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The Tree of Life is gorgeous in the sunshine!
Recently, Disney World extended their park hours for select days in the next few months. Here are those changes!
We’ve seen changes to park hours on some days in the coming months at all four Disney World theme parks!
Magic Kingdom
At Disney’s Magic Kingdom, the park will close at 10PM on August 8th, 9th, and 15th instead of the previous 9PM closing.
Cinderella Castle
The park will still open at 9AM.
Check out what’s new at the Magic Kingdom!
Hollywood Studios
In Disney’s Hollywood Studios, guests will get an extra hour all month long in September when the park will close at 9PM instead of 8PM.
Hollywood Studios
Hollywood Studios will still open at 9AM.
Here are the latest updates from Hollywood Studios!
EPCOT
Beginning in October, EPCOT will be open from 11AM to 10PM instead of closing at 9PM.
Welcome to EPCOT!
This is showing for October 1st through the 16th, which is as far as the calendar shows right now.
Here’s what you need to know about the 2021 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival
Animal Kingdom
At Disney’s Animal Kingdom will close at 8:00 PM instead of 7:00 PM on August 7th, 14th, 15th, and 21st.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom will still open at 8AM each day.
Check out what’s new in Animal Kingdom
We also recently learned about the hours for Disney World’s brand new upcoming fireworks shows — Disney Enchantment and EPCOT Forever. Disney released the showtimes for both shows on their debut nights!
Disney Enchantment ©Disney
Disney also recently released the dates and times for Extended Evening Hours! This perk allows guests staying at select Disney World hotels to stay in the parks longer.
Cinderella Castle
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AJ,I read that the extra park time will be only to the high end hotels and vacation club members ?????
ED, that refers to the Evening Extended Hours benefit that, you’re correct, is for Deluxe and Deluxe Villa guests (when it starts). These are an extension of the regular Park hours that all guests can enjoy.
If I recall correctly, parks tended to be open 9-9 on regular days in at least the springtime, but extended the hours during the summer. How much later was it open during fall?
As I have mentioned before. Even with Disney World new extended hours (as well as the regular hours), 8:00 pm, 9:00 pm and 10:00 is way too early to close. Especially when you are park hopping the parks. It makes it difficult to do when they closed so early as you end up with limited time. Why not close at midnight for all the parks, or at least 11:00 pm?
Prior to the Pandemic, Disneyland use to close at midnight during the summer and holiday’s. Now Disneyland closes at 10:00 pm, but it takes you less than 5 minutes from gate to gate from Disneyland to California Adventure. Where as at Disney World, it can take up to and hour to get to one park to another wasting valuable time you could be spending in the parks. Oh well, it is what it is.