EPCOT's early opening ahead of Magic Kingdom gets extended along with more hours at the other parks during late March 2022

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Monday March 7, 2022 12:22pm ET · "Operating Hours"

In the latest Walt Disney World operating hours update, EPCOT, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom have longer hours in late March 2022 than originally scheduled.

At EPCOT, the park's historically early opening of 8:30am now continues through March 26, which brings EPCOT to a 27 day run of opening before Magic Kingdom.

At Magic Kingdom, from March 20 through 26, most days have been extended from 9pm to 11pm close.

At Disney's Animal Kingdom, from March 20 through 26, the opening has been brought forward from 9am to 7:30am, and close has been pushed back from 7pm to 8:30pm.

Finally Disney's Hollywood Studios will open at 8:30am instead of its usual 9am, March 6 through March 26 2022.

Walt Disney World operating hours are now available through May 17 2022.

View our Walt Disney World operating hours calendar.

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According to the official WDW calendar park hours have been extended again thru April 2nd. 🥳
Now just get rid of the park hopping time restriction.
Not sure where to ask this but does anyone know why EMH are May 16th and May 17th for the week of the May 15th instead of May 16th and 18th, like they are every other week? We aren't getting there until Tuesday night so we wont' be able to take advantage of the EMHs :(. Any chance there will be something else to make up for it?
↩ replying to Jrn14
Not sure why they switched the date but I would not expect anything further to be added.
↩ replying to ToTBellHop
Maybe the CM appreciation ceremony, so they had to mix up the schedule? That was my first thought.
Disney's Hollywood Studios moves to its earliest opening time in years alongside operating hour extensions at all Disney World parks
https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/operating-hours/news/22mar2022-disneys-hollywood-studios-moves-to-its-earliest-opening-time-in-years-alongside-operating-hour-extensions-at-all-disney-world-parks.htm
I am going back to the Parks at the end of September.
I visited 3 times in 2021. I am hoping to see the extended hours continue.
Hate the early closing hours.
Loved being there during spring break when Magic Kingdom closed at 3am.
Best times with my college aged kids.
So scary how the parks have changed and not for the better!
Similar hours extension through April 17-April 23. MK 9 am to 11 pm daily. Epcot 8:30 am to 9 pm. DHS 8 am to 9 pm. DAK 7:30 am to 8:30 pm. Early entry before those times.
↩ replying to ToTBellHop
So assuming they keep the hours until 11:00pm at MK through October does that mean Boo Bash will be from 11:00pm to 2 or 3 in the morning? Or will they have to go back to an early park closing on party dates?
↩ replying to G00fyDad
Last October MK was only open until 9 on our Boo Bash night. (a Friday)
↩ replying to dreday3
Yeah but that was last October when it was only open till 9:00 every day wasn't it?
↩ replying to G00fyDad
ill be surprised if Magic Kingdom doesn’t go back to 9pm close in May. Spring break and Easter are always busy time periods. May slows down and bit until Memorial Day. Summer close for Magic Kingdom will be 9 or 10 pm.
↩ replying to wdwfan22
Considering MK has already announced a 10 pm close starting in mid-May, I’m not sure about that.