On March 29, 2026, Walt Disney Studios Park officially closes forever. Not the buildings. Not the attractions. The name. After nearly 24 years as the second gate at Disneyland Paris, Walt Disney Studios Park retires permanently and is reborn as Disney Adventure World.
And Disney Adventure World is not opening quietly. It is opening with a brand new Frozen land, a new promenade with 14 new restaurants, new attractions, and a new nighttime show all on day one. This is a whole thing. Let us walk through it.
Adam also shared the reminder on X stating, “It’s March which means Disney Adventure World is officially opening this month!”
It’s March which means Disney Adventure World is officially opening this month! pic.twitter.com/hxubMuBewT
— Adam (@Sightlinecritic) March 1, 2026
First, a Moment for Walt Disney Studios Park
The park opened on March 16, 2002 and had a rough first decade, honestly. It was thinner than Disneyland Park next door, the attraction lineup took time to build, and it earned a reputation as the weaker of the two gates at the resort. But over time it grew into something genuinely impressive. Ratatouille: The Adventure became one of the most beloved dark rides in any Disney park globally. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at this park has THREE different storylines, a format that does not exist at any other version of the attraction in the world. Avengers Campus opened in 2022 and gave the park an identity anchor it had always been missing.
By the time Walt Disney Studios Park takes its final bow, it is actually a strong park. Which makes the retirement of its name feel more like a graduation than a mercy killing. Disney is not ending something that was struggling. It is transforming something that finally worked into something much bigger.
World of Frozen Is the Main Event and It Looks Incredible
The headliner opening on March 29 is World of Frozen, and this is not a small addition. This is a fully immersive Arendelle land that does not exist anywhere else in the Disney parks universe. Not at Walt Disney World. Not at Tokyo Disneyland. Nowhere. Disneyland Paris exclusive.
Frozen Ever After is the anchor attraction, taking guests on a full journey through Arendelle. The royal castle inside the land is where you meet Anna and Elsa. A daytime show plays on actual Viking longships within the land itself. The level of immersion and the specificity of the theming here is the kind of thing that Frozen fans have been waiting for since the original film came out in 2013 and they are going to absolutely lose their minds.
If you have a Frozen fan in your family and you have not started planning a Disneyland Paris trip yet, we are looking at you very directly right now.
Adventure Way and 14 New Places to Eat (!!!!)
Opening alongside World of Frozen on March 29 is Adventure Way, the new central promenade running through Disney Adventure World. Here is the part that made us genuinely gasp: fourteen new dining locations are opening on Adventure Way on day one. Fourteen. In one park. On one opening day.
The Regal View Restaurant and Lounge is among them. Themed gardens and seasonal entertainment are built into the promenade. Raiponce Tangled Spin, a new family attraction themed to Tangled, debuts there too. And as the sun goes down, “Disney Cascade of Lights” is the new nighttime spectacular exclusive to Disney Adventure World, with projections and effects built specifically for this park.
The fact that you are getting a new land, a new promenade, 14 new restaurants, a new ride, and a new nighttime show all on the same opening day is honestly a lot and we are here for every bit of it.
Do Not Sleep on What Was Already There
Everything that existed before March 29 comes along for the ride and it is genuinely stacked. Avengers Assemble: Flight Force pairs Iron Man and Captain Marvel on a coaster that does not exist anywhere else. Crush’s Coaster is an exclusive spinning Nemo ride that always has a line for good reason. Cars ROAD TRIP is a Disneyland Paris original. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror has that three-storyline format we mentioned earlier that makes it uniquely worth riding here versus anywhere else.
Mickey and the Magician and TOGETHER: A Pixar Musical Adventure are two of the best stage shows in any Disney park, full stop. If you have been to Disneyland Paris before and skipped the shows to fit in more rides, you made a mistake and we say this with love.
And There Is Even More Coming After Opening Day
Disney Adventure World on March 29 is the beginning of the story, not the end of it. A major Lion King attraction is already under construction on a new area called Adventure Bay. The ride will combine water-based thrills with next-generation Audio-Animatronic figures and songs from the original 1994 film. An Up-themed experience is also in development. Guests who visit in 2026 are getting in on the ground floor of something that is going to keep expanding.
Here is our honest take: if you have ever thought about doing a Disneyland Paris trip, 2026 is the year to stop thinking and start booking. World of Frozen is brand new and exclusive. The food situation just got 14 restaurants better overnight. The Disneyland Hotel is a five-star property sitting at the park entrance. Paris is a 45-minute train ride away from the resort. And a Lion King land is on its way. There has not been a better time to be at Disneyland Paris in years and we would genuinely be doing you a disservice if we did not tell you to go look at flights right now.
