Disney World Operating Hours Have Been Announced for Friday, September 30th
Disney just updated their park hours for Friday, September 30th. All theme parks will be open and operational but with a change in normal park times.
- Magic Kingdom
- 7 p.m.-12 a.m. Party hours
- 8 a.m. Early Theme Park Entry
- 10 a.m. all Guest entry
- 6 p.m. close
- Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
- EPCOT
- 9 a.m. Early Theme Park Entry
- 11 a.m. all Guest entry
- 9 p.m. close
- Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- 10 a.m. Early Theme Park Entry
- 12 p.m. all Guest entry
- 9 p.m. close
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- 11 a.m. Early Theme Park Entry
- 1 p.m. all Guest entry
- 7 p.m. close
- Disney Springs
- 10 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
- The Drawn to Life 5:30 p.m. show on Friday, Sept. 30 will be rescheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m.
- Fantasia Fairways Miniature Golf Course
- 3 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Dining and experience reservations
- All dining and Enchanted Extra experience reservations prior to the listed park hours above are canceled.
- Guests who have existing dining or Enchanted Extras experiences during the Early Theme Park Entry window will be allowed to enter the parks whether or not they are Resort Guests.
Transportation
Transportation will operate as normal, pending our current weather protocols. Transportation will begin operation 30 minutes prior to each park open. Resort Guests are encouraged to take their own vehicles if they choose to visit another location on property.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
For the safety of our Guests and Cast Members, check-in will not be accepted on Thursday, Sept. 29. For Guests with a Friday, Sept. 30 check-in, please arrive at your resort no earlier than 3 p.m. ET; Guests who arrive before 3 p.m. will not be able to check in. Guests may reschedule their trip or cancel their stay with us; any customary cancellation fees will be waived.
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser will resume operations with voyages departing Saturday, Oct. 1.
Continued temporary closures
The following locations will remain temporarily closed:
- Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground
- Treehouse Villas at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
- Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park
- Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park
- Winter Summerland Miniature Golf
With the theme parks reopening tomorrow, it’s good news that there wasn’t too much damage done by Hurriance Ian. We are glad to hear guests, Cast Members, and the entire Walt Disney World Resort made it through safely and with minimal damage.
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Source: Disney