'Disney After Hours' event sells out its first Magic Kingdom date for 2023 at Walt Disney World

Dec 27, 2022 in "Disney After Hours"

Posted: Tuesday December 27, 2022 3:21pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney World's 'Disney After Hours' is now sold out for January 9 2023 at Magic Kingdom.

The January 9 date is the first of the 'Disney After Hours' dates at Magic Kingdom, scheduled for 2023 between January 4 and April 19 at Disney's Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom.

Dates have previously sold out for Disney After hours at Disney's Hollywood Studios.



'Disney After Hours' is a late-night, separately ticketed event at a Walt Disney World theme park for three additional hours after regular park hours, with treats such as ice cream, popcorn and select beverages included. The number of tickets for these events is limited, which means lower wait times for some of your favorite attractions.

At Disney's Hollywood Studios, all of the latest attractions are included - Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run, Slinky Dog Dash and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.

Tickers are priced between $129 and $149 based on date.

'Disney After Hours' events at Disney’s Hollywood Studios are scheduled for select nights, January 4 through April 19, 2023.

'Disney After Hours' events at Magic Kingdom are scheduled for select nights, January 9 through March 27, 2023. 'Disney After Hours' takes place from 9:30pm to 12:30am at Disney's Hollywood Studios, and 10pm to 1am at Magic Kingdom. Admission begins at 7pm.

  • 'Disney After Hours' at Magic Kingdom - January 9 (sold out), 16, 23; February 16, 20, 27; March 2, 6, 13, 16, 20, 27 2023.
  • 'Disney After Hours' at Disney's Hollywood Studios - January 4 (sold out), 11 (sold out), 18, 25; February 15, 22; March 8, 22, 29; April 2, 5, 19 2023.


With 'Disney After Hours' tickets, you can enter the park where the event is taking place as early as 7 p.m. Disney After Hours admission is a separately priced ticket not included with regular daytime park admission.

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mattpeto3 days ago

FWIW, VAH still has a page on Disneyworld.com. I expected it back this year or last year, maybe 2024 is the charm.

Squishy3 days ago

I'd say it was better, it had dedicated treats, decent cavalcade & stage show. Only thing DL does better is roaming around characters/M&Gs.

MagicHappens19713 days ago

Yeah but even so that event really wasn’t on the same caliber as the Disneyland After Dark events.

Squishy3 days ago

Well there was Villain's After Hours in 2019 & 2020 but why would they try that again if plain after hours are selling out :/

drew813 days ago

I agree totally. Shame they go the lazy route.

MagicHappens19714 days ago

If they're going to do these "After Hours" events, I wish they'd take a page out of Disneyland's playbook. Pick a theme and go all out. But that costs money, which apparently TDO doesn't have.

TTA944 days ago

Maybe unpopular opinion but I wish they’d bring back a hard ticket event like Pirate and Princess. Maybe run FoF at night and some firework show.

wdwmagic5 days ago

No official announcement or dates yet.

arich355 days ago

I assume they haven't announced dates yet?

Squishy5 days ago

wdwmagic5 days ago

No surprise, but Disney After Hours will be back in early 2024.

bmr1591Aug 17, 2023

I know it’s not as simple as flipping a switch, but some after hours throwback nights where they showed Enchantment or Wishes would be immediate sell outs.

DCBakerAug 17, 2023

The final date for the After Hours event at EPCOT, August 24, has sold out.

mattpetoAug 14, 2023

A little interesting…VAH is featured on a 2024 calendar. (Yes I know Enchantment is too) https://x.com/christier0408/status/1690862305104347136?s=46&t=ecQrhwSJt2moe28pEQ0Hwg