Next Week (August 1, 2026 through August 9, 2026) at Walt Disney World

By Dave Shute

DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: AUGUST 1, 2026 to AUGUST 9, 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 8/1/26 – 8/9/26

Magic Kingdom will be open from 9a-11p 8/1 through 8/6, 8a-6p 8/7, 8a-11p 8/8, and 9a-11p 8/9

Epcot will be open from 9a-9p every day

Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be open 9a-10p 8/1 through 8/4, 9a-9p 8/5, 9a-1op 8/6 and 8/7, and 9a-9p 8/8 and 8/9

Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be open from 8a-7p 8/1 through 8/7, 8a-8p 8/8, and 8a-7p 8/9

EARLY ENTRY AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 8/1/26 – 8/9/26

• 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 8/1/26 – 8/9/26

• Epcot: 8/3
• Magic Kingdom: 8/5

PARADES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 8/1/26 – 8/9/26

• Magic Kingdom’s afternoon parade is scheduled for 3p 8/1 through 8/6, and 2p 8/7 through 8/9
• Magic Kingdom’s evening parade will show at 9 and 11p 8/1 through 8/6. It will not show 8/7 because of the early close, and as I write this, is not on the schedule 8/8 and 8/9. I do expect it to be on 8/8 and 8/9, perhaps at different times than earlier in the week.

FIREWORKS AND EVENING SHOWS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 8/1/26 – 8/9/26

• At Magic Kingdom, the evening fireworks show is scheduled at 10p 8/1 through 8/6, and 8/8 and 8/9
• At Epcot, the evening show Luminous shows at 9p every night
• At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Fantasmic will show at 9 and 10.30p 8/1 through 8/4, 9p 8/5, 9 and 10.30p 8/6 and 8/7, and 9p 8/8 and 8/9

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