For the first time ever, Disney’s Animal Kingdom is about to offer Extended Evening Hours for guests staying at Walt Disney World Resort hotels.
The park operating hours for Walt Disney World Resort have been revealed into the early part of November 2023. Regular park hours for Animal Kingdom are showing from 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. It is then showing Extended Evening Hours from 7:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M.
Extended Evening Hours are for guests staying at Disney Deluxe Resorts and other select hotels.
While Disney has not made an official announcement regarding these hours, it is on the operational hours calendar online. Extended Evening Hours have been in place for Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in the past since the COVID closures, but this is the first time for Animal Kingdom.
Guests of these resort hotels may participate in Extended Evening Hours:
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 Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Other Select Hotels
- Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
- Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
- Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
- Shades of Green on Walt Disney World
Please note that park hours are always subject to change.
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