4 Disneyland After Dark events coming in 2025 and how to get tickets
The Disneyland After Dark lineup for 2025 will bring back three perennial favorites that are quickly becoming annual traditions and toss in another throwback party last seen at the Anaheim theme park in 2019.
The Disneyland After Dark separate admission after hours events for 2025 will include Sweethearts’ Nite, 90s Nite, Star Wars Nite and Pride Nite.
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Tickets go on sale for Sweethearts’ Nite and 90s Nite on Tuesday, Dec. 10 for Inspire Magic Keyholders, Wednesday, Dec. 11 for all Magic Keyholders and Thursday, Dec. 12 for the general public. Tickets will be available no earlier than 9 a.m. on each date.
Tickets for Sweethearts’ Nite ($149 to $179) and 90s Nite ($149) will be available at the Disneyland After Dark website.
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Sweethearts’ Nite and Star Wars Nite have become After Dark standbys while Pride Nite returns for the third year in the row.
The other spot or two in the annual lineup tends to rotate among familiar themes like Villains Nite, Pixar Nite, Grad Nite Reunion, Princess Nite, Disney Channel Nite and 80s Nite.
Next year the rotating spot goes to 90s Nite which last showed up on the Disneyland After Dark calendar in 2019.
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Here’s what to expect during each Disneyland After Dark event in 2025.
Sweethearts’ Nite
Sweethearts’ Nite 2025 will run on select dates from Jan. 21 through Feb. 13 and will feature a Main Street U.S.A. cavalcade and a Royal Ball.
In past years, Sweethearts’ Nite has included a Mark Twain Riverboat jazz cruise, Polynesian island music in Tropical Hideaway and a Lady and the Tramp photo op backdrop.
The 2025 dates for Sweethearts’ Nite include Jan. 21, 23 and 28 and Feb. 4, 6, 9, 11 and 13.
90s Nite
The 90s Nite 2025 event will run on March 4 and 6 and feature nods to past Lion King and Mulan parades.
In 2019, 90s Nite included a musical cruise aboard the Mark Twain riverboat and meet-and-greet photo ops with characters from 1990s Disney movies and shows. Attendees received a commemorative 90s Nite fanny pack.
Star Wars Nite
The Star Wars Nite 2025 event will run on select dates from April 8 through May 6 and feature photo ops with Star Wars characters and specialty themed food.
In past years, Star Wars Nite has included a March of the First Order led by Captain Phasma in Tomorrowland, appearances by Tusken Raiders and Jawas, lightsaber training and galactic churros.
The 2025 dates for Star Wars Nite include April 8, 10, 22, 24 and 29 and May 1, 4 and 6.
Additional details and on-sale dates for Star Wars Nite 2025 will be announced in the coming months.
Pride Nite
The Pride Nite 2025 event will run on June 16 and 18 and feature rainbow-colored streets, buildings, attractions, dance parties and photo opportunities with Disney characters in a celebration of all things LGBTQ.
In past years, Pride Nite has included meet-and-greet photo ops with openly gay superheroes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe — Phastos from “Eternals” and America Chavez from “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”
Pride Nite 2023 was the first time Disneyland had hosted an official LGBTQ special event. Unofficial Gay Days Anaheim mix-in events with theme park meet-ups, trivia games, scavenger hunts and parties have been a regular fixture at Disneyland for more than two decades.
Disneyland will announce additional details and on-sale dates in the coming months for Pride Nite 2025.
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All four of the 2025 After Dark events will take place at Disneyland.
All of the Disneyland After Dark events typically feature specialty-themed entertainment, character meet-and-greets, photo op backdrops, food and drinks, collectible merchandise, commemorative keepsakes and unlimited PhotoPass digital downloads along with select rides and shows.
Pre-party mix-in typically starts at 6 p.m. each night with the private event running from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. each evening. No theme park reservations are required to attend the separate-admission events. Parking is not included.