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Celebrate Soulfully at Disneyland Resort Fact Sheet
Tiana’s Palace opens in New Orleans Square at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif., on Sept. 7, 2023. Inspired by the Walt Disney Animation Studios film “The Princess and the Frog,” the reimagined quick service restaurant serves authentic New Orleans flavors inspired by Tiana’s friends and adventures. While Tiana’s Palace is not a character dining location, guests may find Tiana in New Orleans Square. (Christian Thompson/Disneyland Resort)
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Disneyland Resort strives to create a culture of inclusion, so guests and cast members feel seen through attractions, entertainment, food, holidays and the celebration of annual heritage months. Throughout the year, guests of all ages are invited to celebrate the powerful stories, rich history and vibrant songs of Black heritage with a variety of uplifting experiences. The exciting slate of activities expands with additional, limited-time offerings in February for Black History Month and in June for Black Music Month.
For more details and entertainment schedules, guests can check Disneyland.com and the Disneyland app.*
Limited-time offerings in February 2025 for Black History Month
- “Celebrate Gospel” returns to the Fantasyland Theatre at Disneyland Park for two days, headlined by award-winning gospel singers DOE on Feb. 8 and Melvin Crispell, III on Feb. 15. On both days, the beloved annual event brings together award-winning musical artists and community choirs from across Southern California.
- Select dining locations offer limited-time menu items, such as the black-eyed pea stew with hot water cornbread from Award Wieners and the fried chicken bowl from Troubadour Tavern.
- The Downtown Disney LIVE! Stage will present musical performances nightly during Black History Month for the whole family to enjoy, highlighting a variety of different genres such as R&B, hip hop, reggae and more.
- Guests can discover the Black is Beautiful 3D pop-up card from Lovepop in Downtown Disney District. Fifty percent of every purchase of the card will be donated to The Conscious Kid, an education, research and policy organization dedicated to equity and promoting healthy racial identity development in youth.
- At the Disneyland Hotel, guests can enjoy live music by Celebrate Soulfully artists on select days in the Broken Spell Lounge. On Fridays and Saturdays, guests can hear the sounds of a cappella group Sequim Dream in the hotel lobby.
Celebrating Black culture throughout the year at Disneyland Resort
- At Fantasyland in Disneyland Park, guests may encounter Ariel from the live-action story “The Little Mermaid” as she makes special appearances along the promenade near “it’s a small world.”
- Guests may find Princess Tiana from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “The Princess and the Frog” walking through New Orleans Square at Disneyland Park at various times of the day. Plus, the Tiana’s Palace quick-service restaurant and Eudora’s Chic Boutique Featuring Tiana’s Gourmet Secrets retail shop surround guests with fixtures and references to her story. Nestled in Bayou Country is Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, a water-based attraction that takes guests on a thrilling musical journey.
- The best band on Buena Vista Street, Five & Dime, delivers pizzazz and razzmatazz to Disney California Adventure Park. Female vocalist Dime and her accompanying jazz quintet perform hits of the 1920s and 1930s.
- At Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure Park, guests may cross paths with Black Panther, train with Black Panther’s loyal bodyguards in “The Warriors of Wakanda: The Disciplines of the Dora Milaje” or encounter Sam Wilson – Captain America.
- At select times in the afternoons and evenings, guests may see Joe Gardner from Pixar Animation Studios’ “Soul” playing jazz tunes in the lobby of Pixar Place Hotel.
Soulful food and beverage selections available all year long
- The menu at Tiana’s Palace in Disneyland Park is inspired by New Orleans classics, with rotating seasonal flavors and using select ingredients sourced directly from Louisiana when possible.
- Black women-owned brand Sip & Sonder in Parkside Market at the Downtown Disney District serves signature lattes, frozen drinks and delicious small bites.
- The reimagined Jazz Kitchen Coastal Grill & Patio at the Downtown Disney District fuses its authentic New Orleans roots with its adopted California influences.
