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Is Animal Kingdom open today? Hours and closing times

71 published datesLocal time (New York)

Animal Kingdom is open today, Thursday 1 October from 08:00 – 18:00. Most days it opens at 08:00.

Open today

08:00 – 18:00

Animal Kingdom is open today, Thursday 1 October, open for 10 hours.

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Typical hours by day of the week

Across the next 71 published dates. Individual days vary - check the calendar below for the date you are visiting.

Monday08:00 – 18:00on all 10 published Mondays
Tuesday08:00 – 18:00on all 10 published Tuesdays
Wednesday08:00 – 18:00on all 10 published Wednesdays
Thursday08:00 – 18:00on all 11 published Thursdays
Friday08:00 – 18:00on 8 of 10 Fridays - hours vary
Saturday08:00 – 18:00on 8 of 10 Saturdays - hours vary
Sunday08:00 – 18:00on 8 of 10 Sundays - hours vary

Animal Kingdom hours, October 2026

Thu 1 Today08:00 – 18:00
Fri 2 08:00 – 18:00
Sat 3 08:00 – 18:00
Sun 4 08:00 – 18:00
Mon 5 08:00 – 18:00
Tue 6 08:00 – 18:00
Wed 7 08:00 – 18:00
Thu 8 08:00 – 18:00
Fri 9 08:00 – 19:00
Sat 10 08:00 – 19:00
Sun 11 08:00 – 19:00
Mon 12 08:00 – 18:00
Tue 13 08:00 – 18:00
Wed 14 08:00 – 18:00
Thu 15 08:00 – 18:00
Fri 16 08:00 – 19:00
Sat 17 08:00 – 20:00
Sun 18 08:00 – 18:00
Mon 19 08:00 – 18:00
Tue 20 08:00 – 18:00
Wed 21 08:00 – 18:00
Thu 22 08:00 – 18:00
Fri 23 08:00 – 18:00
Sat 24 08:00 – 18:00
Sun 25 08:00 – 18:00
Mon 26 08:00 – 18:00
Tue 27 08:00 – 18:00
Wed 28 08:00 – 18:00
Thu 29 08:00 – 18:00
Fri 30 08:00 – 18:00
Sat 31 08:00 – 18:00

Animal Kingdom hours, November 2026

Sun 1 08:00 – 18:00
Mon 2 08:00 – 18:00
Tue 3 08:00 – 18:00
Wed 4 08:00 – 18:00
Thu 5 08:00 – 18:00
Fri 6 08:00 – 18:00
Sat 7 08:00 – 18:00
Sun 8 08:00 – 18:00
Mon 9 08:00 – 18:00
Tue 10 08:00 – 18:00
Wed 11 08:00 – 18:00
Thu 12 08:00 – 18:00
Fri 13 08:00 – 18:00
Sat 14 08:00 – 18:00
Sun 15 09:00 – 18:00
Mon 16 08:00 – 18:00
Tue 17 08:00 – 18:00
Wed 18 08:00 – 18:00
Thu 19 08:00 – 18:00
Fri 20 08:00 – 18:00
Sat 21 08:00 – 18:00
Sun 22 08:00 – 18:00
Mon 23 08:00 – 18:00
Tue 24 08:00 – 18:00
Wed 25 08:00 – 18:00
Thu 26 08:00 – 18:00
Fri 27 08:00 – 18:00
Sat 28 08:00 – 18:00
Sun 29 08:00 – 18:00
Mon 30 08:00 – 18:00

Animal Kingdom hours, December 2026

Tue 1 08:00 – 18:00
Wed 2 08:00 – 18:00
Thu 3 08:00 – 18:00
Fri 4 08:00 – 18:00
Sat 5 08:00 – 18:00
Sun 6 08:00 – 18:00
Mon 7 08:00 – 18:00
Tue 8 08:00 – 18:00
Wed 9 08:00 – 18:00
Thu 10 08:00 – 18:00

Hours come from Animal Kingdom's own published schedule and are checked on every update to this site. Parks change hours at short notice, especially for weather and special events - confirm on the day with the park before you travel.

Animal Kingdom hours: common questions

What time does Animal Kingdom open?

Animal Kingdom most often opens at 08:00. Across its next 71 published dates the opening time is 08:00 more than any other, though it varies by season and event - the calendar on this page lists every date individually.

What time does Animal Kingdom close?

Animal Kingdom is open today, Thursday 1 October from 08:00 – 18:00, an operating day of 10 hours. Closing time changes through the season - later in summer, earlier in winter - so check the date you are visiting in the calendar above.

How busy is Animal Kingdom on the day I am visiting?

Opening hours tell you when the gates are open, not how long the queues will be. The Animal Kingdom crowd calendar forecasts how busy each date will be, and the live board shows every ride's wait time right now.