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Disney World Quietly Sets Earlier EPCOT Closing for 2026 Christmas Season

One story, every take, in the order the wire heard it. Walt Disney World has posted hours to the calendar through Thanksgiving 2026 at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios & Animal Kingdom, and extended hours next month. This covers the changes, with the most notable being a quiet cutback to Festival of the Holidays, plus zig when they zag strategy for taking advantage of extensions in... The post Disney World Quietly Sets Earlier EPCOT Closing for 2026 Christmas Season appeared first on Disney Tourist Blog.

  1. ✦ First 4:03 PM · Sep 20
    Disney Tourist Blog Disney World Quietly Sets Earlier EPCOT Closing for 2026 Christmas Season
  2. +4h 24m 8:28 PM · Sep 20
    Inside the Magic Holiday Schedule Shock: Disney World Quietly Reduces EPCOT Hours for the 2026 Christmas Season

    As theme park enthusiasts and holiday travelers finalize their late-autumn vacation plans, Walt Disney World has published a schedule indicating that EPCOT will maintain a 9 p.m. closing time during the 2026 holiday season. The change is notable because EPCOT has historically operated with a later 9:30 p.m. closing time during much of the Festival […] The post Holiday Schedule Shock: Disney World Quietly Reduces EPCOT Hours for the 2026 Christmas Season appeared first on Inside the Magic.

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