July 2025 is a massive month at Walt Disney Global. It’s the largest of the yr for closings & openings, adjustments, occasions and extra. This covers the entirety taking place subsequent month, and the way it’s going to or will NOT have an effect on wait occasions, crowds & congestion in Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom.
In case you’ve already booked a shuttle to Walt Disney Global in July 2025 and are regretting that selection at the foundation of the phrases “giant” and “crowds” within the name, don’t fear. Whilst a number of issues in this record completely will have an effect on crowd ranges and wait occasions, maximum don’t seem to be across-the-board will increase, as we provide an explanation for.
Additionally, we wish to get started via underscoring the truth that July has no longer been a hectic month for the previous few years. That is one thing we’ve lined in different posts, together with the function: Summer time Is NOT Height Season at Walt Disney Global Anymore. Opposite to the normal knowledge that Memorial Day thru Exertions Day is the busiest stretch of the yr in Florida, summer time crowds haven’t been as unhealthy as previously. That publish gives a number of attainable theories explaining the why of this. The key is that we don’t be expecting July 2025 to be the month that in spite of everything dollars that several-years-running pattern of decrease summer time crowds, although there are some remoted exceptions, as mentioned under…
Independence Day
This ‘opposite to standard knowledge’ bit about decrease summer time crowds applies to Independence Day on the very get started of July 2025. That lengthy weekend used to have 10/10 crowds and be some of the busiest vacations of the yr. It has develop into below-average.
Independence Day 2023 used to be downright lifeless at Walt Disney Global. It used to be one of these scorching subject that it drew a proof from CEO Bob Iger, who attributed the slowness to an exhaustion of pent-up call for in Florida as an entire and unseasonably unhealthy climate. He wasn’t unsuitable…however he additionally wasn’t totally proper. Pricing and competitive price ticket blockouts have been the larger wrongdoer.
Independence Day 2024 crowds have been once more swiftly low, even minus blockouts. Walt Disney Global as an entire had a median wait time of 26 mins on July 4, 2024. That used to be down as in comparison to the closing two weeks of June, which had common wait occasions of 35 mins (moment to closing week) and 31 mins (closing week).
It’s a near-certainty that July 4-6, 2025 received’t be as unhealthy as many previous years. It merely won’t examine to 2019 or previous, again when the parks have been in point of fact busy. We’d nonetheless be expecting upper crowd ranges than the closing two years, via distinctive feature of the vacation falling on a Friday and Walt Disney Global providing engaging reductions versus blockouts. However the vacation weekend no longer being in point of fact busy shouldn’t catch any person (who has been paying consideration) via marvel. The decrease crowd ranges must be very a lot anticipated via this level.
However, there will probably be Independence Day leisure and fireworks, like at all times. Complete main points haven’t begun to be introduced, however we’ll quilt them in our Fourth of July 2025 Survival Information. What we all know at this time is that Magic Kingdom will shut at 11 pm on each nights, however no different parks will see extensions to their hours. (Unsurprising given the loss of crowds the previous few years.)
“Disney’s Have a good time The usa! A Fourth of July Live performance within the Sky” will probably be carried out on July 3-4 at Magic Kingdom, changing Fortuitously Ever After. A simultaneous fireworks show over within sight Seven Seas Lagoon creates an unforgettable enjoy for visitors within the park and within sight Magic Kingdom Hotel Space motels. This particular fireworks display will happen July 3 and July 4 at 9:20 p.m.
Rivers of The usa Closes
The Rivers of The usa, Tom Sawyer Island, and Liberty Sq. Riverboat will all shut on July 7, 2025. The closing day to enjoy any of those sights and places at Magic Kingdom will probably be July 6, 2025. As soon as the rivers forestall flowing and are stuffed in, they’ll shape the root of the Automobiles land (now referred to as Piston Height Nationwide Park) in Frontierland and a portion of Villains Land.
At the side of that, “travel mode” operations of the Walt Disney Global Railroad will start on July 7, 2025. That’s additionally when the Frontierland Station will shut on a short lived foundation for Automobiles and Villains Land building. Which means that the closing date to enjoy the Grand Circle Excursion of the WDW Railroad (or forestall at Frontierland Station) is July 6, 2025.
Each time anything else at Walt Disney Global closes, fanatics end up in complete pressure for the overall day. That used to be true of Sew’s Nice Break out, so it’ll undoubtedly be true of one thing other folks in fact love. On account of this, we at all times listen from readers who’re nervous wait occasions will skyrocket on that day. And they’ll! For the Liberty Sq. Riverboat and rafts to Tom Sawyer Island, and most effective the ones two sights.
