Walt Disney World Shortens Theme Park Hours Starting September 8

Walt Disney World Shortens Park Hours Starting Sept. 8 The DIS EPCOT entrance 2020 1

UPDATE 08/11/20: Now that the dust has settled and all the changes have been made to the official Walt Disney World website, it appears that Future World will also be closing two hours early, along with World Showcase.



The corrected hours beginning September 8th are:

  • Magic Kingdom | 9am-6pm
  • Epcot | 11am-7pm
  • Hollywood Studios | 10am-7pm
  • Animal Kingdom | 9am-5pm

This schedule continues through at least the end of October.




UPDATE 8/7/20 8:54PM: Hours for Disney’s Animal Kingdom have been further adjusted to reflect that the park, beginning September 8th, will have operating hours of 9am-5pm.


Walt Disney World has adjusted its theme park hours starting September 8th, closing Epcot’s World Showcase two hours earlier and the rest of the theme parks one hour earlier. There is no change for Future World.

The new park hours as of September 8th are:



While changes are still being made to the official Walt Disney World website, it appears the reduced hours will continue into October. We will continue to keep an eye out for any changes.

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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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