Orlando Parks Halloween: Magic Kingdom Closes at 6, Horror Nights Enters Its Final Weekend and Howl-O-Scream Ends Tonight

Halloween Saturday gives Central Florida visitors a genuine last-call planning day. At Walt Disney World, Magic Kingdom's regular day ends early: Disney's official calendar lists Early Entry from 7:30 to 8 a.m. and regular hours from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., followed by the separately ticketed Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party from 7 p.m. to midnight — an event Disney marks as sold out, so day guests should plan their evening elsewhere and allow time for the departing and arriving crowds to overlap. EPCOT, posted 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., is the clearest full-evening Disney alternative; Animal Kingdom is posted 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

At Universal Orlando, Halloween Horror Nights has tonight and Sunday left: Universal's official page lists the 2026 event on select nights through November 1, with general event entry beginning at 6:30 p.m. and a recommendation to arrive at least an hour before opening. Universal's operating page also lists Volcano Bay closed for maintenance, with reopening planned on or before April 1, 2027, so it does not belong in a Halloween-day water-park plan.

Around the region, the split is daytime versus nighttime. SeaWorld Orlando's separately ticketed Howl-O-Scream ends its posted run tonight, October 31, while its family-oriented Spooktacular continues on select dates through November 1. LEGOLAND Florida's Brick or Treat runs today and Sunday and is included with eligible admission, with 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. hours on event dates and the Monster Skytacular drone show at 8 p.m. tonight; today is the final Peppa's Halloween Party date at Peppa Pig Theme Park Florida. In Tampa, Busch Gardens' Howl-O-Scream also closes tonight while its Spooktacular continues through November 1. Hours and availability can change — recheck the operator's own calendar before traveling, and match the ticket to the event: daytime admission does not automatically cover an adult nighttime event.