something else entirely, we do not know. But it is showing up in a lot of opening week photos and it is generating exactly the kind of conversation you do not want during a grand opening. We will update when there is more information.
The Bigger Issue: World of Frozen Can Only Handle So Many People
Here is the opening week story that matters most for anyone planning to visit in the near future. World of Frozen is extremely popular and has exactly one ride. Frozen Ever After. One. The World of Frozen at Hong Kong Disneyland has two attractions — Frozen Ever After and Wandering Oaken’s Sliding Sleighs, a compact roller coaster that helps absorb some of the crowd. Paris has one ride, and when that ride goes down for any amount of time during peak opening week attendance, the situation gets complicated fast.
Viral images from opening days have shown guests queuing outside the land itself — not to ride, but just to get in. Disney saw this coming during annual passholder previews and has responded with a formal notice on the Disneyland Paris website that is unusually direct: “Due to the inauguration of Disney Adventure World and the opening of World of Frozen, we expect very high attendance. Access to the land and the attraction Frozen Ever After cannot be guaranteed, and there will be a dedicated wait line at the land entrance. If you’re visiting for several days, we recommend visiting Disneyland Park on 29 March 2026, and then Disney Adventure World and World of Frozen in the days that follow.”
Read that again. Disney is officially telling guests that access to the land cannot be guaranteed. That is not a casual disclaimer. That is a real operational situation being managed in real time during the park’s first week of existence.
Why This Opening Still Matters
Walt Disney Studios Park spent over two decades as arguably the least beloved major Disney park in the world. That is not a small thing to overcome. Disney has been working to overcome it for years, and Disney Adventure World — with World of Frozen, Adventure Way, new dining, a new nighttime spectacular, and a Lion King land already in development at Adventure Bay — is the most definitive answer the company has given to that legacy. This is not a coat of paint and a name change. It is a structural reimagining, and the opening week excitement, crowds and all, is proof that guests believe in what Disney Adventure World is becoming.
The park that opened March 29 is also not the finished version of Disney Adventure World. It is the beginning. More is coming. The Lion King attraction at Adventure Bay will add another major draw to the park when it opens. An Up-themed experience is in development. The story here is still being written.
What You Should Know Before You Go
If you are heading to Disneyland Paris in the next few weeks, listen to Disney’s own advice and skip March 29 if you can. March 30 or 31 will be busy but more manageable. If you are visiting later in spring 2026, the opening week chaos will have settled — but World of Frozen will still be the most in-demand area of the park and early arrival there is your best strategy.
On the dining front — fourteen new locations opened on Adventure Way and we are already mapping out our visit. The Regal View Restaurant and Lounge is at the top of our list. We will have a full breakdown of every new dining option as soon as we get there, because that is what we do.
We are covering Disney Adventure World closely as it moves through its opening period and we will update on the water situation, the crowd management picture, and every new dining option the moment we have more. Our full Disneyland Paris guide is on the site with everything you need to plan your visit. Go read it, make your reservations, and then come find us when you are ready to talk about the food.