Not anything else will probably be impacted. We noticed this maximum lately with the overall day of MuppetVision three-D. The road for later showings of that stretched all of the long ago into Celebrity Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. There have been experiences that Cell Order for PizzeRizzo used to be successfully “damaged” and visitors have been ready 2 hours for his or her meals. (I’m no longer positive whether or not slow-aging underneath the warmth lamp would make PizzeRizzo higher or worse.)
And but, wait occasions for the entirety else have been nearly precisely consistent with the times ahead of and after. When hardcore fanatics end up for those ultimate days, they’re in large part locals and so they’re most commonly there for the article itself and the camaraderie round remaining. By way of and big, those fanatics don’t seem to be going to be doing fast stops at Tom Sawyer Island and the Liberty Sq. Riverboat as a part of an competitive itinerary that still contains Tiana’s Bayou Journey, Nation Endure Musical Jamboree, and the Magic Carpets of Aladdin.
As an alternative, it’ll be localized congestion all through the day in Frontierland and Liberty Sq. with 0 have an effect on on wait occasions in the remainder of the park. Be expecting to peer upper usage of the “secret” seating space at Columbia Harbour Space, however that’s in point of fact about it. This may’ve been a special state of affairs if the remaining used to be introduced additional prematurely or took place after Starlight–or coincided with anything permitting extra vacationers to devise farewell journeys, however that’s no longer the case. General crowd degree have an effect on will probably be negligible.
V.I.Passholder Summer time Days
V.I.PASSHOLDER Summer time Days (or VIP Passholder Summer time Days, if you wish to sound it out and take away the yelling) is a limited-time providing only for Annual Passholders at Walt Disney Global Hotel. It’s the corporate’s means of claiming ‘thanks’ for being a Walt Disney Global Annual Passholder!
V.I.Passholder Days will happen now thru July 31, 2025. The in-park center of attention of the ‘match’ is EPCOT, owing to there being no summer time pageant as soon as once more. APs will have the ability to benefit from unique perks and reductions all through the parks and lodges throughout the month-long appreciation match, with one spotlight being a unique persona meet & greet (NOT Duffy), unfastened magnet, and eating place reductions.
By the point July rolls round, VIP Passholder Summer time Days could have been occurring for over a month. The preliminary rush will probably be over, and Annual Passholders will in large part have misplaced passion. Closing yr, July used to be the second-slowest month after August at EPCOT, and there’s no reason why to be expecting anything else other of July 2025. Vitamin EPCOT dooms the park from a crowds viewpoint. With one giant exception (mentioned under), the park will probably be lifeless throughout July 2025.
Fireworks Time Adjustments
From now thru July 5, the showtime of Fortuitously Ever After at Magic Kingdom is 9:20 pm. That is the standard summer time fireworks time, which shifts steadily later within the spring because of later sundown occasions. Most often, 9:20 pm is as past due because the fireworks get. Not anything to peer right here.
This yr, the showtime of Fortuitously Ever After strikes to ten pm beginning on July 6, 2025. This transfer used to be made in anticipation of Disney Starlight Evening Parade, which neglected its opening goal of that date. However as a result of Starlight neglected that date, park hours weren’t prolonged for many of July, which means that Magic Kingdom closes at 10 pm.
In my view, I choose previous showtimes for Fortuitously Ever After. Like clockwork, wait occasions drop for different sights as visitors take hold of dinner after which stake out spots for Fortuitously Ever After. Then there’s the park-exodus as a prime share of visitors go away following the fireworks. The sooner all of this occurs, the simpler–it way there’s extra time that rides have shorter traces. It is a little bit of a double-edged sword, as previous showtimes additionally imply extra crowded viewing spaces for Fortuitously Ever After.
The large problem to fireworks at park remaining is that the Magic Kingdom post-fireworks park exodus will happen suddenly. This must result in chaos and crowds exiting the park, and lengthy traces for buses. You in point of fact wish to both beat this rush or wait it out. Truthfully, I’m somewhat shocked Walt Disney Global didn’t transfer Fortuitously Ever After again to 9:20 pm as soon as it changed into transparent that Starlight used to be not on time till past due July.
Flavors of Florida Kicks Off
If there’s a taste that comes from Florida—peppers, citrus fruit, cheeses, seafood, and extra—you’ll in finding it at Flavors of Florida. The Sunshine State’s culinary match returns to Disney Springs from June 27 to August 10, 2025. With over 45 taking part places and 90+ distinctive menu pieces, Flavors of Florida is full of locally-grown substances and contemporary flavors that may go away you announcing yum and wow each 5 seconds.
Flavors of Florida additionally gives a weekly culinary sequence the place you’ll have the ability to see cooks from Disney Springs eating places as they show make a few of their dishes from the development. Those complimentary cooking demos are hung on make a choice Fridays. Additionally returning for 2025 are meals & beverage pairing occasions, providing all kinds of categories with one thing for everybody–from the Paella-making magnificence at Jaleo to the cocktail-making magnificence at The Edison.
