Do Disney buses run during extra magic hours?

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.



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Disney transportation will continue to run during these extended hours — our bus back to Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge was ready and waiting for us when we left!

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Magic Kingdom – Bus (service runs from 6:30-7:00 AM until 2 hours after the park closes). Water Parks – Bus (service runs 30 minutes before the park opens until 1 hour after the park closes). Disney Springs – Bus (operates from 9 a.m. – 2 a.m.) or boat (runs from 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.).

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The feature can be accessed in My Disney Experience by tapping “See Bus Times” when viewing an active hotel reservation. (In other words, unlike attraction wait times, these bus waits are not available if you're not presently staying at Walt Disney World.)

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It's a character name, Kronk is from The Emperor's New Groove. You see buses with character names sometimes when they're not ferrying guests around, I think it's Disney's version of out of service or off duty right now.

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Disney After Hours is a specially ticketed event (meaning it's a ticket that is purchased separate from regular park tickets) that allows people to enter Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom at 7 p.m. and stay until midnight or 1 a.m. (ending time varies by date).

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The typical hours for Magic Kingdom's are 8AM or 9AM to 10PM or 11PM, but hours vary even beyond that. On nights where Magic Kingdom hosts an After Hours or holiday party event, the park may close earlier than other days.

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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.

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Keep in mind that the shops will all close right when Extended Evening Hours end and do not stay open that extra hour like stores do after normal park closing hours. Considering we got on all the most popular rides at EPCOT, I would say that YES Extended Evening Hours are worth it.

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With every park participating in Early Theme Park Entry, expect the first bus of the day to arrive to your resort between 45 minutes to 1 hour before Early Theme Park Entry starts.

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As we saw with many other Disney World “perks” at this time that went from free to becoming a paid experience, like the transformation of FastPass to Genie+ and Disney Resort hotel parking fees, the dissolution of the Magical Express was another way for the Disney company to save some money and buffer its revenue ...

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It is the equivalent of Out of Service (too negative-sounding for Disney), but the driver has no control over which character name comes up.

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Guests wishing to travel from the Magic Kingdom to Hollywood Studios can either take the Monorail or a watercraft from the Magic Kingdom entrance to the Transportation and Ticket Center, then hop a bus to the Studios. For a slightly quicker trip, one can walk to the Contemporary Resort then bus over from there.

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Complimentary Resort transportation begins 45 minutes prior to Disney theme park opening time and up to 1 hour after Disney theme park closing time. Additionally, buses operate until 11:00 PM from the Disney Springs area.

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Park Hopper hours will start at 2 PM each day and end at the park's scheduled close time. Guests are now able to check the Park Hours calendar and the My Disney Experience app for the most up-to-date Park Hopper hours, as they could start earlier at a later date, depending on the day and park.

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