NEWS: Disney World EXTENDS Park Hours Through Mid-July!

When you’re planning a Walt Disney World vacation, one of the big things that can impact your trip is park hours.

Cinderella Castle

And, to help with your planning, Disney publishes park hours well in advance so you can secure your Park Pass Reservations and plan out how you’re going to tackle all of the rides, dining, and entertainment. But, every once in a while Disney actually changes the park hours, adding more time — and that’s what Disney has done for one park this summer!

A few weeks ago we shared that many Disney World park hours had been extended through early June and EPCOT was one of the parks that got a bump in time. And now Disney is giving park-goers even more time to enjoy the EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival and the rest of the attractions with the park now opening from 11AM to 10PM daily now through July 10th.

Buzz Lightyear Topiary at the Flower and Garden Festival

Previously, the park was only scheduled to open with these extended hours through April 30th, with the park closing earlier at 9PM through June 14th, but that has changed for most of the summer!

Spaceship Earth

Hours at the other three parks will remain the same with Magic Kingdom opening from 8AM to 9PM through May 26th and changing to be open 9AM to 9PM from May 27th through July 10th…

Cinderella Castle

…Disney’s Hollywood Studios open from 9AM to 8PM through June 18th and June 20th through 26th, then switching to 9AM to 7PM on June 19th and June 27th through July 10th…

Hollywood Studios

…and Disney’s Animal Kingdom opening from 8AM to 8PM through May 1st, then changing to 8AM to 7PM May 2nd through June 26th. The hours will then become limited again changing to 8AM to 5PM on June 27th and then 8AM to 6PM June 28th through July 10th.

Tree of Life

Keep in mind that park hopping hours begin at 2PM in all four theme parks, so you can still visit parks that you do not have a park pass reservation for depending on park capacity levels.