Truthfully, we haven’t spent a ton of time at Disney Springs within the closing two years. We spent a ton of time right here as locals, visiting a couple of occasions every week, to now going months with out visiting. So I will be able to’t talk with whole present authority, however our previous enjoy used to be that summer time is the slowest time of yr at Disney Springs. There’s no longer sufficient coloration and locals in large part keep away from it, particularly throughout the daylight hours hours.
That’s exactly why Flavors of Florida used to be presented within the first position. If the development does building up crowds this yr, and it’s going to most likely spice up them somewhat, it’s localized to Disney Springs and most likely nonetheless smartly under the baseline for different occasions of yr. There’s no have an effect on on the remainder of Walt Disney Global. (On an aspect word, the entirety I’ve observed for Flavors of Florida seems to be promising! I may in fact take some time to hide it this yr.)
Starlight Evening Parade Debuts
Disney Starlight: Dream the Evening Away is the brand new midnight parade coming to Walt Disney Global this summer time. Floats are dropped at lifestyles during the energy of the Blue Fairy’s magic, you’ll watch favourite vintage and recent characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney Pixar motion pictures, some for the first actual time in a Disney midnight parade.
Starlight is the continuation of Walt Disney Global’s legacy of midnight parades, with bits of nostalgia for Primary Side road Electric Parade and SpectroMagic sprinkled all through a stunning procession that raises the bar for the long run. Disney Starlight: Dream the Evening Away debuts on July 20, 2025.
Out of the entirety in this record, the brand new evening parade could have the largest have an effect on on crowds. Walt Disney Global has already presented a coverage to limit Annual Passholders, and so they’ve blocked out Forged Participants on each unmarried evening Starlight will probably be carried out thru (a minimum of) the top of August 2025. All of those are remarkable measures because of “expected prime call for” in keeping with Walt Disney Global.
Whilst call for for Starlight completely will probably be prime, the parade won’t have an instantaneous, around the board have an effect on. Something that we’ve seen with MNSSHP and MVMCP is that leisure choices can create remoted congestion on Primary Side road and alongside the parade path, whilst hollowing out different spaces of Magic Kingdom. That means {that a} state of affairs with upper attendance however decrease wait occasions for rides at evening in Magic Kingdom beginning July 20 is fully imaginable.
There’s additionally the query of the way Starlight will have an effect on ahead bookings and occupancy. The debut date used to be introduced not up to 2 months prematurely, and that’s inadequate lead time for many visitors making plans summer time holidays. Alternatively, the similar isn’t true for vacationers taking Christmas-time holidays–which means the largest have an effect on amongst non-locals may in fact happen from November 2025 thru March 2026.
The key is that you’ll be able to be expecting chaos and crowds alongside the parade path in Magic Kingdom beginning July 20, 2025. But it surely’ll most likely be remoted to that space of that one park, and won’t adversely have an effect on wait occasions anyplace at Walt Disney Global. The actual building up to general crowd ranges will happen later, as Starlight is certainly one of a pair issues that might force bookings for the house stretch of the yr.
Reimagined Check Monitor Reopens
Check Monitor 3.0 will function six distinct reveals, and inside of each and every room have a good time the cars that push the envelope and assist get other folks to our subsequent bankruptcy in our movement adventure. New display scenes will probably be added showcasing technological advances and the way existence and relationships to mobility attach everybody.
At the reimagined Check Monitor, visitors will experience a pleasure experience thru scenes that specialize in onboard era, customization and personalization. Adopted via a shuttle thru a scenic out of doors path reminding us all the joys of using, taking on this planet round us and spending high quality time with family and friends. This enchantment replace will debut an all-new musical rating, in addition to new scenes that spotlight era making vehicles smarter and lifestyles extra amusing.
Fanatics received’t have to attend an excessive amount of longer, as the development partitions have already come down and Check Monitor is trying out! Walt Disney Global introduced that Check Monitor will formally open on July 22, 2025.
As with Starlight, the reopening of the reimagined Check Monitor could have a localized have an effect on on crowds. It’s too past due for many vacationers and out-of-state fanatics to devise journeys for its reopening, however locals will display up in complete pressure. Check Monitor hitting a 240-minute wait time on July 22 wouldn’t marvel us the least bit, however that height must be short-lived.
Since July 22 is Vitamin EPCOT, we might no longer be expecting Floridians to stay round for lengthy after they’ve skilled Check Monitor. Some will do complete days, however the capability added via Check Monitor must greater than offset that. In consequence, we don’t be expecting increased wait occasions at different sights. Bel0w-average waits for the entirety apart from perhaps Cosmic Rewind is much more likely.
