Walt Disney World Park Hours Update

TQQQ

Well-Known Member
You are missing the point completely. As Steve said and as everyone knows. The hours will be extended. They always do it. Why wait to announce it?!? That is my complaint. Can you answer me that? Does Disney wanna look like “heroes”. Oh wow we extended park hours from 9 to say 10 or 11 on Thanksgiving week nights. Its another game they love to play to fool guests into thinking they are getting more.
They jsut wait to see their attendance numbers......If they are high, they staff it more and extend hours....Seems like its to your benefit......more hours, more employees....would you rather have it be busy and have them close early and be understaffed?


i dont get the complaint?
 

DCBaker

Premium Member
Original Poster
Walt Disney World has extended park hours in mid-November at Disney's Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom:

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Nov. 12: 8am-8pm (previously 9am-7pm)
Nov. 13, 16, 17, 18: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-7pm)

Magic Kingdom
Nov. 12: 9am-12am (previously 9am-9pm)
Nov. 13, 14, 16, 17: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Nov. 15, 18: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)
 

Fido Chuckwagon

Well-Known Member
Walt Disney World has extended park hours in mid-November at Disney's Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom:

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Nov. 12: 8am-8pm (previously 9am-7pm)
Nov. 13, 16, 17, 18: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-7pm)

Magic Kingdom
Nov. 12: 9am-12am (previously 9am-9pm)
Nov. 13, 14, 16, 17: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Nov. 15, 18: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)
They're keeping Magic Kingdom open till Midnight the Sunday of Veteran's day weekend? That's a new one (in recent history anyway).
 

fgmnt

Well-Known Member
Walt Disney World has extended park hours in mid-November at Disney's Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom:

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Nov. 12: 8am-8pm (previously 9am-7pm)
Nov. 13, 16, 17, 18: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-7pm)

Magic Kingdom
Nov. 12: 9am-12am (previously 9am-9pm)
Nov. 13, 14, 16, 17: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Nov. 15, 18: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)
This is really interesting to me. Longer hours at MK = more total guest time in park. Completely absurd to close that park so close to fireworks time; you need to be able to spread egress out. Same reason they need to bring back nighttime parade and double up those performances Memorial Day - Labor Day and Thanksgiving - New Years. People want to spend their money in your park and not rush to fight for transit back around the lagoon. Let them!
 
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Doberge

True Bayou Magic
Premium Member
What goes into decisions to have MK open 15 hours but differing the hours? On November 11 and 12 it's 9am to 12am but on November 18 is 8am to 11pm.
 

DCBaker

Premium Member
Original Poster
Walt Disney World has extended park hours for the week of November 19. Of note, the park hours at Magic Kingdom on November 20 and 23 have been extended to 8am-12am.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Nov. 19, 20, 23, 24, 25: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-7pm)
Nov. 21, 22: 8am-8pm (previously 9am-7pm)

Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Nov. 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25: 8:30am-9pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Nov. 20: 8:30am-8pm (previously 9am-8pm)

Magic Kingdom
Nov. 19, 21, 22: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Nov. 20, 23: 8am-12am (previously 9am-9pm)
Nov. 24: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Nov. 25: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
 

DCBaker

Premium Member
Original Poster
Walt Disney World has extended park hours for the week of November 26.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Nov. 26: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-7pm)
Dec. 1, 2: 8am-7pm previously 9am-7pm)



Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Dec 1, 2: 8:30am-9pm (previously 9am-9pm)

Magic Kingdom

Nov. 26, 28, 30: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Nov. 27, 29: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Dec. 1: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Dec. 2: 8am-11pm previously 9am-9pm)


 

DCBaker

Premium Member
Original Poster
Walt Disney World has extended park hours for the week of December 3.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Dec. 3-9: 8am open (previously 9am)

Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Dec. 3-9: 8:30am open (previously 9am)

Magic Kingdom
Dec. 3, 7, 8: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Dec. 4: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Dec. 6, 9: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)

*Edited to fix typo
 
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DCBaker

Premium Member
Original Poster
Walt Disney World has extended park hours for the week of December 10.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Dec. 16: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-7pm)

Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Dec. 10: 8:30am-7pm (previously 9am-7pm)
Dec. 16: 8:30am-8pm (previously 9am-8pm)

Magic Kingdom
Dec. 10, 15: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Dec. 11, 13: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Dec. 16: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)
 

LittleBuford

Well-Known Member
Magic Kingdom
Dec. 11, 13: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
I wonder why the Magic Kingdom closes at 10 on these two dates rather than 11, which is the time it’s scheduled to close during the preceding week. Does anyone know if they might extend the hours further closer to the date?
 

Squishy

Well-Known Member
I wonder why the Magic Kingdom closes at 10 on these two dates rather than 11, which is the time it’s scheduled to close during the preceding week. Does anyone know if they might extend the hours further closer to the date?
Executives on a Friday:
Spin Spinning GIF by S4C
 

LittleBuford

Well-Known Member
It is always a possibility. In the past you'd see hours extended day of if necessary. Best thing to do is to just keep checking as your trip gets closer (assuming that's why you're wondering).
Thanks, and you’re correct in your assumption. It’s my first time back since the pandemic!
 

SaucyBoy

Well-Known Member
In the Parks
No
When did they change Epcot's closing time to 9:30? Seems like that's the new normal for the rest of the year.
Epcot has always had longer hours during the holidays. Although in the past it used to stay open until 10:00 pm on Friday and Saturday nights, if I recall correctly.
 

DCBaker

Premium Member
Original Poster
Here are the latest park hours Walt Disney World has extended.

EPCOT
Dec. 31: 9am-1am (previously 9am-12am)

Magic Kingdom
Dec. 17, 19, 21, 22: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Dec. 18: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Dec. 20: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Dec. 23: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Dec. 8, 9: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-7pm)
Dec. 17, 18, 19: 8am-8pm (previously 9am-7pm)
Dec. 20, 21, 22, 23: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-7pm)

Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Dec. 17, 19: 8:30am-9pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Dec. 18: 8:30am-8pm (previously 9am-8pm)
 

DCBaker

Premium Member
Original Poster
Walt Disney World has extended park hours for the week of December 24. Magic Kingdom is now set to close at midnight for 8 days in a row (including Dec. 31).

Magic Kingdom
Dec. 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30: 8am-12am (previously 9am-9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Dec. 24: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-7pm)
Dec. 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30: 8am-8pm (previously 9am-7pm)

Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Dec. 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30: 8:30am-9pm (previously 9am-9pm)
 

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