Fact Check: No, Disneyland isn't moving from California to Texas
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Disneyland is moving from California to Texas.
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A rumor that circulated online in late May 2025 claimed Disneyland was exiting California to make an official move to Texas. Searches for this rumor on Bing, DuckDuckGo, Google and Yahoo all featured at the top of their results an article from the Disney fan blog Inside the Magic. That story, published on May 28, displayed the headline, "Disneyland Exits California, Makes Official Move to Texas." Snopes then received a reader inquiry asking if Disneyland truly was moving to Texas.
However, the rumor of Disneyland leaving California for Texas was false. Despite the wording of the Inside the Magic headline, the story under the headline simply reported another matter. The article said that on May 27, as part of Disneyland's 70th anniversary festivities, some Disney fans and influencers participated in an event featuring a celebratory hot air balloon in Dallas, Texas. The story also reported that, according to an Instagram influencer, organizers planned to next show off the hot air balloon in Houston.
Snopes contacted Inside the Magic by email to ask about this claim and will update this article if we learn more information.
The May 2025 rumor of Disneyland moving to Texas wasn't the first time the claim made the rounds. For example, as Snopes reported in 2020, the Uncle Walt's Insider website published an article showing the headline, "BREAKING: Disneyland is abandoning California, moving to Texas." Unlike Inside the Magic, the Uncle Walt's Insider website features a disclaimer about publishing "fictitious" content, as well as a "satire" tag for its stories.
Another rumor circulating in May 2025 claimed Disneyland's ownership planned to move to Las Vegas. That claim originated in a May 22 article and TikTok video from Mouse Trap News, which features an "About" page on its website describing its content as "the world's best satire and parody website." The headline of the article read, "BREAKING: Disneyland Is Moving to Las Vegas." The story's author reported Disneyland would close in October and move away from California, supposedly due to California Gov. Gavin Newsom's tax policies. Another Mouse Trap News article from May 26 read, "Disney World Removing All American Flags From Parks." These rumors about Disneyland and Walt Disney World were not true.
In the past, Snopes covered other false rumors originating from Inside the Magic's many headlines, including Walt Disney World planning to close a theme park for four days, Disney shutting down the Disney+ streaming service, Disney ceasing all broadcasts of Disney Channel, Disney retiring Mickey Mouse and Universal Studios Florida planning to permanently close.
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