Walt Disney World Extends Park Hours for September 2024: Full Schedule Here

Sep 06, 2024 in "Operating Hours"

Posted: Friday September 6, 2024 12:30pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney World has announced park hour extensions for several of its parks in the coming weeks.

Operating hours have been extended at Walt Disney World during September 2024

Operating hours for all Walt Disney World parks are now available through early November, 2024, including key updates for Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and Magic Kingdom during the month of September, 2024.

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Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios (Week of September 8, 2024)

For the week of September 8, 2024, Disney's Animal Kingdom and Disney's Hollywood Studios will see slight changes in operating hours.

Disney's Animal Kingdom: From September 8 to 14, the park will open earlier, with hours extended from 8 am to 6 pm (previously 9 am to 6 pm).

Disney's Hollywood Studios: On September 13, the park will close 30 minutes later, with hours extended from 9 am to 9:30 pm (previously 9 am to 9 pm).

Magic Kingdom will now see longer hours on several days in September

Extended Hours Across Multiple Parks (Week of September 15, 2024)

Several parks, including Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Hollywood Studios, will have extended hours during the week of September 15, 2024.

Magic Kingdom

September 20: Hours extended from 8 am to 6 pm (previously 9 am to 6 pm).
September 21: Hours extended from 9 am to 11 pm (previously 9 am to 10 pm).

Disney's Animal Kingdom

September 15-19: Opening time extended from 8 am to 6 pm (previously 9 am to 6 pm).
September 20 and 21: Hours extended from 8 am to 7 pm (previously 9 am to 6 pm).

Disney's Hollywood Studios

September 15: Hours extended from 9 am to 9:30 pm (previously 9 am to 9 pm).

Additional Extensions (Week of September 22, 2024)

The week of September 22, 2024, will see further extensions at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom.

Magic Kingdom

September 22 and 27: Hours extended from 8 am to 6 pm (previously 9 am to 6 pm).
September 28: Hours extended from 9 am to 11 pm (previously 9 am to 10 pm).

Disney's Animal Kingdom

September 22, 27, and 28: Hours extended from 8 am to 7 pm (previously 9 am to 6 pm).
September 23-26: Park hours will remain unchanged, operating from 8 am to 6 pm.

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Animal Kingdom will be open for two hours longer on some days

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DCBaker4 days ago

Park hours at Animal Kingdom and Typhoon Lagoon have been extended for the week of May 11, 2025. Note: As a reminder, default park hours at Magic Kingdom shift to 9am-10pm beginning May 11. Disney’s Animal Kingdom May 11: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) May 16, 17: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm) Typhoon Lagoon May 11, 16, 17: 10am-8pm (previously 10am-5pm) May 12, 13, 14, 15: 10am-7pm (previously 10am-5pm)

DCBaker11 days ago

Park hours at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and Typhoon Lagoon have been extended for the week of May 4, 2025. Magic Kingdom May 4, 6, 7, 8: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) May 5: 8am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) May 9, 10: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Disney’s Animal Kingdom May 4, 5, 9, 10: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) Disney's Hollywood Studios May 4: 8:30am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) May 5, 9, 10: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) Typhoon Lagoon May 4, 5, 10: 10am-8pm (previously 10am-5pm) May 6, 7, 8, 9: 10am-7pm (previously 10am-5pm) *Edited to add Typhoon Lagoon hours

DCBaker15 days ago

Park hours at Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon have been extended for the week of April 27, 2025. Blizzard Beach April 27, 28, 29, 30: 10am-7pm (previously 10am-5pm) Typhoon Lagoon May 1, 2: 10am-7pm (previously 10am-5pm) May 3: 10am-8pm (previously 10am-5pm)

DCBaker18 days ago

Park hours at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios have been extended for the week of April 27, 2025. Magic Kingdom April 27: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) April 28, 29, 30: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) May 1, 2: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) May 3: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm Disney’s Animal Kingdom April 27: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) May 2, 3: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) Disney's Hollywood Studios April 27: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) May 2, 3: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm)

MisterPenguin20 days ago

I woulda thought it'd be dead from Friday afternoon to Saturday sundown, and bounce back to life again Sunday morning.

Friendswood Disney Dad20 days ago

I was in MK on Easter in 2010 and I remember the line for Haunted Mansion being backed up to the Liberty Belle Riverboat on ramp. Crazy lines everywhere. Of course, that was 15 years ago and crowd patterns have changed, but I still worry about days like that. We just have no other time to go this year.

ToTBellHop21 days ago

I was in DHS on Easter a couple years back. It was dead. Especially before noon.

arich3521 days ago

Weekend after Easter typically that busy?

Friendswood Disney Dad21 days ago

Interesting. That Sunday is our Hollywood Studios day. Fingers crossed it will be manageable, but I was really hoping they would extend the park hours so there would be a second performance of Fantasmic as there is on Friday & Saturday. So we could tour the park all day and then see the late performance. Thanks

ToTBellHop21 days ago

Actual holidays aren’t as busy as the days before and after any longer. Christmas Day was lovely last year. By about 12/27, it was slammed.

Friendswood Disney Dad21 days ago

Weird that Easter Sunday only has 1 extra hour at MK, but no added park hours for any other park. Disney added park hours for Friday and Saturday for MK, AK, and HS. Do they think those crowds are just going to stay home on Sunday?

DCBaker25 days ago

Park hours at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and Blizzard Beach have been extended for the week of April 20, 2025. Magic Kingdom April 20, 21, 23, 24: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) April 22, 26: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) April 25: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Disney’s Animal Kingdom April 26: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm) Disney's Hollywood Studios April 26: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) Blizzard Beach April 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26: 10am-7pm (previously 10am-5pm)

wdwmagic28 days ago

Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon Hours Updated for Summer Operations at Disney World https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/typhoon-lagoon/news/01apr2025-blizzard-beach-and-typhoon-lagoon-hours-updated-for-summer-operations-at-disney-world.htm

DCBakerMar 28, 2025

Park hours at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and Blizzard Beach have been extended for the week of April 13, 2025. Magic Kingdom April 13: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) April 14: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) April 15, 16, 17, 18, 19: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Disney’s Animal Kingdom April 13, 16, 17, 18, 19: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) April 14, 15: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm) Disney's Hollywood Studios April 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19: 9am-9:30pm (previously 9am-9pm) Blizzard Beach April 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19: 10am-7pm (previously 10am-5pm)