Disney has since announced that Extra Magic Hours benefits will not return.
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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.
The Extra Magic Hours benefit was suspended when Walt Disney World Resort reopened in summer 2020 after temporarily closing due to the ongoing pandemic. Related: Rise of the Resistance, Other Attractions Available For Early Theme Park Entry!
Disney's 100th Anniversary is officially underway at Walt Disney World, with new things to do at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and the resort hotels. This guide to the 100 Years of Wonder Celebration offers info, what to see & do, and other assorted tips. (Updated September 22, 2023.)
Event Dates & Ticket Prices. Disney After Hours at EPCOT takes place select nights June 1 to August 24, 2023. Annual Passholders and DVC Members can purchase for a $30 discount.
Enjoy extended evening hours on select nights in select theme parks when you stay at a Disney Deluxe Resort, Disney Deluxe Villa Resort or other select hotels. This popular benefit will continue through 2024!
Early closures are typically due to private events taking place at the park, including Cast Service celebrations (which honors long-serving Cast Members), media events, and private park buyouts. View full Walt Disney World operating hours calendar.
We already know about certain areas that will open soon in Disney World. Magic Kingdom will soon get TRON Lightcycle / Run, while at EPCOT the remainder of World Celebration and Journey of Water — Inspired by Moana will both be opening in 2023. The opening of these new attractions and spaces could impact capacity.
New Epcot nighttime show and landJourney of Water isn't the only addition expected in Epcot in 2023. The new World Celebration land — including its Communicore Hall and Communicore Plaza, where various festivals and gatherings will take place — is also rumored to be coming later this year.
The other somewhat-significant 2023 opening date is Moana's Journey of Water, which will debut by late 2023. That's also when the EPCOT overhaul will be finished according to Walt Disney World, which means no more Giant Dirt Pit at the front of the park.
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).
Back in 2023, Disney announced during Star Wars Celebration that there would be more stories and characters and all new adventures coming to Star Tours in 2024. And now we know at least one of those new stories and characters will be Ahsoka, as seen in the new Disney+ series bearing the same name.
Nevertheless, wait times are an imperfect measure of Walt Disney World's crowds, especially if you're comparing current conditions to prior years. Walt Disney World attendance has increased by several million people over the course of the last decade-plus, so the vast majority of days in 2023 will be more crowded than ...
Walt Disney World's official 50th Anniversary kicked off on October 1, 2021. But, the celebration of the 1971 opening of the Walt Disney World Resort lasted much, much longer than that.
In order to access the Extended Evening Hours, guests will need a valid ticket or pass and a theme park reservation for the same park on the same day. You will also need to use your MagicBand, Disney MagicMobile pass, or Key to the World to prove which resort you are staying at.