Disney's Hollywood Studios moves to its earliest opening time in years alongside operating hour extensions at all Disney World parks

Posted: Tuesday March 22, 2022 9:30am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney's Hollywood Studios will open at 8am in early April 2022, the park's earliest start in two years. With Early Entry for Disney resort hotel guests, that opening moves to 7:30am.

Disney's Hollywood Studios will open as early as 7am in early April

In the latest Disney World operating hours update, all four Disney World theme parks have longer hours from April 3 through April 9 2022.

At Disney's Hollywood Studios, the original 9am openings have moved to 8:30am on April 3, and 8am April 4 through April 9.

At Magic Kingdom, the original 9pm closing time April 3 - 9 has shifted to 11pm, except for April 7, which has a 10pm close.

Magic Kingdom has longer hours in early April with 11pm closures

EPCOT continues with moving to early openings, with April 3 through April 9 now scheduled for an 8:30am start.

EPCOT's early 8:30am openings continue through at least April 9

Finally, at Disney's Animal Kingdom, hours have been extended at the start and end of the day. From April 3 - 9, openings move from 9am to 7:30am, and park close moves from 7pm to 8:30pm.

Disney's Animal Kingdom will open earlier and remain open later than originally scheduled

Walt Disney World operating hours are now available through May 2022.

View our Walt Disney World operating hours calendar.

Discuss on the Forums

Get Walt Disney World News Delivered to Your Inbox

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!