Epcot and Animal Kingdom Extend Operating Hours on Select Days

Epcot and Animal Kingdom Extend Operating Hours on Select Days animal-kingdom-2

UPDATE 09/25/20: Those weekend park hour extensions just keep on coming, with extra hours added through mid-October. Check our park hours page for complete information, but here is the new updates we’re seeing.



October 2nd-4th:

  • Magic Kingdom 9am-7pm
  • Epcot 11am-9pm
  • Disney’s Hollywood Studios 10am-8pm
  • Animal Kingdom 8am-6pm

October 9th-11th:



  • Magic Kingdom 9am-8pm
  • Epcot 11am-9pm
  • Disney’s Hollywood Studios 10am-7pm [no change]
  • Animal Kingdom 8am-6pm

UPDATE: More park hours adjustments:

For the upcoming weekend, September 25th to 27th, park hours have been extended at all four parks!

  • Magic Kingdom 9am-7pm
  • Epcot 11am-9pm
  • Disney’s Hollywood Studios 10am-8pm
  • Animal Kingdom 8am-6pm

This overrides some of the earlier adjustments for Animal Kingdom and Epcot.




Walt Disney World has updated their park hours once again and both Epcot and Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be open an hour later on select days over the next few weeks.

Previously scheduled to be open 11am to 7pm, Epcot will be open 11am to 8pm on the following days:



  • September 26
  • October 3
  • October 10

Previously scheduled to be open 9am to 5pm, Animal Kingdom will be open 9am to 6pm on the following days:

  • September 20
  • September 26-27

We will keep you updated as hours continue to adjust.



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Tom Bell
Tom is the former host/producer of the Disneyland Edition podcast and is currently the co-host of the Connecting With Walt podcast, plus is also providing Disneyland content from the parks. He enjoys traveling with friends and spending time with family, including his son and grandson. In his spare time he volunteers with Scouts BSA and Cub Scouts, and helped found his son's former Cub Scout Pack. His favorite Disneyland attraction is Space Mountain.















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