Festival of the Lion King added to Extended Evening Hours at Disney's Animal Kingdom for one night only

Dec 04, 2023 in "Festival of the Lion King"

Posted: Monday December 4, 2023 3:07pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Festival of the Lion King has been added to the schedule for an upcoming Extended Evening Hours night at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

The show will be performed on December 28, 2023, at 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2pm, 3 pm, 4pm, 5 pm, 8 pm, and 9 pm.

Festival of the Lion King will be party of Extended Evening Hours on December 28, 2023

Extended evening hours are available at Disney's Animal Kingdom on November 8, November 22, December 4, and December 28, 2023.

Attractions available during Extended Evening Hours at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Avatar Flight of Passage
DINOSAUR
Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
It's Tough to be a Bug!
Meet Favorite Disney Pals at Adventurers Outpost
Na'vi River Journey
TriceraTop Spin

Extended Evening Hours is a benefit for guests staying at Walt Disney World deluxe hotels, and offers 2 hours of additional park time after regular close.

Extended Evening Hours at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Walt Disney World Extended Evening Hours Participating Hotels

Disney Deluxe Resorts

Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
Disney's Beach Club Resort
Disney's BoardWalk Inn
Disney's Contemporary Resort
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Disney's Polynesian Village Resort
Disney's Wilderness Lodge
Disney's Yacht Club Resort

Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts

Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort
Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge
Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney's Wilderness Lodge
Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo House
Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
Disney's Beach Club Villas
Disney's BoardWalk Villas
Disney's Old Key West Resort
Disney's Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
Disney’s Riviera Resort
Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
The Villas at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

Other Select Hotels

Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
Shades of Green on Walt Disney World

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DJDreamer3 days ago

Hollywood Studios once again on September 24th.

djlaosc11 days ago

Looks to be Hollywood Studios again on September 17th 2025 on the WDWMagic calendar.

DCBaker18 days ago

It appears Extended Evening Hours shift to Hollywood Studios on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. Here’s a look at upcoming Extended Evening Hours dates: July 2: Disney’s Animal Kingdom July 7: EPCOT July 9: Disney’s Animal Kingdom July 14: EPCOT July 16: Disney’s Animal Kingdom July 21: EPCOT July 23: Disney’s Animal Kingdom July 28: EPCOT July 30: Disney’s Animal Kingdom August 4: EPCOT August 6: Disney’s Animal Kingdom August 11: EPCOT August 13: Magic Kingdom August 18: EPCOT August 20: Disney’s Animal Kingdom August 25: EPCOT August 29: Disney’s Hollywood Studios September 1: EPCOT September 3: Magic Kingdom September 8: EPCOT September 10: Disney's Hollywood Studios Find upcoming park hours from @wdwmagic at this link: https://www.wdwmagic.com/calendar.htm

Touchdown22 days ago

Must have had some surveys tell them AK is not an appropriate or acceptable EMH.

mattpeto22 days ago

Well at least Mondays at Epcot are locked in, everything else is a wild guess.

wdwmagic22 days ago

Disney World Updates Summer 2025 Extended Evening Hours Schedule: Magic Kingdom Returns September 3 https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/extra-magic-hours/news/27jun2025-disney-world-updates-after-hours-schedule-magic-kingdom-returns-september-3.htm

djlaosc24 days ago

Now the WDWMagic calendar is showing Extended Evening Hours at Magic Kingdom on 3rd September 2025.

djlaosc26 days ago

We are going mid-September and have the same issue - Wednesday would be fine, Friday wouldn't be, and all of these changes are making it difficult to plan, especially when these extended evening hours could help to decide whether we go to MNSSHP this year or not.

NotCalledBob26 days ago

Very frustrating! We planned our whole trip around it being Mondays and Wednesdays. Now it has moved to Friday that week we are missing out. It's too late to change the trip.

Tha Realest26 days ago

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

TheMaxRebo26 days ago

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