Walt Disney World extends hours for Magic Kingdom and other parks in late April and early May 2024

Apr 19, 2024 in "Operating Hours"

Posted: Friday April 19, 2024 1:00pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney World has announced adjustments to the operating hours at several theme parks, effective April 28 through May 11, 2024.

The changes include extended opening and closing times at Magic Kingdom, Disney's Animal Kingdom, and Disney's Hollywood Studios. EPCOT hours remain unchanged from the standard 9 am to 9 pm.

Operating hours for Walt Disney World theme parks are now available through June 22, 2024

At Magic Kingdom, the park's hours will extend by one hour in the evenings from April 28 to April 30 and again from May 1 to May 2, with the park closing at 10 pm instead of the planned 9 pm. The first weekend of May will see even longer hours, with the park opening at 8 am and closing at 11 pm on May 3 and 4. The extended hours continue sporadically throughout the following week, with closures at 10 pm on most days and at 11 pm on May 6, 10, and 11.

Disney's Animal Kingdom will open an hour earlier at 8 am and close up to an hour later at 7 pm on selected days starting April 28. The adjusted closing times continue through the first two weeks of May, with the park closing at 7 pm on May 3, 4, 10, and 11 and at 6 pm on other days.

Disney's Hollywood Studios will see its hours extended to 10 pm on May 2 and 3, an hour later than initially scheduled. On May 4, the park will open half an hour earlier at 8:30 am and close at the same extended time of 10 pm. The 10 pm closing time will also apply on May 10 and 11.

In addition to the extension to operating hours, the schedule is now available through June 22, 2024. View full Walt Disney World operating hours calendar.

Extended Park Hours at Walt Disney World in late April and Early May 2024

Magic Kingdom

April 28, 29, 30: 9 am - 10 pm (previously 9 am - 9 pm)
May 1, 2: 9 am - 10 pm (previously 9 am - 9 pm)
May 3, 4: 8 am - 11 pm (previously 9 am - 9 pm)
May 5, 7, 8, 9: 9 am - 10 pm (previously 9 am - 9 pm)
May 6, 10, 11: 9 am - 11 pm (previously 9 am - 9 pm)

Disney's Animal Kingdom

April 28: 8 am - 7 pm (previously 9 am - 6 pm)
April 29, 30: 8 am - 6 pm (previously 9 am - 6 pm)
May 1, 2: 8 am - 6 pm (previously 9 am - 6 pm)
May 3, 4: 8 am - 7 pm (previously 9 am - 6 pm)
May 5, 6, 10, 11: 8 am - 7 pm (previously 9 am - 6 pm)
May 7, 8, 9: 8 am - 6 pm (previously 9 am - 6 pm)

Disney's Hollywood Studios

May 2, 3: 9 am - 10 pm (previously 9 am - 9 pm)
May 4: 8:30 am - 10 pm (previously 9 am - 9 pm)
May 10, 11: 9 am - 10 pm (previously 9 am - 9 pm)

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DCBaker2 days ago

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)

DCBaker9 days ago

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.

DCBaker12 days ago

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

Drdcm12 days ago

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

DCBaker16 days ago

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)

DCBaker23 days ago

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)

RememberWhen30 days ago

@DCBaker - Just wanted to say thank you for these posts.

DCBaker30 days ago

Disney has extended park hours at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom for the week of February 2, 2025. Magic Kingdom Feb. 2, 7 : 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Feb. 3, 5, 6: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) Feb. 8: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Disney’s Animal Kingdom Feb. 2, 8: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) Feb. 3, 7: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm)

DCBakerJan 10, 2025

Park hours at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom have been extended for the week of January 26, 2025. Magic Kingdom Jan. 26: 9am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)  Jan. 27, 28: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) Jan. 29, 31: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)  Jan. 30: 8am-4:30pm (previously 9am-4:30pm) Feb. 1: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm)  Disney’s Animal Kingdom Jan. 26: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) Jan. 31: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm)  Feb. 1: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) Note: EPCOT has a delayed opening at 10am this Saturday, January 11 and Sunday, January 12, due to the runDisney Half and Full Marathon.

DCBakerJan 03, 2025

Disney has extended park hours at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom for the week of January 19, 2025. Magic Kingdom Jan. 19, 20, 21, 22, 24: 9am-10pm (previously 9am-9pm) Jan. 25: 8am-11pm (previously 9am-9pm) Disney’s Animal Kingdom Jan. 19, 25: 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm) Jan. 20, 24: 8am-7pm (previously 8am-6pm)

DCBakerDec 30, 2024

The National Dance Team Championship has an extended evening hours event at EPCOT on Friday, Jan. 31, but I'm not sure if that plays into the schedule shift on Feb. 3.

nickysDec 29, 2024

@DCBaker , Monday 3rd Feb has had EEH listed for AK instead of Epcot. Do you know if this is because of a CM Celebration event? Or a conference / competition / private buyout?

spectromagic04Dec 28, 2024

Wow they usually don’t extend hours after they already extended them.

DCBakerDec 28, 2024

Update - Disney has extended park hours at Animal Kingdom on January 5 and 6: Disney’s Animal Kingdom Jan. 5 : 8am-8pm (previously 8am-7pm) Jan. 6 : 8am-8pm (previously 8am-6pm)