Walt Disney World Extended Evening Hours is an exclusive perk for deluxe resort hotel guests, allowing access to the Walt Disney World theme parks for two hours after park closing. This perk gives guests of deluxe resort hotels the chance to ride popular attractions with minimal wait times.
The schedule for Extended Evening Hours varies throughout the year, along with the theme parks that are offering it. Keep reading for the full schedule, qualifying resort hotels, and available attractions for Extended Evening Hours at Walt Disney World for 2026. The schedule is not displayed in one place on the Walt Disney World website, so we have pulled all of the announced dates looking forward into this Mickey Visit page. See all of the currently planned Disney World Resort closures here. Update: more dates have been added to the schedule for early 2026! See them all below.
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Extended Evening Hours 2026 Hours
Extended Evening Hours are released as we look ahead to the Walt Disney World calendar. We will break down the schedule for each month as it’s reported on the calendar. Previously, this program was called Extra Magic Hours. That offering ended in 2020.
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January 2026
- Thursday, January 1: Disney’s Animal Kingdom, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
- Monday, January 5: EPCOT, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Wednesday, January 7: Magic Kingdom, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Monday, January 12: EPCOT, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Wednesday, January 14: Magic Kingdom, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Monday, January 19: EPCOT, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Wednesday, January 21: Magic Kingdom, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Monday, January 26: Disney’s Hollywood Studios, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Wednesday, January 28th: Animal Kingdom, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
February 2026
- Monday, February 2nd: EPCOT, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Wednesday, February 4th: Magic Kingdom, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Monday, February 9th: EPCOT, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Wednesday, February 11th: Magic Kingdom, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Monday, February 16th: EPCOT, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Wednesday, February 18th: Magic Kingdom, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Monday, February 23rd: EPCOT, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Wednesday, February 25th: Magic Kingdom, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
March 2026
- Monday, March 2nd: EPCOT, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 4th: Magic Kingdom, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Monday, March 9th: EPCOT, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 11th: Magic Kingdom, 9:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
- Monday, March 16th: EPCOT, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 18th: Magic Kingdom, 9:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
- Monday, March 23rd: EPCOT, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 25th: Magic Kingdom, 9:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
As Disney releases more Extended Evening Hour dates into 2026 we will add them here.
Walt Disney World Qualifying Hotels
Unlike Walt Disney World’s Early Entry, not all resort hotels qualify for Extended Evening Hours. Only guests staying at Disney Deluxe Resorts and Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts qualify, which include these resorts:
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 & Spa
- 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
One of the greatest ways to save money on a deluxe hotel at Walt Disney World is by renting DVC points for a Deluxe Villa hotel. Then you can take advantage of Extended Evening Hours for the price of a moderate hotel.
Extended Evening Hours Open Attractions
Here are the lists of all the attractions that are scheduled to be running during Extended Evening Hours for each Disney World theme park.
Magic Kingdom Park
- “it’s a small world”
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant
- Mad Tea Party
- Mickey’s PhilharMagic
- Peter Pan’s Flight
- Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- The Barnstormer
- Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid
- Astro Orbiter
- Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
- Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor
- Space Mountain
- Tomorrowland Speedway
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Country Bear Jamboree
- Haunted Mansion
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Swiss Family Treehouse
- The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
- Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room
EPCOT
- Beauty and The Beast Sing-Along
- Frozen Ever After
- Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
- Mission: SPACE
- Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
- Soarin’ Around the World
- Spaceship Earth
- The Seas with Nemo & Friends
- Test Track
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Alien Swirling Saucers
- Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
- Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
- Slinky Dog Dash
- Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
- The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
- Toy Story Mania!
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park
- Avatar Flight of Passage
- DINOSAUR (through February 1, 2026)
- Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
- Na’vi River Journey
- Zootopia: Better Zoogether!
Notice that all the most popular attractions are open during Extended Evening Hours, which makes this a great perk to take advantage of.
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