There are six operating Disney theme park resort destinations around the world, containing 12 theme parks in total. You can find them in California, Florida, France, Japan, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Disney has also announced a seventh resort destination for Abu Dhabi, but it is not open yet.
The number can get confusing because not every Disney theme park is actually called Disneyland. Walt Disney World alone contains four theme parks, while places such as Tokyo Disney Resort and Disneyland Paris contain two parks each.
So before going around the world, it helps to get the terminology straight.
| What Are You Counting? | Current Total |
|---|---|
| Operating Disney theme park resort destinations | 6 |
| Operating Disney theme parks | 12 |
| Parks actually named Disneyland | 5 |
| Castle-style Disney parks, including Magic Kingdom | 6 |
| Future Disney resort destinations already announced | 1, Abu Dhabi |
The Disney Theme Park Locations Around the World
| Disney Resort | Location | Theme Parks |
|---|---|---|
| Disneyland Resort | Anaheim, California, United States | Disneyland Park Disney California Adventure |
| Walt Disney World Resort | Florida, United States | Magic Kingdom EPCOT Disney’s Hollywood Studios Disney’s Animal Kingdom |
| Tokyo Disney Resort | Urayasu, Chiba, Japan | Tokyo Disneyland Tokyo DisneySea |
| Disneyland Paris | Marne-la-Vallée, France | Disneyland Park Disney Adventure World |
| Hong Kong Disneyland Resort | Lantau Island, Hong Kong | Hong Kong Disneyland |
| Shanghai Disney Resort | Pudong, Shanghai, China | Shanghai Disneyland |
Those are the six Disney resort destinations you can visit today. Each developed differently, which is why the global Disney park system is more interesting than simply reproducing the original Disneyland six times.
Anaheim Is Where Disneyland Started
The original Disneyland Resort is in Anaheim, California.
Disneyland Park opened in 1955 and remains the only Disney theme park that Walt Disney personally saw completed and opened.
The resort now has two theme parks:
- Disneyland Park
- Disney California Adventure
They sit directly across from one another, which makes Anaheim unusually compact compared with Walt Disney World.
Florida Has Four Disney Theme Parks, but None Is Named Disneyland
Walt Disney World Resort is the reason counting “Disneylands” gets complicated.
Its four theme parks are:
- Magic Kingdom
- EPCOT
- Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Magic Kingdom is the Florida park most closely related to the original Disneyland concept, with Cinderella Castle at the center and versions of familiar lands such as Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland and Tomorrowland.
But its official name is Magic Kingdom, not Disneyland.
Tokyo Has Two Parks, and One Exists Nowhere Else
Tokyo Disney Resort is in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, just outside central Tokyo.
It contains Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea.
Tokyo Disneyland
Tokyo Disneyland opened in 1983 as the first Disney theme park outside the United States.
Its basic castle-park concept will feel familiar to visitors who know Disneyland or Magic Kingdom, but it has developed its own attraction lineup and entertainment over more than four decades.
Tokyo DisneySea
Tokyo DisneySea opened in 2001 and is the one park in the worldwide Disney portfolio that does not really have a direct counterpart elsewhere.
Instead of a traditional castle-and-lands layout, the park is organized around themed ports inspired by exploration and stories connected to the sea. Fantasy Springs later expanded the park with areas inspired by Frozen, Tangled and Peter Pan.
Disneyland Paris Now Has Disneyland Park and Disney Adventure World
Disneyland Paris is east of central Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France.
The resort currently has two parks:
- Disneyland Park
- Disney Adventure World
The second name is important if you have not followed Disneyland Paris recently.
On March 29, 2026, Walt Disney Studios Park officially became Disney Adventure World as part of the park’s major transformation and the opening of World of Frozen.
Disneyland Park remains the resort’s castle park, centered around Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant, its version of Sleeping Beauty Castle.
Hong Kong Disneyland Is a One-Park Resort
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is on Lantau Island in Hong Kong.
Unlike Anaheim, Paris and Tokyo, the resort currently has one theme park: Hong Kong Disneyland.
That does not mean it is simply a smaller copy of the American parks. Hong Kong has several major experiences that give it its own identity, including Mystic Manor, Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars, the Castle of Magical Dreams and World of Frozen.
Because there is only one park, the resort is also much easier to understand geographically than Walt Disney World or Tokyo Disney Resort.
Shanghai Is the Newest Disney Resort You Can Visit Today
Shanghai Disney Resort opened in 2016 in Shanghai’s Pudong area.
Its single theme park is Shanghai Disneyland.
Shanghai was not designed simply as another version of the Anaheim park. Its lineup includes major attractions developed specifically for the resort, such as Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure and Zootopia: Hot Pursuit.
Enchanted Storybook Castle sits at the center of the park and represents multiple Disney princess stories rather than being dedicated to a single princess.
Abu Dhabi Will Become Disney’s Seventh Theme Park Destination
The worldwide list is going to grow again.
Disney and Miral announced plans in May 2025 for a new Disney theme park resort on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Disney describes Abu Dhabi as its seventh theme park resort destination. Miral will develop, build and operate the resort, while Disney Imagineers are leading creative design and Disney will provide operational oversight.
Disney has said the waterfront resort will combine Disney stories and characters with the architecture, culture and setting of Abu Dhabi.
The Abu Dhabi Disney resort is not open yet, and Disney has not announced an official opening date.
You can follow the project in my Disneyland Abu Dhabi guide, or read Disney’s original Abu Dhabi resort announcement.
Which Countries Have a Disneyland?
If by Disneyland you mean a Disney theme park destination, the current operating locations are in:
- United States, with resorts in California and Florida
- France
- Japan
- Hong Kong SAR
- Mainland China
The United Arab Emirates will join that list when the announced Abu Dhabi resort eventually opens.
Which Parks Are Actually Called Disneyland?
If you use the name literally, there are currently five operating parks with Disneyland in the name:
- Disneyland Park in California
- Tokyo Disneyland
- Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris
- Hong Kong Disneyland
- Shanghai Disneyland
Magic Kingdom in Florida is the sixth major Disney castle park, but it is not officially named Disneyland.
That is why you will see different answers online to questions like “how many Disneylands are there?” Some people are counting resorts, some are counting castle parks, and others are counting every Disney theme park.
The clearest answer today is six operating Disney theme park resort destinations containing 12 theme parks, with Abu Dhabi planned as the seventh resort destination.
