Park hours extended as Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend kicks off

Jan 05, 2017 in "Magic Kingdom"

Posted: Thursday January 5, 2017 9:39am EST by WDWMAGIC Staff

The Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend is just getting started, and the boost in crowds has moved Disney to increase the operating hours at two of its parks.

Disney's Hollywood Studios will now be open until 9pm January 5 2017, an increase from the planned 8pm close.

At the Magic Kingdom, hours on January 5, 6, and 7 2017 have been extended by an hour to an 11pm close.

Disney expects 100,000 people to be part of the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. See the schedule for the races.

Walt Disney World operating hours calendar.

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