Okay, can you believe that we are already so close to the end of the year? We’ll be saying goodbye to 2024 in like NO TIME and hello to 2025.

Now, 2025 is going to be an exciting year for Disney World, with ALL kinds of new stuff coming to the parks like a new Villains show in Hollywood Studios, a Zootopia attraction in Animal Kingdom, a new version of Test Track in EPCOT, a new nighttime parade in Magic Kingdom, and more. However, if you’ll be visiting Disney World in January, we’ve got to warn you about one particular date: January 30th.

If you plan on visiting Magic Kingdom on January 30th, 2025, you may want to change your plans. That’s because Magic Kingdom will be closing early on that date, at 4:30PM (yeah, REALLY early). So you won’t be able to see Happily Ever After that evening, and if that’s your only day in Magic Kingdom during your trip, you might be disappointed. If you are visiting that week, we’d suggest visiting Magic Kingdom on any other day.

Of course, if you have the park hopper option added to your ticket, you can just visit Magic Kingdom that morning and then hop over to another park before it closes. However, we wanted to make sure you were aware of this early closure, just in case. This is why we always recommend keeping an eye on the Disney World calendar for your trip dates, just in case. 

So WHY is Magic Kingdom closing early on that date? Well, this is usually because of some kind of special event, although we couldn’t say for sure. We’ll continue to keep an eye on park hours, though, and let you know if we spot any other early park closures, so stay tuned to DFB for more.

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Will you be in Disney World on January 20th? Does this change your Magic Kingdom plan? Let us know in the comments!

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