All of the Disney Vacation Club resorts are considered Deluxe Resorts. Stays at any Disney Vacation Club resort qualify for Extended Evening Hours on applicable nights, even for those renting from DVC members!
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Extended Evening Hours are available on select nights at select theme parks for guests staying at Deluxe Resorts, Deluxe Villa Resorts, and other select resorts.
Extended Evening Hours at Magic Kingdom are on hold from late September 2023 as the popular resort guest benefit shifts from Magic Kingdom to Disney's Hollywood Studios. During September, Magic Kingdom will host Extended Evening Hours on Sep.
Since the start of Walt Disney World's phased reopening, Extra Magic Hours have been suspended due to restricted hours during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, it seems this resort guest benefit won't be coming back at all—at least not in its previous form.
No matter how you slice it, if you have the stamina to be in the parks at the beginning and/or end of the day, Extra Magic Hours will work out to your benefit in most cases. For Walt Disney World trip planning tips and comprehensive advice, make sure to read our Walt Disney World Trip Planning Guide.
Early Theme Park Entry is a perk offered to guests of Walt Disney World Resort hotels (and select partner hotels) that allows guests access to the park 30 minutes before its scheduled open, every day.
Disney Resort hotel bus services typically begin around 45 minutes before the parks open and end an hour after park closing. This applies to Early Entry or Extra Magic Hours events. Buses operate until 2:00 AM between Disney Resort Hotels and Disney Springs.
If you are a ride junkie looking to fit as many attractions as possible into the shortest amount of time, then a Disney After Hours event may be worth the cost. Or, if you're someone who doesn't love the idea of standing amongst thousands of other people all day long, an After Hours event may be an enticing option.
So about every seven years, Disney Vacation Club Resorts get some kind of refurbishment whether it's a small one or more major. Under each resort below, the opening year is present so you can get an idea of where it may be in its update life cycle.
Guests will need valid admission and a theme park reservation for the same park on the same day to experience extended evening hours–or, Guests may experience extended evening hours if they have a ticket or annual pass with the Park Hopper option and first enter the park where they made their reservation.
The Extra Magic Hour is available only to resort guests, whereas Magic Morning is tied directly to the type of ticket you purchase. The other big difference is that Disneyland California Adventure is only available for early access through the Extra Magic Hour perk.
The Early Morning Magic event in Fantasyland was offered in 2019 and 2020 prior to the parks shutting down. It has not been brought back at this point and we do not expect it to make a return.
In general the best days of the week to visit the Disney World parks are Tuesday and Wednesday. The reason being is many families find that you need an entire week for a Disney vacation and typically arrive on Saturday or Sunday. We find weekends and Monday to be the busiest days at Walt Disney World.