Check Out Disney World’s Park Hours for the End of December
Visiting Disney World this month? If so, there’s lots for you to plan around.
There’s Festival of the Holidays in EPCOT, special entertainment sprinkled all throughout the resort, and holiday overlays to help make spirits bright. But how can you fit all of this holiday magic into your visit?
December Park Hours
When planning the perfect holiday trip to Disney World, you have to work around the resort’s hours of operation. So let’s look at what you’re working with later this month, shall we?
For most of the month, Magic Kingdom will open at 8AM and close at 12AM, with park-hopping starting at 2PM.
There are some exceptions–check out the days with different park hours:
- December 17th, 19th, 21st, and 22nd: 8AM-6PM
- December 18th: 8AM-11PM
- December 20th: 9AM-10PM
- December 23rd: 9AM-11PM
- December 31st: 9AM-12AM
Animal Kingdom is mostly open from 8AM to 8PM, with park-hopping beginning at 2PM. Extended Evening Hours is on December 28th from 8PM to 10PM for select Disney Resort Hotel guests.
Here are the days with different operating hours in the park:
- December 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th: 8AM-7PM
- December 31st: 9AM-7PM
Disney’s Hollywood Studios is open from 8:30AM to 9PM (with park-hopping starting at 2PM) this month with the following exceptions:
- December 18th: 8:30AM-8PM
- December 20th: 9AM-8PM
- December 21st, 22nd, and 23rd: 9AM-9PM
- December 31st: 9AM-12AM
EPCOT is open from 9AM to 9:30PM this month with park-hopping starting at 2PM, and Extended Evening Hours taking place on December 18th, 21st, and 25th from 9:30PM to 11:30PM.
The only exception to the park’s hours of operation this month is December 31st when the park closes at 1AM.
So keep these hours in mind when planning your perfect holiday trip to Disney World! And we’ll keep updating you with the latest around the resort, so stay tuned to MickeyBlog.com.