Disneyland After Dark events are returning to the Disneyland Resort in 2022 with Sweethearts’ Nite, Villains Nite and Star Wars Nite, and we’re so excited!
If you’ve never attended, Disneyland After Dark events take place after regular park hours and feature special nighttime entertainment, access to most attractions* with reduced wait times, and more! These are separately ticketed, with four hours after the parks close to day guests. You can enter the party three hours in advance to park closing as well.
The event offers unlimited digital downloads of Disney PhotoPass photos, souvenir credentials, and an event guide map. For more details, see below!
Disneyland After Dark: Sweethearts’ Nite
Feb. 1, 3, 8, 10, and 14, 2022, at Disneyland Park
(Tickets on sale on Disneyland.com, beginning Dec. 9, 2021, no earlier than noon PT)
- A special themed fireworks show
- Projection effects on Sleeping Beauty Castle and Main Street, U.S.A.
- A jazz ensemble aboard the Mark Twain Riverboat, plus other live entertainment, including a Royal Ball and a dance party with a DJ
- Spot the most darling Disney couples, and take selfies with your favorites
- Fun photo opportunities featuring romantic scenes from iconic Disney films
- Lovely décor, along with food and beverage offerings around the park
- Plus, early admission to Disneyland park starting at 5 p.m., no theme park reservation is required
Disneyland After Dark: Villains Nite
March 8 and 10, 2022, at Disney California Adventure Park
(Tickets on sale on Disneyland.com, beginning Jan. 11, 2022)
At Villains Nite, you’ll get to party with some of Disney’s most mischievous misfits at Disney California Adventure park. These wonderfully wicked events will take place on two separate evenings in March 2022, and include:
- The Cauldron, a cunningly-crafted cabaret featuring a cast of villainous virtuosos showing off their talents through song and dance
- Ursula’s Seaside Sing-a-long, where you can find your voice and sing along
- The Underworld Dance Party, which allows you to bust a move at a dastardly DJ dance party in the Hollywood Backlot
- Special photo backdrops, featuring scenes inspired by some favorite villains
- Some of Disney’s famously nefarious fiends – or their henchmen – at special locations around the park
- Delightfully decadent food and beverage offerings
- Early admission to Disney California Adventure park beginning at 5 p.m., no theme park reservation required
Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite
May 3, 4, and 27, 2022, at Disneyland Park
(Tickets on sale on Disneyland.com, beginning Jan. 11, 2022)
- An amazing pyrotechnical spectacle that will illuminate the skies with a Star Wars-themed fireworks show
- March of the First Order, featuring Captain Phasma and her elite unit of Stormtroopers
- A Galactic dance party
- Sightings of various Star Wars characters throughout the evening
- Star Wars-themed attractions, usually with shorter wait times
- Star Wars-themed eats and treats, merchandise, photo opportunities, and more
- Plus, early admission to Disneyland park starting at 6 p.m., no theme park reservation is required
If you purchased a ticket for the 2020 Disneyland After Dark: Villains Nite or Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite events, you can exchange your 2020 event ticket(s) to one of the nights of the new event of the same theme (e.g., exchange 2020 Villains Nite ticket for a ticket to Villains Nite on March 8 or 10, 2022, or exchange 2020 Star Wars Nite ticket for a ticket to Star Wars Nite on May 3 or 4, 2022, respectively) anytime from today through Jan. 8, 2022. Exchange for a 2020 Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite ticket for a ticket to May 27, 2022, Star Wars Nite can be made, but with an additional fee equal to the difference in the price of the 2020 and 2022 tickets. Visit Disneyland.com/ExtrasUpdates for more information. Simply call Guest Information Ticket Sales at (714) 300-7807 by Jan. 8, 2022, to make that exchange. Disneyland After Dark tickets purchased in 2020 will not be valid for admission to any event and must be exchanged to participate in an event.
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