A Word of WARNING If You’re Buying After Hours Tickets for Disney World

After Hours events are coming back to Disney World in 2024!

Cinderella Castle

Starting at the beginning of the new year, you’ll be able to experience Hollywood Studios, EPCOT, and Magic Kingdom after closing time. This means shorter wait times, extra shows, and complimentary treats. And starting November 7th, 2023, select guests can purchase tickets to these exclusive events — but we’ve got a warning.

Starting January 11th, 2024, you can see Disney World in a whole new light…ah…without light that is–after dark! As of November 7th, if you are staying at a Walt Disney World Resort, you can start purchasing your tickets by calling (407) 934-7639.

Tower of Terror at night is spooky

When you call in, you’ll be directed to speak to an agent to purchase your tickets. This is different from November 14th when all guests can purchase tickets online. Since you have to call in today, you’ll end up in a calling queue before speaking to an agent. We want to give you a word of caution, when we called in this morning right at 7 AM, the agent said the wait was over 90 minutes!

EPCOT at night

It turned out that the hold time was actually only 25 minutes for us, but the agent we spoke to said there was a longer hold time after us. So if you’re calling in today to purchase your Disney After Hours tickets, be prepared to be sitting on hold for quite a while, but don’t give up; you’ll get there eventually!

Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana

If you’re staying at a Walt Disney World Resort from January through April, get calling in now to book your Disney After Hours tickets!

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