Your guide to this week at Walt Disney World and Disneyland theme parks. From park hours, refurbishments, special events and more!
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
Early entry is offered to all Walt Disney World Resort Hotel guests beginning 30 minutes prior to park open.
Walt Disney World Railroad is closed for refurbishment during this time.
Extended Evening Hours are only for guests staying at Disney Deluxe and Deluxe Villa resorts.
Beacons of Magic for the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary take place on Cinderella Castle throughout the night.
Splash Mountain will be closed for refurbishment beginning January 10th.
Magic Kingdom will close early on January 25th for a special Cast Member celebration.
Jan. 24th
Jan. 25th
Jan. 26th
Jan. 27th
Jan. 28th
Jan. 29th
Jan. 30th
Park Hours
9 AM – 10 PM
9 AM – 4:30 PM
9 AM – 8 PM
9 AM – 9 PM
9 AM – 10 PM
9 AM – 10 PM
9 AM – 10 PM
Fireworks
8 PM
No
8 PM
8 PM
8 PM
8 PM
8 PM
Extended Evening Hours
No
No
8 PM – 10 PM
No
No
No
No
EPCOT
Extended Evening Hours are only for guests staying at Disney Deluxe and Deluxe Villa resorts.
Beacons of Magic for the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary take place on Spaceship Earth throughout the night.
Souk-al-Magreb is closed for refurbishment in Morocco (scheduled to reopen in February).
EPCOT International Festival of the Arts begins January 14th and runs through February 21st.
Disney on Broadway Concert Series will feature the following this week:
Heidi Blickenstaff (Freaky Friday, The Little Mermaid) and Robert Creighton (Frozen) on January 24th, 26th, 27th, and 30th
Kara Lindsey (Newsies) and Dan DeLuca (Newsies) on January 25th, 28th, and 29th
Kid’s Chalk Art will take place daily new The Land from 11 AM – 4 PM.
Guests can take part in the Wonderful Walk of Cuisine during the International Festival of the Arts collecting stamps from five different food studios.
Expression Section: A Paint by Numbers Mural is open in World Nature from 11 AM – 5 PM daily.
For specific artist signings and appearances check the schedule here.
Jan. 24th
Jan. 25th
Jan. 26th
Jan. 27th
Jan. 28th
Jan. 29th
Jan. 30th
Park Hours
10 AM – 9 PM
10 AM – 9 PM
10 AM – 9 PM
10 AM – 9 PM
10 AM – 9 PM
10 AM – 9 PM
10 AM – 9 PM
Fireworks
9 PM
9 PM
9 PM
9 PM
9 PM
9 PM
9 PM
Extended Evening Hours
9 PM – 11 PM
No
No
No
No
No
No
Hollywood Studios
Early entry is offered to all Walt Disney World Resort Hotel guests beginning 30 minutes prior to park open.
Current Nighttime Spectacular is Wonderful World of Animation upon the Chinese Theater.
Beacons of Magic for the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary take place on Hollywood Tower Hotel throughout the night.
Jan. 24th
Jan. 25th
Jan. 26th
Jan. 27th
Jan. 28th
Jan. 29th
Jan. 30th
Park Hours
9 AM – 9 PM
9 AM – 9 PM
9 AM – 9 PM
9 AM – 9 PM
9 AM – 9 PM
9 AM – 9 PM
9 AM – 9 PM
Nighttime Shows
9 PM
9 PM
9 PM
9 PM
9 PM
9 PM
9 PM
Animal Kingdom
Early entry is offered to all Walt Disney World Resort Hotel guests beginning 30 minutes prior to park open.
Beacons of Magic for the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary take place on the Tree of Life throughout the night.
Disney KiteTails takes place in the Discovery River Theater at 11:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 1:15 PM, 3:15 PM, 4:15 PM, and 5:15 PM
Expedition Everest is closed for refurbishment (scheduled to reopen mid-April).
Jan. 24th
Jan. 25th
Jan. 26th
Jan. 27th
Jan. 28th
Jan. 29th
Jan. 30th
Park Hours
9 AM – 7 PM
8 AM – 7 PM
9 AM – 7 PM
9 AM – 7 PM
9 AM – 7 PM
8 AM – 8 PM
8 AM – 8 PM
Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon is open daily from 10 AM to 5 PM. Water Parks are subject to weather closure. (Blizzard Beach is closed for refurbishment)
Disney Springs is open daily from 10 AM to 11 PM. (Open until 11:30 PM on January 28th and 29th)
Disneyland Resort
Disneyland
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage is closed for refurbishment.
Tarzan’s Treehouse is closed for refurbishment.
Sailing Ship Columbia is closed for refurbishment.
Splash Mountain closes for refurbishment on January 10th.
“it’s a small world” is closed for refurbishment beginning January 24th.
Mickey’s Mix Magic with Projections takes place nightly.
Jan. 24th
Jan. 25th
Jan. 26th
Jan. 27th
Jan. 28th
Jan. 29th
Jan. 30th
Park Hours
9 AM – 8 PM
9 AM – 8 PM
9 AM – 8 PM
9 AM – 8 PM
9 AM – 11 PM
8 AM – 12 PM
8 AM – 11 PM
Fireworks
7 PM
7 PM
7 PM
7 PM
9 PM
9 PM
9 PM
Disney California Adventure
Lunar New Year begins January 21st and runs through February 13th.
Mulan’s Lunar New Year Procession will take place multiple times daily.
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