

Morning Extra Magic Hours strongly affect attendance at all parks, especially during busier times of year.

How Early Entry Affects Attendance at the Theme Parks Evening EMH are most useful when the crowds are low and the parks close relatively early to the general public, so your family doesn’t have to stay up past midnight to take advantage of the perk. Also, consider the time at which the parks close to day guests. If you have to choose between morning or evening sessions, consider first whether your family functions better getting up early or staying up late. Not many families have the stamina to take advantage of morning and evening EMH on consecutive days. It is common for Epcot to have evening Extra Magic Hours on Wednesdays or Thursdays in September and October, and for the Animal Kingdom to have morning Extra Magic Hours on any day except Tuesday and Thursday later in the year.ĭisney seems to use EMH in two ways: (1) to provide Disney resort guests some extra park time on days when those parks are traditionally crowded and (2) as an incentive to visit one park on days when another park is typically more crowded. You can check the Crowd Calendar at for the dates of your visit, check the parks calendar at, or call Walt Disney World Information at 40 or 40. For evening Extra Magic Hours, you may be asked to show your Disney resort ID or MagicBand to experience rides or attractions. If they do, it’s usually during the summer.Ī valid admission ticket or MagicBand wristband is required to enter the park, and you must show your Disney resort ID or have your MagicBand scanned when entering. The water parks, Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach, rarely offer EMHs.

Theme park visitors not staying at a Disney resort may stay in the park for Extra Magic Hour evenings, but they can’t experience any rides, attractions, or shows. On selected days of the week, Disney resort guests will be able to enter a Disney theme park 1 hour earlier or stay in a selected theme park 2 hours later than the official park operating hours. Extra Magic Hours (EMH) is a perk for families staying at Walt Disney World resort hotels, including Swan, Dolphin, Shades of Green, and the independent hotels of the Disney Springs Resort Area (confirmed for all of 2018 but not, as of yet, for 2019).
