Walt Disney Global has added extra hours to the calendar via mid-January 2025 at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios & Animal Kingdom, and prolonged hours for the vacation season via Thanksgiving week. This covers the adjustments plus zig once they zag technique for Magic Kingdom and whether or not to accept as true with standard knowledge at DHS all over those dates.
We’ll get started with the most recent liberate of recent working schedules. All 4 theme parks have had hours for any other week added to DisneyWorld.com’s park hours, and the present calendar now runs via January 17, 2025. Listed here are the hours for many newly-added dates all over the vacation season:
- Magic Kingdom: 9 am to 9 pm
- EPCOT: 9 am to 9:30 pm
- Hollywood Studios: 9 am to 9 pm
- Animal Kingdom: 8 am to six pm
- Snow fall Seashore: 10 am to five pm
- Disney Springs: 10 am to 11 pm (11:30 pm on Fridays & Saturdays)
As a reminder, Walt Disney Global’s standard observe is to liberate boilerplate or placeholder hours ahead of extending the ones in line with attendance and resort occupancy projections. This has been not unusual observe for years, and can proceed for the rest of this yr and more than likely in 2025, 2026, and so on–till the upward thrust of the machines.
One exception to the park hours above is that Magic Kingdom closes on a number of nights a week at 6 pm to day visitors for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Celebration over the process the following couple months. This separately-ticketed tournament starts at 7 pm and runs till middle of the night, and happens more than one nights a week.
Very similar to Magic Kingdom on MVMCP nights, Hollywood Studios closes at 7 pm on evenings when the Disney Jollywood Nights Christmas Celebration is held. That tough price tag tournament happens with a long way much less frequency than Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Celebration.
Along with those newly added hours, Walt Disney Global has additionally prolonged park hours in the course of the finish of November 2024.
This used to be to be anticipated, as we’re coming into the house stretch of the yr when crowds can spike because of lengthy weekends, faculty breaks, vacations and different particular occasions. In consequence, you’ll be expecting much more extensions–on a weekly foundation–from Walt Disney Global going ahead for December via New 12 months’s Eve and past.
Anyway, on with the extensions for November 2024…
Magic Kingdom
- November 8, 2024: 8 am to six pm (prior to now 9 am to six pm)
- November 9, 2024: 9 am to twelve am (prior to now 9 am to 9 pm)
- November 10, 2024: 9 am to 11 pm (prior to now 9 am to 9 pm)
- November 11, 2024: 8 am to six pm (prior to now 9 am to six pm)
- November 12, 2024: 8 am to six pm (prior to now 9 am to six pm)
- November 13, 2024: 8 am to 11 pm (prior to now 9 am to 9 pm)
- November 14, 2024: 8 am to six pm (prior to now 9 am to six pm)
- November 15, 2024: 8 am to six pm (prior to now 9 am to six pm)
- November 16, 2024: 8 am to 11 pm (prior to now 9 am to 9 pm)
- November 17, 2024: 8 am to six pm (prior to now 9 am to six pm)
- November 18, 2024: 9 am to ten pm (prior to now 9 am to 9 pm)
- November 20, 2024: 9 am to ten pm (prior to now 9 am to 9 pm)
- November 22, 2024: 8 am to six pm (prior to now 9 am to six pm)
- November 23, 2024: 8 am to 11 pm (prior to now 9 am to 9 pm)
- November 24, 2024: 8 am to six pm (prior to now 9 am to six pm)
- November 25, 2024: 8 am to 11 pm (prior to now 9 am to 9 pm)
- November 26, 2024: 8 am to six pm (prior to now 9 am to six pm)
- November 27, 2024: 8 am to six pm (prior to now 9 am to six pm)
- November 28, 2024: 8 am to 11 pm (prior to now 9 am to 9 pm)
- November 29, 2024: 8 am to six pm (prior to now 9 am to six pm)
- November 30, 2024: 9 am to ten pm (prior to now 9 am to 9 pm)
Walt Disney Global has best up to date hours via November 30, 2024. Any dates past that display boilerplate hours. There might be extensions for many dates in December 2024 past that during long run updates.
