What We Are Most Excited About for Disney and Beyond in 2026
Addicted to the Mouse: Disney Podcast | Disney World, Universal, & Cruise Vacation Planning
Dan and Leslie Lowry
4.8 • 813 Ratings
🗓️ 29 December 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
On today’s Disney Podcast we are talking about what is coming in 2026 to Disney World, Cruise Lines, and Beyond. But what we’re really excited about is our family’s personal travel plans for 2026. From cruising to new countries we’ve never visited to stepping out of our comfort zone to experience ancient history on a continent we’ve always dreamed about, we cannot wait to bring 2026 to all of you. Enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | I am so excited to talk about travel and what's coming in 2026 today. |
| 0:05.8 | Hello and welcome to a Dick to the Mouse. |
| 0:07.2 | Today is Sunday, December 28th. |
| 0:09.3 | You're listening to episode number 758, and this is everything that's coming for our travels to Disney and beyond in 2026. |
| 0:32.6 | Music 26. Hey, everybody, |
| 0:33.3 | Hey, everybody, Dan and Leslie here. |
| 0:34.2 | Thanks for joining us today. |
| 0:35.4 | I think this is the episode that I've been the most excited about for weeks. I have just, we have made some pretty exciting travel plans and I'm |
| 0:44.2 | excited to share them with everyone. So I hope everybody had a really wonderful holiday season |
| 0:49.5 | with your family and that you're continually doing so as well as we as we head rapidly towards |
| 0:57.2 | 2026 so full disclosure this is actually saturday the 27th that we were recording this we are |
| 1:03.6 | finishing up our last day with family and friends here in oklahoma and we fly back tomorrow |
| 1:09.3 | um and getting ready to go on our first adventure for |
| 1:12.8 | 2026, we'll talk about in a second. So apologies for the audio if it's not as good as normal, |
| 1:20.1 | but we will be back in the studio for the next one. Let's start with what is coming to Disney, |
| 1:26.2 | Universal, and some cruise lines for 2026. Well, I think before we start |
| 1:32.3 | with 2026, let's talk about a few really cool things that came in 2025. I mean, we got the Disney |
| 1:38.6 | Starlight Parade. Now, listen, I had not seen a nighttime parade ever in Disney, Disneyland or Disney World until this year. |
| 1:46.8 | And I was blessed to get to see Disney Starlight Parade in Magic Kingdom. |
| 1:51.2 | And then we went out to Disneyland and got to see Paint the Night out there. |
| 1:55.2 | I will say I do think I like Paint the Night better. |
| 1:57.8 | But I am beyond thrilled that we have a nighttime parade now that, |
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