It looks like D23 is ready for another year of fun and magic-making for fans of the ultimate Disney fan club with confirmation of several events in the coming year throughout 2025. Fan favorites return along side new special commemorative events.
Here’s a few of the highlights for 2025 member events coming for members and fans of D23: The Official Disney Fan Club!
2025 D23 Event Highlights
In 2025, D23 will continue to offer an outstanding array of new and returning global events and experiences for Members, including:
Destination D23
From August 29 though 31, 2025, D23 Gold Members are invited to gather at Walt Disney World Resort for a fan experience like no other, with Destination D23: A Journey Around the Worlds of Disney! This fan-favorite event will more than double in size to be the largest Destination D23 yet and, for the first time ever, will take place at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. D23 Gold Members can enjoy a weekend filled with exclusive presentations from the Walt Disney Archives and Walt Disney Studios, as well as spectacular entertainment and peeks into all the worlds of Disney, along with a variety of unique interactive activations and shopping experiences. More details, including tickets-on-sale information, will be announced in the spring of 2025.
D23 Spotlight Series
D23 is teaming up with partners across the company, including the Walt Disney Archives, to create the new D23 Spotlight Series. These in-person events will alternate between Orlando, Florida, and the greater Los Angeles area, taking fans deeper into unique topics such as a celebration of Walt Disney Archives’ 55th anniversary, a retrospective of the Disneyland Resort throughout the years with “Disneyland: Fond Memories of the Past,” presented by Director of the Walt Disney Archives Becky Cline, and more to be announced.
Virtual Presentations in the D23 Gold Theater
Each month, the new D23 Gold Theater Series will allow fans to interact with and watch live and prerecorded digital presentations featuring incredible speakers, talent, and magic makers from across the worlds of Disney. The inaugural presentation debuts in January and will revisit the fan-favorite presentation from D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event 2024, “Jolly Holiday: A D23 Musical Celebration of Richard M. Sherman.” This incredible session will embark on a melodic journey down memory lane featuring beloved Disney Legends, luminaries, and performers including John Stamos, Hayley Mills, Ashley Brown, Michael James Scott, and more. Additional live programs will be announced at a later date, including “The Happiest Place on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland” with Disney Legend Don Hahn and author Chris Merritt, as well as the fan-favorite “Weird Disney,” hosted by Walt Disney Archives Director Becky Cline.
Official Tour of the Walt Disney Studios
D23 is thrilled to offer more of its year-round Official Walt Disney Studios Lot Walking Tours and, due to popular demand, more tours and dates will be offered than ever before. These D23 Member exclusive tours give fans a rare opportunity to visit some of the iconic locations across the Disney Studios Lot including the original Animation Building, historic soundstages, Legends Plaza, the Walt Disney Archives, and more.
Walt Disney’s Los Angeles Tour
The Walt Disney Archives, in partnership with D23, announced a new tour experience designed exclusively for D23 Gold Members. Walt Disney’s Los Angeles Tour will take guests to many of the famous places that Walt Disney frequented in Southern California including locations of personal significance to Walt, a tour of Walt’s offices at the Disney Studios Lot along with an Ink & Paint Building Experience, and a signature meal at one of Walt’s regular restaurants. Tour details and dates will be announced in 2025.
Anniversary Celebrations
In 2025 D23 will celebrate several milestone anniversaries of movies, shows, and theme parks with exciting in-person events across various cities. Some of the fan favorites D23 Members can look forward to celebrating include the Disneyland Resort (70th), Home Alone (35th), A Goofy Movie (30th), Toy Story (30th), The Emperor’s New Groove (25th), and more.
More to Explore
- D23 Night with the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center on Sunday, March 23, 2025.
- D23 Day at Angel Stadium returns on Sunday, May 25, 2025.
- More advance screenings throughout the year of select Walt Disney Studios feature films and series.
More to Explore
Dates, ticketing information, and more D23 events will be announced throughout the year. Full details on D23’s lineup of special events can be found on the fan club’s website at D23.com/events.
Many of these events are available exclusively for D23 Gold Members. Be sure to check the full listings when events post for details. All events and dates are subject to change.
