Early Theme Park Entry at Walt Disney World to soft open before official October 1 start

Sep 24, 2021 in "Early Theme Parks Entry and Extended Evening Hours"

Posted: Friday September 24, 2021 11:25am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney World's Early Theme Park Entry will begin few days ahead of the official start date of October 1 2021.

Disney Resort hotel Guests and guests of other select hotels will be able to use Early Theme Park Entry from September 26 2021.

Early Theme Park entry benefit is available to all Walt Disney World Resort hotel guests and guests of other select hotels each day at each park, and offers 30 minutes of additional time. Here is everything that will be operating during Early Theme Park Entry for Walt Disney World Resort hotel guests. You can also see the Extended Evening Hours attraction line-up.

Magic Kingdom

  • “it’s a small world”
  • Astro Orbiter
  • Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
  • Dumbo the Flying Elephant
  • Mad Tea Party
  • Mickey’s PhilharMagic
  • Peter Pan’s Flight
  • Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
  • Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
  • Space Mountain
  • The Barnstormer
  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
  • Tomorrowland Speedway
  • Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover
  • Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid
  • Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress

Epcot

  • Beauty and The Beast Sing-Along
  • Frozen Ever After
  • Mission: SPACE
  • Soarin’ Around the World
  • Spaceship Earth
  • Test Track
  • The Seas with Nemo & Friends

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
  • The Twilight Zone 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!
  • Na’vi River Journey
  • TriceraTop Spin

Early theme park entry participating Hotels

Early theme park entry is a benefit for registered Guests staying at Disney Resort hotels and select other hotels, which include:

  • Disney's All-Star Movies Resort
  • Disney's All-Star Music Resort
  • Disney's All-Star Sports Resort
  • Disney's Art of Animation Resort
  • Disney's Pop Century Resort
  • The Campsites at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort
  • Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort
  • Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
  • Disney's Port Orleans Resort - French Quarter
  • Disney's Port Orleans Resort - Riverside
  • The Cabins at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort
  • 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
  • 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
  • Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
  • Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
  • Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
  • Shades of Green® on Walt Disney World® Resort
  • Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
  • Waldorf Astoria Orlando
  • B Resort & Spa Lake Buena Vista
  • DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando
  • Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace
  • Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista
  • Holiday Inn Orlando
  • Wyndham Garden Lake Buena Vista
  • Wyndham Lake Buena Vista
  • Four Seasons Resort Orlando

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    Touchdown9 hours ago

    DHS would be far more preferable

    spectromagic0414 hours ago

    Well expect no MK probably until January. MK usually goes on hiatus when the Halloween and Christmas parties start.

    Disgruntled Walt15 hours ago

    I'm quite disappointed at this news, actually. I (wrongly) assumed things would go back to the way they were back when Spectro & MSEP were there. They had EMH when those parades were there. And there's barely anything to do at Animal Kingdom.

    mje106416 hours ago

    Yea I’m wondering if AK will be the Wednesday EEH for rest of summer or if it would flip back to MK later in July.

    jrhwdw17 hours ago

    Looking to the Future, are these EEH Changes just a Debut Season Thing? I'm about 95% sure MK had EMH with Spectro and MSEP.

    Purduevian17 hours ago

    Must not have kids under 6 right now haha. We couldn't even make it to 8pm fireworks the last few times we went.

    jrhwdw17 hours ago

    I'm good with That! :)

    ToTBellHop17 hours ago

    It’ll be an 11 pm closure but with a parade stepping off at 11, that’s de facto 12 am. You can certainly buy a candy apple at midnight…

    jrhwdw17 hours ago

    It'll be great to see MK open till Midnight Again!!!!!! I'm hoping for at least an 11pm Closure! DHS is nice but AK after dark(if Hours get extended) are so rare these days.......

    ToTBellHop17 hours ago

    Yes. They won’t run the deluxe evening hours from 12 am-2 am. Personally, I’d prefer DHS over DAK. But I think they have DAH. Why give it all away for free (*with your $500+ per night hotel room)?

    jrhwdw17 hours ago

    I hope you mean an 11pm Second Starlight! 😀

    ToTBellHop17 hours ago

    It’s because Starlight will be running so the park will already be open quite late with day guests in the park until near midnight.

    DCBaker18 hours ago

    It appears Extended Evening Hours will also shift to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, instead of Magic Kingdom, on Wednesday, July 9. Find upcoming park hours from @wdwmagic at this link: https://www.wdwmagic.com/calendar.htm

    MisterPenguin5 days ago

    I don't know about the general public, but if all things were equal, I'd rather go to the park which had more night-hours in the middle of the Summer.