Does Hollywood Studios have magic hours?

Note that if you've been in another park that day, you'll need the Park Hopper feature on your admission ticket to enter. Evening Extra Magic Hours are offered at the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Disney's Hollywood Studios, but not (yet) at Disney's Animal Kingdom.



As of early 2026, the traditional "Extra Magic Hours" have been replaced at Disney’s Hollywood Studios by two different systems: Early Theme Park Entry and Extended Evening Theme Park Hours. "Early Theme Park Entry" allows guests staying at any Disney Resort hotel (and select partner hotels) to enter Hollywood Studios 30 minutes before the general public every single day. This is a crucial window for riding high-demand attractions like Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance or Slinky Dog Dash with shorter wait times. On the other hand, "Extended Evening Theme Park Hours" is a more exclusive perk reserved only for guests staying at Disney Deluxe Resorts, Deluxe Villa Resorts, and a few other select hotels like the Swan and Dolphin. These evening hours occur only on select nights (not daily) and allow these specific guests to stay in the park for two hours after it closes to the general public. During these late-night sessions, the wait times for major rides are typically very low. If you are not staying at a qualifying resort, you will not have access to either of these "magic" windows and must plan your day around the standard park operating hours, which can be found in the My Disney Experience app.

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Disney After Hours tickets are around the same price as regular, full-day theme park tickets. Expensive: Since the event is typically 3 hours long, then the cost per hour is much high compared to normal tickets. Disney After Hours is only available on select dates (see below) Not all rides are open.

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However, that has changed. You now can only park hop AFTER 2PM. So you'll have to wait until well after lunchtime if you're planning on visiting another park. However, this rule is different for Annual Passholders.

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It is the same price for everyone whether you arrive at Park Opening or at 4 pm.

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If your child is under three years old, you don't need a ticket for them at Disney World. For a four-day trip, this can be over $500 in savings.

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Early Entry at Magic Kingdom is a good way for on-site guests of Walt Disney World hotels to get a head-start, accomplishing a few attractions with low waits.

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If you are staying on property during your stay, then yes! You can take advantage of Extra Magic Hours. Otherwise, your Annual Passholder won't include that benefit.

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But, overall, Extended Evening Hours at Magic Kingdom are totally worth it. Even if it was 25% more crowded because the weather was perfect and no one left the park, the results would still be impressive. You can save a lot of time with the right plan.

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Unfortunately, there isn't an option to visit for a half or partial day.

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The Magic Kingdom park at Walt Disney World is the most visiting theme park in the world so one of the other most popular questions we receive is, which day of the week is the slowest at Magic Kingdom? And as a general rule of thumb Tuesdays tend to be the slowest day at Magic Kingdom park.

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Although more expensive, Park Hopper Plus tickets grant you access to additional attractions, while the cheaper Park Hopper tickets still allow you to move throughout Walt Disney World's four theme parks with ease.

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With a Disney base ticket, you're welcome to leave and re-enter the same theme park as many times as you like during the same day. So, if you want to visit the Magic Kingdom in the morning, go back to your hotel room for a nap, and return to the Magic Kingdom in the evening, then you do not need a Park Hopper ticket.

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A full day to take in everything would be best. Make sure you get fast passes for the rides that usually have the longest wait times, like toy story ride, rockin roller coaster, and tower of terror....all great rides not to be missed. All the shows are great, so you can't go wrong with any you choose.

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A full day to take in everything would be best. Make sure you get fast passes for the rides that usually have the longest wait times, like toy story ride, rockin roller coaster, and tower of terror....all great rides not to be missed. All the shows are great, so you can't go wrong with any you choose.

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