If short lines are what you actually want out of a Disney day, this is the announcement to act on. Disney After Hours 2027 dates and prices are set for Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and EPCOT, and tickets are already on sale for resort guests.
Everyone else can buy starting September 22, 2026.
Here is the full date and price list for all three parks, plus the detail that changes the math on whether these are worth it: your ticket gets you into the park at 7:00 pm, hours before the event officially starts.
Quick Summary
- Tickets are on sale now for Disney Resorts guests and select hotel guests
- General sale opens September 22, 2026
- Prices run from $159 to $209 per ticket, plus tax
- Every ticket includes park entry as early as 7:00 pm
- Annual Passholders and DVC Members save $30 on Hollywood Studios and EPCOT events
- Magic Kingdom events run 10:00 pm to 1:00 am; Hollywood Studios and EPCOT run 9:30 pm to 12:30 am
Who Can Buy Right Now
Guests staying at these hotels can buy 2027 tickets now for nights during their stay:
- Disney Resorts Collection
- Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
- Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
- Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
- Shades of Green at Walt Disney World Resort
Everyone else waits until September 22, 2026.
Disney After Hours at Magic Kingdom
The event runs 10:00 pm to 1:00 am, with park entry as early as 7:00 pm. Prices range from $189 to $209 plus tax.
- January 11 — $189
- January 18 — $199
- February 1 — $199
- February 8 — $199
- February 15 — $204
- February 22 — $199
- March 4 — $209
- March 8 — $209
- March 15 — $209
- April 5 — $204
- April 12 — $209
- April 26 — $204
- May 17 — $204
- May 24 — $204
- June 14 — $204
- June 21 — $209
- June 28 — $203
- July 15 — $194
- July 19 — $194
Magic Kingdom is the most expensive of the three and never drops below $189. It is also the one where short lines matter most, since the standing waits are the worst in the resort.
Disney After Hours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
The event runs 9:30 pm to 12:30 am, except April 24, 2027, when it runs 10:30 pm to 1:30 am. Park entry as early as 7:00 pm. Prices range from $159 to $199 plus tax.
- January 16 — $194
- January 27 — $184
- February 13 — $199
- February 24 — $189
- March 13 — $199
- March 17 — $194
- March 24 — $199
- April 7 — $194
- April 24 — $199
- April 28 — $189
- May 19 — $189
- May 26 — $189
- June 2 — $194
- June 9 — $189
- June 16 — $194
- June 23 — $194
- June 30 — $189
- July 5 — $194
- July 12 — $179
- July 26 — $184
- August 4 — $179
- August 25 — $159
Hollywood Studios has the most dates of any park at 22, and the cheapest ticket of the whole lineup at $159 on August 25.
Disney After Hours at EPCOT
The event runs 9:30 pm to 12:30 am, with park entry as early as 7:00 pm. Prices range from $159 to $189 plus tax.
- January 21 — $179
- February 18 — $189
- April 1 — $189
- April 15 — $189
- April 22 — $189
- May 6 — $184
- May 13 — $179
- June 3 — $184
- June 12 — $189
- July 8 — $184
- July 22 — $189
- July 29 — $179
- August 7 — $174
- August 12 — $169
- August 19 — $159
EPCOT is the cheapest park on average and never exceeds $189.
Passholder and DVC Discounts
Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club Members save $30 per ticket on 2027 events at:
- Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- EPCOT
Magic Kingdom is not on that list. If you are a Passholder or DVC Member, that $30 changes the comparison significantly — an $159 Hollywood Studios ticket becomes $129, while Magic Kingdom stays at full price.
The 7:00 PM Detail Changes the Math
This is the part people miss when they call these events expensive.
Every ticket includes park entry as early as 7:00 pm. At Magic Kingdom, where the event runs 10:00 pm to 1:00 am, that is six hours in the park for the price of an event ticket, not three.
At Hollywood Studios and EPCOT, 7:00 pm entry against a 9:30 pm start gives you five and a half hours.
You are sharing the park with regular guests during those early hours, so the short-line benefit only kicks in after close. But you are not buying three hours. Price it accordingly.
How to Pick a Date
Cheapest overall: August 25 at Hollywood Studios and August 19 at EPCOT, both $159. Late August is hot and humid in Florida, which is exactly why they are cheap.
Best value for Passholders: any Hollywood Studios or EPCOT date, since the $30 discount applies. The July 12 and August 4 Hollywood Studios dates at $179 drop to $149.
Avoid March at Magic Kingdom if price is the concern. March 4, 8, and 15 all sit at the $209 ceiling.
January is the sweet spot for Magic Kingdom at $189 on January 11, the cheapest MK date of the year.
The Bottom Line
Disney After Hours 2027 spans 56 dates across three parks, from $159 to $209 plus tax. Resort guests can buy now; general sale opens September 22, 2026.
Passholders and DVC Members should look at Hollywood Studios and EPCOT first, where the $30 discount applies. Everyone should factor in the 7:00 pm entry, which nearly doubles the time you get.
If walking onto headliners without a queue is what you are paying for, these events still deliver that better than anything else Disney sells.
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