After Hours at Disney World: Dates, Times, and Cost [2025]

Walt Disney World recently announced that for 2025 After Hours will be returning! If you don’t know what After Hours is, it essentially is a special ticket that you can purchase to enjoy that specific park after it closes to the general public.

It is very similar to their After Dark Events, that are hosted at Disneyland and Disney World, but there is no special theming or special holiday celebration to go along with the after hours.

This post will go over everything that you will need to know about Disney After Hours, so you can learn how to maximize your time, and take advantage of enjoying the parks after the park closes!

What To Expect at After Hours at Disney World

After Hours is a special separate ticketed option for guests who wish to visit Disney World in the evening hours. The After Hours Ticket allows guests to enter the selected park as early as 7 p.m. and allows you to stay for up to three hours after the park has closed!

When you enter the park at 7pm, not only does it mean entering the park prior to the event starting, but it also means that you can enjoy the nighttime spectaculars that are offered at the Park that evening.

Once the event has started, you can enjoy many popular attractions with shorter wait times, meeting your favorite Disney Characters! Additionally you can also enjoy ice cream, popcorn and bottled beverages (included in ticket cost) during the event!

There is no park hopping or Lightning Lane access during the After Dark event. And each park only offers the After Hours on select nights.

Each park, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Hollywood Studios offers a slightly different evening in what they each offer during their After Hours.

Let’s break down to see what each park specifically offers, and when the After Hours starts at each park.

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Disney World After Hours at Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom is the first Disney World Park to bring back After Hours. Disney After Hours will be on select nights starting January 6, 2025.

After Hours at Magic Kingdom officially starts at 10 pm, but ticketed guests will be able to enter Magic Kingdom as early at 7 pm.

There will be a special firework spectacular Disney Enchantment, that will only be available for the guests at Disney After Hours at Magic Kingdom.

Pro Tip: If you enter Magic Kingdom at 7 pm for the event, then you will be able to see Happily Ever After (showing for regular park guests), as well as Disney Enchantment in the same evening.

The event ends at 1 am, so if you’re looking to maximize you total time with this ticket, you can enjoy up to 6 hours of added Magic Kingdom fun.

Magic Kingdom After Hours Attractions

Most of the attractions for Magic Kingdom will be available for After Hour guests to enjoy. Including the very popular attractions like: Tron Lightcycle / Run and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.

Both of these rides will be available with a standby queue. So you don’t have to worry about the hassle of getting a virtual queue during the After Hours.

Additionally, guests can also enjoy Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Space Mountain, Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise, Peter Pan’s Flight, as well as all the other Magic Kingdom favorites.

Before buying tickets to After Hours at Magic Kingdom, be sure to check out the attraction Height Requirements, and check the height of the little ones in your group!

Magic Kingdom After Hours Dates

As stated earlier, After Hours isn’t available every night, but only on select nights from January until May. All events will take place on Wednesdays at Magic Kingdom.

Disney World After Hours at EPCOT

Disney After Hours at EPCOT takes place on select nights, starting on February 27, 2025. The event officially starts at 10 pm, and goes until 1 am. But remember that guests with an After Hours ticket can enter EPCOT as early as 7 pm.

EPCOT After Hours Attractions

Nearly all EPCOT attractions will be available for guests to enjoy during the After Hours event. Including, but not limited to; Soarin’ Around the World, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, Frozen Ever After, and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.

Don’t worry, other favorites like Living with the Land, Mission: SPACE, The Seas with Nemo & Friends, and Spaceship Earth will also be available during the event.

All of these attractions will be available through standby queue, no virtual queue or lightning lane will be available during the After Hours event.

Before buying a ticket for EPCOT After Hours, be sure to double check the height of the little ones in the group, and check out EPCOT Height Requirements.

After Hours at EPCOT: Snacks

Tickets to Disney After Hours also includes some snacks during the event hours. These snacks include Ice Cream, Popcorn, and select bottled beverages!

In order to get these included you must visit one of the following carts:

• Mission: SPACE cart
• Imagination Cart
• Connections Cart
• Fountain Popcorn Cart

EPCOT After Hours Dates

After Hours will be held at EPCOT on select nights from February until September. The event takes place on the following Saturday nights:

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Disney World After Hours at Hollywood Studios

Disney After Hours at Hollywood Studios starts on January 22, 2025. On select nights from January until September, you can enjoy this event. The After Hours officially starts at 9:30 pm and goes until 12:30 am.

