Have you ever been on a Disney World vacation and thought, “I just wish we had more time!” We know we have! Even after 13+ hour days, we crave just a few more minutes for one more ride, snack, or hug from Mickey — even if we’re sunburnt and our feet are aching.
Luckily for us, Disney has heard our cries because all four theme parks will have Extended Evening Hours in early 2026! You can enjoy the parks once the sun goes down with lower wait times, but not everyone can get in on the fun. Let’s check out all of the details together!
Extended Evening Hours are available at the parks on select dates. During Extended Evening Hours, guests staying at Disney Deluxe Resorts and other select hotels can get extra time in the parks after the parks close.
Extended Evening Hours don’t happen every night — they only happen on select nights during the week. Disney rotates which park offers that extra time, so don’t rely on your memory when picking your park days.
Most often, Extended Evening Hours are offered at Magic Kingdom and EPCOT. BUT on select nights, it may be offered at Animal Kingdom or Hollywood Studios. This is the case on January 26th — on that date, the Extended Evening Hours perk will be offered at Hollywood Studios from 9 PM to 11 PM. And on January 28th, Extended Evening Hours will be offered at Animal Kingdom from 6 PM to 8 PM.
The full list of hours (that have been released thus far) can be seen right here!
Extended Evening Hours for January 2026 (as announced so far) are:
- Thursday, January 1st — Animal Kingdom, 6PM – 8PM
- Monday, January 5th – EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
- Wednesday, January 7th: Magic Kingdom, 9PM – 11PM
- Monday, January 12th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
- Wednesday, January 14th — Magic Kingdom, 9PM – 11PM
- Monday, January 19th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
- Wednesday, January 21st — Magic Kingdom, 9PM – 11PM
- Monday, January 26th — Hollywood Studios, 9PM – 11PM
- Wednesday, January 28th — Animal Kingdom, 6PM – 8PM
Extended Evening Hours for February 2026 (as announced so far) are:
- Monday, February 2nd — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
- Wednesday, February 4th — Magic Kingdom, 9PM – 11PM
- Monday, February 9th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
- Wednesday, February 11th — Magic Kingdom, 9 PM – 11PM
- Monday, February 16th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
- Wednesday, February 18th — Magic Kingdom, 9PM – 11PM
- Monday, February 23rd — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
- Wednesday, February 25th — Magic Kingdom, 9PM – 11PM
Extended Evening Hours for March 2026 (as announced so far) are:
- Monday, March 2nd — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
- Wednesday, March 4th — Magic Kingdom, 9PM – 11PM
- Monday, March 9th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
- Wednesday, March 11th — Magic Kingdom, 9:30M – 11:30PM
- Monday, March 16th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
- Wednesday, March 18th — Magic Kingdom, 9:30M – 11:30PM
- Monday, March 23rd — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
- Wednesday, March 25th — Magic Kingdom, 9:30M – 11:30PM
- Monday, March 30th — EPCOT, 9PM – 11PM
Extended Evening Hours for April 2026 (as announced so far) are:
- Wednesday, April 1st — Magic Kingdom, 9:30M – 11:30PM
Extended Evening Hours are available only for guests staying at Disney Deluxe Resorts and Deluxe Villas. Those include:
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 extended evening theme park hours benefit applies to Disney Vacation Club Cabins only.)
- The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Select Additional Hotels
- Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
- Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
- Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
- Shades of Green
Extended Evening Hours are one of the best Disney hotel perks because they give you extra time in the theme parks when most people go to bed, and the temperatures aren’t quite as hot. In January, you might even want a sweatshirt or jacket in the evening. It can be surprisingly chilly!
More Extended Evening Hours dates could be added in the future — check the Disney World website or My Disney Experience app for more updates. You can see what rides will be open at each park here. As always, be sure to keep following AllEars for more Disney news and more.
Extended Evening Hours at Walt Disney World
Have you ever taken advantage of this Disney hotel perk? Tell us in the comments!
Sister trip in February 2026 this year and we are staying at the Coronado Resort.
I do not see the extended hours for this Disney hotel. Can it be added for the extended hours by Feb 22-26😁
Was surprised to see some contemporary hotels( budget ) hotels on the extended hour benefit use list I believe but not the Coronado non- budget hotel ?
Thank you Disney Fan, Donna
Too bad they do not offer extended park hours to those of us in the value and moderate resorts.
We haven’t been to Disney World for quite some time. But we most definitely took advantage of this perk. We were in the parks until the wee hours of the morning at both Magic Kingdom and Epcot. Back when they had the parks open at night for hours. It was wonderful fun and we didn’t have to stay in a deluxe hotel either. Caribbean Beach and the French Quarter were where we stayed. Splash Mountain in the dark is great fun. Hope this opens up to all guests.
We loved the MK extended hours even though Seven Dwarfs was down the entire time, but didn’t feel it was at all worth it for Epcot. Most of World Showcase is closed, which is a real bummer. They even have it blocked off so that you can’t walk through. We were staying on the Boardwalk so came in through the International Gateway, which meant a lot of walking to enjoy anything as most of what is available is at the front of the park. We did ride Remys two times, but won’t do extended hours in our favorite park again.