It’s uncommon for a gap/reopening day to adversely have an effect on wait occasions of alternative sights. Check Monitor will see increased reputation all through the rest of July, and we’d be expecting it to peer a spike in reputation lasting all through the rest of 2025. However we’re speaking a ten% to twenty% building up, no longer anything else huge. And together with Starlight, it will additionally assist force bookings for past due 2025.
Bourbon Steak Opening
The following new eating place coming to Walt Disney Global is Bourbon Steak Orlando via Michael Mina, which opens in July 2025 and is situated within the WDW Swan & Dolphin Accommodations. Advance Eating Reservations at the moment are to be had on OpenTable.
The primary date visitors could make reservations for the signature steakhouse via award-winning chef and restaurateur Michael Mina is Saturday, July 26, 2025. Notice that the Walt Disney Global Swan & Dolphin Accommodations have no longer but introduced an legit opening date for Bourbon Steak, so it’s imaginable the eating place cushy opens previous to then.
It’s going to be a race towards the clock to transform this area into Bourbon Steak Orlando. The brand new eating place is changing Shula’s Steakhouse within the Walt Disney Global Dolphin, which simply served its closing visitors on June 14, 2025. Scrims went up right away across the venue after remaining, and paintings will wish to occur rapid with rather less than 6 weeks of turnaround time. Nonetheless, Swan & Dolphin paintings rapid, so cushy openings are imaginable!
On the possibility of mentioning the most obvious, Bourbon Steak Orlando could have 0 have an effect on by any means on crowds at Walt Disney Global. It may make the already dire parking scenario on the Swan & Dolphin even worse, however that’s about it.
Prolonged Night Hours Returns to Animal Kingdom
Prolonged Night Hours will transfer from Magic Kingdom to Animal Kingdom on Wednesdays, beginning with July 2, 2025. The cause of this is equal to the Fortuitously Ever After transfer–laying the groundwork for Starlight, which used to be then not on time. In the end, listed below are the July dates when Animal Kingdom will host Prolonged Night Hours:
- Wednesday, July 2, 2025
- Wednesday, July 9, 2025
- Wednesday, July 16, 2025
- Wednesday, July 23, 2025
- Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Prolonged Night Hours are most often a lot extra standard throughout the summer time months, without reference to decrease crowds, because of upper temperatures. Alternatively, that’s additionally when visitors get an additional two hours of past due nights in Magic Kingdom or EPCOT. Animal Kingdom is at this time scheduled to near at 6 pm all through the summer time, and there’s no reason why to imagine park hours will probably be prolonged. That means that those ‘further hours’ will finish ahead of sundown. 0 have an effect on on crowds.
Cool Child Summer time Continues
“Cool Child Summer time” is the brand new summer time match at Walt Disney Global aimed toward households with youngsters, which runs from now thru September 1, 2025. “Cool Child Summer time” options DJ-fueled dance events, marvel persona appearances, hands-on actions and nonstop summer time vibes.
To make a discuss with to Walt Disney Global throughout “Cool Child Summer time” even more uncomplicated, there are a number of particular gives aimed toward younger households:
- 50% Off on Youngsters Tickets: You’ll be able to acquire a 3-day or longer youngsters (ages 3-9) usual price ticket for fifty% off. This deal is to be had for visits now thru September 20, 2025.
- 3-Day, 3-Park Price ticket: Get a 3-day, 3-park price ticket beginning at $89 in keeping with day ($267 general, plus tax) for visits now thru September 22, 2025. This price ticket is for admission to EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom (one theme park in keeping with day, no longer legitimate for admission to Magic Kingdom).
- Disney Hotel Room Offers: Save as much as 30% on make a choice Disney Hotel resort rooms whilst you keep longer for visits starting August 1 thru October 11, 2025. Particular offers on rooms also are to be had for Florida Citizens and Annual Passholders.
- Massive Streaming Particular Be offering: Disney+ subscribers can save on rooms at make a choice Disney Hotel motels – ranging from $99 in keeping with evening at Disney’s All-Celebrity Sports activities Hotel – when staying two nights or longer maximum nights from June 29 to July 31, 2025.
Principally, “Cool Child Summer time” is the promoting package deal to tie the ones reductions into one thing larger image that still suits with the brand new degree presentations at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (which even have no longer impacted general crowd ranges) and Starlight evening parade at Magic Kingdom.
On the subject of the group have an effect on, there hasn’t been one so far from “Cool Child Summer time” and we wouldn’t be expecting that to modify in July. The nature reports, dance events, and more than a few actions are great plussings or value-adds–however no person is speeding to ebook a shuttle for any of this. If anything else, the extra competitive reductions within the month of July may transfer the needle somewhat on occupancy, however that’s not likely to translate to crowds.
