The construction on the main entrance to Disneyland Park is now complete, and all of the walls surrounding the final section of the gate have been removed. Plus, the tapstiles at Disney California Adventure have been updated with a new look.
Disneyland Park Entrance Completed
The process of updating all the entrance gates and tapstiles at Disneyland Park has been ongoing since late last year, though the first set was not fully operational on their arrival. Disney continued to install the new gates over the next several months, and now the final section appears to have been completed.
The updated gates add new technology with photo validation cameras. Similar to the entry system Universal Orlando Resort introduced in 2023, guests will scan their tickets and take their photos to enter the park. Disney recently released a full guide to using the new system, which is broken down into steps.
This last entrance section was previously wrapped in construction walls, but now all signs of the refurbishment work have been removed. This section was still blocked off when we visited, though it appeared to be simply because staffing this extra side wasn’t necessary at the time rather than the technology still not working.
Apart from the design of the tapstiles, the overall appearance of the gate remains unchanged.
Like the updated tapstiles on the previous sides, the new ones are silver with a semi-transparent gate that opens once guests tap their ticket. There are more gates than there were previously, and all them are ADA compliant, so guests using ECVs, wheelchairs, and strollers can enter through the same area.
The screens will display animations of Mickey Mouse at Disneyland and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit at Disney California Adventure. The Disneyland versions also have a tap point with a blue “D” similar to the one used as the park’s simplified logo.
Disney California Adventure
Meanwhile, there has also been a small update over by Disney California Adventure. The above image, which was taken earlier this year, shows that while the tapstiles were updated with the new tech, they did not include the tap point art seen on the Disneyland machines. When these were first installed, the tap points were just plain white.
Now all of the tap points going into Disney California Adventure have been updated with new colorful art. The art depicts the outline of Carthay Circle Restaurant in gold with a bright blue background.
In other recent Disneyland entrance news, the resort just announced a new parking structure and pedestrian bridge. The new parking structure will be located on the east side of Disneyland Resort, on a portion of what is currently the Manchester Cast Member parking lot. Meanwhile, the new bridge will cross over Harbor Boulevard, leading to a completely different arrival experience for guests reaching the esplanade. Construction on both the bridge and parking structure is expected to begin in 2026.
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