Rise and shine, all you Christmas critters! Animal Kingdom is extending its park hours just in time for the holidays!
That’s right, friends! While you’re probably already super-excited to be spending the holidays at the parks, now you have yet another reason to celebrate!
We know you can’t wait to experience the holidays at Animal Kingdom — and now you can get to the park even earlier! On December 25th, you can enjoy your Christmas morning starting at 8AM (and with Extra Magic Hours as early as 7AM!). With the park not closing until 9PM, that’ll give you plenty of time to shake a tail feather at Donald’s Dino-Bash!
Then on December 31st, you can start your New Year’s Eve Animal Kingdom expedition even EARLIER now at 7AM. And since the park is open until midnight, you’ll be able to roar in the New Year at this wild Disney World park!
So whether you’ll be soaring high about the floating mountains of Pandora or maybe just trekking your way back to Kilimanjaro Safaris to wish the animals on the savannah “Happy Holidays!” we hope you have an AMAZING trip to Disney World this holiday season — especially now that you have a little more time to savor the magic!
And don’t forget to savor some of our favorite Animal Kingdom holiday snacks while you’re there including the Peppermint Ice Cream Sandwich and the Polar Bear Cupcake themed after our favorite Merry Menagerie puppet!
DON'T MISS A MOMENT
OF HOLIDAY MAGIC

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Are you excited about Animal Kingdom extending its hours? Let us know in the comments below if you’ll be spending the holidays at this Disney World park!
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