{"id":269297,"date":"2026-05-13T11:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/269297\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T11:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:23:11","slug":"magic-kingdom-is-closing-hours-early-tomorrow-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/269297\/","title":{"rendered":"Magic Kingdom Is Closing Hours Early Tomorrow \u2014 Here&#8217;s Why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re heading to Magic Kingdom tomorrow, Wednesday May 13 2026, the park closes at 5:30pm \u2014 several hours earlier than a typical operating day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdwmagic.com\/attractions\/magic-kingdom\/gallery\/11may2026-dave-matthews-band-concert-setup-at-magic-kingdom-&#x2014;-may-11,-2026\/65226.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 2560\/1710;\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1710\" data-twic-src=\"https:\/\/www.wdwmagic.com\/attractions\/magic-kingdom\/news\/image:\/ElementGalleryItems\/attractions\/Fullsize\/Magic-Kingdom_Full_65226.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wdwmagic.twic.pics\/ElementGalleryItems\/attractions\/Fullsize\/Magic-Kingdom_Full_65226.jpg?twic=v1\/output=preview\" title=\"Dave Matthews Band Concert Setup at Magic Kingdom &#x2014; May 11, 2026\" alt=\"Dave Matthews Band Concert Setup at Magic Kingdom &#x2014; May 11, 2026\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The early closure is for a private park-wide buyout tied to the SAP Sapphire &amp; ASUG Annual Conference. Dave Matthews Band performs in front of Cinderella Castle as part of the entertainment for attendees. Concert production equipment, including large speaker towers and spotlights, has been visible around the hub since Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow&#8217;s Magic Kingdom hours:<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nEarly Entry (resort guests): 8:30am \u2013 9:00am&#13;<br \/>\nPark open: 9:00am \u2013 5:30pm&#13;<\/p>\n<p>If Magic Kingdom is your park for tomorrow, plan to arrive early to make the most of the shortened day. The other three parks are on normal hours:<\/p>\n<p>Animal Kingdom<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nEarly Entry: 7:30am \u2013 8:00am&#13;<br \/>\nPark open: 8:00am \u2013 6:00pm&#13;<br \/>\nExtended Evening Hours: 6:00pm \u2013 8:00pm&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Hollywood Studios<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nEarly Entry: 8:30am \u2013 9:00am&#13;<br \/>\nPark open: 9:00am \u2013 9:00pm&#13;<\/p>\n<p>EPCOT<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nEarly Entry: 8:30am \u2013 9:00am&#13;<br \/>\nPark open: 9:00am \u2013 9:00pm&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                         Get Walt Disney World News Delivered to Your Inbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you&#8217;re heading to Magic Kingdom tomorrow, Wednesday May 13 2026, the park closes at 5:30pm \u2014 several&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269298,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[115624,115,139,141,140,8064],"class_list":["post-269297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-magic-kingdom-is-closing-hours-early-tomorrow-heres-why","tag-news","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-walt-disney-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}