{"id":267056,"date":"2026-05-11T20:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/267056\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T20:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:00:15","slug":"disney-prepares-for-dave-matthews-band-performance-in-magic-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/267056\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Prepares for Dave Matthews Band Performance in Magic Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Magic Kingdom will close early on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, for a park-wide private buyout. Dave Matthews Band will perform in front of Cinderella Castle. Speakers and rolling planters have been installed in the Hub area in preparation.<\/p>\n<p>Magic Kingdom Early Closure<a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wdw-mk-cinderella-castle-dave-matthews-band-performance-prep-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wdw-mk-cinderella-castle-dave-matthews-band-performance-prep-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom\" class=\"wp-image-1426550\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During our visit to Magic Kingdom on May 11, we noticed prep work was underway for the performance.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wdw-mk-cinderella-castle-dave-matthews-band-performance-prep-4-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"1426552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wdw-mk-cinderella-castle-dave-matthews-band-performance-prep-4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom\" class=\"wp-image-1426552\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wdw-mk-cinderella-castle-dave-matthews-band-performance-prep-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"1426551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wdw-mk-cinderella-castle-dave-matthews-band-performance-prep-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom\" class=\"wp-image-1426551\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speakers were installed in multiple places in the Hub near Cinderella Castle.<\/p>\n<p>Various rolling planters were also staged in the area. Two paths on the side of the castle are blocked off.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wdw-mk-cinderella-castle-dave-matthews-band-performance-prep-3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wdw-mk-cinderella-castle-dave-matthews-band-performance-prep-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom\" class=\"wp-image-1426553\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The buyout is for the SAP Sapphire &amp; ASUG Annual Conference, which is from May 11 to 13 at the Orange County Convention Center. The conference ends with a private night at Magic Kingdom, including a concert by Dave Matthews Band in front of Cinderella Castle.<\/p>\n<p>The event is from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Magic Kingdom will close to the general public at 5:30 p.m. The park opens that day at 9 a.m. with early entry for hotel guests at 8:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>The other three Walt Disney World theme parks are operating as usual. EPCOT and Disney\u2019s Hollywood Studios will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Disney\u2019s Animal Kingdom will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Animal Kingdom has extended evening hours for guests of select resorts from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Early entry begins a half hour before opening.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest Disney Parks news and info, follow <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">WDW News Today<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wdwnt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WDWNewsToday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Facebook<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wdwnt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Magic Kingdom will close early on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, for a park-wide private buyout. 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