Disneyland Hotel updates its lounges and guest rooms to celebrate its 70th anniversary
It’s going to be an exciting year at Disneyland as the park prepares for the event. 70th anniversary celebration this spring. The celebration will see the Southern California theme park debut new entertainment offerings, including a new attraction featuring Walt Disney’s audio-animatronic characters.
For guests staying at one of the hotels on Disneyland property, the excitement doesn’t end once you exit the park gates and return to your resort. All three hotels are undergoing exciting improvements, including new concierge lounges, refreshed guest rooms, new themed suites and a new design for a fan-favorite restaurant.
Here’s what’s coming — and when you can experience these updates for yourself.
Disneyland Hotel
This summer, Disneyland Hotel will open a brand new concierge room for guests staying in the hotel’s club-level rooms. The hotel’s existing e-ticket lounge is now closed to make way for the new High Key Club.
Inspired by Disneyland’s early years, High Key Club will feature a fun and colorful mid-century modern aesthetic, with artifacts from the park’s opening period and a custom soundtrack from the Classic song from the park. The new lounge located in the hotel’s Adventure Tower will be nearly twice the size of the previous lounge.
In addition to being a comfortable place to gather or enjoy free food and drinks, the High Key Club will be the ideal spot to view Disneyland’s nighttime spectaculars. Similar to Disneyland’s other club-level lounges, the High Key Club will play music from the show for the full experience.
Disney’s Grand California Hotel & Spa
Instead of overhauling the concierge lounge, Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa is adding a second lounge where guests can enjoy complimentary snacks and drinks in a relaxing atmosphere. The new two-story, club-level space will span the fifth to sixth floors of the hotel, overlooking the Great Hall.
A giant conifer — California’s state tree — will inspire the guest room’s design, in keeping with the hotel’s California craftsman style. The new lounge is scheduled to open in 2026, but guests can still use the concierge lounge at The Veranda in the meantime.
Guests at the Grand Californian will also soon experience completely refreshed guest rooms with new décor, linens and more. This includes standard rooms and the hotel’s Disney Vacation Club Villas.
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The new décor will remain consistent with the current design, with new accent colors and artwork in each room commissioned by local atmospheric artists.
The hotel’s award-winning Napa Rose restaurant is also getting a new look. The new design is inspired by California’s winemaking history; it will feature rich colors and textures along with authentic details such as floors and columns made from French oak – a wood commonly used in wine barrel production. Newly expanded counters will allow guests to watch staff prepare food in the open kitchen; The outdoor area will also increase in size, with additional seating and two new fireplaces.
Napa Rose will temporarily close this spring and summer to make these changes, reopen in the fall and completely redo.
Pixar Place Hotel
Disneyland’s newest property, Pixar Place Hotel, is adding two new two-bedroom themed suites this summer.
One room will be themed “Coco” by Pixar Animation Studios, with Oaxacan-style architecture, terracotta tiles, decor crafted by Mexican artisans, hand-painted artwork and furniture handmade wood. When you enter the space and see the photos and mementos, you will feel like you have just entered the Rivera family farm.
The second suite will be themed “The Incredibles,” with a mid-century modern design and hidden details that will make you feel like a real-life super spy. Starting with hand scanners at room entrances, guests can also detect spy phones, hidden messages, secret doors and more.
Bottom line
We recommend staying at Disneyland hotels to maximize your Disney experience during your trip; you’ll be close to the park and get perks that off-site guests miss out on. Throughout this year and into 2026, you’ll have even more reasons to stay at the Disneyland hotel thanks to these exciting improvements.
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