Hours extended at Disney World between Christmas and New Year, including a boost to EPCOT's New Year's Eve hours

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Posted: Monday December 13, 2021 9:18am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Operating hours have been extended at Walt Disney World theme parks during the Christmas to New Year week. (View the latest calendar)

EPCOT will now be open until 1am on New Year's Eve, and increase from the originally planned midnight close.

Spaceship Earth holiday lighting 2021

At Magic Kingdom, between December 26 - 29 2021 and January 1 2022, the parks will now close at 10pm - an hour later than the original 9pm close.

Magic Kingdom Christmas Holiday decorations 2021

Finally, Disney's Animal Kingdom gets a 2 hour boost from December 26 2021 through January 1 2022, with hours now 8am to 8pm, up from the originally scheduled 9am to 7pm.

Mickey and Minnie's Festive Flotilla

No changes have been made to operating hours at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

2021 Holiday Decorations at Disney's Hollywood Studios

In this latest update, operating hours are now available through February 22 2022 at all Walt Disney World parks.

Check the latest calendar update to see all of the changes.

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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!