Walt Disney World Adjusting Operating Hours Due to Hurricane Dorian

With Hurricane Dorian quickly approaching Florida, Walt Disney World is making operational adjustments as needed while they take the necessary steps to maintain the safety of Guests and Cast Members.

Park Closures and Operational Updates Direct from Disney

In keeping with our strong commitment to safety, our history of being prepared during inclement weather and to continue to delight Guests who are staying at our resorts, we are adjusting our operating hours beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3. After the storm passes, we will need ample time to assess any impacts throughout our property and will provide updates as soon as possible.

Operational hours adjustments for Tuesday, Sept. 3 are as follows:

• Magic Kingdom: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (Extra Magic Hours 7-8 a.m.)
• Epcot: 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (Extra Magic Hours 6-9 a.m.)
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. (Extra Magic Hours 7-8 a.m.)
• Disney Springs: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
• ESPN Wide World of Sports: Closed
• Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park: Closed
• Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Winter Summerland Miniature Golf: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Special Event Cancellations

Disney After Hours at Disney’s Animal Kingdom has been canceled on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Guests with pre-purchased event tickets for this date are able to exchange their tickets for one of the following options:

• Tickets to attend another Disney After Hours event in 2019.
• Tickets to a Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party or Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party event in 2019.
• 1-Day Flexible Date Ticket with Park Hopper Option, which can be used any day prior to December 31, 2020.
• Receive a full refund for event tickets.

To redeem these other options, guests should call (407) 939-7818 by Dec. 15 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 11 p.m., or email us at Ticket.Inquiries@DisneyWorld.com. Please have your tickets available so we may process your request for you as quickly as possible.


Nighttime Entertainment Adjustments

• Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom Park will continue as scheduled Monday, Sept. 2, however, due to high winds, a modified version of Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular show will be presented.
• IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth at Epcot has been canceled on Monday, Sept. 2.
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios will present a modified version of Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular on Monday, Sept. 2.
• The 9:30 p.m. Rivers of Light show has been canceled at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park on Monday, Sept. 2.

Resort Hotels

• Disney’s Vero Beach Resort has evacuated Guests.
• Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort has evacuated Guests.
• Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground will be closed beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3. This includes all special events and entertainment.
• Spirit of Aloha dinner shows at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort will be canceled on Tuesday, Sept. 3. 
• Boardwalk Promenade entertainment and food and beverage offerings may be limited during the storm.

Food & Beverage
On Sept. 3, theme park dining reservations will be honored up to one hour prior to closing. Resort dining reservations will be honored until 6 p.m. Effective immediately, we will not be enforcing cancellation policies for dining and other experiences, so there’s no need to cancel existing reservations through Tuesday, Sept. 3. Pre-paid dining and other experiences outside of the modified operating hours for Sept. 3 will be automatically canceled and refunded.

Guests are strongly encouraged to enjoy food and beverage offerings at the parks and Disney Springs before returning to their Resorts.

Transportation - Transportation systems are impacted at various wind speeds.

• Ferry Boats will not operate in winds over 20 mph.
• Monorail and buses will not operate in tropical storm force winds, which is over 39 mph.
• These transportation systems will stop operating Tuesday night after Disney Springs and the Walt Disney World theme parks close.

Guests can check the Walt Disney World Resort website for more information and to review frequently asked questions regarding our hurricane policy. Please continue to monitor local TV, radio and Internet news for the latest weather information.

New Season's Pass Option for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party

Tonight is the frightful and very fun return of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party to Magic Kingdom Park and Disney is celebrating with a special new ticket offer that allows guests to extend the spook-tacular fun all throughout the fall!

Beginning today, Aug. 16, 2019, guests can purchase the new Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Pass to enjoy up to 35 nights in 2019. With this new pass Guests can attend most event nights for just $299 plus tax.

There is so much to see and do at this festive celebration and this pass is the perfect way to enjoy trick-or-treat throughout the Magic Kingdom Park, exclusive entertainment including a brand-new fireworks spectacular and attraction offerings and partake in the endless amount of ghoulishly good times!

The Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Pass is only available, in limited quantities, for purchase at Walt Disney World theme park ticket windows.

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is special ticketed event runs 36 days on select nights from now until Nov. 1. This year, Disney is debuting a brand-new fireworks show, “Disney’s Not So Spooky Spectacular.” In the show, Jack Skellington from “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” serves as host and has come to tell a “not-so-scary” story about how anything can happen on Halloween night. The show will also include state-of-the-art projections and lasers, plus lighting and dazzling fireworks that will fill the sky above Magic Kingdom Park.

The party also includes a new interactive treat trail at Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor and attractions updated with new Halloween twists as well as spooky additions to “Mickey’s Boo-to-You Halloween Parade!” These enhancements include new Halloween costumes for Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, a new Haunted Mansion unit featuring the spectral Bride, who glides among the waltzing spirits all representing Liberty Square. A new Tomorrowland unit brings The Incredibles and designer extraordinaire Edna Mode to “Mickey’s Boo-to-You Halloween Parade,” followed by Buzz Lightyear and some Alien explorers, as they discover crystalline treasures on the surface of a planetary playset float.

Passes are nontransferable and nonrefundable. Passes are limited in quantity, and Passes may no longer be available for purchase at any time. All Passes exclude parking and activities/events separately priced. Entertainment may be canceled due to inclement weather or otherwise. No refunds even if entertainment is canceled. All attractions, experiences, entertainment and event elements are subject to restrictions, change or cancellation without notice.

