Walt Disney World has extended operating hours at several parks for Thanksgiving week, running Sunday, November 22, through Saturday, November 28, 2026. Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, November 26.
Magic Kingdom will stay open until 11 p.m. on November 22, 23 and 28. On Thanksgiving Day, it will operate from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. The park will open at 8 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 24, and will operate from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, November 27.
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is scheduled at Magic Kingdom from 7 p.m. to midnight on November 24 and November 27, meaning the park’s regular daytime hours end at 6 p.m. on those dates. Early Entry is listed 30 minutes before regular opening on each of the published Magic Kingdom dates.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios has earlier openings on November 23 and 24. The park is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on November 23 and 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on November 24, with Early Entry beginning at 8 a.m.
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom will operate from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on November 22 and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on November 24. Early Entry begins at 7:30 a.m. on both dates.
EPCOT’s hours remain unchanged from the originally released Thanksgiving-week schedule. Travelers planning Disney World tickets should note that the listed changes apply only to the dates and parks identified in the updated schedule.
