Disney After Hours Returns to Walt Disney World in 2026: Dates, Prices, & Details
Disney After Hours events are returning to Walt Disney World in 2026, offering guests the chance to explore the parks with lighter crowds, shorter wait times, and unlimited snacks. Across Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Hollywood Studios, these special-ticket experiences feature your favorite attractions, rare character encounters, and special entertainment, including fireworks and dance parties. After Hours is one of the most popular ways to enjoy the parks after dark.
The event itself may only run three hours, but guests can enter as early as 7 PM. Add in that bonus time, and an After Hours ticket becomes a solid alternative to a regular park ticket for those wanting to slam rides and eat “free” snacks. Sounds pretty great to me.
Guests staying at select hotels get first dibs to purchase After Hours tickets on October 9, 2025. Non-hotel guests can buy on October 14. More details are below.
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Disney After Hours at Magic Kingdom
In addition to lower wait times and free snacks, Magic Kingdom party guests will also enjoy Disney Enchantment. The nighttime fireworks spectacular originally ran from October 2021 to January 2024.
Event dates
Magic Kingdom’s Disney After Hours events will be held on select nights from January 12 through July 27, 2026, running from 10 PM to 1 AM.
- January 12 & 19
- February 2, 9, & 23
- March 2 & 9
- April 13 & 20
- May 4, 11, 18, & 25
- June 1, 22, & 29
- July 13 & 27
Available attractions
Guests will enjoy lower wait times on several attractions, including the following:
- TRON Lightcycle / Run
- Space Mountain
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
- Haunted Mansion
- “it’s a small world”
- Jungle Cruise
- Peter Pan’s Flight
- Under the Sea – Journey of The Little Mermaid
- Mad Tea Party
This isn’t the complete list, but it’s all we know for now.
Complimentary food
- Ice cream novelties
- Popcorn
- Select bottled beverages
The above items are available at carts throughout the park. Other snacks can be purchased at the Main Street Bakery and other select locations.
Ticket prices
Events are $175 to $199 per ticket, plus tax. Magic Kingdom is the only park that doesn’t offer Annual Passholder or DVC discounts.
Disney After Hours at EPCOT
Attendees will appreciate shorter wait times, complimentary snacks and drinks, character encounters, and dance parties.
Event dates
EPCOT’s Disney After Hours events will be held on select nights from January 22 to September 24, 2026, running from 9:30 PM to 12:30 AM.
- January 22 & 29
- February 19
- March 5 & 12
- April 2, 9, 15, 23, & 30
- May 21
- June 11 & 18
- July 9 & 23
- August 6 & 13
- September 16 & 24
Available attractions
Guests will enjoy lower wait times on several attractions, including the following:
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
- Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
- Frozen Ever After
- Soarin’
- Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros
- Living with the Land
- Mission: SPACE
- The Seas with Nemo & Friends
- Spaceship Earth
- Test Track Presented by General Motors
Character encounters
- Mickey Mouse at the Dreamer statue
- Goofy at the DJ dance party in CommuniCore Plaza
- Minnie Mouse at the France gazebo
Dance parties
Guests can enjoy dancing at Goofy’s DJ Dance Party at CommuniCore Plaza. Canada Mill Stage will also host a party, where guests can “howl under the moon.”
Complimentary food
- Ice cream novelties
- Popcorn
- Select bottled beverages
The above items are available at carts throughout EPCOT, including:
- Mission: SPACE Cart
- Imagination Cart
- Connections Cart
- Fountain Popcorn Cart
Guests can also purchase food at several World Showcase kiosks, Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe, and the Rose & Crown Pub.
Ticket prices
Events are $155 to $179 per ticket, plus tax. Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club Members can save $30 per ticket.
Disney After Hours at Hollywood Studios
Like the other parks, guests visiting Hollywood Studios will enjoy shorter wait times and free snacks. Special characters will also be on hand all night.
Event dates
Hollywood Studios’ Disney After Hours events will be held on select nights from January 14 through September 12, 2026, running from 9:30 PM to 12:30 AM unless otherwise noted.
- January 14 & 28
- February 4, 11, 21, & 25
- April 29
- May 6 & 14
- May 30 (10:30 PM to 1:30 AM)
- June 3, 10, 17, & 24
- July 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29
- August 5, 12, 19, & 26
- September 2
- September 12 (10 PM to 1 AM)
Available attractions
Guests will enjoy lower wait times on several attractions, including the following:
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
- Slinky Dog Dash
- Alien Swirling Saucers
- Toy Story Mania!
- The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
- Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
Character encounters
Disney says guests should “expect the unexpected” as characters roam the streets of Hollywood Studios.
Complimentary food
- Ice cream novelties
- Popcorn
- Select bottled beverages
The above can be found at various spots in the park, including:
- Grand Avenue
- Hollywood Boulevard
- Sunset Boulevard
- Toy Story Land
In addition to the free treats, guests can also purchase food at Oga’s Cantina, KRNR The Rock Station, the Milk Stand, and Woody’s Lunch Box.
Ticket prices
Events are $155 to $189 per ticket, plus tax. Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club Members can save $30 per ticket.
How to purchase
Guests staying at select Walt Disney World Resort hotels can purchase Disney After Hours tickets beginning October 9, 2025. Hotel reservations must be for the same date as the event they wish to attend.
Everyone else can book starting October 14, 2025.
Participating hotels
- Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
- Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
- Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo House
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
- Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
- Disney’s Beach Club Resort
- Disney’s Beach Club Villas
- Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
- Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
- Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
- Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
- Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- Disney’s Old Key West Resort
- Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
- Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
- Disney’s Pop Century Resort
- Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter
- Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside
- Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
- Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
- Disney’s Riviera Resort
- The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort
- The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort – A Disney Vacation Club Resort
- The Campsites at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort
- The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
- Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
- Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
- Shades of Green at Walt Disney World Resort
Disney After Hours events provide a more relaxed way to enjoy the parks. With limited dates and tickets, you’ll probably want to purchase sooner rather than later.
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