As part of the preview for all of the new Disneyland 70th anniversary activities, Cast Members provided a glimpse at the physical key that will be a part of the new Key to Disneyland interactive experience.
Key to Disneyland Interactive Experience
Disney has described Key to Disneyland as an experience in which guests will, “Embark on a journey to unlock magical surprises—including a special keepsake—during the Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration!” The experience begins when guests purchase the physical key, which is a light-up souvenir that guests will get to take home. Hidden inside a compartment located in each key is 1 of 9 commemorative pins. The compartment revealing the pin will only open once guests explore Disneyland Park and finish unlocking each land.
The key itself is made of plastic, with the handle sharped like a large Disneyland “D” in white and blue. The central section has lights representing the different lands of Disneyland Park with multicolored icons. The tip of the key has a silhouette of Sleeping Beauty Castle, and the Disneyland 70 logo is printed near the handle. The white lights running along the sides slowly pulse once the key is turned on.
Guests taking part in the Key to Disneyland experience will need to visit 9 different lock stations located in each land of Disneyland Park. When guests find a station, they place the key inside the lock. The key will react with a unique sound and flashing lights matching each station. The full list of lock stations includes:
- Disneyland Fire Station on Main Street, U.S.A.
- Aladdin’s Lamp inside Adventureland Bazaar in Adventureland
- New Orleans Square
- Outside of Pooh Corner in Bayou Country
- Across from Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
- Wilderness Expeditions and Delivery Service Wagon in Frontierland
- Across from Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin in Mickey’s Toontown
- Fantasy Faire in Fantasyland
- Near the exit of Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters in Tomorrowland
Once the experience is completed and all nine locks have been found, guests return to the Mickey Topiary Finale lock station by the entrance to the park. Inserting the key into this lock will cause a small celebration to take place, with bubbles coming out of the topiary and flashing lights running along the key. At this point, a compartment located in the handle of the key will pop open, revealing one of the nine possible pins.
The display for the preview included all nine of the possible pins for guests to view. Each pin is a blue Disneyland “D” with black mouse ears on the top. Each pin then has an icon representing the lands, similar to the icons on the key itself. There is the Partners statue, a gargoyle sconce from the Haunted Mansion, Pooh’s “Hunny” pot, Space Mountain, a Jungle Cruise Boat, Sleeping Beauty Castle, the Millennium Falcon, Mickey’s House, and the Mark Twain Riverboat.
Disney has confirmed that the trading pins received from the Key to Disneyland experience will not be available for separate purchase. The experience will only be active during the Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration starting on May 16. However, the key will save each guest’s progress, so the experience does not need to be completed in a single day.
If you want to see the Key to Disneyland experience in action, a Cast Member provided a brief demonstration in a video on our Instagram account.
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