Disney will begin rolling out a new early theme park entry benefit for Walt Disney World Resort hotel guests and guests of other select hotels each day at each park beginning October 1 2021.
In addition, with the kickoff of the 50th anniversary, guests staying at one of the Disney Deluxe or Deluxe Villa Resort hotels will also be able to enjoy extended evening hours on select nights in select theme parks. Extended evening hours will begin in early October with specific dates and parks to be shared at a later time.
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.
The new early morning offering and extended evening hours replace the popular Extra Magic Hours at Walt Disney World. At its peak, Extra Magic Hours offered 3 hours of extended operating hours in the evening after regular park close, and an hour in the morning before park opening. However, the option was restricted to a specific theme park on a specific day. Extra Magic Hours were suspended along with the COVID-19 shutdown, and did not resume when the parks reopened in July 2020.
In addition to the new morning and evening extended hours, during the 50th celebration, favorite Disney pals like Goofy and Pluto, will be dressed in their EARidescent best and dropping by to visit with guests at Disney Resort hotels.
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