We could name SO MANY reasons why you might want to stay at a Disney World Deluxe hotel — there are just tons of benefits.
Riviera Resort
But if you ask us, one of the best perks is Extended Evening Hours, which allows folks exclusive time in select parks. Right now, folks can visit EPCOT and Magic Kingdom on select nights, but Disney just announced that Extended Evening Hours are coming back to Hollywood Studios and we’ve got all the details!
Disney World offers Extended Evening Theme Park Hours for select guests, giving them extra hours in the parks! Unlike Early Theme Park Hours, Extended Evening Hours are offered only at one park per specific date. Right now, you’ll find this extra perk in EPCOT and Magic Kingdom, but Disney just revealed that Extended Evening Hours are coming back to Hollywood Studios!
Tower of Terror
We spotted the change on the My Disney Experience app, but it doesn’t appear as though the calendar on the website has been updated yet. People staying at select Disney World hotels can experience Extended Evening Hours at Hollywood Studios beginning on September 25th, 2024.
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This means you’ll be able to ride the following rides!
- Alien Swirling Saucers
- Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
- Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
- Slinky Dog Dash
- Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
- Toy Story Mania!
- The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™
Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge
And as a reminder, these are the hotels that qualify for Extended Evening Hours:
- Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
- Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
- Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo House
- Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
- Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Copper Creek Villas & Cabins Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Disney’s Beach Club Resort
- Disney’s Beach Club Villas
- Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
- Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
- Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
- Disney’s Old Key West Resort
- Disney’s Riviera Resort
- Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin
- Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
- Shades of Green at Walt Disney World Resort
Hollywood Studios
We’ll be sure to bring you the latest updates about Extended Evening Hours and everything from Disney World, so stay tuned to the Disney Food Blog for more news!
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We have done extended evening hours at both Epcot and MK. One thing to remember is that regular guests can get in an hour long queue at closing and thus the line will continue to be an hour long for one half of extended evening hours. Also, MOST restaurants are closed during these two hours. It is definitely not worth paying the difference for a deluxe resort, but if you always stay at one anyway, a nice small perk.
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I noticed that is the same night that Magic Kingdom usually has it’s extended hours but it isn’t there. MK does have it listed for the 18th but the calendar doesn’t go beyond the 25th yet.
Will they be changing the day of the week that it’s offered? This would seriously screw up my plans.
My surprised they would offer this perk the same night -Wednesday- that they traditionally offer MK EEH. This would be awesome for my November trip if its a different night than MK. It’s not really a perk if you have to pick one or the other. TBH I think they need to offer extended evening hours at all the parks to guests staying in a deluxe resort one night a week.
It kils me that the Cabins at Fort Wilderness do not qualify for extended evening hours, especially since they’ve gone DVC. It’s just one more reason that it’s not as enticing as it should be, even for long time cabin fans like us, to go DVC. The cabins have always cost more than some of the least expensive rooms at the Deluxe hotels, and they cost even more now, but they are still considered moderate. If I went DVC at the cabins and realized that my home resort didn’t qualify for extended evening hours…