How early can you park at Disney Hollywood Studios?


How early can you park at Disney Hollywood Studios? That means that the Disney's Hollywood Studios parking lot opens at 7:30am. Technically, it's open for everyone, and you won't need to show your Resort credentials just yet, but plan on arriving as close to 7:30am as possible if you want to take advantage of Early Entry.


What days to avoid Hollywood Studios?

Hollywood Studios Nonetheless, Monday wait times might be a bit higher than you'd want. Instead, you should actually go against your gut and plan your trip to Hollywood Studios on a Sunday! Sundays here are less busy than Saturdays and Mondays, so you might be able to get more accomplished.


What time do the gates open at Disney Hollywood Studios?

The current typical hours for Hollywood Studios are 8:30AM or 9AM to 9PM, but hours can vary beyond that. You can view the official Disney hours for Hollywood Studios by clicking this link.


Does Disney still do extra magic hours?

In 2020, Disney World retired their Extra Magic Hours, replacing them with two new perks for staying on property: Early Theme Park Entry and Extended Evening Hours. Early Theme Park Entry is available to guests staying at any Walt Disney World Resort, allowing them to enter the parks 30 minutes prior to opening.


What time can you enter Hollywood Studios after hours?

While this Disney After Hours event officially begins at 9:30 PM, your special event ticket enables you to enter Disney's Hollywood Studios as early as 7:00 PM—when the park is still open to other Guests. You do not need a park reservation or additional ticket to enter the park at or after 7:00 PM.


Do you have to wait until 2PM to park hop at Disney World?

As long as you have a Park Hopper benefit on your ticket, you can make Genie+ Lightning Lane reservations at different parks. Just keep in mind that you can't park hop until after 2 p.m., so your return time would need to be after that.


What time does early entry start at Disney?

Early Theme Park Entry begins 30 minutes before the park is scheduled to open. Guests may be allowed into the park sooner, and some rides may begin to queue before that time. In rare cases, rides may operate before that time.


How many hours do you need at Hollywood Studios?

A full day to take in everything would be best. Make sure you get fast passes for the rides that usually have the longest wait times, like toy story ride, rockin roller coaster, and tower of terror....all great rides not to be missed. All the shows are great, so you can't go wrong with any you choose.


Is Genie Plus worth it?

Genie Plus is definitely worth it for Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, and if you don't like early starts, you might consider it for Epcot and Animal Kingdom. If you are park hopping, Genie+ is even better value as it maximises the number of rides you have access to.


Can you bring water into Disney?

Non-alcoholic drinks and waters are totally something you can bring into Disney, it's even encouraged! It is so nice to have a drink on hand whenever you need to quench your thirst. You can bring refillable water bottles and refill them at water stations throughout the parks.


How early can you enter Disney parking lot?

In our experience, the parking lots at the parks open at least 30 and often an hour before the park opens to the first guests (e.g. an hour before Early Entry most days). For these reasons, having a car makes it much easier to control your arrival time for rope drop at Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios.


What is rope drop at Disney?

Rope drop is Disney terminology for the time when a theme park, or part of a theme park, opens for the day. Historically, when a Walt Disney World theme park is closed, Disney often used ropes stretched across the entrance to prevent guests from coming in; thus, when the park is opened the rope is dropped.


Can anyone go to Disney after hours?

You won't need a Disney Park Pass theme park reservation or a regular theme park ticket to get in as long as you enter the park no earlier than 7:00 PM. If you want to drop in earlier, you'll need a standard theme park ticket — and a park reservation (if your ticket type requires one).


What day is Hollywood Studios most crowded?

At Hollywood Studios, things are a little bit backward. The worst day of the week to visit has historically been Monday! Perhaps it's because people expect the weekends to be the busiest, so they go with a weekday instead. Nonetheless, Monday wait times might be a bit higher than you'd want.


Will Magic Kingdom let you in early?

Unlike the old Extra Magic Hours perk (which was only at 1-2 parks per day), Early Entry happens every day, at every park, including at Magic Kingdom. Because of the sheer number of extremely popular attractions, we highly recommend you plan to use Early Entry at Magic Kingdom if you are eligible.


Does Disney open gates early?

Early Theme Park Entry is a perk of staying at a Disney hotel or select other hotel that allows these guests access to every park, every day, for 30 minutes before the park opens.