First look at Disney World's operating hours for July 2021

Posted: Friday April 16, 2021 5:52pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has today released the provisional operating hours at Walt Disney World theme parks for July 2021.

Magic Kingdom is currently scheduled for a 9am to 9pm operating day in July

Updated calendars today do not show any significant changes during May and June (they were heavily modified last week), but do offer hours through to July 3 2021.

Disney's Hollywood Studios has provisional hours of 9am to 7pm in July

The Disney World hours released today are from June 27, and show a decrease of 1 hour per day compared to the prior week at Magic Kingdom, Disney's Animal Kingdom and Disney's Hollywood Studios. EPCOT retains its usual 11am to 9pm hours.

EPCOT continues its 9pm close into July

However, it should be noted that the initial release of operating hours are usually provisional and likely to be extended. The July 4 week is one of the busiest of the year, so we should at least continuation of the earlier June hours.

Disney's Animal Kingdom is provisionally planned to be operating from 8am to 6pm in early July

You can view the most recent updates on our calendar.

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Rob562Apr 08, 2022

Additional expansion of park hours for the last week in April today. Mirroring the same hours we've seen earlier in the month. -Rob

ToTBellHopApr 02, 2022

As sunset moves earlier, yes, but October is usually very crowded. It would not be unusual to see DAH until 12 or 1 am with 11 pm closes on the other nights. I agree that they won’t have 11 pm closes on DAH nights. No way they start DAH that late.

RememberWhenApr 02, 2022

10pm summer close seems typical. The hours usually tighten up in the fall anyway, don’t they?

wdwfan22Apr 02, 2022

They will stick with the 10 then. I’ll be surprised if the 11pm close stay. I also believe that summer after hours could return.

ToTBellHopApr 02, 2022

Considering MK has already announced a 10 pm close starting in mid-May, I’m not sure about that.

wdwfan22Apr 02, 2022

ill be surprised if Magic Kingdom doesn’t go back to 9pm close in May. Spring break and Easter are always busy time periods. May slows down and bit until Memorial Day. Summer close for Magic Kingdom will be 9 or 10 pm.

G00fyDadApr 01, 2022

Yeah but that was last October when it was only open till 9:00 every day wasn't it?

dreday3Apr 01, 2022

Last October MK was only open until 9 on our Boo Bash night. (a Friday)

G00fyDadApr 01, 2022

So assuming they keep the hours until 11:00pm at MK through October does that mean Boo Bash will be from 11:00pm to 2 or 3 in the morning? Or will they have to go back to an early park closing on party dates?

ToTBellHopApr 01, 2022

Similar hours extension through April 17-April 23. MK 9 am to 11 pm daily. Epcot 8:30 am to 9 pm. DHS 8 am to 9 pm. DAK 7:30 am to 8:30 pm. Early entry before those times.

DisneyDeb13Mar 22, 2022

I am going back to the Parks at the end of September. I visited 3 times in 2021. I am hoping to see the extended hours continue. Hate the early closing hours. Loved being there during spring break when Magic Kingdom closed at 3am. Best times with my college aged kids. So scary how the parks have changed and not for the better!