Glimmering Greenhouses, the holiday overlay of Living with the Land at EPCOT, may keep glowing into the new year. Operating hours in the My Disney Experience app now show the boat ride’s final day as Wednesday, January 6, 2027, instead of December 30, giving guests seven more days to see The Land pavilion’s greenhouses filled with holiday lights. Disney’s Glimmering Greenhouses web page still lists the original December 30 end date, and Disney hasn’t announced the change.
If those hours hold, the overlay would outlast the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays by a full week. The festival still ends Wednesday, December 30, the date Disney announced back in June. Disney had originally listed the overlay with the same dates as the festival, so the holiday version of the ride was set to close the same night the booths did.
The Dates And Hours In The App
Glimmering Greenhouses opens with the festival on November 27. The app’s hours add seven new dates starting on New Year’s Eve, all of which had previously shown the overlay as closed:
Thursday, December 31: 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, January 1 through Wednesday, January 6: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day.
Guests staying at select Disney Resort hotels can also ride during EPCOT’s Extended Evening Hours from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Mondays, November 30 and December 7, 14, 21 and 28. Those evenings did not change.
Regular Living With The Land Now Listed For January 7
The app also shows the standard version of Living with the Land closed through January 6. It had been set to come back on December 31 and is now listed to return Thursday, January 7, 2027, opening at 10 a.m. If that holds, anyone riding during the first week of January gets the holiday version instead of the regular one.
Glimmering Greenhouses keeps the same narrated boat trip through The Land’s greenhouses and fish farm, but fills the growing areas with sparkling holiday lights along the way. Here is a full ride-through from last season:
The Walking Tour Ends With The Festival
The separate walking tour is still set to wrap up on the festival’s final night. Behind the Seeds: Glimmering Greenhouses runs November 27 through December 30, with tours at 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. for $59 per person. If you want the guided version through the lit-up greenhouses, book it before the festival ends.
If you are visiting between New Year’s Eve and January 6, check EPCOT’s hours in the My Disney Experience app on the day of your visit to confirm the boat ride is running.
For anyone with a trip in the first week of January, this would be a nice bonus. The festival booths will be gone by then, but the greenhouse lights could still be on.
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