Disney puts Extended Evening Hours at Magic Kingdom on hold

Aug 17, 2023 in "Early Theme Parks Entry and Extended Evening Hours"

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Extended Evening Hours at Magic Kingdom

Posted: Thursday August 17, 2023 10:11am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Extended Evening Hours at Magic Kingdom are on hold from late September 2023 as the popular resort guest benefit shifts from Magic Kingdom to Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Extended Evening Hours at Magic Kingdom

During September, Magic Kingdom will host Extended Evening Hours on Sep. 6, 13, and 20. September 20 is the last date scheduled for Extended Evening Hours at Magic Kingdom.

Beginning September 30, Extended Evening hours will only be available at EPCOT and Disney's Hollywood Studios.

During October, Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party takes place four nights per week, which may be the reason for halting the Extended Evening Hours at Magic Kingdom. However, in 2022, the Extended Evening Hours continued throughout the Magic Kingdom party season.

This is October's latest Extended Evening Hours line-up:

Disney's Hollywood Studios (9pm to 11pm):

Saturday, September 30
Thursday, October 5
Wednesday, October 11
Thursday, October 19
Wednesday, October 25

EPCOT (9pm to 11pm):

Monday, October 2
Monday, October 9
Monday, October 16
Monday, October 23

It remains to be seen what will happen beyond October 25, which is currently the furthest date available on the operating hours calendar.

Extended Evening Hours at Disney's Hollywood Studios begin September 30 2023

The Extended Evening Hours attraction line-up for October 2023 at Disney's Hollywood Studios features several headline attractions, but does not currently include Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. Here is the full Extended Evening Hours attraction line-up for Disney's Hollywood Studios:

Alien Swirling Saucers
Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
Slinky Dog Dash
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
Toy Story Mania!
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Extended Evening Hours are available only to guests staying at the deluxe Walt Disney World Resort hotels, and provide two hours of additional park time after regular park close.

The new Walt Disney World Swan Reserve is included in Extended Evening Hours at Disney's Hollywood Studios

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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Touchdown7 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.

ToTBellHop7 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."

Ayla7 days ago

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

ToTBellHop7 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.

Nottamus7 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.

easyrowrdw7 days ago

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

Touchdown7 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.

NelleBelle7 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

Ayla8 days ago

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

ToTBellHop8 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.

Purduevian8 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.

Touchdown8 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.

GhostHost10008 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