Walt Disney World Park Hours Update

[spectromagic04]

So we should expect an update next week for the week of 8/18? I wanted to start planning my LLs but a lot is going to depend on what time early entry is

Every Friday around 10am-11am they post the new hours for each new week.

 

[DCBaker]

Disney has extended park hours at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios for the week of August 18, 2024.

Magic Kingdom
Aug. 19, 21, 24: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-10pm)
Aug. 20, 23: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Aug. 18: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Aug. 19-24: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)

Disney's Hollywood Studios
Aug. 20, 22: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Aug. 23: 9am-9:30pm (previously 9am-9pm)

 

[arich35]

Was looking at hours for Sept 25th, Fantasmic! is at 9:30 with EEH 9-11. I really hope they at an 8 PM showing

 

[DCBaker]

Only park hours at Animal Kingdom have been extended for the week of August 25, 2024. Standard hours remain at Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and EPCOT.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Aug. 25-31: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)

 

[mattpeto]

On the rolling calendar, Magic Kingdom is defaulting to a 9 pm closing in October? I could have sworn it’s always been 10 pm?

I realize they will just extend to 10 pm or 11 pm but I don’t recall an opening time of 9 pm for MK.

 

[Tha Realest]

On the rolling calendar, Magic Kingdom is defaulting to a 9 pm closing in October? I could have sworn it’s always been 10 pm?

I realize they will just extend to 10 pm or 11 pm but I don’t recall an opening time of 9 pm for MK.

Keeping operating hours to a narrower window would seem to be a tool deployed by the managers to keep down costs in the face of slower attendance

 

[DCBaker]

On the rolling calendar, Magic Kingdom is defaulting to a 9 pm closing in October? I could have sworn it’s always been 10 pm?

I realize they will just extend to 10 pm or 11 pm but I don’t recall an opening time of 9 pm for MK.

See below - Magic Kingdom moved to a default 10pm close on May 12. It shifts back to 9pm on September 30.

Walt Disney World has extended park hours for the week of March 24, 2024. One additional note - beginning May 12, default hours at Magic Kingdom shift to 9am-10pm.

 

[DCBaker]

Park hours at Animal Kingdom have been extended for the week of September 1, 2024. Standard hours remain at Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and EPCOT.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Sept. 1-7: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)

*A note about an upcoming change to standard hours - beginning October 20, 2024 Animal Kingdom hours shift from 9am-6pm to 8am-6pm.

 

[KDM31091]

Park hours at Animal Kingdom have been extended for the week of September 1, 2024. Standard hours remain at Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and EPCOT.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Sept. 1-7: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)

*A note about an upcoming change to standard hours - beginning October 20, 2024 Animal Kingdom hours shift from 9am-6pm to 8am-6pm.

Makes sense, as it almost always opens at 8 anyway

 

[DCBaker]

Disney has extended park hours at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios for the week of August 18, 2024.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Aug. 18: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Aug. 19-24: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)

Update - Disney has extended the park closing time from 6pm to 7pm at Animal Kingdom on August 23 and 24.

 

[spectromagic04]

Update - Disney has extended the park closing time from 6pm to 7pm at Animal Kingdom on August 23 and 24.

Probably because this past weekend was crazy busy. They are expecting the same crowd levels again because of the annual passholder magnets.

 

[DCBaker]

Park hours at Animal Kingdom and one day at Hollywood Studios have been extended for the week of September 8, 2024.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Sept. 8-14: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)

Disney's Hollywood Studios
Sept. 13: 9am-9:30pm (previously 9am-9pm)

 

[mattpeto]

Some weirdness I haven’t seen...

Both November 5th and 6th in the rolling calendar have been unveiled with “Schedule Unavailable”.

 

[DCBaker]

Disney has extended park hours at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios for the week of September 15, 2024.

Magic Kingdom
Sept. 20: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Sept. 21: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-10pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Sept. 15-19: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Sept. 20, 21: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)

Disney's Hollywood Studios
Sept. 15: 9am-9:30pm (previously 9am-9pm)

 

[DCBaker]

Park hours at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom have been extended for the week of September 22, 2024.

Magic Kingdom
Sept. 22, 27: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Sept. 28: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-10pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Sept. 22, 27, 28: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Sept. 23, 24, 25, 26: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)

 

[Addo]

15th September seems an anomaly at HS.

Close 9:30pm. Fantasmic 10pm.

Any ideas why? Planning to be there that date.

 

[nickys]

15th September seems an anomaly at HS.

Close 9:30pm. Fantasmic 10pm.

Any ideas why? Planning to be there that date.

That is fairly common for Fantasmic to be after official closing.

 

[DCBaker]

Disney has extended park hours at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom for the week of September 29, 2024.

Magic Kingdom
Sept. 30: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Oct. 2: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Oct. 3, 4: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Oct. 5: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Sept. 29, 30: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Oct. 1, 2, 3: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Oct. 4, 5: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)

 

[DCBaker]

Park hours at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom have been extended for the week of October 6, 2024.

*Also noting Disney has confirmed EPCOT hours will shift to 9am-9:30pm beginning November 29 with the start of the International Festival of the Holidays.

Magic Kingdom
Oct. 6, 10, 11: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Oct. 7, 9: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Oct. 12: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Oct. 6, 12: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Oct. 7, 8, 9, 10: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Oct. 11: 8am-8pm (previously 9am-6pm)

 

[DCBaker]

Disney has extended park hours at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom for the week of October 13, 2024.

Magic Kingdom
Oct. 13: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Oct. 14, 15, 17, 18: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Oct. 16, 19: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Oct. 13, 14, 15, 18, 19: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Oct. 16, 17: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)