Extended Park Hours

 What is it? This s is an on-site perk for Walt Disney World guests staying at a Deluxe Resorts, DVC Villas, and select other hotels.

Who is eligible? The nighttime benefit is exclusively for guests staying at Walt Disney World Deluxe Resorts, Deluxe Villas (Disney Vacation Club units), and other select hotels (currently only the Swan & Dolphin and Shades of Green). Guests staying at Value or Moderate Resorts are not eligible for Extended Evening Hours.

When does it happen? The current schedule is Epcot on Monday nights and Magic Kingdom on Wednesday nights. During certain times of year, Hollywood Studios is also on the calendar for Extended Hours.

Extended Hours Attractions - Magic Kingdom

  • “it’s a small world”

  • Astro Orbiter

  • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

  • Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin

  • Country Bear Jamboree

  • Dumbo the Flying Elephant

  • Haunted Mansion

  • Mad Tea Party

  • Mickey’s PhilharMagic

  • Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor

  • Peter Pan’s Flight

  • Pirates of the Caribbean

  • Prince Charming Regal Carrousel

  • Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

  • Space Mountain

  • Swiss Family Treehouse

  • The Barnstormer

  • The Magic Carpets of Aladdin

  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

  • Tomorrowland Speedway

  • Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid

  • Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room

Extended Hours Attractions - Epcot

  • Beauty and The Beast Sing-Along

  • Frozen Ever After

  • Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros

  • Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind

  • Mission: SPACE

  • Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure

  • Soarin’ Around the World

  • Spaceship Earth

  • Test Track

  • The Seas with Nemo & Friends

Extended Hours Attractions - Hollywood Studios

  • Alien Swirling Saucers

  • Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway

  • Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run

  • Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith

  • Slinky Dog Dash

  • Star Tours – The Adventures Continue

  • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

  • Toy Story Mania!

  • The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Strategy for Extended Park Hours

Your plan for Extended Park Hours is basically this: focus on the attractions with the shortest lines. Then, as it gets later in the night, tackle the most popular. As long as you’re in the queue before the evening ends, you will still get access to ride the attraction.

At Magic Kingdom, your last three attractions should be Space Mountain, Peter Pan’s Flight, and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train–with that order making the most sense. Try to time it so you get into line for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train 5 minutes before the end of Extended Evening Hours. Disregard the posted wait time!

For Epcot, the strategy is slightly more difficult because there are only a handful of popular attractions, all of which command decently-long waits during Extended Evening Hours. Conversely, everything else is relatively unpopular and will be a walk-on, but that’s also true during most of the daytime operating hours. With that said, end your evening with Soarin’ Around the World, Test Track, Frozen Ever After, and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure.

Ideally, you’ll jump into line for the Rat Ride about 5 minutes before the end of the night. The added benefit here is that you’ll be able to take a long, leisurely stroll out of World Showcase with virtually no one else around. You might even be able to go the “long way” around to exit the park–assuming you’re not leaving through International Gateway.

Since Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind uses a virtual queue, slot that in whenever your return is called–ideally closer to the middle of the extra hours than the beginning or end.

The Extended Park hours schedule and attractions are subject to change. Please check the Disney World website to confirm the information above.