Are Evening Extra Magic Hours at the Magic Kingdom Ending?
Disney internet was all abuzz this morning with the rumor that evening Extra Magic Hours at the Magic Kingdom would be coming to end. Historically, the Hours at the Magic Kingdom are offered to Walt Disney World Resort Hotel Guests on Wednesdays from either 9 pm to 11pm, 10 pm to midnight, or midnight to 2 am. However, after reviewing park hours for the next several months, that might be changing in October.
As you can see per the official Walt Disney World park hours for May 1, 2019, Extra Magic Hours at the Magic Kingdom are offered from 9 pm to 11 pm.
The availability of Magic Kingdom Extra Magic Hours in the evening continues every Wednesday until September 25, 2019. Then, on Wednesday, October 2, 2019, the Hours jump to the morning between 8 am and 9 am as you can see below.
Hours for Wednesday, October 9, 2019 have not been published by Walt Disney World just yet.
Personally, I would not be surprised if evening Extra Magic Hours at the Magic Kingdom are coming to an end. With the success of the separately-ticketed After Hours Events at the Magic Kingdom as well as Animal Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney would want Guests to pay to enjoy fewer crowds in the evening.
It is important to note that the Extra Magic Hours at the Magic Kingdom will just be changing to the mornings and will still be available on Fridays in the mornings as they are now.
Remember, nothing is official until Disney confirms the change. However, Extra Magic Hours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios used to be available in the evening and were quietly phased out a few years ago. If this does mean the end for the Hours at the Magic Kingdom in the evening, Epcot will be the only park left offering the Hours in the evening.
What do you think about these potential changes to Extra Magic Hours at the Magic Kingdom? I’m a night owl, so I hate to see them go but I absolutely loved the After Hours event I attended last week! Let us know what you think in the comments below.
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You pay a lot if money to stay on disney I think they should keep the extra hours in the evenings you don’t get many more perks as everyone else can use fast passes etc
I’m frustrated because we stay at a Disney resort so we can use the extra evening magic hours and enjoy the ambience of the resort. So we arrive in the morning at rope drop, then go back to our hotel after lunch. We hang out at the pool or some other cool part of the resort. Then, we return to MK in the evening, fully rested and able to enjoy MK for several hours at night. Losing the 3 extra hours at night ruins our plans 🙁