Sure many celebrities have visited the Disney parks or performed in specials throughout the years, but these are some celebs that have taken their love of Disney to a whole new level. Read on to see some celebs that might love Disney even more than you do!
Blake Lively
The Gossip Girl and It Ends With Us star visits Disneyland regularly and frequently has Disney-inspired captions and outfits on in her Instagram posts. In an interview with David Letterman, Lively even mentioned going to “Disney jail” with her brother when they were young for trying to sneak into Disneyland. Lively was banned for a year, but had been welcomed back and often visits with her husband, Ryan Reynolds.
John Stamos
This Full House star might be one of the most known Disney adults out there. Stamos grew up across the street from Disneyland in Anaheim, CA. Not only does Stamos regularly attend the parks and participate in Disney specials, he also owns little pieces of Disney that are right in his own backyard! Stamos is the proud owner of a piece of the original Disneyland sign and a Dumbo ride vehicle along with an impressive collection of Disney memorabilia (including an original ride vehicle from Snow White’s Scary Adventures in Disney World and a Devil from Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, among others) He even appears in The Beach Boys music video for “Kokomo” filmed at The Grand Floridian. In his memoir, Stamos explains that he was unknowingly banned from The Grand Floridian due to a wild hotel afterparty and only found out when Full House was filming there. Stamos has been welcomed back and is not shy about his love for the parks.
Ryan Gosling
Gosling started out as a Mouseketeer and has kept his love of Disney throughout the years. He has been spotted at the parks many times, and even skipped the 2015 Oscars to visit the park with Guillermo del Toro, who described Gosling as a “Disney freak”.
Katy Perry
Perry goes ALL OUT when it comes to Disney night on American Idol. She has dressed as Elastigirl, Ursula, and even Mrs. Jumbo. The singer also helped present Minnie Mouse with her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Milo Ventimiglia
The This is Us star grew up close to Disneyland and was even kicked out of the park on his 12th birthday for spitting on guests from above. Both Ventimiglia’s sister and mother worked at Disneyland, and he even applied to work there as a summer job (but never got the jig). He wore a Mickey Mouse shirt on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2018 and described his love for the parks. Also in 2018, in a Men’s Journal interview, Ventimiglia showed off his extensive Disneyland knowledge in a game of trivia.
Neil Patrick Harris
Harris and his husband often take their children to Disneyland, and he has discussed how his children not only appreciate the rides, but also the architecture and Imagineering in the parks. Harris has been involved in many aspects of the parks, from lending his voice to California Screamin’ to hosting World of Color and the Candlelight Processional in Epcot. He even has his own drink on the menu at La Cava del Tequila in Epcot!
Pete Wentz
The Fall Out Boy bassist has performed on the “We Love Disney” album and the Big Hero 6 soundtrack. Wentz and his ex-wife, Ashlee Simpson, had an Alice in Wonderland themed wedding and a Winnie-the-Pooh themed baby shower. Their son, Bronx Mowgli, is even named after the main character of The Jungle Book.
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey rented out the entirety of Disneyland in 2013 to renew her vows to Nick Cannon. She is also the official Fairy Godmother of the Disney Fantasy cruise ship, christening it before its maiden voyage in 2012. In 2019, Carey celebrated her own birthday at the park.
Matthew Morrison
Morrison, most famously known for starring in Glee often visits Disneyland. With his birthday being October 30th, he often celebrates by enjoying the Halloween festivities in the parks. In 2020, Morrison released an entire album of Disney covers titled “Disney Dreamin’ with Matthew Morrison”
Kourtney Kardashian
Kourtney has visited the parks MANY times including celebrating her 38th birthday in Disneyland. The Kardashian and her husband, Travis Barker, held a Disneyland-themed baby shower featuring Mickey-shaped snacks and a churro cart.
Jojo Siwa
The former Dance Moms dancer has posted many TikToks and YouTube videos of herself in the park. She celebrated her 21st birthday by drinking around the world in Epcot. In an interview with PEOPLE, she stated that she grew a lot, fell in love, and realized she was gay while in Disney.
Julianne Hough
The Dancing with the Stars co-host has also hosted many Christmas celebrations in the Disney parks. She often visits Disney, and will be hosting the “Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular” for this upcoming Christmas 2024, with Alfonso Ribero. Hough and her brother have also performed in the Disney Family Singalong that aired during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande celebrated her 21st birthday in Disney World calling the park “one of [her] favorite childhood places”. She was also spotted in the park with now boyfriend Ethan Slater in 2023. She has also performed in multiple Disney Parks Christmas specials as well as singing “I Won’t Say I’m in Love” for the Disney Family Singalong during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chris Evans
The Captain America star calls himself a “big big big Disney fan”. He has appeared on Oh My Disney showing off his Disney trivia knowledge and attended the annual D23 expo at the Anaheim convention center where he stated that Disney is his “idea of heaven”. His favorite ride is Flight of Passage in Animal Kingdom.