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July 2025 is a massive month at Walt Disney Global. It’s the largest of the yr for closings & openings, adjustments, occasions and extra. This covers the entirety taking place subsequent month, and the way it’s going to or will NOT have an effect on wait occasions, crowds & congestion in Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom.
In case you’ve already booked a shuttle to Walt Disney Global in July 2025 and are regretting that selection at the foundation of the phrases “giant” and “crowds” within the name, don’t fear. Whilst a number of issues in this record completely will have an effect on crowd ranges and wait occasions, maximum don’t seem to be across-the-board will increase, as we provide an explanation for.
Additionally, we wish to get started via underscoring the truth that July has no longer been a hectic month for the previous few years. That is one thing we’ve lined in different posts, together with the function: Summer time Is NOT Height Season at Walt Disney Global Anymore. Opposite to the normal knowledge that Memorial Day thru Exertions Day is the busiest stretch of the yr in Florida, summer time crowds haven’t been as unhealthy as previously. That publish gives a number of attainable theories explaining the why of this. The key is that we don’t be expecting July 2025 to be the month that in spite of everything dollars that several-years-running pattern of decrease summer time crowds, although there are some remoted exceptions, as mentioned under…
Independence Day
This ‘opposite to standard knowledge’ bit about decrease summer time crowds applies to Independence Day on the very get started of July 2025. That lengthy weekend used to have 10/10 crowds and be some of the busiest vacations of the yr. It has develop into below-average.
Independence Day 2023 used to be downright lifeless at Walt Disney Global. It used to be one of these scorching subject that it drew a proof from CEO Bob Iger, who attributed the slowness to an exhaustion of pent-up call for in Florida as an entire and unseasonably unhealthy climate. He wasn’t unsuitable…however he additionally wasn’t totally proper. Pricing and competitive price ticket blockouts have been the larger wrongdoer.
Independence Day 2024 crowds have been once more swiftly low, even minus blockouts. Walt Disney Global as an entire had a median wait time of 26 mins on July 4, 2024. That used to be down as in comparison to the closing two weeks of June, which had common wait occasions of 35 mins (moment to closing week) and 31 mins (closing week).
It’s a near-certainty that July 4-6, 2025 received’t be as unhealthy as many previous years. It merely won’t examine to 2019 or previous, again when the parks have been in point of fact busy. We’d nonetheless be expecting upper crowd ranges than the closing two years, via distinctive feature of the vacation falling on a Friday and Walt Disney Global providing engaging reductions versus blockouts. However the vacation weekend no longer being in point of fact busy shouldn’t catch any person (who has been paying consideration) via marvel. The decrease crowd ranges must be very a lot anticipated via this level.
However, there will probably be Independence Day leisure and fireworks, like at all times. Complete main points haven’t begun to be introduced, however we’ll quilt them in our Fourth of July 2025 Survival Information. What we all know at this time is that Magic Kingdom will shut at 11 pm on each nights, however no different parks will see extensions to their hours. (Unsurprising given the loss of crowds the previous few years.)
“Disney’s Have a good time The usa! A Fourth of July Live performance within the Sky” will probably be carried out on July 3-4 at Magic Kingdom, changing Fortuitously Ever After. A simultaneous fireworks show over within sight Seven Seas Lagoon creates an unforgettable enjoy for visitors within the park and within sight Magic Kingdom Hotel Space motels. This particular fireworks display will happen July 3 and July 4 at 9:20 p.m.
Rivers of The usa Closes
The Rivers of The usa, Tom Sawyer Island, and Liberty Sq. Riverboat will all shut on July 7, 2025. The closing day to enjoy any of those sights and places at Magic Kingdom will probably be July 6, 2025. As soon as the rivers forestall flowing and are stuffed in, they’ll shape the root of the Automobiles land (now referred to as Piston Height Nationwide Park) in Frontierland and a portion of Villains Land.
At the side of that, “travel mode” operations of the Walt Disney Global Railroad will start on July 7, 2025. That’s additionally when the Frontierland Station will shut on a short lived foundation for Automobiles and Villains Land building. Which means that the closing date to enjoy the Grand Circle Excursion of the WDW Railroad (or forestall at Frontierland Station) is July 6, 2025.
Each time anything else at Walt Disney Global closes, fanatics end up in complete pressure for the overall day. That used to be true of Sew’s Nice Break out, so it’ll undoubtedly be true of one thing other folks in fact love. On account of this, we at all times listen from readers who’re nervous wait occasions will skyrocket on that day. And they’ll! For the Liberty Sq. Riverboat and rafts to Tom Sawyer Island, and most effective the ones two sights.
