If you love staying out late and short wait times at Disney World, Disney After Hours is the event for you! This extra-ticketed event gives you access to one of WDW’s theme parks for three extra hours. With extremely limited capacity, every ride inside the park has virtually no wait time. This means you can walk right onto the most popular rides, no Lightning Lane required.
With snacks and sodas included, it’s one of our favorite ways to have a magical evening at the Most Magical Place on Earth.
Disney Parks Blog just announced two new Disney After Hours events for this year: one at EPCOT, and one at Typhoon Lagoon water park.
Here’s everything you need to know about these special Disney World events.
EPCOT Disney After Hours Event Details
For the first time, EPCOT will be hosting Disney After Hours. This means that guests will be able to experience attractions like Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, and Frozen Ever After with little to no wait.
In fact, we would guess that you could go on every EPCOT ride during the event — possibly even multiple times.
Guests who purchase a ticket to Disney After Hours at EPCOT will be able to get into the park starting at 7 pm. The event runs three hours after park closing: 10 pm – 1 am. This means you could spend 6 hours inside the park just with an event ticket.
EPCOT Disney After Hours Dates and Prices
This After Hours event will run on select Thursdays starting June 1, 2023.
- June 1: $139
- June 15: $129
- June 22: $129
- June 29: $139
- July 6: $139
- July 12: $139
- July 20: $139
- July 27: $139
- August 3: $139
- August 10: $129
- August 17: $129
- August 24: $129
Dates may be extended, as they have been at Hollywood Studios.
Tickets are available at a discount to DVC members and Annual Passholders: $99 each night.
Guests at WDW Resorts can start purchasing tickets on February 28, 2023. All other guests can purchase tickets on March 3, 2023.
Typhoon Lagoon H2O Glow After Hours Event Returns
When Typhoon Lagoon reopens this spring, it will also mark the return of a popular nighttime event: H2O Glow After Hours.
From Disney Parks Blog:
“With its vibrant decor, a specially themed menu of snacks and treats throughout the park and your favorite watery attractions under the stars, the popular after-hours party is a “must-do” with friends and family this summer. Don’t miss out on what could be the high-“light” of your summer! Move and groove to hot beats during a DJ dance party! H2O Glow is yet another new experience added to our Disney After Hours portfolio.”
The event runs from 8 pm – 11 pm. Guests with tickets can get into the water park starting at 6 pm.
H2O Glow After Hours Dates and Prices
H20 Glow After Hours returns on May 20, 2023. It will run on select nights:
- May 20
- May 27
- June 3
- June 10
- June 17
- June 24
- July 1
- July 3
- July 8
- July 15
- July 22
- July 29
- July 31
- August 5
- August 12
- August 19
- August 26
- September 2
Tickets are $75 for adults, and $70 for children (ages 3-9). DVC members and Annual Passholders can purchase discounted tickets for $59 per adult, and $54 per child.
Guests at WDW Resorts can start purchasing tickets on February 28, 2023. All other guests can purchase tickets on March 3, 2023.
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James Grosch
James is a lifelong Disney Parks fan. While at the parks, he loves finding new details, learning more about Disney World history, and taking pictures. His favorite WDW attractions include Rise of the Resistance, Spaceship Earth, and Tower of Terror.
James is a filmmaker and writer based in Atlanta, GA.