Disney made a number of changes to the February 2016 operating schedule today. The full operating schedule is available here: http://media.disneywebcontent.com/StaticFiles/ParkHours/WDWTravelAgent_february.pdf. Click “refresh” on your browser to load the newest version.
Monday February 1:
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-10pm from 9am-8pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 9pm, in addition to 7pm Parade.
Tuesday February 2:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-5:30pm from 9am-5pm.
Wednesday February 3:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-6pm from 9am-5pm.
Thursday February 4:
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-9pm from 9am-8pm. Main Street Electrical Parade added at 7pm and 9pm. Wishes added at 8pm.
Friday February 5:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-5:30pm from 9am-5pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am-8:30pm from 9am-7pm. Second Fantasmic added at 8:30pm, in addition to 7pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-12am from 9am-10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Saturday February 6:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-8pm from 9am-5pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am-8:30pm from 9am-7pm. Second Fantasmic added at 8:30pm, in addition to 7pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-12am from 9am-10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Sunday February 7:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-8pm from 9am-5pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am-8:30pm from 9am-7pm. Second Fantasmic added at 8:30pm, in addition to 7pm 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 February 8:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-7pm from 9am-5pm.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-11pm from 9am-10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Tuesday February 9:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-5:30pm from 9am-5pm.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-11pm from 9am-10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Wednesday February 10:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-5:30pm from 9am-5pm.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-10pm from 9am-9pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 10pm, in addition to 8pm Parade.
Thursday February 11:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-5:30pm from 9am-5pm.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-11pm from 9am-10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Friday February 12:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-7pm from 9am-5pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am-8:30pm from 9am-7pm. Second Fantasmic added at 8:30pm, in addition to 7pm 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 February 13:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-8pm from 9am-5pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am-8:30pm from 9am-7pm. Second Fantasmic added at 8:30pm, in addition to 7pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-12am from 9am-10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Sunday February 14:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-8pm from 9am-5pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am-8:30pm from 9am-7pm. Second Fantasmic added at 8:30pm, in addition to 7pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-12am from 9am-10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Monday February 15:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-8pm from 9am-5pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am-8pm from 9am-7pm. Second Fantasmic added at 8:30pm, in addition to 7pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-11pm from 9am-9pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 10pm, in addition to 8pm Parade.
Tuesday February 16:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-8pm from 9am-5pm.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-11pm from 9am-9pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 10pm, in addition to 8pm Parade.
Wednesday February 17:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-8pm from 9am-5pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am-8pm from 9am-7pm. Second Fantasmic added at 8:30pm, in addition to 7pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-10pm from 9am-9pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 10pm, in addition to 8pm Parade.
Thursday February 18:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-5:30pm from 9am-5pm.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-9pm from 9am-8pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 9pm, in addition to 7pm Parade.
Friday February 19:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-5:30pm from 9am-5pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am-8:30pm from 9am-7pm. Second Fantasmic added at 8:30pm, in addition to 7pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-9pm from 9am-8pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 9pm, in addition to 7pm Parade.
Saturday February 20:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-5:30pm from 9am-5pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am-8:30pm from 9am-7pm. Second Fantasmic added at 8:30pm, in addition to 7pm 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 February 21:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-5:30pm from 9am-5pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am-8pm from 9am-7pm. Second Fantasmic added at 8:30pm, in addition to 7pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-10pm from 9am-9pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 10pm, in addition to 8pm Parade.
Monday February 22:
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-10pm from 9am-9pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 10pm, in addition to 8pm Parade.
Tuesday February 23:
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-9pm from 9am-8pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 9pm, in addition to 7pm Parade.
Wednesday February 24:
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-9pm from 9am-8pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 9pm, in addition to 7pm Parade.
Thursday February 25:
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-9pm from 9am-8pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 9pm, in addition to 7pm Parade.
Friday February 26:
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am-8:30pm from 9am-7pm. Second Fantasmic added at 8:30pm, in addition to 7pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-11pm from 9am-9pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 10pm, in addition to 8pm Parade.
Saturday February 27:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-5:30pm from 9am-5pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am-8pm from 9am-7pm. Second Fantasmic added at 8:30pm, in addition to 7pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-12am from 9am-10pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 11pm, in addition to 9pm Parade.
Sunday February 28:
- Animal Kingdom hours extended to 9am-5:30pm from 9am-5pm.
- Hollywood Studios hours extended to 9am-8pm from 9am-7pm. Second Fantasmic added at 8:30pm, in addition to 7pm show.
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-10pm from 9am-9pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 10pm, in addition to 8pm Parade.
Monday February 29:
- Magic Kingdom hours extended to 9am-11pm from 9am-9pm. Second Main Street Electrical Parade added at 10pm, in addition to 8pm Parade.
What does this do to the Extra Magic Hours schedule?
If the close is pushed back, Extra Magic Hours will also be pushed back. For example, if Magic Kingdom was previously closing at 10pm with Extra Magic Hours from 10pm to 12am and now closes at 12am, Extra Magic Hours would run from 12am to 2am. Same with morning Extra Magic Hour. If the open is 8am instead of 9am, the morning Extra Magic Hour would instead run from 7am – 8am.
What about these 8:30pm Fantasmic shows that are scheduled after Hollywood Studios officially closes?
Anyone is welcome to stay for the 8:30pm Fantasmic. While the Studios “closes” at 8pm, operating attractions will allow guests to enter the queue right up until 8pm regardless of wait time and when they’ll disembark. That means you could get in line for Toy Story Mania at 7:59pm, even if the wait is 30 minutes. Disney will often post longer-than-actual wait times at the end of the night to dissuade guests from entering the queue. Waits are often shorter than posted and the time immediately before official close is the second best time to ride the major attractions with minimal waits (immediately after Park open being the best). Disney will have plenty of buses to transport any guests remaining at the Studios. In the case of a Fantasmic scheduled during evening Extra Magic Hours, anyone is also welcome to see that show.Disney won’t be checking for resort IDs or MagicBands at Fantasmic. A show during evening Extra Magic Hours is actually one of the least crowded shows to see because so many non-resort guests assume they aren’t eligible. Here is an example of what crowds can look like.
Will this affect the recommendations?
There should not be significant changes, if any are necessary at all.
I see Disney has AK listed as being open till 6:30 pm on Feb. 27 and Feb.28. and you have 5:30. I trust you over Disney but wondered if you knew what they had posted?
Excellent news re: Animal Kingdom. I was really hoping to see it after dark. Woo hoo!
Thanks for being Awesome Josh. I have the same question as Tammy. On Feb 20th Disney’s website has AK closing at 6:30 but the travel agent link has AK closing at 5:30.
So, Disney had made changes to November, December & February. We will be there in January and my FPP timeframe is fast approaching. Do you anticipate January schedule/time changes?