Not anything else will probably be impacted. We noticed this maximum lately with the overall day of MuppetVision three-D. The road for later showings of that stretched all of the long ago into Celebrity Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. There have been experiences that Cell Order for PizzeRizzo used to be successfully “damaged” and visitors have been ready 2 hours for his or her meals. (I’m no longer positive whether or not slow-aging underneath the warmth lamp would make PizzeRizzo higher or worse.)
And but, wait occasions for the entirety else have been nearly precisely consistent with the times ahead of and after. When hardcore fanatics end up for those ultimate days, they’re in large part locals and so they’re most commonly there for the article itself and the camaraderie round remaining. By way of and big, those fanatics don’t seem to be going to be doing fast stops at Tom Sawyer Island and the Liberty Sq. Riverboat as a part of an competitive itinerary that still contains Tiana’s Bayou Journey, Nation Endure Musical Jamboree, and the Magic Carpets of Aladdin.
As an alternative, it’ll be localized congestion all through the day in Frontierland and Liberty Sq. with 0 have an effect on on wait occasions in the remainder of the park. Be expecting to peer upper usage of the “secret” seating space at Columbia Harbour Space, however that’s in point of fact about it. This may’ve been a special state of affairs if the remaining used to be introduced additional prematurely or took place after Starlight–or coincided with anything permitting extra vacationers to devise farewell journeys, however that’s no longer the case. General crowd degree have an effect on will probably be negligible.
V.I.Passholder Summer time Days
V.I.PASSHOLDER Summer time Days (or VIP Passholder Summer time Days, if you wish to sound it out and take away the yelling) is a limited-time providing only for Annual Passholders at Walt Disney Global Hotel. It’s the corporate’s means of claiming ‘thanks’ for being a Walt Disney Global Annual Passholder!
V.I.Passholder Days will happen now thru July 31, 2025. The in-park center of attention of the ‘match’ is EPCOT, owing to there being no summer time pageant as soon as once more. APs will have the ability to benefit from unique perks and reductions all through the parks and lodges throughout the month-long appreciation match, with one spotlight being a unique persona meet & greet (NOT Duffy), unfastened magnet, and eating place reductions.
By the point July rolls round, VIP Passholder Summer time Days could have been occurring for over a month. The preliminary rush will probably be over, and Annual Passholders will in large part have misplaced passion. Closing yr, July used to be the second-slowest month after August at EPCOT, and there’s no reason why to be expecting anything else other of July 2025. Vitamin EPCOT dooms the park from a crowds viewpoint. With one giant exception (mentioned under), the park will probably be lifeless throughout July 2025.
Fireworks Time Adjustments
From now thru July 5, the showtime of Fortuitously Ever After at Magic Kingdom is 9:20 pm. That is the standard summer time fireworks time, which shifts steadily later within the spring because of later sundown occasions. Most often, 9:20 pm is as past due because the fireworks get. Not anything to peer right here.
This yr, the showtime of Fortuitously Ever After strikes to ten pm beginning on July 6, 2025. This transfer used to be made in anticipation of Disney Starlight Evening Parade, which neglected its opening goal of that date. However as a result of Starlight neglected that date, park hours weren’t prolonged for many of July, which means that Magic Kingdom closes at 10 pm.
In my view, I choose previous showtimes for Fortuitously Ever After. Like clockwork, wait occasions drop for different sights as visitors take hold of dinner after which stake out spots for Fortuitously Ever After. Then there’s the park-exodus as a prime share of visitors go away following the fireworks. The sooner all of this occurs, the simpler–it way there’s extra time that rides have shorter traces. It is a little bit of a double-edged sword, as previous showtimes additionally imply extra crowded viewing spaces for Fortuitously Ever After.
The large problem to fireworks at park remaining is that the Magic Kingdom post-fireworks park exodus will happen suddenly. This must result in chaos and crowds exiting the park, and lengthy traces for buses. You in point of fact wish to both beat this rush or wait it out. Truthfully, I’m somewhat shocked Walt Disney Global didn’t transfer Fortuitously Ever After again to 9:20 pm as soon as it changed into transparent that Starlight used to be not on time till past due July.
Flavors of Florida Kicks Off
If there’s a taste that comes from Florida—peppers, citrus fruit, cheeses, seafood, and extra—you’ll in finding it at Flavors of Florida. The Sunshine State’s culinary match returns to Disney Springs from June 27 to August 10, 2025. With over 45 taking part places and 90+ distinctive menu pieces, Flavors of Florida is full of locally-grown substances and contemporary flavors that may go away you announcing yum and wow each 5 seconds.
Flavors of Florida additionally gives a weekly culinary sequence the place you’ll have the ability to see cooks from Disney Springs eating places as they show make a few of their dishes from the development. Those complimentary cooking demos are hung on make a choice Fridays. Additionally returning for 2025 are meals & beverage pairing occasions, providing all kinds of categories with one thing for everybody–from the Paella-making magnificence at Jaleo to the cocktail-making magnificence at The Edison.
