Along with February, Disney made major revisions to the March, April, and May operating schedules. Below is a list of the April changes. One can assume Disney will be updating the operating schedules further in advance with the roll out of FASTPASS+ and the “Next Generation Experience.” Potential visitors will need to know the final operating hours if they’re going to book an experience 30+ days in advance. For example, if someone wanted to book a reserved viewing location for Main Street Electrical Parade, they would need to know if it’s going to be scheduled zero, one, or two times. Disney has been conservative with the initial release of each month’s operating schedule over the last few years, choosing to update it with longer hours and additional evening entertainment about two weeks before the start of a month. I think we can expect Disney to finalize operating schedules about three and a half months in advance now, giving people plenty of time to book their desired experiences. It’s still possible for Disney to make additional revisions, but this looks like it’s going to be 98%+ of what you see come April. As usual, an easy-to-read schedule is available here. Click “refresh” on your browser if the date in the lower left hand corner isn’t 1/11/2013 or sooner.
Monday April 1:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 8am – 9pm from 9am – 8pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 8am – 1am from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Tuesday April 2:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 8am – 9pm from 9am – 8pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 8am – 1am from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Wednesday April 3:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 8am – 9pm from 9am – 8pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 8am – 1am from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Thursday April 4:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 8am – 9pm from 9am – 8pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 8am – 1am from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Friday April 5:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 8am – 8pm from 9am – 8pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 8am – 1am from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Saturday April 6:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 8am – 8pm from 9am – 8pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 8am – 12am from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Sunday April 7:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 8am – 8pm from 9am – 8pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Monday April 8:
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Tuesday April 9:
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Wednesday April 10:
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Thursday April 11:
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Friday April 12:
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Saturday April 13:
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
- Sunday April 14:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 8pm from 9am – 7pm.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Monday April 15:
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Tuesday April 16:
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Wednesday April 17:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 8pm from 9am – 7pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Thursday April 18:
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Friday April 19:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 8pm from 9am – 7pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Saturday April 20:
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Sunday April 21:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 8pm from 9am – 7pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Monday April 22:
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Tuesday April 23:
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Wednesday April 24:
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
Thursday April 25:
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Friday April 26:
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Saturday April 27:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 8am – 8pm from 9am – 7pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Sunday April 28:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 8am – 8pm from 9am – 7pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am – 10pm from 9am – 8:30pm. Second Fantasmic added at 10pm, in addition to 8:30pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Monday April 29:
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am – 11pm from 9am – 10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Tuesday April 30:
- No changes.