The After Hours at Hollywood Studios does start 30 minutes earlier then the After Hours events at EPCOT and Magic Kingdom. However, you are still able to get in 3 hours prior to the start of the event.

Hollywood Studios After Hours Attractions

Hollywood Studios has some of the favorite thrilling attractions Disney World has to offer. During the After Hours event, you can look forward to enjoying Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run, Toy Story Mania!, Alien Swirling Saucers, and Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway.

Note: purchasing event tickets, doesn’t guarantee access to these attractions, and does not take into account any possible closures or refurbishment that could take place during the event dates.

Pro Tip: Measure the height of the little ones, and check out Hollywood Studio height requirements to ensure everyone will be tall enough to ride their favorite rides.

Hollywood Studios After Hours: Snacks

Staying late at a Disney park means you must have a late night snack! Enjoy ice cream, popcorn and bottled beverages from select stations included with the purchase of the event ticket.

The snacks must be ‘purchased’ from one of the following stations:

• Grand Avenue
• Hollywood Boulevard
• Sunset Boulevard
• Toy Story Land

If you’re craving a little something more, these locations will also be available during After Hours. Enjoying food from the following locations will need to be purchased, as they are not included in the purchase of the After Hours ticket.

• Anaheim Produce Hosted by Cuties Milk Stand
• Woody’s Lunch Box
• Oga’s Cantina (Walk-up availability only)

Hollywood Studios After Hours Dates

After Hours at Hollywood Studios takes place on select nights from January until the start of September. The event usually happens on Friday nights during those months.

The following dates are for After Hours at Hollywood Studios:

*Note that on Friday March 26, and Thursday April 1, the After Hours event time will change to 10 pm until 1 am. This time change for the event will only apply to those two event dates.

After Hours at Disney World: Ticket Cost

The ticket cost for the After Hours event depends on which park and which date you plan on going to. Which is very typical for all of the Disney World events.

It is important to note that this is not a ticket add-on. This After Hours Ticket can be used as a stand alone ticket to get you into the park as early as 7 pm.

The After Hours ticket will only be valid for the date and park that is selected at the time of purchase. This ticket cannot be used to park hop from park to park, and cannot be used to to access After Hours at a different park other then the one that it is purchased for.

If you’re planning on taking advantage of the After Hours, make sure that the night you want to enjoy After Hours is available and is at the park that you want.

The cost of tickets for After Hours at Disney World are the following for the parks:
Magic Kingdom – $175 to $185
EPCOT – $155 to $185
Hollywood Studios – $155 to $185

The cost of the After Hours ticket does depend on which park, and which night you attend.

Now if the price of the tickets seem a bit steep for the amount of time that you spend in the park, it is important to know that you are able to get ice cream, popcorn, and select bottled beverages included (at select locations) with the ticket.

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Disney has also announced that Disney World Annual Passholders, as well as Disney Vacation Club members can save $30 per ticket for After Hours at EPCOT and Hollywood Studios.

Ticket sales open on September 4, 2024, for Disney World Resort hotel guests, WDW Swan and Dolphin Hotel guests, as well as Shands of Green hotel guests. On September 10, 2024, After Hours tickets go on sale to the general public.

If you’re planning on purchasing this event ticket, I recommend purchasing your ticket as soon as possible, as most nights sell out quickly.

The Wrap-Up: After Hours at Disney World

One of the best ways to enjoy Disney World is at night, and with the After Hours ticket, guests are able to enjoy a Disney World park on select nights after the park closes to the general public.

An After Hours ticket allows you to access a specific park, on a specific date for hours of fun after the parks have closed to the general public. This is a great way to get all the last minute Disney magic that the parks have to offer.

With limited tickets sold, this means you have a greater chance to ride those attractions that typically have the longest wait times. Didn’t get the virtual queue for a ride you really wanted? Completely fine with the After Hours ticket, as there are no lightning lanes, or virtual queues. Everything is standby lane!

After Hours at Disney World can be a great way to do a half day at a park, or to extend an already great day at a Disney World park that you are having.

After Hours is only available on select nights at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Hollywood Studios.