Truthfully, we haven’t spent a ton of time at Disney Springs within the closing two years. We spent a ton of time right here as locals, visiting a couple of occasions every week, to now going months with out visiting. So I will be able to’t talk with whole present authority, however our previous enjoy used to be that summer time is the slowest time of yr at Disney Springs. There’s no longer sufficient coloration and locals in large part keep away from it, particularly throughout the daylight hours hours.
That’s exactly why Flavors of Florida used to be presented within the first position. If the development does building up crowds this yr, and it’s going to most likely spice up them somewhat, it’s localized to Disney Springs and most likely nonetheless smartly under the baseline for different occasions of yr. There’s no have an effect on on the remainder of Walt Disney Global. (On an aspect word, the entirety I’ve observed for Flavors of Florida seems to be promising! I may in fact take some time to hide it this yr.)
Starlight Evening Parade Debuts
Disney Starlight: Dream the Evening Away is the brand new midnight parade coming to Walt Disney Global this summer time. Floats are dropped at lifestyles during the energy of the Blue Fairy’s magic, you’ll watch favourite vintage and recent characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney Pixar motion pictures, some for the first actual time in a Disney midnight parade.
Starlight is the continuation of Walt Disney Global’s legacy of midnight parades, with bits of nostalgia for Primary Side road Electric Parade and SpectroMagic sprinkled all through a stunning procession that raises the bar for the long run. Disney Starlight: Dream the Evening Away debuts on July 20, 2025.
Out of the entirety in this record, the brand new evening parade could have the largest have an effect on on crowds. Walt Disney Global has already presented a coverage to limit Annual Passholders, and so they’ve blocked out Forged Participants on each unmarried evening Starlight will probably be carried out thru (a minimum of) the top of August 2025. All of those are remarkable measures because of “expected prime call for” in keeping with Walt Disney Global.
Whilst call for for Starlight completely will probably be prime, the parade won’t have an instantaneous, around the board have an effect on. Something that we’ve seen with MNSSHP and MVMCP is that leisure choices can create remoted congestion on Primary Side road and alongside the parade path, whilst hollowing out different spaces of Magic Kingdom. That means {that a} state of affairs with upper attendance however decrease wait occasions for rides at evening in Magic Kingdom beginning July 20 is fully imaginable.
There’s additionally the query of the way Starlight will have an effect on ahead bookings and occupancy. The debut date used to be introduced not up to 2 months prematurely, and that’s inadequate lead time for many visitors making plans summer time holidays. Alternatively, the similar isn’t true for vacationers taking Christmas-time holidays–which means the largest have an effect on amongst non-locals may in fact happen from November 2025 thru March 2026.
The key is that you’ll be able to be expecting chaos and crowds alongside the parade path in Magic Kingdom beginning July 20, 2025. But it surely’ll most likely be remoted to that space of that one park, and won’t adversely have an effect on wait occasions anyplace at Walt Disney Global. The actual building up to general crowd ranges will happen later, as Starlight is certainly one of a pair issues that might force bookings for the house stretch of the yr.
Reimagined Check Monitor Reopens
Check Monitor 3.0 will function six distinct reveals, and inside of each and every room have a good time the cars that push the envelope and assist get other folks to our subsequent bankruptcy in our movement adventure. New display scenes will probably be added showcasing technological advances and the way existence and relationships to mobility attach everybody.
At the reimagined Check Monitor, visitors will experience a pleasure experience thru scenes that specialize in onboard era, customization and personalization. Adopted via a shuttle thru a scenic out of doors path reminding us all the joys of using, taking on this planet round us and spending high quality time with family and friends. This enchantment replace will debut an all-new musical rating, in addition to new scenes that spotlight era making vehicles smarter and lifestyles extra amusing.
Fanatics received’t have to attend an excessive amount of longer, as the development partitions have already come down and Check Monitor is trying out! Walt Disney Global introduced that Check Monitor will formally open on July 22, 2025.
As with Starlight, the reopening of the reimagined Check Monitor could have a localized have an effect on on crowds. It’s too past due for many vacationers and out-of-state fanatics to devise journeys for its reopening, however locals will display up in complete pressure. Check Monitor hitting a 240-minute wait time on July 22 wouldn’t marvel us the least bit, however that height must be short-lived.
Since July 22 is Vitamin EPCOT, we might no longer be expecting Floridians to stay round for lengthy after they’ve skilled Check Monitor. Some will do complete days, however the capability added via Check Monitor must greater than offset that. In consequence, we don’t be expecting increased wait occasions at different sights. Bel0w-average waits for the entirety apart from perhaps Cosmic Rewind is much more likely.
