Guests staying at deluxe-level Walt Disney World hotels have access to extra time in the theme parks at night. This bonus period is included with the price of their park ticket and hotel stay, rather than being a separately ticketed special event. Disney shared news about what this perk will look like for the rest of the year. This follows other resort news.
Walt Disney World has announced its full Extended Evening Theme Park Hours schedule for the remainder of 2026, exclusive to select hotel guests. We have the full list of dates, eligible hotels, and which attractions are open. Mickey Visit brings you the latest Disney news and planning resources, including the new Santa’s Holiday Grove dining location opening at Disney World and 13 perks confirmed for the new Magic Kingdom hotel opening next year.
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Extended Evening Theme Park Hours Dates 2026
Extended Evening Theme Park Hours is a period of 2 hours in a Walt Disney World theme park, after the park closes for the day, just for guests staying overnight at a deluxe-category Disney hotel. As long as the guest has valid theme park admission, Extended Theme Park Hours is complimentary. They take place on select nights, at one park at a time.
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This is different from how another hotel perk, Early Theme Park Entry, works. Early Theme Park Entry is for guests staying at any Disney hotel, not just deluxe properties, and happens every day at all four theme parks, 30 minutes before they open to everyone else.
It’s also important to note that Extended Evening Theme Park Hours is different from Disney’s many late-night, separately ticketed special events, like Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, Disney Jollywood Nights, or Disney After Hours. Those events are open to anyone, not just deluxe hotel guests, but they cost a separate ticket fee.
Here are all the remaining dates for Extended Evening Theme Park Hours at Walt Disney World for 2026. After the dates, we’ll share which hotels are eligible and which attractions are open at each park.
October 2026
- Monday, October 26: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Wednesday, October 28: Disney’s Hollywood Studios
November 2026
- Monday, November 2: EPCOT
- Wednesday, November 4: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Monday, November 9: EPCOT
- Wednesday, November 11: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Monday, November 16: EPCOT
- Wednesday, November 18: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Monday, November 23: EPCOT
- Wednesday, November 25: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Monday, November 30: EPCOT
December 2026
- Wednesday, December 2: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Monday, December 7: EPCOT
- Wednesday, December 9: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Monday, December 14: EPCOT
- Wednesday, December 16: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Monday, December 21: EPCOT
- Wednesday, December 23: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Monday, December 28: EPCOT
- Wednesday, December 30: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
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Hotels Eligible for Extended Evening Theme Park Hours
Overnight guests staying at the following Walt Disney World hotels can attend Extended Evening Theme Park Hours.
Disney Deluxe Resorts
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Disney’s Beach Club Resort
- Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
- Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
- Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts
- Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo House
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
- Disney’s Beach Club Villas
- Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
- Disney’s Old Key West Resort
- Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
- Disney’s Riviera Resort
- Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort
- The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort – A Disney Vacation Club Resort
- The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Other Select Hotels
- Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
- Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
- Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
- Shades of Green at Walt Disney World
Note that the new Disney’s Lakeshore Lodge will join the above list of eligible resorts when it opens in 2027. See all the perks available to guests who stay at Lakeshore Lodge.
Available Attractions During Extended Evening Hours
The following attractions are open during Extended Evening Theme Park Hours. Note that Magic Kingdom is not listed because the park does not host any Extended Evening Theme Park Hours for the rest of 2026.
EPCOT
- Frozen Ever After
- Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
- Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana
- Mission: SPACE
- Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
- Soarin’ Across America
- The Seas with Nemo & Friends
- Spaceship Earth
- Test Track
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Alien Swirling Saucers: Lilypad’s Jams
- Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
- Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets
- Slinky Dog Dash
- Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
- The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
- Toy Story Mania!
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park
- Avatar Flight of Passage
- Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
- Na’vi River Journey
- Zootopia: Better Zoogether!
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