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Disney After Hours Events Are Coming Back! Find Out When

Disney After Hours
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Disney After Hours Events are some of the most popular events at Walt Disney World, and for good reason! We love these specail njght time events here at Disney Dining. After all, who doesn’t love lower crowds and more time in their favorite Disney park?!? 

Last year we saw the return of special After Hours Events to replace holiday-themed parties such as Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. Regularly scheduled After Hours Events however have yet to return to the Parks. Since the Halloween and Christmas Parties have returned this year, the replacement After Hours Events did note 

Disney After Hours

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These specialty ticketed events allow you to experience significantly lower crowds in addition to all you can handle popcorn, prepackaged ice cream and bottled soda and water! How much lower are the crowds? In 2 hours we (walked on) Pirates of the Caribbean,  Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Peter Pan’s Flight,  “it’s a small world”, Prince Charmings Regal Carousel, Princess Fairytale Hall, the Teacups, The many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The People Mover and Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin! After all that we still had time to take a ton of photos! 

Disney After Hours

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We are excited today that these events are coming BACK in January! Beginning January 4 2023, at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and January 9 2023, at Magic Kingdom Park youll once again be able to experience After Hours Events. These exciting events will be available to book on October 7, 2022 and Gueats of select Walt Disney World Resort hotels, DVC Members, and Annual Passholders will be able to book becoming October 4! 

Currently events are scheduled regularly for. January- April for Hollywood Studios and January-March for Magic Kingdom. We expect more days to be added as time goes by. For a complete list of dates or to book your tickets, check out the official Walt Disney World Resort website here

About Jill Bivins

Jill Bivins has been visiting Disney Parks since she was 2 years old and loves sharing her Disney adventures with the world. She likes to say Disney is in her blood and writing is in her bones — so any time she has the opportunity to combine these loves she is one happy camper! She has a deep abiding love for Epcot and as a die hard Star Wars fan has a serious love for Hollywood Studios as well. When she isn't exploring or writing about Disney Parks, Jill is homeschooling her 8 year old son, playing with her brand new baby son, or pretending to be a farmer on her family homestead (despite being unable to keep even a cactus alive). Find Jill on Instagram @minnieonmain.