If you’re planning a trip to Disney World in 2026 and staying at a Disney World hotel, you’ll be able to grab some pretty SWEET perks. For example, if you’re staying at a Disney World hotel from May 26th through September 8th, you’ll get free tickets for you and your group to one of Disney’s water parks on your arrival date.

Animal Kingdom During Extended Evening Hours

All Disney World hotel guests get access to Early Theme Park Entry, but only those staying at a deluxe Disney World hotel get access to Extended Evening Hours. Now, extended evening hours only happen on select dates in select parks, so we’re going to give you a full rundown of all the extended evening hours dates and parks for 2026.

Extended Evening hours are available on select dates and at select parks for guests staying at the following Disney World hotels:

• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
• Disney’s Beach Club Resort
• Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
• Disney’s Contemporary Resort
• Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
• Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
• Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
• Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
• Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo House
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
• Disney’s Beach Club Villas
• Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
• Disney’s Old Key West Resort
• Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
• Disney’s Riviera Resort
• Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
• The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort – A Disney Vacation Club Resort (Please be aware that the extended evening hours benefit applies to Disney Vacation Club Cabins only.)
• The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
• Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
• Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
• Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
• Shades of Green on Walt Disney World Resort

Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort

Those guests will get a few extra hours every evening in specific theme parks after the parks have officially closed to the public. This is a great chance to ride attractions with shorter wait times, and most attractions in each park will be available.

Disney’s Contemporary Resort

There are a LOT of things happening in Disney World, and when you’re planning a trip, you want to make sure you’re picking the right time for you and your family. Since we’re obsessed with Disney, we made a calendar so you know the best times to come. Between openings, closing, and when major crowds are expected, we have it all on our planning calendar! If you know you want to go but can’t figure out the best time, we’ve tested out every date to find the absolute best, and we’re sharing it all with you.

Here are the dates and parks with Extended Evening Hours in 2026:

April

• Wednesday, April 1st — Magic Kingdom, 11PM – 1AM
• Monday, April 6th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
• Wednesday, April 8th — Magic Kingdom, 11PM – 1AM
• Monday, April 13th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
• Wednesday, April 15th — Magic Kingdom, 10PM – 12AM
• Monday, April 20th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
• Wednesday, April 22nd — Magic Kingdom, 10PM – 12AM
• Monday, April 27th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
• Wednesday, April 29th — Magic Kingdom, 10PM – 12AM

TRON Lightcycle / Run at night

May

• Monday, May 4th — Animal Kingdom, 6PM – 8PM
• Wednesday, May 6th — Magic Kingdom, 10PM – 12AM
• Monday, May 11th — Hollywood Studios, 9PM – 11PM
• Wednesday, May 13th — Animal Kingdom, 6PM – 8PM
• Monday, May 18th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
• Wednesday, May 20th — Magic Kingdom, 10PM – 12AM
• Monday, May 25th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
• Wednesday, May 27th — Magic Kingdom, 10PM – 12AM

Pandora at night

June

• Monday, June 1st — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
• Wednesday, June 3rd — Magic Kingdom, 10PM – 12AM
• Monday, June 8th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
• Wednesday, June 10th — Magic Kingdom, 10PM – 12AM
• Monday, June 15th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
• Wednesday, June 17th — Magic Kingdom, 10PM – 12AM

Note that this is as far out as the Disney World calendar goes so far, but more dates and parks will be released soon. We’ll keep you updated as more are added, so stay tuned to DFB for more.

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