When the Theme Parks close, the magic begins!
Continue your adventures even after the Theme Parks close if you are staying at select Walt Disney World® Resort hotels from May 9 until May 22, 2004. On select nights, one of the four Theme Parks will be open an extra three hours for you to enjoy some favorite attractions. Just use your Key to the World card or Resort I.D. to pick up a wristband and you're in! For early risers, there is also the Extra Magic Hours benefit in the morning to get a head start on your enchanting Theme Park visit. On designated mornings, one of the four Theme Parks will open one hour early so you can pop in to enjoy select attractions. Valid Theme Park ticket and Resort I.D. required.
For Guests hungry for a late-night meal, certain dining locations will be open during the evening Extra Magic Hours benefit. For a list of eateries that will be operating, please visit Theme Park Guest Relations or the Resort Guest Services desk. Priority seating for table dining will also be available and can be booked at the specific location.
To enjoy the Extra Magic Hours benefit:
Wristbands for the evening Extra Magic Hours benefit may be picked up at select locations in the theme park that is open for the Extra Magic Hours benefit no sooner than two hours before the Extra Magic Hours benefit begins.
Wristbands not needed for the benefit in the morning.
Guests that have one-day Theme Park tickets must have a ticket valid for admission to the Theme Park that is offering the Extra Magic Hours benefit that day.
Guests that have valid multi-day Park Hopper® tickets have the freedom to visit any Walt Disney World® Theme Park on the same day, including the theme park that is offering the Extra Magic Hours benefit that day.
The wristband pick up locations are:
Magic Kingdom® Park - East and West Castle Hubs, The Timekeeper, Mrs. Pott's Cupboard, Liberty Belle Riverboat, and Adventureland Veranda
Epcot® - International Gateway, Future World East Breezeway, Future World West Breezeway, and Mexico Bridge
Disney-MGM Studios - Gower Street (close to The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ FastPass location), ABC TV Theater, and Main Entrance window locations
Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park - Kilimanjaro Safaris®, Kali River Rapids®, The Tree of Life, Primeval Whirl®, and Main Entrance window locations
Be sure to check the schedule to see which Theme Park will host the Extra Magic Hours benefit on which mornings and evenings.‡
Extra Magic Hours (A.M.) Extra Magic Hours (P.M.)
Sunday Epcot®
Monday Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park
Tuesday Disney-MGM Studios
Wednesday Epcot® Magic Kingdom® Park
Thursday Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park
Friday Magic Kingdom® Park
Saturday Disney-MGM Studios
Open Attractions for Extra Magic Hours Benefit
* Noted attractions are only open for the evening benefit
Magic Kingdom® Park - *Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin©Disney/Pixar, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, *Mickey's PhilharMagic, Space Mountain®, *Splash Mountain®, Peter Pan's Flight, *The Haunted Mansion, Cinderella's Golden Carrousel, *The Magic Carpets of Aladdin, *Pirates of the Caribbean, Astro Orbiter, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, *Country Bear Jamboree, Tomorrowland Transit Authority, "it's a small world", Tomorrowland® Indy Speedway, *Jungle Cruise, *Swiss Family Treehouse, Mad Tea Party
Epcot® - Test Track, Mission: SPACE®, Spaceship Earth, *Journey Into Imagination with Figment, *Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, Universe of Energy, *The Living Seas, *Living with the Land, *Norway-Maelstrom, *Mexico-El Río del Tiempo
Disney-MGM Studios - The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster® Starring Aerosmith, *Walt Disney: One Man's Dream, Star Tours, Jim Henson's Muppet Vision 3-D, The Magic of Disney Animation, *Sounds Dangerous-Starring Drew Carey, *The Great Movie Ride, *Voyage of The Little Mermaid
Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park - *TriceraTop Spin, *Primeval Whirl®, *The Boneyard®, It's Tough to be a Bug!®, *Festival of the Lion King, *Kali River Rapids®, *Tarzan™ Rocks!, Kilimanjaro Safaris®, The Tree of Life, Discovery Island™ Trails
The Twilight Zone® is a registered trademark of CBS, Inc. and is used with permission pursuant to a license from CBS, Inc.
Tarzan™ ©Burroughs and Disney
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A recap of info we already knew, but now official from Disney we have confirmation that Evening Extra Magic Hour will be no less and no more than 3 hours. Interesting to note that wristband distribution locations will be at attractions.