EPCOT Closing Early at 5:30 pm in May 2025 for Private Park Buyout

Mar 11, 2025 in "EPCOT"

Posted: Tuesday March 11, 2025 9:30am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

EPCOT will close early at 5:30 pm on May 21, 2025, to accommodate a private event buyout for the 2025 SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference Orlando.

EPCOT will close at 5:30 pm in May 2025
EPCOT will close at 5:30 pm in May 2025

The event will take place from 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm and feature a performance by the Zac Brown Band.

Other Walt Disney World parks will operate on the following schedule that day:

  • Magic Kingdom: 9 am to 10 pm, with Extended Evening Hours for select resort guests from 10 pm to 12 am
  • Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 9 am to 9 pm
  • Disney’s Animal Kingdom: 8 am to 6 pm

View full Walt Disney World park calendars.

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    csmat9931 days ago

    has to be at least 1-1.5 million Magic kingdom I heard is over 5 million

    lewiscMar 12, 2025

    Precovid they bought out both IoA and the Studios on the same night. Citywalk was mobbed. They had a huge # of rooms at PBH, HRH...

    Andrew25Mar 11, 2025

    A park buyout at Epic is a heck of an expense. They have to cover all of that dinner revenue and 3 hours of LL revenue.

    HauntedPirateMar 11, 2025

    Someone high up must like them. They've kind of crossed into Jimmy Buffett territory, and I have no problem with it. :)

    PurduevianMar 11, 2025

    Not that I would ever be in a position to do it... but how much does buying out EPCOT at 5:30pm cost?

    Captain Culpepper ClineMar 11, 2025

    Never heard of the band but I’ve heard of Bombay Sapphire.

    CompedMar 11, 2025

    Are folks who use SAP big into country music? Seems like a very odd choice...
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