Walt Disney World Updates January 2025 Hours at Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom

Dec 31, 2024 in "Operating Hours"

Posted: Tuesday December 31, 2024 8:52am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney World has announced several updates to park hours for mid-January 2025, providing extended evening availability and earlier entry times at Disney's Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom.

Disney's Animal Kingdom has longer hours on select days from January 5 to January 18, 2025

Notable changes include Animal Kingdom staying open until 8:00 pm on January 5 and 6, Magic Kingdom offering early entry at 7:30 am on January 17, and extended operating hours at Magic Kingdom until 11:00 pm on January 17 and 18. Below is a detailed breakdown of the latest changes. You can also view park hours through March 11, 2025.

Disney's Animal Kingdom

Operating Hours Changes

January 5: Closing extended from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
January 6: Closing extended from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
January 12: Hours adjusted, first shortened to an earlier closing at 6:00 pm, then updated back to a 7:00 pm close.
January 17–18: Closing extended from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Updated Operating Hours

January 5: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
January 6: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
January 12: 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
January 17–18: 8:00 am – 7:00 pm

Magic Kingdom

Early Entry Changes

January 17: Early entry now begins at 7:30 am instead of 8:30 am.

Operating Hours Changes

January 12–13: Closing extended from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
January 17: Park opens an hour earlier at 8:00 am and closes at 11:00 pm, extended from the previous 9:00 am to 9:00 pm schedule.
January 18: Closing extended from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm.

Updated Operating Hours

January 12–13: 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
January 17: 8:00 am – 11:00 pm
January 18: 9:00 am – 11:00 pm

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DCBaker17 hours 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)

MisterPenguin2 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 Dad2 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.

ToTBellHop3 days ago

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

arich353 days ago

Weekend after Easter typically that busy?

Friendswood Disney Dad3 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

ToTBellHop3 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 Dad3 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?

DCBaker7 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)

wdwmagic10 days ago

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DCBaker14 days 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)

DCBaker21 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.

DCBaker28 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)