January is a great time to visit Disney World — it’s usually not 100 degrees, the parks are less crowded than during the holidays, and it’s the start of EPCOT’s Festival of the Arts.
EPCOT Crowds in January
And, if you’re planning a trip for January 2022, we’ve got some important info for ya! Disney World just released their park hours through January 26th, 2022. We already knew the hours through the 15th, and now we know even more!
Update: More park hours have since been released. Click here for more updates. Select changes have also been made to the hours. See the latest information below.
Here’s a look at the hours for Magic Kingdom. The park is open from 9AM-8PM from January 16th through the end of the month for regular guests, except for on January 25th, when the park will close at 4:30PM. Also note that there will be Extended Evening Hours for select Disney World hotel guests from 8PM-10PM on the 19th and 26th.
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For EPCOT, the park will be open from 10AM-9PM every day. There will be Extended Evening Hours from 9PM-11PM for select Disney hotel guests on the 17th and 24th.
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At Animal Kingdom, the park will be open from 9AM-7PM from the 16th through the end of the month. Those animal gotta go to sleep early!
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And finally, Hollywood Studios will be open from 9AM-9PM each day through the end of the month.
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Those are the latest park hours for January 2022 in Disney World! We’ll keep you updated when more hours are released, so stay tuned to DFB for news.
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