Disney World Extends Park Hours for Thanksgiving Week 2024

Posted: Friday November 15, 2024 10:45am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney World Resort has updated park hours for Thanksgiving week, November 24–30, 2024, offering guests more time at Magic Kingdom, Disney's Animal Kingdom, and Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Operating hours have been extended at Walt Disney World during Thanksgiving Week 2024

Magic Kingdom

Opening earlier: Early Entry starts at 7:30 am (previously 8:30 am).
Extended closing times: The park will stay open until 11:00 pm on Monday, November 25, and Thanksgiving Day, November 28, adding two extra hours to the original schedule.
Regular operating hours: Most days will begin at 8:00 am, one hour earlier than previously planned.

Disney's Animal Kingdom

Evening hours extended: From November 24–26, the park will close at 7:00 pm instead of 6:00 pm.

Disney's Hollywood Studios

Adjusted morning hours on November 25:
• Early Entry begins at 8:00 am, 30 minutes earlier than scheduled.
• Regular park hours start at 8:30 am, moving up from 9:00 am.

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RememberWhen2 days ago

@DCBaker - Just wanted to say thank you for these posts.

DCBaker2 days ago

Disney has extended park hours at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom for the week of February 2, 2025. Magic Kingdom Feb. 2, 7 : 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Feb. 3, 5, 6: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) Feb. 8: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Disney’s Animal Kingdom Feb. 2, 8: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) Feb. 3, 7: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm)

DCBaker9 days ago

Park hours at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom have been extended for the week of January 26, 2025. Magic Kingdom Jan. 26: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)  Jan. 27, 28: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) Jan. 29, 31: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)  Jan. 30: 8am-4:30pm (previously 9am-4:30pm) Feb. 1: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)  Disney’s Animal Kingdom Jan. 26: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) Jan. 31: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm)  Feb. 1: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) Note: EPCOT has a delayed opening at 10am this Saturday, January 11 and Sunday, January 12, due to the runDisney Half and Full Marathon.

DCBaker16 days ago

Disney has extended park hours at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom for the week of January 19, 2025. Magic Kingdom Jan. 19, 20, 21, 22, 24: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) Jan. 25: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Disney’s Animal Kingdom Jan. 19, 25: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) Jan. 20, 24: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm)

DCBaker20 days ago

The National Dance Team Championship has an extended evening hours event at EPCOT on Friday, Jan. 31, but I'm not sure if that plays into the schedule shift on Feb. 3.

nickys21 days ago

@DCBaker , Monday 3rd Feb has had EEH listed for AK instead of Epcot. Do you know if this is because of a CM Celebration event? Or a conference / competition / private buyout?

spectromagic0422 days ago

Wow they usually don’t extend hours after they already extended them.

DCBaker22 days ago

Update - Disney has extended park hours at Animal Kingdom on January 5 and 6: Disney’s Animal Kingdom Jan. 5 : 8am-8pm (previously 8am-7pm) Jan. 6 : 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm)

DCBaker23 days ago

Odd - thanks! Edited to fix.

spectromagic0423 days ago

The 12th has been reverted back to 6pm close.

DCBaker23 days ago

Park hours at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom have been extended for the week of January 12, 2025. Magic Kingdom Jan. 12, 13: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) Jan. 17: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Jan. 18: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Disney’s Animal Kingdom 17, 18: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm) *Edited as Disney removed the extension to 7pm on January 12 at Animal Kingdom.

DCBaker30 days ago

Disney has extended park hours at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios for the week of January 5, 2025. Magic Kingdom Jan. 5, 11: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Jan. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) Disney’s Animal Kingdom Jan. 5, 11 : 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm) Disney's Hollywood Studios Jan. 5: 8:30am-9pm (previously 9am-9pm)

ToTBellHopDec 13, 2024

DHS has extremely limited firework viewing and would be over-run if they marketed a one-night-only spectacular. They’d like for us to go to MK or, ideally, Epcot on NYE.

gerararDec 13, 2024

They have been using the World Dr. launch sites exclusively for NYE with some high shells and pyro the last couple years, although it's never advertised anywhere and they keep it low-key for some reason.