08/31/2026
🚨 Disney planning PSA: Check the event calendar BEFORE picking your park days. 👀
Because showing up to Magic Kingdom for your ONE day… only to find out it closes at 6 PM?
Yeah. No. 😂
Upcoming Magic Kingdom early-close dates:
🍂 September: 1, 4, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29
👻 October: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16, 18, 22, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31
🎄 November: 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 24, 25, 27
🎅 December: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22
Regular day guests leave at 6 PM. No Happily Ever After. No Starlight parade.
Could daytime crowds be lower? Yep.
Could that be totally fine if you’re planning around it? Absolutely.
But if you want the full Magic Kingdom experience, this probably isn’t the day I’d choose.
And yes, Hollywood Studios has its own early-close nights for Jollywood Nights.
This is why vacation planning is more than “pick some park days and book a hotel.” 😉
Details matter. And I’m annoyingly good at noticing them.