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Next Week (December 27, 2025 through January 4, 2027) at Walt Disney World



By Dave Shute

DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: DECEMBER 27, 2025 to JANUARY 4, 2026

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 12/27/25 – 1/4/26

Magic Kingdom will be open from 8a-11p 12/27 through 12/29, 8a-12MN 12/30, 8a-1a 12/31, 8a-11p 1/1 through 1.3m and 9a-11p 1/4

Epcot will be open from 9a-9.30p 12/27 through 12/30, 9a-1a 12/31, and 9a-9p 1/1 through 1/4

Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be open from 8.30a9p 12/27 through 12/30, 9a-12MN 12/31, 8.30a-9p 1/1 through 1/3, and 9a-9p 1/4

Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be open from 8a-8p 12/27 through 12/30, 8a-7p 12/31, 8a-8p 1/1 through 1/3, and 8a-7p 1/4

EARLY ENTRY AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 12/27/25 – 1/4/26

  • 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 12/27/25 – 1/4/26

  • Epcot: 12/29
  • Disney’s Animal Kingdom: 1/1

PARADES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 12/27/25 – 1/4/26

  • Magic Kingdom’s afternoon parade is scheduled for noon and 3p 12/27 through 1/3, and 3p 1/4
  • Magic Kingdom’s evening parade will show at 7 and and 9.45p 12/27 through 12/29, 6.30 and 9p 12/30 and 12/31, 7.45 and 10.30p 1/1 through 1/3, and 7.45 and 10p 1/4

FIREWORKS AND EVENING SHOWS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 12/27/25 – 1/4/26

  • At Magic Kingdom, the evening fireworks show is scheduled at 8.30p 12/27 through 12/29. A special New Years Eve show will occur 12/30 and 12/31 at 7.30 and 11.50p
  • At Epcot, the evening show Luminous shows at 9.30p 12/27 through 12/30. On 12/31, it will show at 6.30p, then be followed by a special New Years eve show at 11.54p. It then will show at 9p 1/1 through 1/4
  • At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Fantasmic will show at 6.30, 8 and 9.30p 12/28 through 12/31. Also on 12/31 a special New Year’s Eve show will begin at 11.57p. Fantasmic will then show at 8 and 9.30p 1/1, 6.30, 8 and 9.30p 1/2 and 1/3, and 8 and 9.30p 1/4

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