Disney World's Magic Kingdom to close early in January 2023

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Friday November 25, 2022 3:00pm ET · "Magic Kingdom"
Disney World's Magic Kingdom to close early in January 2023

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Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World will close early at 4:30pm on January 31 2023.


Park hours at Magic Kingdom For January 31 2023 are 9:00am to 4:30pm. EPCOT will be open from 9:00am to 9:00pm, Disney's Animal Kingdom from 9:00am to 7:00pm, and Disney's Hollywood Studios from 8:30am to 9:00pm. Park hoping begins at 2:00pm.

Early closures are typically due to private events taking place at the park. We have not yet been able to confirm the reason for this closure, but possibilities include a Cast Service celebration (which honors long-serving Cast Members), a media event, or a private park buyout.

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↩ replying to DCBaker
Wasn't the 2022 cast member event supposed to be in January but it was postponed due to weather?
↩ replying to DCBaker
I assume the cost of the date based park specific ticket will be adjusted correspondingly to reflect the shorter operating hours?
↩ replying to monothingie
Not according to the calendar its listed as $134 and not the cheapest ticket for the month.
The headline makes it sound like more than one day.
We had tickets bought for 28th September but park closed due to hurricane "Ian".We were given options 1..change tickets for the Friday when park was reopening (we were returning home to Uk on the Saturday) or 2..use tickets in the next 12 months.......no refunds allowed.
Had no choice but to book the Friday when the park didn't open until 10:00am,closed at 6pm due to evening event and on top we were charged an extra $70:00.Also the train back to the car park broke down and we had to walk back to our car despite a parked area of trains standing idle.What a rip off!!
↩ replying to Ijg
Just for future reference, going to guest services and asking nicely will usually get you that refund.

Also unused tickets really don’t self destruct after a specific time. The original face value can always be applied to future ticket purchases.
It's a Cast Service Celebration for CMs that celebrated a milestone anniversary in 2022.
This might also happen for Wednesday Feb 8th too.

The extended hours for deluxe resort guests that would normally take place then have been rescheduled to the Tuesday. And I’m told that Feb 8th is the second Cast Member event.
↩ replying to nickys
It took them 4 tries to pull it off last year? If it goes end of Jan it will be a fluke,
Ignore the troll
↩ replying to JoeCamel
This wasn’t confirmed by anyone on here (afaik anyway). It’s from a CM who will qualify for one of these who has been given the dates.
↩ replying to Tony the Tigger
Seriously!! Some real idiots on here! Cast members deserve every minute of a private celebration!!
↩ replying to littleBatl
Completely agree. They've earned this and more.
↩ replying to DCBaker
I remember attending events at WDW Magic Kingdom in the late 70s. Grad nite in 79 and Publix family day in 80. I like that the venue is safe from public Interaction during events such as this.
↩ replying to Miamiismyhome
Gasp, do M&M take their heads off?
Looks like if you are at Magic Kingdom today (especially with a park hopper) you're doing pretty well! A lot of attractions (major ones included) with lines that are 10 mins or shorter as of 11:25 am!