Disney has opened 2027 Disney After Hours ticket sales to guests at eligible hotels, with everyone else able to buy from September 22, 2026. If a late night of rides sounds like your kind of Walt Disney World trip, you can now match the dates to your plans at Magic Kingdom Park, Disney's Hollywood Studios, or EPCOT.
These are separately ticketed, three-hour events with limited attendance. Disney advertises shorter waits at participating rides, but we’d still choose a park by the attractions your group cares about and how happily you’ll stay out past midnight.
Listed prices start at $159 before tax, varying by park and date. Here’s how the three options compare.
Choose your park with the price and finish time in mind
Disney After Hours at Magic Kingdom Park costs $189 to $209 per ticket, plus tax, and runs from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Disney’s ride list includes TRON Lightcycle / Run, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Haunted Mansion, and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. If that’s close to your group’s wish list, it gives you a clear reason to consider this park.
At Disney's Hollywood Studios, tickets are $159 to $199 plus tax. Most events run from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., but April 24 runs from 10:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. That extra-late finish deserves a look before you choose the date.
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets joins the listed attractions here, alongside Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and Slinky Dog Dash. A Muppets ride after dark is a fun prospect! We’d put Hollywood Studios on the shortlist if those are the rides everyone keeps bringing up.
EPCOT After Hours is $159 to $189 per ticket, plus tax, from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Its lineup includes Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, Frozen Ever After, Test Track, and Soarin' Across America. Choose it for the attractions you want to spend the evening enjoying.
All prices here are in US dollars. For a group buying four full-price Hollywood Studios tickets, the listed range works out to $636 to $796 before tax. Compare that total with your trip budget, then check the actual price for your date. Attractions can change, and event admission doesn’t guarantee access to a particular ride.
Match the 2027 dates to your trip
Here’s Disney’s announced calendar, grouped by month so you can compare the parks against the same vacation week. All dates below are in 2027.
| Month | Magic Kingdom | Hollywood Studios | EPCOT |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11, 18 | 16, 27 | 21 |
| February | 1, 8, 15, 22 | 13, 24 | 18 |
| March | 4, 8, 15 | 13, 17, 24 | None listed |
| April | 5, 12, 26 | 7, 24, 28 | 1, 15, 22 |
| May | 17, 24 | 19, 26 | 6, 13 |
| June | 14, 21, 28 | 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 | 3, 12 |
| July | 15, 19 | 5, 12, 26 | 8, 22, 29 |
| August | None listed | 4, 25 | 7, 12, 19 |
If you’re visiting in March, EPCOT currently has no After Hours dates listed. And if your trip is in August, the announced choices are Hollywood Studios and EPCOT. Check the current Disney After Hours calendar before building the rest of your plans around one night.
Check when you can buy, and whether you get a discount
The early purchase window began September 10, according to Disney’s 2027 After Hours announcement. It covers guests of the Disney Resorts Collection, Walt Disney World Swan Hotel, Walt Disney World Swan Reserve, Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, and Shades of Green at Walt Disney World Resort, for event nights during their stay.
Everyone else can purchase beginning September 22, 2026. Tickets are limited and subject to availability, so a date appearing on the calendar isn’t a promise that tickets will remain available.
Walt Disney World Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club Members can save $30 per ticket at Hollywood Studios and EPCOT. If you’re eligible, check that the discount appears before paying. Disney’s current offer lists those two parks for this saving.
Use the 7 p.m. entry without overloading your day
Your event ticket lets you enter your chosen park from 7 p.m., without another admission ticket or park reservation for that evening entry. Those first hours are shared with regular park guests. The three-hour After Hours event begins later, at the times above.
That makes a lighter daytime plan appealing. We’d leave room to rest, eat dinner before the event, and enjoy the included ice cream novelties, popcorn, and select bottled drinks as a bonus. The ride time is the part we’d weigh most heavily against the ticket cost.
Before buying, put your preferred event night and a slower following morning into your itinerary. Then open that park’s ticket calendar and check the price for everyone going, including any eligible discount. If the cost and the late finish both work for your group, you’re ready to choose the night.
