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Guests will want to save their dollars and book in the first half of 2025 if they want to experience a special event complete with a retired nighttime spectacular.
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In 2025, Magic Kingdom Park will host the popular Disney After Hours event. Guests will also have the option to book After Hours experiences at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and EPCOT, while Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon often schedules Disney H2O Glow After Hours throughout the year, too.
Guests looking to book a vacation in the next 12 months may want to take note of the After Hours event at Magic Kingdom Park, which commences on January 6 on select nights through May 19.
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The 2025 event nights are as follows:
- January 6, 13, 20, and 27
- February 3, 10, 17, and 24
- March 3, 17, 24, and 31
- April 7 and 28
- May 5, 12, and 19
Magic Kingdom After Hours occurs between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.; ticket prices vary from $175 to $185 per ticket, plus tax.
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Like other hard-ticketed offerings at Disney parks, such as Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Disney World and the Oogie Boogie Bash at Disneyland Resort, guests with admission to the event can enter the park early. For After Hours at Magic Kingdom, ticketholders can enter at 7 p.m., extending their visit by three hours.
This means that those who enter early will witness two nighttime spectaculars. Yes, Disney Enchantment will return once again to Cinderella Castle, meaning Happily Ever After will play first at normal park close, and Enchantment will play for guests at the After Hours event.
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Disney Enchantment first debuted in late 2021 as Walt Disney World Resort began its 50th anniversary celebrations. Many felt that Disney had taken a step back following the historic and beloved Happily Ever After, and the Mouse House responded by bringing HEA back at the end of the 50th celebrations.
As the calendar does not stretch that far on the Disney World website, we cannot confirm what time the nighttime fireworks show will take place.
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“Disney Enchantment, presented by Pandora Jewelry, is truly a celebration of magic, imagination, joy and hope for all who carry dreams in their hearts,” the official Walt Disney World website reads. “Throughout your journey, favorite Disney Characters like Raya, Moana, and Joe Gardner from Soul will join you as you explore a world of wonder filled with friendship, love, and fun.”
Disney After Hours at Magic Kingdom will also include opportunities to explore lands like Tomorrowland and Fantasyland with fewer crowds and experience attractions like TRON Lightcycle / Run, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Peter Pan’s Flight, and the brand-new Splash Mountain replacement, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Frontierland.
The quieter nature of the park may also mean guests won’t have to purchase the new Lightning Lane Multi Pass or Single Pass–which replaced the Disney Genie offering in July–to enjoy the attractions.
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Included in the ticket cost will also be indulgent snacks, such as ice cream and popcorn, that can be found at carts throughout the Disney park.
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