Extended Evening Hours Returning to Disney’s Animal Kingdom This Fall

Brit Tuttle

Tree of Life at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Extended Evening Hours Returning to Disney’s Animal Kingdom This Fall

Extended Evening Hours are returning to Disney’s Animal Kingdom this fall at Walt Disney World.

Extended Evening Hours at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Extended evening hours are returning to Disney's Animal Kingdom this fall.

Exclusively for select resort hotel guests, this offering allows extra time in Disney’s Animal Kingdom to enjoy attractions and other offerings.

According to the Walt Disney World operating calendar in the My Disney Experience app, Extended Evening Hours will return to Disney’s Animal Kingdom on Friday, October 11, from 6-8 p.m.

Last September was the first time the park ever offered Extended Evening Hours. While no attractions have been confirmed for this offering at Disney’s Animal Kingdom at this time, last year’s offerings included:

Extended Evening Hours are available to guests staying at the following resort hotels:

Disney Deluxe Resorts

Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts

Other Select Hotels

  • Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
  • Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
  • Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
  • Shades of Green on Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World has previously confirmed that early entry and Extended Evening Hours perks for hotel guests will continue into 2025. Extended Evening Hours will also return to Disney’s Hollywood Studios this September, as Magic Kingdom heads into Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party season.

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