Even Rey and BB-8 are having a hard time keeping up with the opening hours…A couple of days ago I told you that the hours for Disney’s Hollywood Studios had been revised so that the park would officially open earlier. I mentioned then that I had a feeling that the hours for Christmas Week would soon change as well. I was right. I figure that this is as good a time as any to give you the hours for all the parks for Christmas Week, plus a few days before and after. Remember that these hours could still change as well. Here are the hours, by park, for Sunday, December 22, through Saturday, January 4, 2020.
Magic Kingdom
What better place to celebrate the holidays?On Sunday, December 22, the Magic Kingdom will be open to the general public from 8:00 until 6:00pm. That is also the last Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party of the year (it’s sold out). December 23 and 24 the hours will be 8:00am until midnight. On Christmas Day the Magic Kingdom will be open 6:00am until midnight. December 26 through 30 the hours are 8:00 until midnight once again. The New Year’s Eve Hours are 8:00am until 1:00am. On New Year’s Day the park will be open 9:00am until 10:00pm. January 2 through 4 the hours are 9:00am until 11:00pm.
Epcot
The last day of Festival of the Holidays is December 30I love the fact that the hours are usually pretty easy to follow at Epcot. The park hours for December 22 through December 30 are the same; 9:00am until 9:30pm. Remember that parts of World Showcase will open later. December 30 is also the last day of the Epcot International Festival of the Holidays. The New Year’s Eve hours are 8:00am until 1:00am. January 1 through 4 it’s 9:00am until 9:00pm.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Sunset Seasons Greeting makes the Hollywood Tower Hotel a little less scaryThis one is a little bit trickier. December 22 through December 25 the current posted hours are 7:00am until 10:00pm. December 26 through December 30 the updated hours are 6:00am until 10:00pm. On New Year’s Eve the park will be open 6:00am until midnight. The hours January 1 through 4 are 7:00am through 9:00pm. Okay, I guess that wasn’t all that tricky after all.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Merry Menagerie is a fun addition at Disney’s Animal KingdomOn December 22, Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be open 9:00am until 9:00pm. December 23 is currently listed as 8:00am until 9:00pm. December 24 the hours are 9:00am until 9:00pm. December 25 and 26 it’s 8:00am until 9:00pm. December 27 and 28 the hours are 8:00am until 10:00pm. December 29 and 30 they are extended; it’s 8:00am until 11:00pm. The New Year’s Eve hours are 7:00am until midnight. The beginning of 2020 looks like this; January 1 it’s 9:00am until 9:00pm, January 2 it’s 8:00am until 10:00pm, January 3 it’s 8:00am until 9:00pm, and January 4 is back to 8:00am until 10:00pm.
Disney Water Parks
The hours at Blizzard Beach are easy to remember right now, since it’s closed for its annual refurbishmentDisney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park has the same operating hours the entire two weeks. It will be open 10:00am until 5:00pm, weather permitting. Disney’s Blizzard Beach is currently undergoing its annual refurbishment.
Extra Magic Hours
There are a lot of Extra Magic Hours at the Magic KingdomI didn’t include Extra Magic Hours in the above times. I thought I’d list them by date instead. I’m also going to use abbreviations for the parks, except for Epcot. MK = Magic Kingdom, DHS = Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and DAK = Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
December 22: MK 7:00am until 8:00am, DHS 10:00pm until midnight
December 23: MK 7:00am until 8:00am, DAK 7:00am until 8:00am
December 24: MK 7:00am until 8:00am, Epcot 9:30pm until 11:30pm
December 25: DAK 7:00am until 8:00am
December 26: MK 7:00am until 8:00am, Epcot 8:00am until 9:00am
December 27: MK 7:00am until 8:00am
December 28: MK 7:00am until 8:00am
December 29: MK 7:00am until 8:00am
December 30: MK 7:00am until 8:00am, MK again midnight until 2:00am, DAK 7:00am until 8:00am
December 31: MK 7:00am until 8:00am
January 1: MK 10:00pm until midnight, DAK 8:00am until 9:00am
January 2: Epcot 8:00am until 9:00am, DAK 7:00am until 8:00am
January 3: MK 8:00am until 9:00am, Epcot 9:00pm until 11:00pm
January 4: MK 8:00am until 9:00am, DAK 7:00am until 8:00am