Extra Magic Hours

(Source: Official Resort Brochure Given to Guests Upon Check-In)

More good news for guests of select Walt Disney World Resort hotels. With the Extra Magic Hours benefit, each day one of the Disney Theme Parks opens an hour early or stays open up to an extra three hours after regular park closing so guests can enjoy select attractions.

For the evening Extra Magic Hours benefit, just use your Resort ID to pick up a wristband. Wristbands may be picked up at at select locations in the Theme Park that is open for Extra Magic Hours no sooner than three hours before regular Park closing. Wristbands are not needed for the morning Extra Magic Hours benefit; however, you still need to show your Resort ID (Key to the World).

Aronda's Note: I'm not wild about the morning Extra Magic Hour--I like to sleep late on my vacation--but I love the evening Extra Magic Hours. I enjoyed Disney's Animal Kingdom after dark during several trips--and was delighted by the beauty of this park at night. My bet is that with the opening of the Yak & Yeti Restaurant, Disney's Animal Kingdom will remain open past 5:00 p.m. more often than not!

Even Goofy was willing to stay up extra late for Extra Magic Hours in DAK. At all the parks, the characters are out in force during the three hours tacked on to park operating hours for Resort guests.

This sign explains how guests staying in select Walt Disney World resorts are entitled to take advantage of the evening perk.