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New Disney World Park Hours for the week of Thanksgiving!

New Disney World Park Hours for the week of Thanksgiving!


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Disney has released park hours for Thanksgiving break. Here’s a breakdown of operating hours for each park as well as early theme park entry and extended evening hours!

Magic Kingdom

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Magic Kingdom will be open from 9 am to 9 pm on the following days: November 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, and 27.

Due to Very Merriest After Hours events, the Magic Kingdom will operate from 9 am to 8 pm on November 21 and 23. Tickets are still available for these nights!

There are no After Hours events Thursday-Saturday, but they do resume on Sunday, November 28.

On all days, onsite Guests will be able to enter at 8:30 am. On November 24, deluxe resort Guests can enjoy the park from 10 pm to 12 am.

Epcot

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If you want to enjoy the very last day of Food & Wine, November 20 is the day to do so! There will be a bit of break while Disney sets up for Festival of the Holidays.

Epcot will be open from 11 am to 10 pm November 20-27. All onsite guests can enter as early as 10:30 am. Deluxe resort Guests can visit Epcot from 10 pm to 12 am on November 22.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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Hollywood Studios will operate from 9 am to 9 pm every day November 20 – 27. Onsite guests can get in line for their favorite attractions as early as 8:30 am.

Unfortunately, there are no extended evening hours for Hollywood Studios. Hopefully we will see this park added soon!

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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Animal Kingdom is open to Guests from 8 am to 7 pm from November 20-27. If you want to take advantage of early theme park entry, you will have an early morning! You can enter as early as 7:30 am.

Like Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom is not currently participating in nighttime hours for deluxe resort Guests.

Disney Springs

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Want to enjoy the massive shopping and dining complex? Disney Springs opens every day November 20-27 at 10 am.

On November 20 and 27 (both Saturdays), it will remain open until 11:30 pm. The rest of the week, it will close at 11 pm.

Blizzard Beach

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Disney’s open water park, Blizzard Beach, will operate from 10 am to 6 pm every day from November 20-27.

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