Extended Evening Hours Moving From Magic Kingdom to Animal Kingdom Later This Summer

Shannen Ace

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Extended Evening Hours Moving From Magic Kingdom to Animal Kingdom Later This Summer

Extended Evening Hours for select Walt Disney World Resort hotel guests will move from Magic Kingdom to Disney’s Animal Kingdom for at least two dates in August and September.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Extended Evening Hours

Animal Kingdom entrance at night

Extended Evening Hours are usually available on Wednesday nights at Magic Kingdom. But as Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party takes over the park’s evenings, the extended hours offering frequently shifts to Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

This year, Extended Evening Hours will be available from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom on Wednesday, August 26 and Wednesday, September 2. More dates may be announced later.

These attractions will be open:

  • Avatar Flight of Passage
  • Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
  • Na’vi River Journey
  • Zootopia: Better Zoogether!

Animal Kingdom had some Extended Evening Hours earlier this year, too.

Magic Kingdom Extended Evening Hours

Magic Kingdom continues to offer Extended Evening Hours on these upcoming Wednesdays:

  • June 24: 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.
  • July 1: 10 p.m. to midnight
  • July 8: 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.
  • July 15: 10 p.m. to midnight
  • July 22: 10 p.m. to midnight
  • July 29: 10 p.m. to midnight
  • August 5: 10 p.m. to midnight
  • August 12: 10 p.m. to midnight
  • August 19: 10 p.m. to midnight

These attractions will be open:

  • “it’s a small world”
  • Astro Orbiter
  • The Barnstormer
  • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
  • Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
  • Country Bear Musical Jamboree
  • Dumbo the Flying Elephant
  • Haunted Mansion
  • Mad Tea Party
  • The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
  • Mickey’s PhilharMagic
  • Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor
  • Peter Pan’s Flight
  • Pirates of the Caribbean
  • Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
  • Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
  • Space Mountain
  • Swiss Family Treehouse
  • Tomorrowland Speedway
  • TRON Lightcycle / Run
  • Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid
  • Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room

EPCOT Extended Evening Hours

Spaceship Earth at EPCOT shines in purple and orange hues at night—a Disney icon, though not a castle, it rivals their magic.

Extended Evening Hours are scheduled at EPCOT on Mondays through August:

  • June 29: 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • July 6: 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • July 13: 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • July 20: 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • July 27: 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • August 3: 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • August 10: 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • August 17: 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • August 24: 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • August 31: 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

These attractions are open:

  • Frozen Ever After
  • Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros
  • Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
  • Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana – New!
  • Mission: SPACE
  • Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
  • Soarin’ Around the World
  • Spaceship Earth
  • The Seas with Nemo & Friends
  • Test Track

Participating Hotels

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Extended Evening Hours is available to guests staying at Disney Deluxe Resorts, Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts, and other select 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 Resort

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