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Next Week (December 28, 2024 through January 5, 2025) at Walt Disney World



By Dave Shute

DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: DECEMBER 28, 2024 TO JANUARY 5 2025

The material below details next week’s Disney World operating hours, parades, early entry, extended evening hours, and fireworks.

OPERATING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 12/28/24 – 1/5/25

Magic Kingdom will be open 8a-11p 12/28 and 12/29, 8a-12MN 12/30, 8a-1a 12/31, 8a-11p 1/1 through 1/4, and 9a-11p 1/5

Epcot will be open from 9a-9.30p 12/28 through 12/30, 9a-1a 12/31, and 9a-9p 1/1 through 1/5

Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be open from 8.30a-9p 12/28 through 12/30, 8.30a-12MN 12/31, and 8.30a-9p 1/1 through 1/5

Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be open from 8a-8p 12/28 through 12/31, 8a-7p 1/1, 8a-8p 1/2 through 1/4, and 8a-7p 1/5

EARLY ENTRY AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 12/28/24 – 1/5/25

  • Magic Kingdom: every morning
  • Epcot: every morning
  • Disney’s Hollywood Studios: every morning
  • Disney’s Animal Kingdom: every morning

EXTENDED EVENING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 12/28/24 – 1/5/25

  • Disney’s Animal Kingdom: 1/1
  • Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 1/3

PARADES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 12/28/24 – 1/5/25

Magic Kingdom’s afternoon parade will show at noon and 3p every day

FIREWORKS AND EVENING SHOWS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 12/28/24 – 1/5/25

  • At Magic Kingdom, the evening fireworks show is scheduled at 8p 12/28 and 12/29, and 1/1 through 1/5. On both 12/30 and 12/31, special New Years Eve fireworks will show at 6.50p and 11.50p
  • At Epcot, the evening show Luminous shows at 9.30p 12/28 through 12/30, 6.30p 12/31, and 9p 1/1 through 1/5.  On 12/31 special New Years Eve fireworks will show at 11.54p
  • At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the evening spectacular Fantasmic is scheduled at 7.30 and 9p 12/28 through 12/30, and at 8 and 9.30p 12/31 through 1/5

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