Magic Kingdom Thanksgiving hours just got a lot longer. Walt Disney World now has Magic Kingdom open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Thursday, November 26, with Early Theme Park Entry for resort hotel guests starting at 7:30 a.m. The park had been scheduled to open at 9 a.m. and close at 10 p.m., so the holiday gains two full hours.
That makes for a 15-hour park day, and it is only part of the change. Disney added time at three of its four theme parks for the week of November 22 through 28, with most of the new hours landing on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
More Late Nights At Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom now closes at 11 p.m. on Sunday, November 22, Monday, November 23, and Saturday, November 28, an hour later than before. Saturday, November 21 already had an 11 p.m. close, so every night that week without a Christmas party now runs until 11.
Tuesday, November 24 is a Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party night, so the park still closes to day guests at 6 p.m. What changes is the morning. The gates now open at 8 a.m., or 7:30 a.m. with Early Theme Park Entry, instead of 9 a.m. That gives day guests an extra hour before the party crowd arrives. The party itself is sold out on every November night, including that one.
Hollywood Studios And Animal Kingdom
Hollywood Studios opens half an hour early on Monday, November 23 and Tuesday, November 24. Both days now start at 8:30 a.m., with Early Theme Park Entry at 8 a.m. Closing times did not move. The park still shuts down for day guests at 7 p.m. on November 23 because Disney Jollywood Nights takes over that evening, and it stays open until 9 p.m. on November 24.
Animal Kingdom gets later evenings instead. It now closes at 7 p.m. on Sunday, November 22 and at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 24, up from 6 p.m. on both nights. The 8 a.m. opening and 7:30 a.m. Early Theme Park Entry stay the same, so November 24 is now the park’s longest day of the week.
EPCOT is the one park with no changes. It keeps its 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. schedule all week, and select resort guests still get Extended Evening Hours there from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Monday, November 23.
What It Means For Your Trip
Thanksgiving week is one of the busiest of the year at Walt Disney World, and longer hours spread those crowds across more of the day. If you are planning a Magic Kingdom day that week, Thanksgiving itself now gives you the most time in the park, and the 11 p.m. closings on the 22nd, 23rd and 28th leave more time for rides after dark.
Park hours can still shift before the holiday, so check the My Disney Experience app the night before each park day.
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