Disney After Hours returns to Walt Disney World in January 2023

Sep 27, 2022 in "Disney After Hours"

Posted: Tuesday September 27, 2022 11:08am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney After Hours will return to Walt Disney World January 4 2023 at Disney's Hollywood Studios and January 9 2023 at Magic Kingdom.


Disney After Hours is a late-night, separately ticketed events 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.

Pricing for the event has increased prior to the pause of Disney After Hours during the pandemic. Tickets then were fixed at $129, and are now 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, 16, 23; February 16, 20, 27; March 2, 6, 13, 16, 20, 27 2023.

Disney After Hours at Disney's Hollywood Studios - January 4, 11, 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. Event tickets for Magic Kingdom Park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios can be purchased by all guests starting October 7, 2022, with prices ranging from $129 to $159 (plus tax). Guests of select Walt Disney World Resort hotels can begin purchasing Disney After Hours tickets as early as October 4. The advance-purchase window is available to Guests of Disney Resort hotels, Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotels as well as Shades of Green at Walt Disney World Resort.

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DCBaker3 days ago

According to the Walt Disney World website, the After Hours event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on April 3 has sold out.

Chip Chipperson7 days ago

That's true, but you get in early enough to experience some of that stuff, too, but it's really just a good way for short lines for rides.

Drdcm7 days ago

Yeah? Maybe I’ll give it a try in the future. It just seemed sort of missing the core Epcot stuff like food booths, performers, and restaurants. I could see it being nice to just kind of hang out with low crowds and nighttime ambiance though.

Chip Chipperson8 days ago

I did one in August and it was a good time. Even the wait for Guardians was pretty short.

Drdcm8 days ago

The Epcot sell out surprises me. That’s the last park I would expect after hours events to sell out for.

DCBaker8 days ago

The After Hours event at EPCOT on March 28 has sold out (this is the first date to sell out at EPCOT in 2024).

HauntedPirate17 days ago

That would mean the left hand knows what the right hand is doing.

Chip Chipperson18 days ago

It's odd to me that they have so many of these scheduled for Mondays and Wednesdays when those are the deluxe resort EEH nights. My wife and I have a quick trip for late-April/early-May and we're going to book an After Hours, but the only one during our stay is MK on a Monday. We were going to book at BLT and walk back from MK after the After Hours event, but decided to try our 1st stay at Riviera and take the Skyliner to and from the Epcot EEH the same night instead. Had they made the After Hours at DHS or DAK or booked it at MK for the next night, we probably would have bought tickets. It shouldn't be too tough for them to coordinate the EEH and DAH nights to avoid cannibalizing their own sales. And they didn't get any extra money from us for the switch to Riviera, either, because we were going to book a Theme Park View 1-BR at BLT but switched to a standard view 1-BR at Riviera so the cost was comparable.

DCBaker18 days ago

The After Hours event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on March 27 has sold out.

HauntedPirate19 days ago

Yay! They managed to sell out one of the expensive after-hours park double-sells… *checks calendar* … 4 days in advance!! And during Spring Break season, to boot.

DCBaker20 days ago

The After Hours event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on March 13 has sold out.

Ayla24 days ago

I think you are only able to purchase the multiple parks option if you have a park hopper ticket already linked...but I am not 100% sure.

co1006424 days ago

This is a very specific question, but I'm hoping someone here can help me. We will be using a non-park hopping ticket to visit one park in the morning (likely Animal Kingdom) before going to After Hours at DHS (getting there at 7pm for the mix-in). Is it possible to purchase the multiple parks Genie+ option for the day, in hopes to get an attraction at DHS in the 7pm-park close time bracket?

pigglewiggle28 days ago

We've watched a few youtube videos lately where people have attended these and honestly those videos are giving some pretty high praise. I wonder if they are influencing people to start booking these.