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Popcorn buckets are part of a growing trend among Disney Parks visitors and collectors. They aren’t just practical-yet-cool food containers, they’re collectibles. And in the past, if a design in coveted enough, it’s required hours of waiting in line in order to get your hands one one. With so many dedicated collectors out there, we’re putting together a list of Disney popcorn buckets from 2023. You’ll find photos and info about the buckets, like which Disney Parks carried them.
In 2023, Disney popcorn buckets featured a lot of innovative designs, like a talking Groot bucket and Tokyo Disney Resort’s 40th anniversary bucket that featured a projection image. It was also the year we saw the highly sought after Cinderella platinum stagecoach bucket in celebration of Disney100.
For more offerings from across the decade, check out Disney popcorn buckets listed by year and view designs from Disney Parks around the world.
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Platinum Mickey Mouse Balloon Popcorn Bucket
The platinum Mickey balloon popcorn bucket features the silver and purple color palette seen throughout the Disney100 merchandise collection.
Release Date: January 2023
Disney Park: Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World
Figment Popcorn Bucket
The Figment popcorn bucket was the crowd favorite of 2022 with people waiting hours in line just to get their hands on one. Disney’s rerelease of the bucket in 2023 comes with a “40 years” strap in honor of Epcot’s 40th anniversary.
Release Date: January 2023
Disney Park: Epcot
Sweethearts’ Nite Mickey Balloon Popcorn Bucket
This Mickey balloon shape bucket features a cute heart motif with Mickey and Minnie at the center of it. This bucket was released in conjunction with Sweethearts’ Nite at Disneyland.
Release Date: January 2023
Disney Park: Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Magic Key Popcorn Bucket
Exclusive to Magic Key holders, this bucket features a colorful illustration featuring famed Disneyland attractions like Sleeping Beauty’s castle, Disneyland Railroad, and Dumbo.
Release Date: January 2023
Disney Park: Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Disney100 Popcorn Bucket
Similar to the Walt Disney World bucket, this one features Mickey & Friends against a background designed for Disneyland.
Release Date: January 2023
Disney Park: Disneyland Resort
Walt Disney World Disney100 Popcorn Bucket
Mickey & Friends are celebrating Disney100 in style on this commemorative popcorn bucket.
Release Date: February 2023
Disney Park: Walt Disney World
Yummy! Popcorn Bucket
Now here’s a popcorn bucket that looks like a popcorn bucket. The Yummy! popcorn buckets were available to visitors at Mickey’s Toontown Popcorn Cart.
Release Date: March 2023
Disney Park: Disneyland
Purple Mickey Mouse Balloon Popcorn Bucket
The classic Mickey ear balloon takes shape as purple metallic popcorn bucket to celebrate Disney’s 100 Years of Wonder.
Release Date: March 2023
Disney Park: Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World
I Am Groot Popcorn Bucket
Modeled after the Marvel Studios animated short I Am Groot, this talking (yes, talking!) popcorn bucket features the mischievous Baby Groot wearing headphones and sporting a few leaves. The animated shorts are available on Disney+ if you want to see more of the little sprout’s hijinx.
Release Date: April 2023
Disney Park: Hong Kong Disneyland
Tokyo Disney Resort 40th Anniversary Popcorn Bucket
This bucket was designed in honor of Tokyo Disney Resort’s 40th anniversary. It not only lights up but also features a projector that displays the image of the 40th anniversary castle logo.
Release Date: April 2023
Disney Park: Tokyo Disney Resort
Animal Kingdom 25th Anniversary Pumbaa Popcorn Bucket
The Pumbaa bucket was released in honor of Animal Kingdom’s 25th anniversary, which shares its date with Earth Day.
Release Date: April 2023
Disney Park: Animal Kingdom
Guardians of the Galaxy Skyliner Popcorn Bucket
Whether it’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Happy Meal toys or this cool popcorn bucket featuring Groot and Rocket riding a skyliner, Disney pulls out all the stops for its fans of the franchise.
Release Date: April 2023
Disney Park: Epcot
Silver Anniversary at Sea Popcorn Bucket
Celebrating 25 years of Disney Ships, this bucket celebrates them all from the Disney Magic to the Disney Wish.
Release Date: April 2023
Disney Park: Disney Cruise Line
Minnie Mouse Popcorn Bucket
In cute pastel hues, this popcorn bucket features Minnie looking as stylish as ever playing dress up in front of her mirror.
Release Date: May 2023
Disney Park: Tokyo Disney Resort
Disney100 Cinderella Pumpkin Coach Popcorn Bucket
A platinum pumpkin coach fit for Cinderella. One of the must-have buckets of 2023, fans waited in long lines to get their hands this stunner since it wasn’t available via Mobile Order.