The very first thing to which I need to name your consideration to is November 23, 25, and 28.
All of those are ‘pink flag’ dates to steer clear of. It’s because each and every of those are the one day in 4-day stretches when Magic Kingdom does now not shut early for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Celebration. (See Easiest & Worst Days to Do Magic Kingdom in 2024 for a rundown of when crowds might be particularly just right or dangerous, together with a handful of such ‘pink flag’ dates to steer clear of in any respect prices this month via December.)
As we’ve noticed play out numerous instances previously, nowadays are particularly busy. November 25, specifically, can be ridiculous as it’s the busiest day of the week for Magic Kingdom and as a result of Monday and Tuesday are normally when Thanksgiving week crowds top. There’s no excuse for all 3 of those dates–however particularly November 25–now not having a middle of the night closure.
It’s additionally notable that November 28 is the primary date that sees top costs for Lightning Lane Premier Move. Whilst we don’t be expecting 11/28 to be as busy as 11/25, Disney (more than likely?) didn’t set the fee upper for no explanation why. It’s just a little irritating to have the corporate sign to visitors that attendance forecasts are at their absolute best by way of pricing…however now not have park hours practice go well with. Plan accordingly: arrive early, take a noon ruin, go away overdue, include savvy technique, and so on.
We need to reiterate as soon as once more that middle of the night closures must be same old working process for Magic Kingdom all over Celebration Season on dates when the park isn’t remaining early. Disneyland closes in the dark nearly on a daily basis this vacation season, and Magic Kingdom must fit. The crowds on non-party dates during November and December are greater than enough to justify 8 am to twelve am hours each and every unmarried day. No longer doing so is a mixture of cheapness on Walt Disney Global’s phase, blended with in need of to push other folks against Lightning Lanes.
On a good be aware, there are the extensions on days of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Celebration, with Magic Kingdom now opening at 8 am on many dates. That is the way it must be all over Celebration Season (and, in my view, maximum days).
As we’ve mentioned numerous instances, Celebration Season working hours purpose chaos with crowds, pushing attendance a lot upper at the dates it’s now not happening and decrease at the dates it is going on. On tournament nights, Magic Kingdom closes to day visitors at 6 pm. It is usually more and more opening at 8 am. As a result of this, Early Access begins at 7:30 am, which makes this on-site perk a lot more extremely advisable.
All over November and December, be expecting party-shortened days at Magic Kingdom have crowd ranges of two/10 to 4/10 as a substitute of one/10. This will likely occur as a result of crowd ranges as an entire are expanding–they’ll be upper around the board, on each occasion and non-party days. 2d, occasion dates are changing into extra common, making them harder to steer clear of. That suggests extra visitors will haven’t any selection however to do Magic Kingdom on occasion days.
Preferably, you’ll have Park Hopper tickets and can be capable to soar to any other park at round 4 pm. Animal Kingdom will all the time be your best choice for lower-crowd evenings all over the vacation season.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- November 8, 2024: 8:30 am to 9 pm (prior to now 9 am to 9 pm)
- November 9, 2024: 8:30 am to 7 pm (prior to now 9 am to 7 pm)
- November 16, 2024: 8:30 am to 7 pm (prior to now 9 am to 7 pm)
- November 18, 2024: 8:30 am to 7 pm (prior to now 9 am to 7 pm)
- November 23, 2024: 8:30 am to 7 pm (prior to now 9 am to 7 pm)
- November 25, 2024: 8:30 am to 7 pm (prior to now 9 am to 7 pm)
Just a few dates including hours for Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and it’s “best” half-hour. It is a larger deal than it would appear as a result of Early Access will as soon as once more formally get started at 8 am on those dates. As we’ve discussed numerous instances, the sooner that Early Access begins, the easier. There’s much less “pageant” and you’ll get far more executed.
It additionally is helping that these kinds of extensions are Jollywood Nights dates. We’ve had numerous reader questions on whether or not it’s savvy approach to reflect the zig once they zag option to Magic Kingdom all over Celebration Season. Our resolution, as mentioned at duration in Easiest & Worst 2024 Crowd Days at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, will not be.
