Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite and Throwback Nite Returning This Spring

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Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite and Throwback Nite Returning This Spring

Disneyland After Dark: Throwback Nite and Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite will be returning this spring.

Disneyland After Dark: Throwback Nite and Star Wars Nite graphics

Disneyland After Dark is a hard-ticket after-hours event in Disneyland park from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., although guests can enter with their Disneyland After Dark tickets as soon as 6:00 p.m. Guests can enjoy shorter lines for attractions, unlimited digital downloads of PhotoPass photos, and commemorative keepsakes.

A limited number of Disneyland After Dark tickets will go on pre-sale for Magic Key holders no earlier than 9:00 a.m. PT on February 21, 2023, on Disneyland.com. Tickets will go on sale to the general public no earlier than 9:00 a.m. PT on February 23, 2023.

Read more details about each event below.

Disneyland After Dark: Throwback Nite

April 18 & 20, 2023, at Disneyland Park

This one is the coolest, daddy-o! Don your favorite flashback fashions and join us for Disneyland After Dark: Throwback Nite, an after-hours soiree inspired by the debonair days of the ‘50s and ‘60s. Take a trip down memory lane to relive Disney’s classic past with music and entertainment that pay tribute to the first decade of Disneyland park. Mickey Mouse and his friends will sport retro outfits, along with visits from some nostalgic characters, which will make for great photo moments! Here are some additional highlights of what you’ll enjoy:

  • Gaze upon “Fantasy in the Sky,” a nighttime spectacular giving a nod to the same-named fireworks display that first illuminated the night in Disneyland park in 1957!
  • Do the twist, the mashed potato and bunny hop your way to dance parties around Disneyland park with bands and deejays inspired by the era.
  • Snack like it’s 1955 with treats that are inspired by the park’s early days, made once again just for this event!
  • Picture yourself in vintage photo backdrops of attractions and posters from yesteryear like Skyway or Autopia, and from timeless Disney films captured by Disney PhotoPass photographers at the party.
  • Enjoy after-hours access to iconic Disneyland attractions such as Peter Pan’s Flight, Pirates of the Caribbean and Jungle Cruise.
  • Enjoy pre-party mix-in admission to Disneyland park starting at 6 p.m., no theme park reservation required.

Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite

May 2, 4, 8 & 11, 2023, at Disneyland Park

Claim your allegiance at Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite! Galactic and fantastic, this event is back with four “nites” – the most ever – where you can live your own epic Star Wars adventure:  

  • Be wowed watching “Star Wars: Celebrate the Nite”  as fireworks illuminate the skies above Disneyland park. This pyrotechnic spectacle is set to the powerful music of Star Wars films.
  • Prepare for Captain Phasma and her Stormtroopers during the March of the First Order in Tomorrowland, as they search for a Resistance spy.
  • You may encounter travelers across the galaxy like Tusken Raiders and Jawas. 
  • Get ready to master a lightsaber! Attend the Lightsaber Instructional demonstration, where you will learn to handle a lightsaber through a series of elite moves, sure to bring out your inner Jedi!
  • Picture yourself in dynamic photo backdrops featuring some of the galaxy’s favorite heroes and villains, captured by Disney PhotoPass photographers at the party.
  • Explore themed snacks such as galactic churros and other out-of-this-world sweets!
  • Begin your adventure with pre-party mix-in admission to Disneyland park starting at 6 p.m., no theme park reservation required.

Disneyland After Dark: Sweethearts’ Nite just wrapped up and Disneyland After Dark: Princess Nite will take place in March.

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