Extra Theme Park Hours Benefits for Disney World Resort Hotel Guests

UPDATED December 2, 2024

Guests staying at Walt Disney World Resort hotels have access to an added perk: EXTRA time in the theme parks: Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom! All Resort hotel guests have access to Early Theme Park Entry, and guests staying at select Resort hotels may also enjoy Extended Evening Hours at select parks on select nights.

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Early Theme Park Entry (and Qualifying Hotels)
- Open RIDES during Early Theme Park Entry
Extended Evening Hours (and Qualifying Hotels)
- Open RIDES during Extended Evening Hours
- Dates and Parks for Extended Evening Hours

First, let’s break down these two unique benefits.

Early Theme Park Entry

Guests staying at ALL Disney World Resort hotels can enjoy Early Theme Park Entry.

Disney’s Art of Animation Resort

Early Theme Park Entry allows guests to enter ANY of the four theme parks 30 minutes early EVERY DAY to get a head start on their day in the parks!

Disney has confirmed that Early Theme Park Entry will continue through 2025 at least. That means that during your upcoming vacation in 2024 or 2025, you will be able to take advantage of this benefit as long as you’re staying in a Disney World Resort or one of the other participating hotels.

Early Entry signage showing Eligible Resort guests which way to go to start the FUN!

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Qualifying Resort Hotels

Early Theme Park Entry is available for guests at the following hotels:

Disney World Value Hotels and Campsites

Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
Disney’s Pop Century Resort
The Campsites at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort

Disney World Moderate Resort Hotels:

Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter
Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside

Disney World Deluxe Resort 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
The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort — A Disney Vacation Club Resort

Deluxe Villas at Disney World:

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 Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

Disney Springs Resort Area Hotels, Disney World’s on-property military hotel, and other select hotels:

Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
B Resort & Spa Lake Buena Vista
DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando
Drury Plaza Hotel Orlando Lake Buena Vista
Four Seasons Resort Orlando
Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace
Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista
Holiday Inn Orlando
Shades of Green® on Walt Disney World Resort
Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
Waldorf Astoria Orlando
Wyndham Garden Lake Buena Vista
Wyndham Lake Buena Vista

Early Theme Park Entry Attractions

These are the rides that are OPEN during Early Theme Park Entry!

Magic Kingdom

“it’s a small world”
Astro Orbiter
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Mad Tea Party
Mickey’s PhilharMagic
Peter Pan’s Flight
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
Space Mountain
The Barnstormer
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Tomorrowland Speedway
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover
Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid
Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress

“it’s a small world”

EPCOT

Frozen Ever After
Mission: SPACE
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
Soarin’ Around the World
Spaceship Earth
Test Track
The Seas with Nemo & Friends

Mission: SPACE

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Avatar Flight of Passage
DINOSAUR
Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
It’s Tough to be a Bug!
Na’vi River Journey
TriceraTop Spin

Expedition Everest

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Alien Swirling Saucers
Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
Slinky Dog Dash
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror ™
Toy Story Mania!

Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway

Requirements for Early Theme Park Entry

Guests will need a valid theme park ticket AND a Resort ID (such as a MagicBand or Key to the World card).

Extended Evening Hours

The Disney World parks also offer Extended Evening Theme Park Hours for select guests, giving them extra hours in the parks! Unlike Early Theme Park Hours, the Extended Evening Hours are offered only at one park per specific date.

EPCOT

Disney has confirmed that Extended Evening Hours will continue through 2025 at least. That means that during your upcoming vacation in 2024 or 2025, you will be able to take advantage of this benefit as long as you’re staying in one of the qualifying Resort Hotels listed below.

During the extended hours, select attractions, merchandise, and food and beverage locations are available.