Rebel Wilson
Not only is the Pitch Perfect actress a huge Disney fan, she’s actually related to Walt himself! Walt was married to Wilson’s great aunt, getting her an in at Club 33, the extremely exclusive (and very expensive) Disney club. Wilson was banned from the parks for 30 days for posting a picture of her in a secret bathroom in the club. For her 40th birthday, she rented out 21 Royale in Disneyland, and she sang “Poor Unfortunate Souls” in the Disney Family Singalong during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also got engaged to her now-wife Ramona Agruma in Disneyland.
Heidi Klum
The supermodel and America’s Got Talent judge released a Disney Villians themed fashion collection on Amazon stating that she “could have gone on and on and on and on forever” about how much she loves the villians. She was seen wearing her own collection at a Halloween celebration in Disneyland. Disney also released a limited-edition $600 Minnie Mouse ear tiara designed by Klum.
Jason Bateman
Bateman described being cast in the role of Nick Wilde in Zootopia as an unreal experience, and a dream of his. He has visited Disneyland numerous times and first started going when he moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s. He has stated that Tower of Terror (now Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout) is one ride that he won’t ride. He visits the parks so much that the Disney Parks Blog has even covered some of his trips!
Alec Baldwin
According to the Disney Parks blog, Baldwin has “an encyclopedic knowledge of Disney film dialogue”. He posed as the Magic Mirror for Disney’s Dream Portraits and was able to recite all of the lines from the movie. In an Instagram caption, he credits Walt Disney as “the greatest filmmaker of all time”. He also participated in Mickey’s 90th Birthday Celebration, and has been seen in Disneyland with all 5 of his children.
Olivia Wilde
The Don’t Worry Darling director visited a Disney park for the first time in 2013, but took to the parks quick captioning one of her Instagram posts “Bury me under space mountain this is my favorite place on earth”. She also posed as the Evil Queen in Disney’s Dream Portraits photo series.
Emmy Rossum
The Shameless and Phantom of the Opera star outed herself as a Disney adult in an Instagram post captioned “I think I feel more ‘me’ with the ears than without.” She has visited numerous times and even starred in a Disney Channel Original Movie, Genius, when she was 12.
Gwen Stefani
Stefani is a huge Disney fan, and has made it a tradition to visit with her sons each holiday season. She has recorded songs for “We Love Disney” and has performed multiple times in various Disney Parks specials. Stefani grew up in Anaheim and would often visit Disneyland casually, even after school.
Kaley Cuoco
Besides being in numerous Disney Channel projects, this Big Bang Theory actress is an avid Disney Parks fan. She celebrated both her engagement and her 33rd birthday in Disneyland, and participated in a special to promote the opening of Galaxy’s Edge in Disney World. For her daughter’s first birthday she held a pink Minnie Mouse themed birthday party.
Josh Gad
Disney fans know Josh Gad as Lefou from the live-action Beauty and the Beast and the voice of Olaf in Frozen. He surprised guests dining at Be Our Guest and later surprised guests by playing Olaf in the Frozen Sing-Along at Hollywood Studios. In Disneyland he has been a Jungle Cruise skipper and a conductor on the railroad. Gad even lent his voice to the documentary Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom and has narrated the Candlelight Processional in EPCOT.
Ginnifer Goodwin
Disney fans know Goodwin as Snow White in Once Upon a Time and the voice of Judy Hopps in Zootopia. At a D23 expo, she said about raising her children “I have a couple deep, dark fears about child-rearing, like they won’t love Disneyland because I’ll over-saturate them”. She is a self-proclaimed Disney super-fan and celebrated her 33rd birthday in Disneyland.
Serena Williams
The tennis pro was interviewed by the Disney Parks Blog and called Disney World “the best place to come”. After the 2022 US Open, Williams said the famous “I’m going to Disney World!” line as visiting the parks was something she love to do in her off-seasons. She loves Disney World because she believes “You can be a kid…you can act yourself…you know. You can just have an amazing time”. Williams and her husband, Alexis Ohanian, are avid Star Wars and Disney fans and even had a Disney-inspired wedding.
These are just 25 of the celebrities who share a love for Disney movies and parks- and there are plenty more! Maybe next time you visit the parks, you just might see one.
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