Theme Park Scope

I don’t know what it says about me that the second Disney drops a batch of festival dates for a year that hasn’t even started yet, I’m already mentally rearranging a vacation that doesn’t exist.

And yet, here we are. Let’s get into everything that just got announced for 2027.

The EPCOT International Festival of the Arts returns January 15 through March 1, 2027, and this year it’s presented by Disney Lorcana, the trading card game. If you’ve never been, this is the festival built around visual art, live performances, and food booths themed to different art forms rather than countries — genuinely one of the more underrated festivals on EPCOT’s calendar, especially if you’re the type who likes wandering slowly instead of power-walking a park.

Right on its heels, the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival runs March 10 through May 31, 2027. That leaves a nine-day gap between the Festival of the Arts wrapping up and the Flower & Garden Festival beginning — presumably just enough time for the topiaries to get into position. If you’re a spring-trip planner, this is a solid three-and-a-half month window to work with, which gives a lot more flexibility than some of EPCOT’s shorter festivals.

Disney After Hours is back for a big chunk of 2027, and it’s spread across three parks on select nights:

• Magic Kingdom Park — January 11 through July 19
• EPCOT — January 21 through August 19
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios — January 16 through August 25

That’s roughly seven months of select-night availability at Magic Kingdom, a little over seven at EPCOT, and just over seven at Hollywood Studios…meaning if a low-crowd, extra-hours night at any of these three parks is on your wish list, you’ve got most of the first three quarters of 2027 to work with. Notably absent from this batch of dates is Animal Kingdom, so if After Hours nights there are something you look forward to, keep an eye out for a separate announcement.

Rounding things out, Disney also confirmed dates for its Walt Disney World Room-and-Ticket Package, available January 3 through July 28, 2027, on select nights. That’s a genuinely wide booking window, which is good news if you’re the type who likes locking in a package rate well ahead of a trip rather than scrambling closer to your travel dates.

Taken together, this batch of dates gives a pretty clear read on how Disney’s shaping the first two-thirds of 2027: back-to-back EPCOT festivals through the spring, extended After Hours access across three parks well into summer, and a long package-booking window to match. If you’re already the kind of person penciling in a 2027 trip (no judgment, I see you), this is more than enough to start building a rough itinerary around.

We’ll keep watching for more 2027 announcements as Disney rolls them out, so check back with Theme Park Scope as additional dates and details get confirmed.