Disney confirms attraction line-up for Disney's Animal Kingdom Extended Evening Hours along with dates into December

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Extended Evening Hours at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Posted: Thursday September 14, 2023 11:41am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has confirmed new dates for Extended Evening Hours at Disney's Animal Kingdom and details of the attraction line-up.

Extended evening hours are available at Disney's Animal Kingdom on November 8, November 22, December 4, and December 28, 2023.

Attractions available during Extended Evening Hours at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Avatar Flight of Passage
DINOSAUR
Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
It's Tough to be a Bug!
Meet Favorite Disney Pals at Adventurers Outpost
Na'vi River Journey
TriceraTop Spin

Extended Evening Hours is a benefit for guests staying at Walt Disney World deluxe hotels, and offers 2 hours of additional park time after regular close.

Extended Evening Hours at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Disney recently expanded the benefit beyond EPCOT and Magic Kingdom with several evenings at Disney's Hollywood Studios on September 30, October 5, October 11, October 19 and October 25, 2023. Extended Evening Hours are on hold at Magic Kingdom as the park enter the seasonal hard ticket event period.

Walt Disney World Extended Evening Hours Participating Hotels

Disney Deluxe Resorts

Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
Disney's Beach Club Resort
Disney's BoardWalk Inn
Disney's Contemporary Resort
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Disney's Polynesian Village Resort
Disney's Wilderness Lodge
Disney's Yacht Club Resort

Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts

Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort
Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge
Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney's Wilderness Lodge
Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo House
Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
Disney's Beach Club Villas
Disney's BoardWalk Villas
Disney's Old Key West Resort
Disney's Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
Disney’s Riviera Resort
Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
The Villas at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

Other Select Hotels

Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
Shades of Green on Walt Disney World

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Touchdown3 days ago

I love Epcot Evening hours, my trips are usually Tues-Mon I was seriously bummed out when they moved Epcot night from Tuesday to Monday. Knowing I get bonus time post Luminous to hit Guardians, TT, Frozen and if I’m lucky Remy one last time is great.

ToTBellHop3 days ago

And then they'll say, "gee, I guess no one wants these evening hours at DAK. So, when DHS and MK are unavailable, I guess we will just run this twice a week at Epcot for all our wealthy guests looking to get on Living with the Land again."

Ayla3 days ago

Which kinda defeats the purpose, because if there is no where to eat, people will leave to go elsewhere ~ to eat!

ToTBellHop3 days ago

They aren't really opening it late enough (even with this) for it to be dark. Agree on food, though. It's one thing to have less food at 11 pm, but at 6:30 pm, people want to eat.

Nottamus3 days ago

This is great for AK, except - they should keep the food & drink choices open to match It’s a beautiful park at night.

easyrowrdw4 days ago

Why isn't Tron open during Early Entry hours? "It's like gets off on being withholding." ~Buster Bluth

Touchdown4 days ago

I don’t do AK Evening EMH, doing so requires me to choose between a night show or EMH, night show wins. Prefer any other park.

NelleBelle4 days ago

Ugh! This totally screws my plans…again! I wouldn’t care if the EEH actually extended later when the park is dark but given that it’s summer, that’s not happening. Just frustrating

Ayla4 days ago

Zero consolation for people visiting in June and first half of July.

ToTBellHop4 days ago

Hard disagree on DAK. The animals are more active in the morning and this time of year, that extra hour is actually comfortable.

Purduevian4 days ago

I assume part of the reason for AK opening so early is for the bus fleet. They can send a bunch of busses to AK for opening then shift them away from AK for the other parks opening.

Touchdown4 days ago

I love AK early morning, the animals are more active, the park fills up slower and I can power through all the rides, see FotLK and Nemo and be off to another park by 2pm.

GhostHost10004 days ago

Parks should open 1 hour early for resort guests but they won’t do that because they still want to sell lightning lanes. They should also not open AK so early and all parks be consistent