Two more October dates added to Extended Evening Hours at the Walt Disney World theme parks

Aug 13, 2021 in "Early Theme Parks Entry and Extended Evening Hours"

Posted: Friday August 13, 2021 11:42am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Two more dates have been added to the schedule for the upcoming Extended Evening Hours at the Walt Disney World theme parks beginning October 2021.

EPCOT and Magic Kingdom are available during October 2021

October 25 and 27 have been added to the previously announced dates in October, bringing the total to 16 hours of extra time in the parks.

Monday October 4 - EPCOT 10pm to midnight
Wednesday October 6 - Magic Kingdom 9pm to 11pm
Monday October 11 - EPCOT 10pm to midnight
Wednesday October 13 - Magic Kingdom 9pm to 11pm
Monday October 18 - EPCOT 10pm to midnight
Wednesday October 20 - Magic Kingdom 9pm to 11pm
Monday October 25 - EPCOT 10pm to midnight
Wednesday October 27 - Magic Kingdom 9pm to 11pm

Guests staying at one of the Disney Deluxe or Deluxe Villa Resort hotels will be able to take part in the extended evening hours (see list below).

Guests staying at Deluxe Walt Disney World resort hotels will be able to access extend evening hours

Note that guests will need a valid ticket or pass and a theme park reservation for the same park on the same day to experience both the Early Theme Park Entry and the extended evening hours. Or, guests may visit with a ticket or Annual Pass with the Park Hopper option as long as they entered their first park where they made their reservation earlier in the day.

Participating Hotels

Extended evening theme park hours is a benefit for registered Guests staying at Disney Deluxe Resorts and Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts, which include:

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 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®

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Sirwalterraleigh6 days ago

Cause they’re trying to sell it to you for $28 an hour later?

ToTBellHop6 days ago

It’s a matter of budgeting. As I said, they’ve opened it for EE in the past.

co100646 days ago

Is there any justification for TRON not being open for Early Entry, or is it strictly a cost cutting measure? For Tiana’s early closure and not offering it for Extended Evening Hours, they can at least pretend they’re doing maintenance on it

ToTBellHop7 days ago

It has already operated during EE during peak weeks. Experienced it myself.

dmc4937 days ago

A random woman on TikTok claims the new approach includes Fantasyland. She didn't have video proof so not quite verifiable

Sirwalterraleigh7 days ago

I’d think it’s like a 99% chance

bork7 days ago

Could this be in anticipation of adding Tron to early entry?

Purduevian7 days ago

So fantasyland was still roped off? was there a new rope (or 2?) between tomorrowland and fantasyland?

wdwmagic7 days ago

Disney Adjusts Early Entry Rope Drop at Magic Kingdom, Allowing Earlier Access to Tomorrowland https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/extra-magic-hours/news/18mar2025-disney-adjusts-early-entry-rope-drop-at-magic-kingdom,-allowing-earlier-access-to-tomorrowland.htm

DCBaker28 days ago

Guardings of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind has officially been added to the attraction lineup for Early Theme Park Entry:

monothingie29 days ago

Probably an after hours park buyout at EPCOT that night.

DCBaker29 days ago

According to updated park hours, Extended Evening Hours will occur at Disney's Animal Kingdom on May 5, 2025, instead of EPCOT.

DCBakerDec 18, 2024

Adding the Extended Evening schedule for February 2025 as there is one date out of the normal rotation: Monday, Feb. 3: Disney’s Animal Kingdom Wednesday, Feb. 5: Magic Kingdom Monday, Feb. 10: EPCOT Wednesday, Feb. 12: Magic Kingdom Monday, Feb. 17: EPCOT Wednesday, Feb. 19: Magic Kingdom Monday, Feb. 24: EPCOT Wednesday, Feb. 26: Magic Kingdom

DCBakerNov 20, 2024

Here's a look at the Extended Evening Hours schedule for January 2025: Wednesday, Jan. 1: Disney’s Animal Kingdom Friday, Jan. 3: Disney's Hollywood Studios Monday, Jan. 6: EPCOT Wednesday, Jan. 8: Magic Kingdom Monday, Jan. 13: EPCOT Wednesday, Jan. 15: Magic Kingdom Monday, Jan. 20: EPCOT Wednesday, Jan. 22: Magic Kingdom Monday, Jan. 27: EPCOT Wednesday, Jan. 29: Disney’s Animal Kingdom