Disney has announced the release of 2026 vacation packages and reservations at the Hotels of Disneyland Resort. This post offers dates and details about everything. Plus, commentary on potential changes, booking next year’s packages, and more. Let’s start with the announcement:
It’s time to start planning 2026 vacations to The Happiest Place on Earth! Walt Disney Travel Company vacation packages and Disneyland Resort Hotel room reservations for 2026 visits to the Disneyland Resort will be available beginning Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
These packages will be valid for arrivals January 1 through December 31, 2026 and full details will be available beginning August 20, 2025. Please note vacations cannot be booked more than 499 days in the future. Bookings may be made beginning Wednesday online or via phone.
For guests looking to experience the magic sooner, there are a variety of great offers available now for visits to the Disneyland Resort this fall. Check out these posts for full details: 2025 Discount Disneyland Tickets and Hotel Discounts for Halloween & Christmas 2025 at Disneyland Resort.
Beyond this, Disney has not released any details about the 2026 Disneyland vacation packages. This isn’t a huge surprise, as Disney often makes a “heads up” announcement followed by the release of specifics later. It’s possible those details could be announced tomorrow as bookings go live.
It’s also possible that they’ll be held until around the start of the new fiscal year. It’s often the case that Disneyland makes positive announcements regarding its future-year product offerings to counter the news of price increases. We wouldn’t be surprised to see that happen here. When more is revealed really depends upon occupancy projections, where any changes stand in development, and their relevance to resort reservations.
For example, if Disneyland planned on bringing back the long-defunct Disney Dining Plan, that would probably be revealed on August 20, 2025. That is something that’s integral to vacation packages, and is more likely to be captured during the initial booking process.
I don’t think this will actually happen, for what it’s worth. Disney likely retired the Disneyland Dining Plan for good reason–my guess would be that the increase in guest spending wasn’t worth administering it due to the lower number of hotels. Regardless, it’s an example of the type of announcement that could come with the release.
Other possibilities are basically what was already announced with the 2026 Walt Disney World product release. That reaffirmed that Disney Resort hotel guests could continue to enjoy early theme park entry, complimentary transportation, free parking, early access to dining reservations, and other perks throughout 2026. Again, that’s Walt Disney World–and there absolutely will not be complete overlap with Disneyland. Nevertheless, changes to parking costs (or lack thereof) and extra hours are always on the table with product releases.
Another possibility is changes to Lightning Lanes. Disneyland is basically still using Genie+ but under a new name, and Genie+ is pretty much just MaxPass with some tweaks. And that’s pretty much the original paid FastPass, which existed alongside actual FastPass at one point.
Disneyland could make material changes to Lightning Lane Multi-Pass, adopting the pre-arrival system used by Walt Disney World or something else in order to juice sales and per-guest spending a bit. Personally, I’m skeptical of pre-arrival ever coming to Disneyland. It just doesn’t make sense given the demographics of Disneyland. And again, because there are only 3 on-site Disney-owned hotels. That’s a big burden for a relatively low number of rooms.
To that point, I do wonder at what point Disney will expand its on-site perks to select Good Neighbor Hotels.
We’ve been questioning this for a while, both because it’s how certain perks used to work and as a matter of scale. Certain benefits make more sense to offer if applied to a greater room count. Otherwise, utilization is simply too low. This is what we said back when Early Entry first launched and was every day at both parks, which was simply unsustainable (and in fact, it was not sustained–it’s already been scaled back).
Perhaps this is just wishful thinking on my part, because I’d absolutely love to see on-site perks extended to one of my favorite nearby hotels, the Westin Anaheim. I’d love being able to take advantage of Early Entry while staying there, and using the exclusive Pixar Pier entrance “legally.” Theoretically, we’d even buy a Disneyland Dining Plan if it were offered for those guests. Walt Disney World already offers Early Entry to third party hotels, and that’s despite its own hotel inventory dwarfing that of Disneyland.
Honestly, I’m not sure what else to expect from the 2026 Disneyland vacation package launch. I do expect there to be a “one big thing” announcement, whether tomorrow or in mid-October, because that’s precisely what Walt Disney World did with the Free Dining Plan for Kids All Year in 2026 at Walt Disney World!
Again, I really do not expect this to be anything Dining Plan-related at Disneyland, but if you’re wondering why I keep bringing up that long defunct offering as an example…that’s why. Walt Disney World isn’t offering that out of corporate generosity; it’s because demand continues to die down and they want to boost occupancy and manage to maintain the current momentum and record-setting quarterly results seen recently.
It’s an almost identical story at Disneyland. With the initial boost of the 70th Anniversary long over, no new rides opening in 2026 (as some close and construction gears up), Disneyland will need to do something in 2026 to maintain its current numbers. Maybe that thing will simply be more aggressive ticket and resort discounts, but my gut is that they’ll want to pull from the same playbook as Walt Disney World and increase resort occupancy and per guest spending. What form that takes is anyone’s guess, but we’ll be watching over the next couple months and will keep you posted!
As for actually booking 2026 Disneyland vacation packages, it’s always a ‘best practice’ to use a travel agent for Disney-owned resorts.
We recommend requesting a quote from Be Our Guest Vacations, a no-fee Authorized Disney Vacation Planner, before the booking window opens so they can do the work for you. The agents there will book your vacation and help take the stress out of planning.
Their services don’t cost extra, they’ll reserve your room, help you with dining reservations and itineraries, and apply the best discounts to your reservation once they’re released. That’s especially valuable if you’re booking a 2026 Disneyland vacation package ASAP, as special offers likely won’t be available for next year’s travel dates until late September or October (and that’ll only be for the beginning of the year–discounts are released on a rolling basis).
Conversely, unless something big changes, we never recommend booking Good Neighbor Hotel packages via Disneyland. If you’re looking for the best way to save on an entire vacation package, many of our favorite hotels near Disneyland can be booked via Get Away Today at a discount plus ‘4th night free’ special savings on select hotels. If you bundle tickets into your package, you’ll get an even better deal. You can also save an extra $10 by using code TOURIST at checkout on vacation bundles.
Either way, we do recommend booking sooner rather than later. Locking in your prices now is a great safeguard against future price increases, which are likely to happen during the first two weeks of October 2025. That doesn’t mean you need to be up bright and early on August 20, 2025 to get your reservation made ASAP. Unless you’re booking a special suite or ‘rare’ room type, that’s probably overkill. But you should definitely get something on the books before October rolls around. Remember: you can always apply discounts as they’re released to reduce your rates, but you cannot time travel to book at “old” prices once the increase hits. Booking early is the perfect hedge to this.
Planning a Southern California vacation? For park admission deals, read Tips for Saving Money on Disneyland Tickets. Learn about on-site and off-site hotels in our Anaheim Hotel Reviews & Rankings. For where to eat, check out our Disneyland Restaurant Reviews. For unique ideas of things that’ll improve your trip, check out What to Pack for Disney. For comprehensive advice, consult our Disneyland Vacation Planning Guide. Finally, for guides beyond Disney, check out our Southern California Itineraries for day trips to Los Angeles, Laguna Beach, and tons of other places!
YOUR THOUGHTS
Will you be booking a 2026 Disneyland vacation package when they’re released or shortly thereafter? Expect Disney to make any announcements to increase on-site or Good Neighbor package bookings? Notice anything interesting about resort room reservations or packages? Anything surprise you? Think economic uncertainty or a lack of marketable additions will force Disney’s hand into doing even more? Do you agree or disagree with our assessments here? Any questions we can help you answer? Hearing your feedback–even when you disagree with us–is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!