Staying at a Disney World hotel comes with some pretty great perks.

Not only do you get to let Disney do all the driving and take you all over the park with its extensive transportation system, but you also get to get into the theme parks a half hour earlier than everyone else with Early Theme Park Entry. If you’re staying at a Disney World deluxe hotel, though, you also get ANOTHER perk, and one of those BIG perks is returning TODAY.
Yes, today is the day when you’ll be able to enjoy Extended Evening Hours at Magic Kingdom. These disappeared from Magic Kingdom while the park hosted Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party.
What exactly are Extended Evening Hours? Well, if you’re staying in select Disney World hotels (we’ll get to that list in a bit), you can stay in Magic Kingdom after the park officially closes to the public for an additional two hours. So when Magic Kingdom closes at 11PM, if you qualify, you can stick around until 1AM.

So what’s the big deal about Extended Evening Hours? Well, because it’s limited to specific Disney World hotel guests, you’ll find fewer crowds and shorter lines for rides. It’s a great way to catch up on those rides you might’ve missed during the day because of long lines. Plus it’s Magic Kingdom at night — and that’s magical in and of itself.

If you’re wondering if you qualify for Extended Evening Hours, they are available to guests staying at the following hotels:
- 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
- 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 Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
- Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
- Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
- Shades of Green

Here’s the list of rides that will be open during Magic Kingdom’s Extended Evening Hours:
- “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

To find out about other Extended Evening Hours throughout Disney World, you can check the calendar on the official Disney World website.
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