THE 4th OF JULY 2015 AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
Disney World celebrates the 4th of July at several parks–and on July 3rd as well!
On Friday, July 3, 2015, the Magic Kingdom has a special fireworks show “Celebrate America” at 10p.
On Saturday, July 4, 2015
- The Magic Kingdom has the same show at the same time–“Celebrate America” at 10p
- Epcot’s Illuminations has a special holiday ending added, and is shifted from its normal 9p time to 10p, and
- Disney’s Hollywood Studios will have a special 4th of July fireworks presentation at 10.15p
Moreover, the normal Friday and Saturday evening Extra Magic Hours at Epcot and the Magic Kingdom are swapped, with MK having them Friday the 3rd and Epcot Saturday the 4th.
Those following this site’s FastPass+ High Crowd Itinerary for Walt Disney World will be at the Magic Kingdom both days, and have the evening of the 3rd off. Sensible people might swap these two evenings, seeing the Magic Kingdom fireworks July 3rd… but both nights will be wildly crowded.
FOURTH OF JULY CROWDS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
July is the most consistently crowded month at Disney World, and in the month, visits that include the 4th of July see the highest crowds.
July is the most crowded month because every US schoolkid on a typical (that is, not year-round) calendar has the entire month off. This is not true of either June or August. Within July, many parents gravitate towards the week of the 4th for their vacations, because since the 4th is a holiday, they need to take one fewer vacation day to get a week off.
And people want to see fireworks on the 4th…so the Disney World parks offering fireworks on the 4th of July will be packed!
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23 Comments on "The Fourth of July 2015 at Walt Disney World"
Does the Magic Kingdom have the parade on the 4th? Will the Electrical Water Pageant be running on the 4th? Which is the best park to be on the 4th? Will Animal Kingdom be empty?
Hi Cassie! The same fireworks are on at MK on the 3rd, at the same time. Nothing special at Epcot or HS the 3rd.
My family is going to Disney this July 4th. I know it will be hot and crowded, so I am trying to get a realistic plan together ahead of time (even though we will only have a 4 year old and 9 month old, summer vacation is the only time that works for my father in law and brother in law). Do you have a summary of July 3 events? Or are they the same as the July 4 events? Thanks!