Guests visiting Magic Kingdom on Thursday, November 5, will have a shorter window to ride Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid.

Walt Disney World’s operating calendar lists the Fantasyland attraction from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. that day. Magic Kingdom is scheduled to remain open until 10 p.m., making the ride’s listed closing time three hours earlier than the park’s closing.

Eligible Disney Resort hotel guests can use Early Theme Park Entry beginning at 8:30 a.m. on November 5, giving them access 30 minutes before the park’s regular opening time.

Disney has not announced a reason for the early closure, and no refurbishment is currently listed for the attraction. The date falls three days before the first Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party of the season, following the final night of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party.

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Both separately ticketed events require regular daytime guests to leave Magic Kingdom beginning at 6 p.m., but no party is listed for November 5.