Rainy Day Fun at Walt Disney World

A little rain should never put a damper on a full day of magic at Walt Disney World® Resort, where the fun always shines! There are always exciting activities, attractions and entertainment for the whole family to enjoy. Here are just a few favourite picks!

Magic Kingdom® Park

When the afternoon parades at Magic Kingdom Park can’t be performed as planned, Disney friends come out to play in the “Rainy Day Cavalcade.”* This cheery procession brings Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and their pals down the street in antique vehicles, accompanied by a special musical soundtrack and parade performers in colorful rain slickers and galoshes!

Guests can hop on a rip-roaring rocket into the furthest reaches of outer space on Space Mountain attraction, set sail on a swashbuckling voyage on Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, and climb aboard a gloomy Doom Buggy on the Haunted Mansion attraction.

Epcot

You can take flight on Soarin’ Around the World. This indoor attraction allows guests to experience a breezy, airborne adventure as they hang glide above the breathtaking marvels of the world.

You can also go under the sea—without getting wet—on The Seas with Nemo & Friends attraction before getting close up with clownfish, sharks and more in a massive 5.7-million-gallon saltwater aquarium.

Guests can also catch popular Disney and Pixar short films—in amazing 4D at the Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

You can check into the infamous Hollywood Tower Hotel on The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attraction. Inside you'll be hurtled up and down aboard an elevator-style lift and brought into…the Twilight Zone.

Guests can also make their way over to Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith attraction and race along the darkened freeways of Los Angeles in a super-stretch limo to the rockin’ tunes of Aerosmith. Guests can sing along with Anna & Elsa in For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Singalong Celebration.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park

In Africa, you can head over to “The Festival of the Lion King,” a high-energy show filled with songs, pageantry and puppetry celebrating the classic movie, “The Lion King.”

Guests can also venture over to Pandora – The World of Avatar area where you'll take a mystical journey into Pandora’s glowing bioluminescent rainforest on Na’vi River Journey attraction. This indoor boat ride will take them on a visually stunning adventure!

Character Dining

Character dining is a great way for you to meet some of your favorite Disney characters while avoiding the rain. Some favorite rainy day restaurants include:

• The Crystal Palace at Magic Kingdom Park where you can relish in an all-you-care-to-enjoy buffet with some of your favorite friends from the Hundred-Acre Wood.
• Guests can dine like royalty at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall in Epcot. This enchanting experience invites you to feast inside a medieval castle while interacting with some beloved Disney Princesses. 
• You can also join Safari Donald Duck and friends at Tusker House Restaurant in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. This Harambe marketplace eatery allows guests to enjoy African inspired dishes alongside some of their favorite Disney characters.
• Guests can also take a step back in time as you dine at Hollywood & Vine in Disney’s Hollywood Studios to meet some Disney Junior Characters during a memorable breakfast buffet or Minnie Mouse and friends at seasonal dining parties!

The weather may not always cooperate, but being prepared can help make your visit to Walt Disney World Resort a success! Disney has a new range of umbrellas and raincoats which can be found in the World of Disney at Disney Springs, Once Upon A Time at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the Future World kiosk and Mouse Gear at Epcot and the Emporium at Magic Kingdom Park, that are perfect for a rainy day in the parks.

So don't despair, there are tons of things to do at Walt Disney World when the weather is less than ideal.

New Disney PhotoPass Studio in Magic Kingdom

A new Disney PhotoPass Studio has opened in the Magic Kingdom, and is available to all park guests. The new studio is located in Fantasyland inside of Sir Mickey’s near the exit location for Princess Fairytale Hall.

PhotoPass cast members are ready to take guests pictures in front of backdrops of woodland scenes.

A photo prop of a beautiful glass slipper on a pillow is also available.

The new Disney PhotoPass Studio hours are the same as Magic Kingdom park hours.

Enhancements to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party at WDW

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is already a must-do experience every fall at Magic Kingdom Park, and it’s even more so this year with the debut of the incredible new “Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular,” a new interactive treat trail at Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor and attractions updated with new Halloween twists. Now, we’re excited to announce even more to look forward to with some great additions to “Mickey’s Boo to You Halloween Parade!”

Presented twice nightly during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party (Pro tip: catch the second run of the night for the best viewing options), the parade brings forth a cavalcade of fiendishly fun floats as each land of the Magic Kingdom comes together to celebrate Halloween.

The parade opens with a flurry of favorite Disney friends, including Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in all-new Halloween costumes, as they trick-or-treat down Main Street, U.S.A. Representing Liberty Square, the Haunted Mansion unit features Hitchhiking Ghosts and a new addition, the spectral Bride, who glides among the waltzing spirits.

A new Tomorrowland unit brings The Incredibles and designer extraordinaire Edna Mode to “Mickey’s Boo to You Halloween Parade,” followed by Buzz Lightyear and Alien explorers discovering crystalline treasures on the surface of a planetary playset float.

Of course, no Halloween parade would be complete without candy. Wreck-It Ralph, Vanellope von Schweetz and the girls from Sugar Rush make sure there’s plenty of sweet stuff to go around! Pirates sail in from Adventureland, Clarabelle Cow hosts a square dance during a Frontierland hoedown, and a wicked assortment of Disney Villains reigns over a Fantasyland-inspired grand finale.

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party kicks off Aug. 16, 2019, with events held on select nights through Nov. 1, 2019