Walt Disney World Extends Park Hours for September 2024: Full Schedule Here

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Friday September 6, 2024 12:30pm ET · "Operating Hours"

Walt Disney World has announced park hour extensions for several of its parks in the coming weeks.

Operating hours have been extended at Walt Disney World during September 2024
Operating hours have been extended at Walt Disney World during September 2024

Operating hours for all Walt Disney World parks are now available through early November, 2024, including key updates for Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and Magic Kingdom during the month of September, 2024.

View full Walt Disney World operating hours calendar

Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios (Week of September 8, 2024)

For the week of September 8, 2024, Disney's Animal Kingdom and Disney's Hollywood Studios will see slight changes in operating hours.

Disney's Animal Kingdom: From September 8 to 14, the park will open earlier, with hours extended from 8 am to 6 pm (previously 9 am to 6 pm).

Disney's Hollywood Studios: On September 13, the park will close 30 minutes later, with hours extended from 9 am to 9:30 pm (previously 9 am to 9 pm).

Magic Kingdom will now see longer hours on several days in September
Photo: WDWMAGICMagic Kingdom will now see longer hours on several days in September

Extended Hours Across Multiple Parks (Week of September 15, 2024)

Several parks, including Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Hollywood Studios, will have extended hours during the week of September 15, 2024.

Magic Kingdom

  • September 20: Hours extended from 8 am to 6 pm (previously 9 am to 6 pm).
  • September 21: Hours extended from 9 am to 11 pm (previously 9 am to 10 pm).

Disney's Animal Kingdom

  • September 15-19: Opening time extended from 8 am to 6 pm (previously 9 am to 6 pm).
  • September 20 and 21: Hours extended from 8 am to 7 pm (previously 9 am to 6 pm).

Disney's Hollywood Studios

  • September 15: Hours extended from 9 am to 9:30 pm (previously 9 am to 9 pm).

Additional Extensions (Week of September 22, 2024)

The week of September 22, 2024, will see further extensions at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom.

Magic Kingdom

  • September 22 and 27: Hours extended from 8 am to 6 pm (previously 9 am to 6 pm).
  • September 28: Hours extended from 9 am to 11 pm (previously 9 am to 10 pm).

Disney's Animal Kingdom

  • September 22, 27, and 28: Hours extended from 8 am to 7 pm (previously 9 am to 6 pm).
  • September 23-26: Park hours will remain unchanged, operating from 8 am to 6 pm.

View full Walt Disney World operating hours calendar

Animal Kingdom will be open for two hours longer on some days
Animal Kingdom will be open for two hours longer on some days

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DCBakerSep 06, 2024
Park hours at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom have been extended for the week of September 22, 2024.

Magic Kingdom
Sept. 22, 27: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Sept. 28: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-10pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Sept. 22, 27, 28: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Sept. 23, 24, 25, 26: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
AddoSep 06, 2024
15th September seems an anomaly at HS.

Close 9:30pm. Fantasmic 10pm.

Any ideas why? Planning to be there that date. 😊
nickysSep 07, 2024
↩ replying to Addo
That is fairly common for Fantasmic to be after official closing.
DCBakerSep 13, 2024
Disney has extended park hours at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom for the week of September 29, 2024.

Magic Kingdom
Sept. 30: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Oct. 2: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Oct. 3, 4: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Oct. 5: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Sept. 29, 30: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Oct. 1, 2, 3: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Oct. 4, 5: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)
DCBakerSep 20, 2024
Park hours at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom have been extended for the week of October 6, 2024.

*Also noting Disney has confirmed EPCOT hours will shift to 9am-9:30pm beginning November 29 with the start of the International Festival of the Holidays.

Magic Kingdom
Oct. 6, 10, 11: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Oct. 7, 9: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Oct. 12: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Oct. 6, 12: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Oct. 7, 8, 9, 10: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Oct. 11: 8am-8pm (previously 9am-6pm)
DCBakerSep 27, 2024
Disney has extended park hours at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom for the week of October 13, 2024.

Magic Kingdom
Oct. 13: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Oct. 14, 15, 17, 18: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Oct. 16, 19: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Oct. 13, 14, 15, 18, 19: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Oct. 16, 17: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
DCBakerOct 04, 2024
Park hours at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom have been extended for the week of October 20, 2024.

As a reminder, Animal Kingdom default hours move to 8am-6pm starting October 20.

Magic Kingdom
Oct. 20, 21, 25: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Oct. 22, 23: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Oct. 26: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Oct. 20, 25, 26: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm)
DCBakerOct 11, 2024
Disney has extended park hours at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom for the week of October 27, 2024.

Magic Kingdom
Oct. 27, 29: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Oct. 28: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Oct. 30: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Nov. 1, 2: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Oct. 27: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm)
Nov. 1, 2: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm)
DCBakerOct 18, 2024
Park hours at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios have been extended for the week of November 3, 2024.

Note: there is a midnight closing at Magic Kingdom on Saturday, November 9.

Magic Kingdom
Nov. 3, 4*, 5, 6: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Nov. 7*: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Nov. 8: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Nov. 9: 9am-12am (previously 9am-9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Nov. 3, 8, 9: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm)

Disney's Hollywood Studios
Nov. 8: 8:30am-9pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Nov. 9: 8:30am-7pm (previously 9am-7pm)

*Edited Oct. 21 - Disney updated the hours for Nov. 4 and 7. Nov. 4 is now listed as 9am-10pm, while Nov. 7 is 9am-11pm.
mattpetoOct 18, 2024
↩ replying to DCBaker
AK EEH for that week is 6 pm - 8 pm. That's brutal and skippable.
spectromagic04Oct 18, 2024
↩ replying to mattpeto
Extended at DAK is very underrated. It’s probably the most beautiful park at night. It’s about the same as Epcot where half the rides/attractions are closed.
mattpetoOct 18, 2024
↩ replying to spectromagic04
Oh yeah I agree. With the park closing at 6 pm, it doesn't feel like it's "Into the night" as much as the others.
CompedOct 20, 2024
↩ replying to DCBaker
I would have thought they would have closed earlier on the 5th than at 10. For obvious reasons...
Chi84Oct 20, 2024
↩ replying to Comped
Please. This is the Most Magical Place on Earth.
DCBakerOct 25, 2024
Disney has extended park hours at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios for the week of November 10.

Magic Kingdom
Nov. 10: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Nov. 11, 12, 14, 15: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
Nov. 13, 16: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Nov. 10, 11, 15, 16: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm)

Disney's Hollywood Studios
Nov. 16: 8:30am-7pm (previously 9am-7pm)
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