It’s been a big year for Bluey, the beloved Australian animated series about the Heeler dog family’s whimsical adventures. While there has not been a new episode since 2024 after the season three finale, “The Sign,” its coda, “Surprise,” and a batch of mini-sodes, the BBC and Disney+-distributed franchise from Ludo Studio keeps dominating viewership charts—and the hearts of fans, young and young at heart.
Bluey is poised to potentially become the most streamed show of the year once again. It held the number one spot on the Nielsen streaming charts in 2024, and its fandom is only growing larger for real life as audiences eagerly await the feature film coming in 2027. It speaks to the power of the pop culture phenomenon that families and childless adults have embraced thanks to the cartoon’s incredibly heartfelt and imaginative childhood tales. Whether you have kids or not, we’ve all been Bluey and Bingo’s age, and the show really hits that nostalgia for the days when we didn’t have a care in the big wide world.
Personally, as a parent who started out as a fan before kids came along, it hits differently now and feels like a reassuring friend in the baby trenches. Like many, I hang on to every news break relating to what’s next with Bluey, and with that in mind, here’s an update on the franchise’s presence this holiday season and what’s coming up next before Bluey: The Movie hits theaters in 2027.
Will there be new Bluey on TV?
Besides streaming on Disney+ and on the official Bluey YouTube, there are no announced new minisodes or an additional season before Ludo Studio releases Bluey: The Movie on August 6, 2027. Yeah, that’s essentially over a year of no full-length content outside of showrunner-writer Joe Brumm and Team Bluey being hard at work on the film. In a letter released in 2024, Brumm announced the feature would be his last contribution to the show he created but remarked that Bluey would continue without him.
If you want to see Bluey on the television screen sooner, there’s always the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. If you missed it on NBC (it aired live in the morning before this post was published on Thursday, November 27), you can stream it on Peacock after the fact. Fans will be able to see Bluey featured as part of the balloons floating above spectators on the streets of New York City for the iconic parade, with her sister Bingo and cousin Muffin likely making an appearance like they did last year.
Where can you meet Bluey?
The only place stateside where Bluey fans can meet Bluey and Bingo remains the immersive experience family retailer CAMP. The New York flagship and locations in Boston, Houston, Miami, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia currently have the rights from Ludo to host meet-and-greets with Bluey and Bingo for Heeler house immersive activations; families can visit the iconic abode and reenact moments from the show. This Christmas season, locations excluding Minneapolis and Miami will host a new version of the experience where families can play seasonal games inspired by the Verandah Santa episode, craft ornaments, and sit for storytime featuring interruptions by Unicorse (who’d probably say, “Aaaand why should I care?” about it all).
And if you happen to be including Australia in your winter travels, you can, of course, visit Bluey’s World in Brisbane, Queensland, to explore the walkable amusement park. Much like Ghibli Park in Japan, the main homeland offering is more of an immersive recreation of the animated world, but you can visit with Bluey, Bingo, and now Muffin for special entertainment and events. Focused more on play and games than rides, this experience is the world’s official Bluey destination from Ludo Studio.
If you’re hoping for rides, though, don’t fret! Over at the UK’s Alton Towers Resort, the world’s first Bluey coaster is set to open at CBeebies Land in the spring of 2026, joining the resort’s other Bluey offerings, including a stage show and Heeler family meet and greet, as well as themed hotel rooms.
Now for an interesting Disney Parks and Experiences update. The internet remembers that one year ago, Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Experiences, revealed that Bluey would be coming to Disney Experiences in 2025. It’s now November, and Bluey and Bingo seem to have missed their flights or boats to Disneyland and Walt Disney World, though appearances on select Australian and New Zealand Disney Cruises were scheduled to begin in October of this year. When reached for comment, a Disney spokesperson told io9 there’s nothing to share at this moment.
All we want is to meet Bluey, Bingo, and Muffin as the Grannies. Imagine a Bluey Grannies overlay on Disneyland’s Autopia and Walt Disney World’s Tomorrowland Speedway with characters in their granny-mobiles throughout and the music from those episodes soundtracking a very otherwise outdated attraction that toddlers can ride.
What’s new with Bluey games and merch?
Okay, it’s the holidays, so we have to talk about the merch game for collectors and folks with kids alike. And one thing we really need to call out is how Australia gets the good stuff, like the official Hammerbarn collab with Bunnings (the hardware store that inspired it) that’s exclusive to the show’s home country.
As a film snob who collects dumb stuff that’s specifically in-universe, I am so mad that I cannot get my hands on the Dog Gnome which Bluey and Bingo get for their home. I don’t want another Bluey inflatable or blow mold; I want a Dog Gnome! Yes, imagine the last sentence said in my best Muffin-sized-tantrum voice. They also have long dogs and Hammerbarn cosplay vests—darn tariffs!
For stateside collectors, Black Friday’s Record Store Day will feature a fifth birthday edition reissue of the Bluey vinyl with a super neat zoetrope of Fruit Bat Bluey in flight, if you want to fight for your life (against me) for it. Easier to attain is a new holiday Christmas record, Verandah Santa, from the show’s composer, Joff Bush, and the Bluey Music Team (Walmart has a gold pressing).
Gamers can also find two new Bluey universe playable entertainment options for the whole family. Already available is Bluey: Bust-a-Move, Nex Playground’s interactive, motion-powered multiplayer where you can engage in mini-games inspired by iconic Bluey episodes. It is the second release since Bluey: The Videogame, which came out on the Nintendo Switch and PS5 back in 2023.
What we’re really looking forward to, however, is Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen—the all-ages game made in collaboration with Bluey creator Joe Brumm, the BBC, and Halfbrick Studios. Brumm wrote the story for the playable adventure inspired by the episodes where Bluey and Bingo go on drawing-world quests.
The game launch will happen globally on December 11 as an App Store for iPhone, iPad, and Mac exclusive first, followed by a Google Play release on January 10. Later in 2026, Halfbrick, alongside PM Studios, will release the game on PC, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
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