News Early Theme Park Entry and Extended Evening Hours coming for resort guests

[DCBaker]

Extended Evening Hours on August 20, shift back to Animal Kingdom.

Here’s a look at the upcoming schedule for Wednesdays:

June 18: Magic Kingdom
June 25: Magic Kingdom
July 2: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
July 9: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
July 16: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
July 23: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
July 30: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
August 6: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
August 13: Magic Kingdom
August 20: Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Find upcoming park hours from @wdwmagic at this link: https://www.wdwmagic.com/calendar.htm

 

[NotCalledBob]

This is making planning very difficult. I've already had to go back to the drawing board twice.

 

[GhostHost1000]

Parks should open 1 hour early for resort guests but they won’t do that because they still want to sell lightning lanes.

They should also not open AK so early and all parks be consistent

 

[Touchdown]

I love AK early morning, the animals are more active, the park fills up slower and I can power through all the rides, see FotLK and Nemo and be off to another park by 2pm.

 

[Purduevian]

Parks should open 1 hour early for resort guests but they won’t do that because they still want to sell lightning lanes.

They should also not open AK so early and all parks be consistent

I assume part of the reason for AK opening so early is for the bus fleet. They can send a bunch of busses to AK for opening then shift them away from AK for the other parks opening.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Hard disagree on DAK. The animals are more active in the morning and this time of year, that extra hour is actually comfortable.

 

[Ayla]

Well, MK won’t be closing at 10 once Starlight starts.

Zero consolation for people visiting in June and first half of July.

 

[NelleBelle]

Ugh! This totally screws my plans…again! I wouldn’t care if the EEH actually extended later when the park is dark but given that it’s summer, that’s not happening. Just frustrating

 

[Touchdown]

I don’t do AK Evening EMH, doing so requires me to choose between a night show or EMH, night show wins. Prefer any other park.

 

[easyrowrdw]

Why isn't Tron open during Early Entry hours?

"It's like [Disney] gets off on being withholding." ~Buster Bluth

 

[Nottamus]

This is great for AK, except - they should keep the food & drink choices open to match

It’s a beautiful park at night.

 

[ToTBellHop]

This is great for AK, except - they should keep the food & drink choices open to match

It’s a beautiful park at night.

They aren't really opening it late enough (even with this) for it to be dark.

Agree on food, though. It's one thing to have less food at 11 pm, but at 6:30 pm, people want to eat.

 

[Ayla]

They aren't really opening it late enough (even with this) for it to be dark.

Agree on food, though. It's one thing to have less food at 11 pm, but at 6:30 pm, people want to eat.

Which kinda defeats the purpose, because if there is no where to eat, people will leave to go elsewhere ~ to eat!

 

[ToTBellHop]

Which kinda defeats the purpose, because if there is no where to eat, people will leave to go elsewhere ~ to eat!

And then they'll say, "gee, I guess no one wants these evening hours at DAK. So, when DHS and MK are unavailable, I guess we will just run this twice a week at Epcot for all our wealthy guests looking to get on Living with the Land again."

 

[Touchdown]

I love Epcot Evening hours, my trips are usually Tues-Mon I was seriously bummed out when they moved Epcot night from Tuesday to Monday. Knowing I get bonus time post Luminous to hit Guardians, TT, Frozen and if I’m lucky Remy one last time is great.

 

[DCBaker]

According to updated park hours, Extended Evening Hours is scheduled to return to Disney's Hollywood Studios on Friday, August 29, 2025.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Is MK still opening extra early with no rope drop during EE? The FL bridge pavement work is done and it was suggested that work caused the change.

 

[Tuvalu]

Is MK still opening extra early with no rope drop during EE? The FL bridge pavement work is done and it was suggested that work caused the change.

It was the week of June 8.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

for August, in addition to Epcot on Mondays you have:
Wed August 6: Animal Kingdom
Wed August 13: Magic Kingdom
Wed August 20: Animal Kingdom
Friday August 29: Hollywood Studios

Not the easiest to plan around especially if booking far out like with DVC

 

[Tha Realest]

for August, in addition to Epcot on Mondays you have:
Wed August 6: Animal Kingdom
Wed August 13: Magic Kingdom
Wed August 20: Animal Kingdom
Friday August 29: Hollywood Studios

Not the easiest to plan around especially if booking far out like with DVC

Yeah. We have a trip in January and trying to game out which park will have which EEH is frustrating. It’s likely going to be MK based on past years and a lack of after hours events around that time, but we probably won’t know until around Christmas