Will Crowds Be LOW in the Weeks Before Disney World’s 50th Anniversary?

The week of September 19th is the final full week before we head into the 50th Anniversary Celebration, which kicks off on Friday, October 1st!

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Before we get to October 1st, however, we have to push through the rest of September, which for some of you reading this means your Disney World vacation is right around the corner! If you’re visiting the parks during the week of September 19th, you’ll want to double-check those park hours and Park Pass Reservations before you head out the door and drive to the airport!

Disney World Park Hours the Week of September 19th

Magic Kingdom will be open next week from 9AM-8:30PM on the days that it’s hosting Disney After Hours Boo Bash, which are Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday. On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, the park will be open from 9AM-9PM.

Magic Kingdom park hours the week of September 19th © Disney

EPCOT will be open from 11AM-9PM Monday through Thursday, and it will be open from 11AM-10PM on Sunday, Friday, and Saturday as we’ve seen in weeks past. The EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival is continuing next week daily.

EPCOT park hours the week of September 19th © Disney

Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be open daily next week from 9AM-9PM.

Hollywood Studios park hours the week of September 19th © Disney

Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be open daily next week from 8AM-7PM.

Animal Kingdom park hours the week of September 19th © Disney

As always, Park Hopping is available after 2PM each day for those with the Park Hopper option added to their tickets, provided that you have already scanned into the first park for which you have a confirmed Park Pass Reservation. Speaking of reservations, let’s take a look at the availability calendar for next week!

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Current Disney Park Pass Reservation Availability the Week of September 19th

Select Resort Hotels

Let’s take a look at the current Park Pass Reservation availability calendar for next week. For guests staying at Select Resort Hotels, all four parks are currently wide open every day the week of September 19th.

Park Pass Reservation availability for guests staying at Select Resort Hotels for September 19th as of September 15th © Disney

Theme Park Tickets

The same goes for guests with Theme Park Tickets; all four theme parks are currently wide open with Park Pass Reservations available every day next week.

Park Pass Reservation availability for guests with Theme Park Tickets for September 19th as of September 15th © Disney

Annual Passholders

For Annual Passholders, all four theme parks currently have wide-open Park Pass Reservation availability for dates which they are not blocked out from Sunday, September 19th through Saturday, September 25th.

Park Pass Reservation availability for Annual Passholders for the week of September 19th as of September 17th © Disney

Be sure to check in on those park hours and especially those Park Pass Reservation calendars ahead of your upcoming Disney World vacation! With so much in the works regarding the 50th Anniversary Celebrations, things are changing on an almost daily basis. Follow along for the latest news and updates around Disney World!

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