Admittedly, the sooner opening time does solid this into doubt somewhat for on-site visitors. It more than likely relies on whether or not you’re an early fowl or night time owl. We’ll record again quickly as as to whether on-the-ground fact comports with our expectancies, however for now, don’t overthink it–maximum visitors must take the longer hours and later remaining. After all, strategic Park Hopping is all the time going to be essentially the most high-quality method, when you’re ready to do this.
Animal Kingdom
- November 8, 2024: 8 am to 7 pm (prior to now 8 am to six pm)
- November 9, 2024: 8 am to 7 pm (prior to now 8 am to six pm)
- November 10, 2024: 8 am to 7 pm (prior to now 8 am to six pm)
- November 11, 2024: 8 am to 7 pm (prior to now 8 am to six pm)
- November 15, 2024: 8 am to 7 pm (prior to now 8 am to six pm)
- November 16, 2024: 8 am to 7 pm (prior to now 8 am to six pm)
- November 17, 2024: 9 am to 7 pm (prior to now 8 am to six pm)
- November 23, 2024: 8 am to 7 pm (prior to now 8 am to six pm)
- November 24, 2024: 8 am to 7 pm (prior to now 8 am to six pm)
- November 25, 2024: 8 am to 7 pm (prior to now 8 am to six pm)
- November 26, 2024: 8 am to 7 pm (prior to now 8 am to six pm)
As with Magic Kingdom, the 8 am opening time is grasp at Animal Kingdom, and that’s the ‘new standard’ going ahead via December 2024. That’s in reality just right information even a baseline viewpoint, because it method extensions might be remaining at 7 pm or 8 pm–which additionally method middle of the night at DAK all over the vacation season!
Significantly, the brand new baseline 8 am opening additionally method Early Access at 7:30am, which is lovely carefully attended. See Animal Kingdom Park Opening & Early Access Trip Technique (or, “How I Did Each and every Trip at DAK Earlier than 10:30am.”)
On the reverse finish of the day, Animal Kingdom formally closes after sundown for all of nowadays! Between the later remaining and Sunlight Saving Time, you’ll get a pair hours in DAK after darkish for the primary time shortly!
Tree of Existence Iciness Awakenings may be again at the agenda beginning Veterans Day weekend (see our Information to Christmas at Animal Kingdom for complete main points). We extremely counsel staying for evenings in DAK to benefit from the Tree of Existence Awakenings, plus Pandora and the remainder of the park after darkish.
Our Animal Kingdom Afternoon Arrival Technique is as soon as once more the perfect method for this park. Even on busier dates, Lightning Lane Multi Move makes no sense with even a modicum of strategizing. Please don’t be fooled via the “cut price” pricing on LLMP at Animal Kingdom. Keep in mind, one thing is just a deal when you in fact want it–another way, you’re only a hoarder. (Neatly, you’ll’t in reality hoard Lightning Lanes in the similar sense…however you get the theory!)
In the end, it’ll be attention-grabbing to peer how dangerous crowds finally end up being over the Veterans Day vacation weekend and week of Thanksgiving, and what occurs with hours as soon as December extensions roll round. Truthfully, we aren’t anticipating a lot for the primary part of December–so don’t be alarmed if/when the boilerplate hours turn out to be the general ones, or Magic Kingdom best will get a scattering of 10 pm and 11 pm closings. There’s a explanation why for that, and for that being Our Favourite Week of the Whole 12 months at Walt Disney Global!
As for the present wave of November extensions, the park opening instances are incredible. Early birds will maximum unquestionably be getting the trojan horse at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The issue is the remaining instances at Magic Kingdom, particularly all over busy weeks when Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Celebration is held a majority of days each and every week. At the few non-shortened days, the ones 10 pm or 11 pm closings simply don’t minimize it. Magic Kingdom must be open till middle of the night–in all probability even 1 am on a few of the ones nights!
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YOUR THOUGHTS
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