It’s uncommon for a gap/reopening day to adversely have an effect on wait occasions of alternative sights. Check Monitor will see increased reputation all through the rest of July, and we’d be expecting it to peer a spike in reputation lasting all through the rest of 2025. However we’re speaking a ten% to twenty% building up, no longer anything else huge. And together with Starlight, it will additionally assist force bookings for past due 2025.
Bourbon Steak Opening
The following new eating place coming to Walt Disney Global is Bourbon Steak Orlando via Michael Mina, which opens in July 2025 and is situated within the WDW Swan & Dolphin Accommodations. Advance Eating Reservations at the moment are to be had on OpenTable.
The primary date visitors could make reservations for the signature steakhouse via award-winning chef and restaurateur Michael Mina is Saturday, July 26, 2025. Notice that the Walt Disney Global Swan & Dolphin Accommodations have no longer but introduced an legit opening date for Bourbon Steak, so it’s imaginable the eating place cushy opens previous to then.
It’s going to be a race towards the clock to transform this area into Bourbon Steak Orlando. The brand new eating place is changing Shula’s Steakhouse within the Walt Disney Global Dolphin, which simply served its closing visitors on June 14, 2025. Scrims went up right away across the venue after remaining, and paintings will wish to occur rapid with rather less than 6 weeks of turnaround time. Nonetheless, Swan & Dolphin paintings rapid, so cushy openings are imaginable!
On the possibility of mentioning the most obvious, Bourbon Steak Orlando could have 0 have an effect on by any means on crowds at Walt Disney Global. It may make the already dire parking scenario on the Swan & Dolphin even worse, however that’s about it.
Prolonged Night Hours Returns to Animal Kingdom
Prolonged Night Hours will transfer from Magic Kingdom to Animal Kingdom on Wednesdays, beginning with July 2, 2025. The cause of this is equal to the Fortuitously Ever After transfer–laying the groundwork for Starlight, which used to be then not on time. In the end, listed below are the July dates when Animal Kingdom will host Prolonged Night Hours:
- Wednesday, July 2, 2025
- Wednesday, July 9, 2025
- Wednesday, July 16, 2025
- Wednesday, July 23, 2025
- Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Prolonged Night Hours are most often a lot extra standard throughout the summer time months, without reference to decrease crowds, because of upper temperatures. Alternatively, that’s additionally when visitors get an additional two hours of past due nights in Magic Kingdom or EPCOT. Animal Kingdom is at this time scheduled to near at 6 pm all through the summer time, and there’s no reason why to imagine park hours will probably be prolonged. That means that those ‘further hours’ will finish ahead of sundown. 0 have an effect on on crowds.
Cool Child Summer time Continues
“Cool Child Summer time” is the brand new summer time match at Walt Disney Global aimed toward households with youngsters, which runs from now thru September 1, 2025. “Cool Child Summer time” options DJ-fueled dance events, marvel persona appearances, hands-on actions and nonstop summer time vibes.
To make a discuss with to Walt Disney Global throughout “Cool Child Summer time” even more uncomplicated, there are a number of particular gives aimed toward younger households:
- 50% Off on Youngsters Tickets: You’ll be able to acquire a 3-day or longer youngsters (ages 3-9) usual price ticket for fifty% off. This deal is to be had for visits now thru September 20, 2025.
- 3-Day, 3-Park Price ticket: Get a 3-day, 3-park price ticket beginning at $89 in keeping with day ($267 general, plus tax) for visits now thru September 22, 2025. This price ticket is for admission to EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom (one theme park in keeping with day, no longer legitimate for admission to Magic Kingdom).
- Disney Hotel Room Offers: Save as much as 30% on make a choice Disney Hotel resort rooms whilst you keep longer for visits starting August 1 thru October 11, 2025. Particular offers on rooms also are to be had for Florida Citizens and Annual Passholders.
- Massive Streaming Particular Be offering: Disney+ subscribers can save on rooms at make a choice Disney Hotel motels – ranging from $99 in keeping with evening at Disney’s All-Celebrity Sports activities Hotel – when staying two nights or longer maximum nights from June 29 to July 31, 2025.
Principally, “Cool Child Summer time” is the promoting package deal to tie the ones reductions into one thing larger image that still suits with the brand new degree presentations at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (which even have no longer impacted general crowd ranges) and Starlight evening parade at Magic Kingdom.
On the subject of the group have an effect on, there hasn’t been one so far from “Cool Child Summer time” and we wouldn’t be expecting that to modify in July. The nature reports, dance events, and more than a few actions are great plussings or value-adds–however no person is speeding to ebook a shuttle for any of this. If anything else, the extra competitive reductions within the month of July may transfer the needle somewhat on occupancy, however that’s not likely to translate to crowds.
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