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Walt Disney World cutting back park opening hours in September

Mark Newbold
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Despite the parks gradually reopening over the summer, the four parks of Walt Disney World are cutting back their opening hours in September, Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios closing an hour earlier and EPCOT and Animal Kingdom by two hours, EPCOT closing at 7.00pm instead of 9.00pm and Animal Kingdom opening an hour later and closing an hour earlier.

Magic Kingdom: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm (Previously 9:00 am to 7:00 pm)
EPCOT: 11:00 am to 7:00 pm (Previously 11:00 am to 9:00 pm)
Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 10:00 am to 7:00 pm (Previously 10:00 am to 8:00 pm)
Disney’s Animal Kingdom: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (Previously 8:00 am to 6:00 pm)

Hours at Disney Springs remain unchanged, from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm daily.

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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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Despite the parks gradually reopening over the summer, the four parks of Walt Disney World are cutting back their opening hours in September, Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios closing an hour earlier and EPCOT and Animal Kingdom by two hours, EPCOT closing at 7.00pm instead of 9.00pm and Animal Kingdom opening an hour later and closing an hour earlier.

Magic Kingdom: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm (Previously 9:00 am to 7:00 pm)
EPCOT: 11:00 am to 7:00 pm (Previously 11:00 am to 9:00 pm)
Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 10:00 am to 7:00 pm (Previously 10:00 am to 8:00 pm)
Disney’s Animal Kingdom: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (Previously 8:00 am to 6:00 pm)

Hours at Disney Springs remain unchanged, from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm daily.

Sale
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark
  • Hardcover Book
  • Anders, Lou (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 384 Pages - 08/25/2020 (Publication Date) - Disney Lucasfilm Press (Publisher)
$4.18
Buy on Amazon This is a paid link. Learn More. Price incl. tax, excl. shipping.  Details correct as at: 2025-08-31
SourceWDWNT
Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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