{"id":335683,"date":"2026-05-28T08:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/335683\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T08:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:03:13","slug":"disneylands-classic-hang-gliding-ride-is-introducing-a-major-new-change-this-summer-heres-the-last-day-you-can-ride-soarin-over-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/335683\/","title":{"rendered":"Disneyland’s classic hang-gliding ride is introducing a major new change this summer \u2014 here’s the last day you can ride ‘Soarin’ Over California’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\tMay 26, 2026<\/p>\n

The United States of America turns 250 years old this year, and the country is celebrating with all sorts of special events, from a coast-to-coast relay race<\/a> to a giant Fourth of July concert<\/a> at L.A.\u2019s Memorial Coliseum.<\/p>\n

In the spirit of America\u2019s semiquincentennial, Disneyland is introducing a major update to the classic Soarin\u2019 ride this summer: \u201cSoarin\u2019 Across America,\u201d a new journey showcasing the beauty of the United States.<\/p>\n

Soarin\u2019 is a classic Disney theme park attraction that simulates the feeling of hang gliding over beautiful landscapes. Guests sit in rows that lift into the air over an 80-foot curved screen, creating a gentle \u201cflying\u201d experience complete with wind effects, scents, and a grand musical score. <\/p>\n

The ride opened in 2001 as \u201cSoarin\u2019 Over California,\u201d featuring scenic local landscapes, before transitioning to \u201cSoarin\u2019 Around the World\u201d in 2016, which flies over global landmarks. <\/p>\n

In fact, Disney brought back<\/a> Soarin\u2019 Over California temporarily in February, and you can still ride it through June 30th, 2026, orange grove scent and all.<\/p>\n

\u201cSoarin\u2019 Across America\u201d will officially debut at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim starting July 2, 2026. <\/p>\n

Orlando\u2019s Walt Disney World Resort is also introducing the new iteration starting May 26, 2026.<\/p>\n

Soarin\u2019 Across America<\/p>\n

Soarin\u2019 Across America will feature some of the most iconic landscapes in the United States, including the New England coastline, the Grand Canyon, and the Great Plains, all set to a new musical score by Bruce Broughton.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach scene helps to create a portrait of what we believe makes America so special,\u201d said Tom Fitzgerald, creative director and chief storytelling executive at Walt Disney Imagineering. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a tapestry of urban wonders, natural beauty, and iconic locations that celebrate the spirit of the nation and the 250th anniversary of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

Find Soarin\u2019 Across America in the Grizzly Peak Airfield section of Disney California Adventure Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Beno\u00eet Prieur, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons \u00a0\u2013\u00a0 Senior Staff Writer \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 May 26, 2026 The United States of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":335684,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":["post-335683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/335684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=335683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=335683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}