The specifics about the 2025 CHOC Walk in the Park have been posted on the CHOC Walk website. These specifics cover times, tickets, reservations, and more about August 3rd, when the CHOC Walk in the Park occurs this year. This event is still open for those who would like to walk in the parks, see Disney characters, and be surprised by other things before the parks open at the Disneyland Resort. Join Team Daps Magic at CHOCWalk.org/DapsMagic.
Below is a timeline of the morning, followed by specifics of what is allowed at the CHOC Walk and what isn’t. There are also details for those who would like to visit the parks at the Disneyland Resort after the CHOC Walk. Check them all out here:
Event Schedule
4:00 a.m. | Parking lots open, trams available for guests
Security checkpoints open
4:50 a.m. | Disneyland® park main gates open to CHOC Walk participants
5:15 a.m. | CHOC Walk Opening Moment begins on Main Street U.S.A.®
5:30 a.m. | CHOC Walk steps off on Main Street U.S.A.®
6:45 a.m. | Last walker permitted entry into Disneyland® park
7:25 a.m. | Last walker permitted entry into Disney California Adventure® park
Event elements are subject to restrictions, change or cancellation without notice.
Event Overview
RISE
Meet your family, friends and teammates at the Disneyland® Resort early in the morning—before the parks open to the public—to secure your spot for the opening ceremony.
WALK
As the sun rises, come together with your CHOC Walk community down Main Street, U.S.A.®, discovering special entertainment and surprises in both parks along the way!
INSPIRE
One of the most important parts of CHOC Walk: come decked out in your best CHOC swag, team shirts and spirit—and don’t forget banners and posters that tell your CHOC story.
Event Day Details
- Admission to the Disneyland® Resort theme parks after the walk concludes is not included with your CHOC Walk event wristband.
- To experience the Disneyland® Resort theme parks after the event ends, you will need to reach the CHOC Walk Day fundraising incentive level by the deadline. For more details on CHOC Walk Day tickets, click here.
- Otherwise, you will need to purchase a separate park admission ticket and make a theme park reservation in advance, if available. Note: reservations could book up weeks or months in advance, so plan accordingly.
- To purchase an admission ticket and make a Disneyland® Resort theme park reservation, click here.
- *Note: specially priced tickets will NOT be available with your CHOC Walk wristband on the day of the event.
- Hotel discounts – available now.
- Parking details – complimentary parking is available to all CHOC Walk participants. More details coming soon.
- Special discounts in the Downtown Disney® District will be available to CHOC Walk participants on event day – more info coming soon.
Event Guidelines
- DO’s
- Signs/totems*
- Banners*
- Balloons*
- Personal wheelchairs/scooters
- Double wide strollers
- DONT’s
- Coolers
- Weapons
- Costumes that cover your face
- Selfie sticks
- Glass containers
- Wagons
- Strollers that are greater than 31″ (79 cm) in width and 52″ (132 cm) in length
- Wheeled mobility devices with less than 3 wheels or devices that cannot maintain stability and balance when stopped, unpowered and/or unoccupied.
- Disneyland® Resort rules and regulations state the following about mobility devices: “Training wheels and/or modifications are not permitted. Devices must be manually or electrically powered and operated at a walking pace. Devices should be single rider and not exceed 36″ (92 cm) in width and 52″ (132 cm) in length.”
- For a full list of Disneyland® Resort rules and regulations, click here.
- For the most updated information on health and safety guidelines at the Disneyland® Resort, click here.
*Signs, banners and balloons cannot be brought back into the parks if you have purchased or received a ticket to re-enter the Resort as a ticketed guest after the CHOC Walk.
Are you excited about this year’s CHOC Walk in the Park? Have you experienced it before? If you haven’t, join our team today! The CHOC Walk in the Park isn’t just about getting up early, walking through the parks before they open, and getting to experience some special magic. It really is about supporting kids in need. Each walker and supporter of CHOC Walk is helping the kids and their families who receive care at Children’s Hospital of Orange County. We hope you will join Daps Magic in supporting these kids and families!
