Night owls, the time has come! More dates have been confirmed for the Extended Evening Hours benefit at Walt Disney World. For those who don’t already know, Extended Evening Hours is an exclusive benefit available on select nights at select theme parks to guests of Disney deluxe resorts and selected other hotels. With Extended Evening Hours, qualifying guests can stay in the park an additional two hours after park closing. This allows them to experience the park attractions with lower crowd levels and wait times. The park operating calendar is released a little bit at a time, and now we have the latest dates when Extended Evening Hours will be offered.
Qualifying Disney Resorts
Extended Evening Hours is not available to guests staying at all Disney Resorts. Instead, the exclusive benefit is only available to guests staying at the following hotels:
Disney Deluxe Resorts
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Disney’s Beach Club Resort
- Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
- Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
- Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts
- Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo House
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
- Disney’s Beach Club Villas
- Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
- Disney’s Old Key West Resort
- Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
- Disney’s Riviera Resort
- Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
- The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort – A Disney Vacation Club Resort (DVC Cabins Only)
- The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Other Select Hotels
- Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
- Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
- Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
- Shades of Green® on Walt Disney World Resort
The Latest Dates
Guests staying at one of the above resorts and hotels on the following dates (checking in, checking out, or continuing a stay) can attend the specified parks below, which correspond to the event dates:
Magic Kingdom
- Wednesday, April 29
- Wednesday, May 6
- Wednesday, May 20
- Wednesday, May 27
- Wednesday, June 3
- Wednesday, June 10
- Wednesday, June 17
- Wednesday, June 24
EPCOT
- Monday, April 27
- Monday, May 18
- Monday, May 25
- Monday, June 1
- Monday, June 8
- Monday, June 15
- Monday, June 22
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Monday, May 4
- Wednesday, May 13
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Monday, May 11
An Extended Evening Hours Alternative
If you would like extra time in a theme park without having to pay for a Disney deluxe resort, there is an alternative. Disney After Hours events are very similar to Extended Evening Hours, but slightly different.
The Disney After Hours Difference
Whereas the EEH events provide two extra hours in a theme park after park closing, Disney After Hours events provide guests with three extra hours in selected theme parks on select nights. Additionally, there are free snacks and drinks offered. Just like Extended Evening Hours, Disney After Hours provides access to reduced crowds (which also mean less wait times). In fact, the MouseHouseNews.net team recently recommended Disney After Hours over EEH. You should know, however, that as a tradeoff for not staying at a deluxe resort, you do have to pay for a per-person ticket to attend Disney After Hours events.
No matter how you choose to experience extra hours in the theme parks, you can’t lose! Nights in the theme parks tend to have more of a Disney Adult vibe than the daytime, and it is a magical way to see the parks. If you need help strategizing the best way to plan your Walt Disney World vacation, I would love to assist. As a Travel Advisor, I provide these services to my clients and would love to help you with a quote. As a reminder, it costs nothing extra if you book your Disney vacation through me as compared to booking direct through Disney. Click the button below to visit my travel site and get a free quote.
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