Walt Disney World to celebrate New Year's Eve in 2021

After skipping New Year's Eve celebrations in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, guests will be able to ring in 2022 at Walt Disney World.

Photo: WDWMAGICHolidays at EPCOT

Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Disney's Hollywood Studios are all open until midnight in the latest operating hours update.

These hours are provisional and are likely to be extended closer to the time. Based on previous years, EPCOT and Magic Kingdom are likely to see a 1am close. View the latest Walt Disney World operating hours.

Disney's Animal Kingdom is currently scheduled to close at 7pm on December 31 2021. The park did celebrate New Year's Eve in 2019, which was a break from the usual pattern of no New Year's celebration at Animal Kingdom.

Photo: WDWMAGICFantasy in the Sky New Year's Eve edition 2011

Disney is yet to announce its New Year's Eve plans, but it would seem very likely that we will see midnight fireworks at EPCOT, Magic Kingdom, and Disney's Hollywood Studios. In addition, Magic Kingdom is open until midnight on December 30, suggesting that we may see New Year's Eve fireworks on both nights as in the past.

Photo: WDWMAGICFireworks at EPCOT

You can view the latest operating hours through to January 4 2022 at our Walt Disney World calendar.