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Been eyeing a 2027 Disney After Hours night? The wait is over: tickets are officially available to every guest, not just Disney resort hotel guests.

If you’ve been refreshing the Disney World website since early September hoping for your shot, today’s the day. The early-access window has closed, and it’s officially a free-for-all.

Disney After Hours returns to Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios for 2027, and as of today, tickets are on sale for all guests, not just those staying at Disney resort hotels, the Swan and Dolphin, or Shades of Green (who got first dibs starting September 10). Magic Kingdom’s version runs 19 nights between January 11 and July 19, from 10 PM to 1 AM, with tickets priced $189 to $209 depending on the date. EPCOT’s After Hours runs select dates from January 21 through August 19 from 9:30 PM to 12:30 AM, priced $159 to $189. Hollywood Studios runs select nights too, generally 9:30 PM to 12:30 AM except for an extended April 24 date that goes until 1:30 AM, with tickets from $159 to $199. Every ticket includes early park entry starting at 7 PM, so you’re getting more than the advertised three hours if you show up early. Annual Passholders and DVC members save $30 per ticket at EPCOT and Hollywood Studios, though Disney hasn’t extended that discount to Magic Kingdom this time around.

I’ll be honest, “hard ticket event” used to make me roll my eyes a little. Disney After Hours started back in 2016 as a $149 add-on at Magic Kingdom only, back when the park still routinely stayed open past midnight for everyone during Extra Magic Hours anyway. It’s since become one of those things where you have to pay extra for what used to feel closer to standard. But I’ve also done the math on wait times enough times to admit it’s genuinely worth it if you go in with a plan: a short list of headliners, snacks included in the price, and a park with a fraction of its daytime crowd.

That’s really the whole pitch. TRON Lightcycle/Run at Magic Kingdom, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT, and Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets at Hollywood Studios are all headliners worth riding two or three times in a row when the standby line is basically empty. Add in complimentary snacks and drinks, roaming characters, and a park that empties out as the night goes on, and it’s easy to see why these dates tend to sell out.

If you’d rather skip the spreadsheet of dates, prices, and discount codes, this is exactly the kind of planning, our travel partners at Adventure Awaits Travel Company handles for free. They’ll match an After Hours date to your trip, tell you whether it’s worth the splurge for your family, and build the rest of your itinerary around it, all at no cost to you and often at a better overall value than booking everything yourself.

Since these dates tend to go fast once the general public gets a shot, I wouldn’t sit on this one too long if a specific night matters to you. We’ll keep tracking Disney After Hours news all year, so check back with Theme Park Scope for updates, and follow us on social so you don’t miss a date drop.

Which park’s After Hours event would YOU pick for 2027 if you could only do one?