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Hollywood Studios to Close at 6 PM on August 16, Adds Six Wednesdays of After-Hours Access

A private buyout on August 16 triggers a 6 PM closure to allow select guests extra evening access

Credit: Lee (myfrozenlife), Flickr

Overview

  • On Saturday, August 16, regular operations will end at 6 PM, cancelling that night’s Fantasmic! show and shifting Early Entry to 8 – 8:30 AM before normal park hours resume until the early shutdown.
  • Extended Evening Hours will run from 9 PM to 11 PM on six consecutive Wednesdays—September 10, 17, 24 and October 1, 8, 15—exclusively for guests at Disney Deluxe Resorts and select partner hotels.
  • Animation Courtyard, home to Star Wars Launch Bay and Disney Jr. Play and Dance, will close permanently on September 25 to make way for The Magic of Disney Animation, featuring interactive workshops, character meet-and-greets and the return of the sorcerer’s hat.
  • Grand Avenue is currently behind construction walls for its transformation into Monstropolis, a Monsters, Inc.-themed land anchored by a suspended roller coaster recreating the film’s door-chase sequence.
  • Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith is slated for a Jim Henson–themed retheme as part of the park’s overhaul, with a projected reopening in 2026.