Operating hours extended at Walt Disney World parks in late March 2024

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Friday March 8, 2024 10:04am ET · "Operating Hours"

In the latest operating hours calendar refresh, three of the four Walt Disney World theme parks will see longer hours in late March 2024.

Beginning March 24, hours at Magic Kingdom and Disney's Animal Kingdom have been extended by three hours on most days. Disney's Hollywood Studios has seen a modest increase of 30 minutes in the same period.

You can see the full Walt Disney World operating hours here and a summary of the changes below.

Disney's Animal Kingdom

March 24: 8 am - 7 pm (previously 9 am - 6 pm)
March 25 - 30: 8 am - 8 pm (previously 9 am - 6 pm)

Magic Kingdom

March 24 - 30: 8 am - 11 pm (previously 9 am - 9 pm)

Disney's Hollywood Studios

March 25 - 26, 28 - 30: 9 am - 9:30 pm (previously 9 am - 9 pm)

Walt Disney World Resort hotel guests can enter the parks 30 minutes before regular park opening.

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Walt Disney World has extended park hours for the week of March 24, 2024. One additional note - beginning May 12, default hours at Magic Kingdom shift to 9am-10pm.

Magic Kingdom
March 24-30: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
March 24: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)
March 25-30: 8am-8pm (previously 9am-6pm)

Disney’s Hollywood Studios
March 25, 26, 28, 29, 30: 9am-9:30pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Walt Disney World has extended park hours for the week of March 31-April 6, 2024.

Magic Kingdom
March 31-April 6: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
March 31-April 5: 8am-8pm (previously 9am-6pm)
April 6: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)

Disney’s Hollywood Studios
March 31: 9am-9:30pm (previously 9am-9pm)
April 1, 2, 4, 5: 8:30am-9:30pm (previously 9am-9pm)
April 3: 8:30am-9pm (previously 9am-9pm)
April 6: 9am-9:30pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Walt Disney World has extended park hours for the week of April 7, 2024.

Magic Kingdom
April 7, 9, 10, 11, 12: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)
April 8: 8am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
April 13: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
April 7-13: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)

Disney’s Hollywood Studios
April 7, 12, 13: 9am-9:30pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Walt Disney World has extended park hours for the week of April 14, 2024.

Magic Kingdom
April 14-18: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
April 19, 20: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
April 14, 15, 19, 20: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)
April 16, 17, 18: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)

Disney’s Hollywood Studios
April 19, 20: 9am-9:30pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Walt Disney World has extended park hours for the week of April 21, 2024. Of note, Disney's Hollywood Studios is scheduled to close at 10pm on April 25, 26 and 27.

Reminder: EPCOT will have a delayed opening at 10am on Sunday, April 21, due to a runDisney race.

Magic Kingdom
April 21: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)
April 22, 23, 24, 25: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
April 26, 27: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
April 21, 26, 27: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)
April 22, 23, 24, 25: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)

Disney’s Hollywood Studios
April 21: 9am-9:30pm (previously 9am-9pm)
April 25, 26, 27: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Animal Kingdom should never have a 6pm closing. That is my biggest gripe with that park.
Walt Disney World has extended park hours for the week of April 28, 2024

Magic Kingdom
April 28, 29, 30: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
May 1, 2: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
May 3, 4: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
April 28: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)
April 29, 30: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
May 1, 2: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
May 3, 4: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)

Disney’s Hollywood Studios
May 2, 3: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
May 4: 8:30am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Park hours have been extended at Walt Disney World for the week of May 5, 2024.

Magic Kingdom
May 5, 7, 8, 9: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
May 6, 10, 11: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
May 5, 6, 10, 11: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)
May 7, 8, 9: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)

Disney’s Hollywood Studios
May 10, 11: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Walt Disney World has extended park hours for the week of May 12, 2024.

Magic Kingdom
May 12, 17, 18: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-10pm)
May 13: 8am-10pm (previously 9am-10pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
May 12, 18: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)
May 13, 14, 15, 16: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
May 17: 9am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)
↩ replying to DCBaker
Man, I hate these AK hours. Instead of opening an hour earlier, can't they stay open an hour later at least? Even if Safari is closed, still so much to do and see. It seems to be closing even earlier this year?

I fear in December it will close at 5.
↩ replying to pigglewiggle
Guests appreciate the opportunity to enter the park before it’s 90 degrees out. Lions are actually awake, too!
↩ replying to ToTBellHop
I can see that. Would be nice if they could add an hour before and an hour after for those of us who enjoy it during the evening hours too!
Park hours have been extended at Walt Disney World for the week of May 19, 2024.

Magic Kingdom
May 24: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-10pm)
May 25: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-10pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
May 19-23: 8am-6pm (previously 9am-6pm)
May 24, 25: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)

Disney’s Hollywood Studios
May 24, 25: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
Walt Disney World has extended park hours for the week of May 26, 2024.

Magic Kingdom
May 26, 31: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-10pm)
June 1: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-10pm)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
May 26-31: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)
June 1: 8am-7pm (previously 9am-6pm)

Disney’s Hollywood Studios
May 28, 30, 31: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
June 1: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)
↩ replying to DCBaker
Hollywood getting way more 10 pm closings. They barely got any from 2020 on…