Did you know about this EXCLUSIVE Disney World hotel perk?
Wilderness Lodge
If you’re staying at any Disney World hotel, you get Early Theme Park Entry, which means you can go inside any of the four theme parks a half hour before other guests. But if you’re staying at one of the qualifying hotels on property, you ALSO get Extended Evening Hours, so you get to stay LATE in select parks on certain days. Sixteen hotels in Disney World will offer Extended Evening Hours in 2025 — Let’s take a look!
Extended Evening Hours are offered to guests staying at Deluxe Disney World Resorts, Deluxe Disney Villa Resorts, and a few other hotels on property. Disney has confirmed that this perk will continue at least through 2025. With this perk, you get to stay in the park for about two hours after it closes. However, unlike Early Theme Park Entry, Extended Evening Hours are only offered at select parks on certain days. We’ll get more into that in just a minute.
Grand Floridian Resort
First, here’s a complete list of all the hotels that qualify for 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
The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort – A Disney Vacation 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 Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Other Hotels
Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
Shades of Green on Walt Disney World Resort
During Extended Evening Hours, not everything stays open. Most restaurants are closed (although one or two spots will remain open), and some gift shops are closed as well.
Is the Extended Evening Hours Benefit worth the cost of staying at a Deluxe Resort? We talk about it HERE.
Note that Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom don’t currently offer Extended Evening Hours on a regular basis. However — especially during busy seasons — each park has been known to offer a few nights of this hotel perk. Stay tuned to the blog for updates!
Animal Kingdom During Extended Evening Hours!
Here’s a list of the attractions that are usually OPEN during Extended Evening Hours:
Magic Kingdom
“it’s a small world”
Astro Orbiter
Big Thunder Mountain
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
Country Bear Jamboree
Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Haunted Mansion
Mad Tea Party
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
The Barnstormer
The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Tomorrowland Speedway
Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid
Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress
TRON Lightcycle / Run — Anyone going to Extended Evening Hours can request to join the virtual queue for TRON Lightcycle / Run at 6PM. Find COMPLETE DETAILS here.
The carrousel at night
EPCOT
Beauty and The Beast Sing-Along
Frozen Ever After
Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros
Mission: SPACE
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
Soarin’ Around the World
Spaceship Earth
Test Track
The Seas with Nemo & Friends
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind — Anyone going to Extended Evening Hours can request to join the virtual queue for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at 6PM. Find COMPLETE DETAILS here.
Test Track during Extended Evening Hours at EPCOT
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Alien Swirling Saucers
Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
Slinky Dog Dash
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
Toy Story Mania!
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Tower of Terror
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Avatar Flight of Passage
DINOSAUR
Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
It’s Tough to be a Bug!
Meet Favorite Disney Pals at Adventurers Outpost
Na’vi River Journey
TriceraTop Spin
Tree of Life
As mentioned in those lists, anyone going to Extended Evening Hours gets an extra chance to join the virtual queue for TRON Lightcycle / Run or Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. In addition to the normal 7AM and 1PM virtual queue openings, there’s an exclusive 6PM virtual queue opening for people who qualify for Extended Evening Hours.
Learn more about Disney World virtual queues here.
Make sure your My Disney Experience app is updated and linked to your hotel reservation in order to access this exclusive virtual queue.
TRON Lightcycle / Run
Here’s a look at the upcoming Extended Evening Hours dates for 2024 (stay tuned to the blog for 2025 dates!):
Dates and Parks for Extended Evening Hours
Extended Evening Hours for April 2024 are:
Monday, April 1st — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
Wednesday, April 3rd — Magic Kingdom, 9PM – 11PM
Monday, April 8th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
Wednesday, April 10th — Magic Kingdom, 9PM – 11PM
Monday, April 15th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
Wednesday, April 17th — Magic Kingdom, 9PM – 11PM
Monday, April 22nd — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
Wednesday, April 24th — Magic Kingdom, 9PM – 11PM
Monday, April 29th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
Extended Evening Hours for May 2024 (as announced so far) are:
Wednesday, May 1st — Magic Kingdom, 9PM – 11PM
Monday, May 6th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
Wednesday, May 8th — Magic Kingdom, 9PM – 11PM
Monday, May 13th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
Wednesday, May 15th — Magic Kingdom, 10PM – 12AM
Monday, May 20th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
Wednesday, May 22nd — Magic Kingdom, 10PM – 12AM
Monday, May 27th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
Wednesday, May 29th — Magic Kingdom, 10PM – 12AM
HELPFUL HINT: You can also find out which parks are offering Extended Evening Hours when you are logged in to My Disney Experience on the Disney World website.
Extended Evening Hours at EPCOT
You will need a valid theme park ticket and a Resort ID (such as a MagicBand or Key to the World card) in order to enter.
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Check out Extended Evening Hours at Animal Kingdom HERE!
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