Guests staying at a Disney Deluxe resort in May will have the opportunity to enjoy Extended Evening Hours at Animal Kingdom.
Extended Evening Hours at Animal Kingdom
Extended Evening Hours are more frequently offered at the other parks at Walt Disney World Resort: Magic Kingdom and EPCOT. However, Animal Kingdom is known to host them from time to time. On May 4, 2026, Deluxe Resort guests can stay at Animal Kingdom a while longer, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
As of February 23, the Disney World hours on the My Disney Experience app are only updated through May 4. Additional Extended Evening Hours may be offered at the park in May, but guests will know more as more dates are opened up.
During Extended Evening Hours at Animal Kingdom, the following attractions will be open:
- Avatar Flight of Passage
- Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
- Na’vi River Journey
- Zootopia: Better Zoogether!
Participating Hotels
Guests staying at the following hotels can enjoy Extended Evening Hours.
Disney Deluxe Resorts
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Disney’s Beach Club Resort
- Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
- Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
- Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts
- Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo House
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
- Disney’s Beach Club Villas
- Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
- Disney’s Old Key West Resort
- Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
- Disney’s Riviera Resort
- Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
- The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort – A Disney Vacation Club Resort (The extended evening theme park hours benefit applies to Disney Vacation Club Cabins only.)
- The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
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 Resort
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