Disney After Hours Returns to Three Parks in 2027

Published September 16, 2026

Walt Disney World has announced its 2027 Disney After Hours schedule, returning the separately ticketed nighttime event to Magic Kingdom, EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios on select nights, according to reports published Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. The 2027 series reportedly starts Jan. 11, 2027, at Magic Kingdom, with general public tickets going on sale Sept. 22, 2026, on Disney’s website.

As of Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, guests staying at select Walt Disney World Resort hotels, the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotels and Shades of Green have been able to buy tickets since Sept. 10 — a roughly two-week head start on everyone else.

After Hours is a limited-capacity event with lower posted waits, character meets and complimentary popcorn, ice cream and bottled drinks included in the ticket price.

Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club members can reportedly save $30 per ticket for the EPCOT and Hollywood Studios events. No discount was described for Magic Kingdom.

What we know

• Magic Kingdom After Hours — select nights January through July 2027; event runs 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., with ticket holders admitted to the park as early as 7 p.m. Attractions scheduled to operate include TRON Lightcycle / Run, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Haunted Mansion and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios After Hours — select nights through Aug. 25, 2027. Attractions include Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Slinky Dog Dash, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets.
• EPCOT After Hours — select evenings through Aug. 19, 2027. Attractions include Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, Test Track, Frozen Ever After and Soarin’ Across America.
• Ticket windows — resort and select-hotel guests from Sept. 10, 2026; everyone else from Sept. 22, 2026.
• Series start — Jan. 11, 2027, at Magic Kingdom.

What’s not confirmed

Ticket prices were not included in the coverage available, and prices for these events typically vary by date. The specific event nights for each park were not listed, and start dates for the EPCOT and Hollywood Studios events were not given — only their end dates. Whether the $30 Passholder and DVC savings applies to Magic Kingdom was not stated.

What it means for your trip

• If your 2027 trip is already booked and you want a specific night, treat this as the moment to decide. Limited capacity means popular dates — holiday weeks, spring break, early summer — sell out first, and the resort-guest window has already had a head start.
• The Magic Kingdom event is the strongest value on paper: 7 p.m. entry for a 10 p.m.–1 a.m. event means roughly six hours in the park, and TRON Lightcycle / Run and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train are both Lightning Lane Single Pass attractions you’d otherwise pay for individually.
• If you’re an Annual Passholder or DVC member, the $30-per-ticket savings tilts the math toward EPCOT or Hollywood Studios.
• Buying an After Hours ticket can replace a Lightning Lane Multi Pass purchase for that day rather than stacking on top of it — you’re already paying to skip the lines after 10 p.m.
• Pair the event night with a low-key morning; a 1 a.m. finish reliably wrecks the next day’s rope drop.
• SupaPark’s crowd forecasts can help you pick which of the select nights to target before you commit.

Keep planning: The EPCOT Move: How to Walk Onto Test Track (Without a Lightning Lane)

Go deeper — the full guides: Is Rise of the Resistance Too Intense for Kids? How to Decide (and Prepare) · How to Avoid the Worst Lines at TRON Lightcycle / Run

SupaPark tracks live wait times and crowd forecasts, and pings you the second a hard-to-get reservation opens or a ride goes walk-on — free to start at supapark.com.