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"

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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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FettFan1 day ago

WDW is literally being run by the spiritual successors of John Hammond.

larryz3 days ago

Remember, Splash was renovated by the same crew who built Rise of the Resistance...

Tha Realest3 days ago

Splash was never removed from the EH inventory. Yet another way they diminish the value proposition of their offerings.

surfsupdon3 days ago

Millions of dollars spent but not to increase capacity. That’s the humour.

HauntedPirate7 days ago

*Disney adds TBA to the EMH hours ride lineup* --48 hours later-- *Disney removes TBA from the EMH hours ride lineup*

DCBaker7 days ago

Poof. As of last night, Disney removed mention of Tiana's Bayou Adventure on the available attraction list during Extended Evening Hours from both MDX and the website.

arich359 days ago

I hope this means Fantasmic! will be moved up in time in September

DCBaker9 days ago

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure has officially been added to the available attraction list during Extended Evening Hours and will be available via a Virtual Queue: An Extra Opportunity to Join the Virtual Queue Guests staying at a Disney Deluxe Resort, Disney Deluxe Villa Resort or other select hotels will have additional opportunities to join virtual queues. At 6:00 PM on nights with extended evening theme park hours at Magic Kingdom park, these Guests can request to join the virtual queue for: Tiana’s Bayou Adventure TRON Lightcycle / Run

mattpeto9 days ago

I wouldn't draw any conclusions. The only truly safe bet is Epcot will have Monday EEH. Last year, they switched away from MK to DHS/AK/Epcot during the holiday stretch and sometimes used Thursdays instead of Wednesdays. Or had a 2nd Epcot EEH on Thursdays. Best bet is watch the rolling 70 day calendar unless Disney confirms the further out dates which they did with AK last year.

nickys9 days ago

Not necessarily. They could go with two Epcot evenings instead. Fingers crossed for DHS though.

Schweino9 days ago

So for the holiday season, there's only one Wednesday where there is a party and thats 11/27. Safe to say that is when HS will be extended and only on that date?

DCBaker9 days ago

In an update to park hours, Disney has confirmed Extended Evening Hours return to Hollywood Studios on Wednesday, September 25, 2024:

surfsupdonMar 21, 2024

The Cabins used to be lumped in as a Moderate, so it's nice to see a change with the higher price point. I would love Evening Hours to come back for other Resorts. Now with the parks opening so very early, and closing relatively early, I imagine a lot of the early rope droppers, especially with kids, wouldn't make it to late night. Just last week, the parks were opening at 7 and 730am (except for Epcot) which sure is early when you do it day after day.