Staying at a Disney World Deluxe Resort comes with a TON of perks.
Stormalong Bay at Disney’s Yacht Club Hotel
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 Animal Kingdom!
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 Animal Kingdom!
Animal Kingdom During Extended Evening Hours!
According to the My Disney Experience app calendar, the first Extended Evening Hours at Animal Kingdom will be on Friday, October 11, 2024, from 6PM to 8PM.
Low crowds in Animal Kingdom
What sort of attractions will be open during these after-hours events? Disney hasn’t confirmed the rides just yet, but these were available during Animal Kingdom in 2023:
- Avatar Flight of Passage
- DINOSAUR
- Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
- It’s Tough to be a Bug!
- Meet Favorite Disney Pals at Adventurers Outpost
- Na’vi River Journey
- TriceraTop Spin
Animal Kingdom
Disney also recently announced that Hollywood Studios Extended Evening Hours will be returning soon, too, and you can read all about that here! 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
- The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness 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
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Not in a long time have we thought the Deluxes had much more perks than Value or Mod and sure not a TON:) especially for the cost difference. But add EEH is a big perk. So when the add AK and possibly HS, will that mean there will now be 4 days during the week where you can do EEH?? Right now the 2 days they have doesn’t motivate me to even consider a deluxe resort.