Release Date: May 2023
Disney Park: Walt Disney World
Mickey’s Toontown Picnic Basket Popcorn Bucket
This bucket shaped to look like Mickey holding a picnic basket helped usher in the highly anticipated ride, Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway. This basket was also available at the newly unveiled Mickey’s Toontown in Disneyland.
Release Date: May 2023
Disney Park: Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World
Star Wars Droid Parts Popcorn Bucket
Star Wars fans could get in on the collecting with this bucket that looks like it was built from the Jawa’s inventory.
Release Date: May 2023
Disney Park: Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World
Donald Duck Collapsible Popcorn Bucket
This Donald Duck popcorn bucket features Chip ‘n Dale figures on the straps, adding to an already charming design. For added functionality, the bucket is collapsible, making it compact for carrying.
Release Date: June 2023
Disney Park: Tokyo Disneyland
Rogers the Musical Popcorn Bucket
A commemorative bucket filled with red, white, and blue kettle corn was released to go with the debut of Rogers: The Musical at the Hyperion Theater.
Release Date: June 2023
Disney Park: Disney California Adventure Park
Pride Popcorn Bucket
For its first Pride Nite, Disneyland unveiled a metallic rainbow Mickey balloon popcorn bucket with coordinating strap.
Release Date: June 2023
Disney Park: Disneyland
Epcot Food and Wine Festival Picnic Basket Popcorn Bucket
Similar to the previous design, this one instead features a blue checkered blanket and coordinating Food and Wine imagery.
Release Date: June 2023
Disney Park: Epcot
Disneyland Railroad Popcorn Bucket
This innovative bucket design is sure to please all train aficionados, but it isn’t just a popcorn bucket. The smokestack is a removable train whistle, as noted by Creative Director Sam Carter.
Release Date: July 2023
Disney Park: Disneyland Resort
Mickey Mouse Skeleton Popcorn Bucket
Mickey is dressed for Halloween in his skeleton costume, and carrying a bucket of his own. Funny enough, it looks like the glowing pumpkin bucket seen a little further down the list.
Release Date: September 2023
Disney Park: Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World
The Nightmare Before Christmas Mayor’s Car Popcorn Bucket
This light-up bucket shaped like the Mayor’s car from The Nightmare Before Christmas carries some other passengers too: Zero, Lock, Shock, Barrel, and Vampire Teddy.
Release Date: 2023
Disney Park: Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World
Halloween Popcorn Bucket
A plethora of spooky characters haunt this bucket, from Oogie Boogie to the Headless Horseman. Now you just need the Disney Halloween nails to match.
Release Date: September 2023
Disney Park: Disneyland Resort
Zero 30th Anniversary Popcorn Bucket
Zero wears a personalized coffin dog tag as part of this light-up look, because you can’t microchip a popcorn bucket!
Release Date: September 2023
Disney Park: Disneyland Resort
Glowing Pumpkin Popcorn Bucket
That’s not a monkey on your back, that’s a Mickey on your back! The little ghost Mickey tagging along is made of squishy rubber while the pumpkin features a light-up functionally so it glows.
Release Date: September 2023
Disney Park: Tokyo Disney Resort
Valentino Popcorn Bucket
A Valentino bucket was released to celebrate the release of Disney’s 62nd animated film, Wish. In this photo you can also see the light-up Star sipper as well.
Release Date: November 2023
Disney Park: Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World
Holiday Popcorn Bucket
A classic look with holiday flair, this bucket features your favorite Mickey & Friends characters in their most festive holiday looks.
Release Date: November2023
Disney Park: Disneyland Resort
Mickey Mouse Toy Soldier Popcorn Bucket
Dressed like one of the toy soldiers that marches in Disney’s holiday parade, Mickey is dressed for the occasion and carrying his golden trumpet.
Release Date: November 2023
Disney Park: Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World
Holiday Gold Musical Rotating Tin Popcorn Bucket
Part music box, part popcorn tin. This bucket features an interior bucket that spins when you twist the crank on the bottom making the different Disney scenes rotate past the cut-out windows. A similar style was seen in 2022 with a red rotating tin bucket.
Release Date: November 2023
Disney Park: Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World
Holiday Tow Mater Popcorn Bucket
Adorned with Santa hat an a dusting of snow, Mater is primed and ready for holiday cheer. The back of the design has a Christmas wreath hanging from his hook.
Release Date: November 2023
Disney Park: Disney California Adventure Park
Hopps Family Popcorn Bucket
Modeled after the Hopps family farm in Zootopia, this bucket features Judy and younger siblings selling carrots at the vegetable stand. This bucket was released in conjunction with the opening of the Zootopia–themed land at Shanghai Disneyland.
Release Date: December 2023
Disney Park: Shanghai Disneyland
Why doesn’t DISNEY make these Buckets available on line. They could make so much more money. As a result people are buying them and making 3 times the profit on line gouging the public..
It would be smart for Disney.
Disney is all about the money also….