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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DCBaker19 hours ago

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)

DCBaker7 days ago

Park hours at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and Blizzard Beach have been extended for the week of April 6, 2025. Magic Kingdom April 6, 7, 8, 9, 10: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) April 11, 12: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Disney’s Animal Kingdom April 6, 12: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) April 11: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm) Disney's Hollywood Studios April 6, 11, 12: 9am-9:30pm (previously 9am-9pm) Blizzard Beach April 6, 7, 8, 9, 10: 10am-6pm (previously 10am-5pm) April 11, 12: 10am-7pm (previously 10am-5pm) Note: EPCOT has a delayed opening at 10am on Sunday, April 6 most likely due to the runDisney Springtime Surprise 10-Miler.

DCBaker14 days ago

Park hours at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and Blizzard Beach have been extended for the week of March 30, 2025. Magic Kingdom March 30: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) March 31: 8am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) April 1, 2, 3: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) April 4: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) April 5 : 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Disney’s Animal Kingdom March 30: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) March 31: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm) April 4: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm) April 5: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) Disney's Hollywood Studios April 4, 5: 9am-9:30pm (previously 9am-9pm) Blizzard Beach March 30, 31: 10am-6pm (previously 10am-5pm) April 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: 10am-6pm (previously 10am-5pm)

wdwmagic16 days ago

Disney's Blizzard Beach Extends Operating Hours for Spring Break 2025 https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/blizzard-beach/news/12mar2025-blizzard-beach-extends-operating-hours-for-spring-break-2025.htm

DCBaker21 days ago

Park hours at Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom have been extended for the week of March 23, 2025. Magic Kingdom March 23: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) March 24: 8am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) March 25, 28, 29: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) March 26, 27: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Disney’s Animal Kingdom March 23, 24, 28, 29: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-7pm) Disney's Hollywood Studios March 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29: 9am-9:30pm (previously 9am-9pm) Note: Default park hours at Magic Kingdom shift to 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) beginning May 11, 2025.

DCBaker28 days ago

Park hours at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom have been extended for the week of March 16, 2025. Magic Kingdom March 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) Disney’s Animal Kingdom March 21, 22: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm)

DCBakerFeb 21, 2025

Park hours at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios have been extended for the week of March 9, 2025. Magic Kingdom March 9, 12, 13, 15: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) March 10, 14: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) March 11: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Disney’s Animal Kingdom *March 9: 7:30am-7pm (previously 8am-7pm) March 14: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-7pm) Disney's Hollywood Studios March 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 : 9am-9:30pm (previously 9am-9pm) *Edited to add 7:30am opening at Animal Kingdom on March 9.

DCBakerFeb 14, 2025

Park hours at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom have been extended for the week of March 2, 2025. Magic Kingdom March 2: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) March 3: 8am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) March 4, 7, 8: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) March 5, 6: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) Disney’s Animal Kingdom March 2, 3, 8: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) March 4, 7: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm)

DCBakerFeb 07, 2025

Park hours at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom have been extended for the week of February 23, 2025. Magic Kingdom Feb. 23, 24, 25, 26, 27: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) Feb. 28: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) March 1: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Disney’s Animal Kingdom Feb. 23: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) Feb. 24, 28: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm) March 1: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) Note: EPCOT will have a delayed opening at 10am on Sunday, February 23 due to the runDisney Princess Half Marathon.

DCBakerFeb 04, 2025

Should happen this week - it appears Disney extended the hours at Animal Kingdom in March a bit early.

DrdcmFeb 04, 2025

I wonder why they didn’t extend hours the last week of february/first week of march…

DCBakerJan 31, 2025

Disney has extended park hours at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studio for the week of February 16, 2025. Magic Kingdom Feb. 16, 17, 20, 21: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) Feb. 18: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Feb. 19, 22: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Disney’s Animal Kingdom Feb. 16, 17, 18, 21, 22: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) Feb. 19, 20: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm) Disney's Hollywood Studios Feb. 16: 8:30am-9pm (previously 9am-9pm)

DCBakerJan 24, 2025

Park hours at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios have been extended for the week of February 9, 2025. Magic Kingdom Feb. 9, 10: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) Feb. 13, 15: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Feb. 14: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Disney’s Animal Kingdom Feb. 9, 14, 15: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) Disney's Hollywood Studios Feb. 14, 15: 8:30am-9pm (previously 9am-9pm)