Park Hours

[bubbles1812]

Question... our next Disney trip starts Saturday Dec 7, meaning our Dining Reservation window starts June 10th [at least by my calculation, that's 180 days before]. However, park hours on the website haven't been released for December and if they continue their pattern of releasing hours one day at a time, they'll only be up to Dec 3rd when June 10th hits. Anyone have any strategies to deal with this? Or do they generally release a bunch of days once a new month hits? I've never paid attention to it before and honestly can't remember if I've had this issue before either.

I plan our trips based on park hours, EMH, ect. I'll figure out After Hours and Candlelight Processional as they come but I just hate making dining reservations while feeling like I'm shooting in the dark because I don't know the general park hours.

Edit: Or maybe I just need to look closer...looks like all November hours are out but you have to go to the actual month rather than just looking at the little calendar at the top that you scroll through. Sneaky Disney.

 

[JillC LI]

I've always found that the park hours were released at least a little more than 6 months after the current date so you could plan accordingly. Sometimes they do get modified though.

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

Park hours are released 180 days at a time.
So December 7th will show up on June 10th if that's 180 days.
As long as you have a room reservation you'll be able to make your ADR's 180+10 and so you'll know the park hours as well.
They will be updated about 3-6 weeks out though.

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

I've always found that the park hours were released at least a little more than 6 months after the current date so you could plan accordingly. Sometimes they do get modified though.

It used to be about 6.5 months out but in the last couple years they switched to 180 days rolling calendar.

 

[ElleJay1119]

Question... our next Disney trip starts Saturday Dec 7, meaning our Dining Reservation window starts June 10th [at least by my calculation, that's 180 days before]. However, park hours on the website haven't been released for December and if they continue their pattern of releasing hours one day at a time, they'll only be up to Dec 3rd when June 10th hits. Anyone have any strategies to deal with this? Or do they generally release a bunch of days once a new month hits? I've never paid attention to it before and honestly can't remember if I've had this issue before either.

I plan our trips based on park hours, EMH, ect. I'll figure out After Hours and Candlelight Processional as they come but I just hate making dining reservations while feeling like I'm shooting in the dark because I don't know the general park hours.

Edit: Or maybe I just need to look closer...looks like all November hours are out but you have to go to the actual month rather than just looking at the little calendar at the top that you scroll through. Sneaky Disney.

My day was today for 12/1 and hours weren’t out on Disney’s site, but Kenny the Pirate’s site seemed to be spot on because once I booked my ADRs, the park hours showed up in my plans, (provided my ADRs were in that park on that day) and they were 100% correct.

 

[bubbles1812]

My day was today for 12/1 and hours weren’t out on Disney’s site, but Kenny the Pirate’s site seemed to be spot on because once I booked my ADRs, the park hours showed up in my plans, (provided my ADRs were in that park on that day) and they were 100% correct.

Cool. I will look at his site! It’s been stressing me out. Thanks so much

 

[monothingie]

@wdwmagic keeps archived park hours. They tend not to vary too much from previous years and generally give a good idea as to what hours to expect for your travel period. (DHS of course will be different this year due to SWGE)

Walt Disney World Calendar

Disney World Park Hours

www.wdwmagic.com