Hi Cheryl! Welcome back to planDisney! It sounds like you’re excited for your upcoming visit to the Most Magical Place on Earth!
Theme park hours for early December 2026 will likely be released in late September 2026. The best place to find hours for Animal Kingdom is on the
Disney World website. When you arrive at the site, hover your mouse over the “Tickets & Parks” tab located near the top of the page. When the dropdown menu appears, select
“Disney’s Animal Kingdom.” When the page opens, scroll down just a bit to the calendar icon stating, “Park Hours.” Click on that heading to reveal a calendar that you can advance. As of now, there are about 10 weeks of park hours visible using that calendar.
Cheryl, here is a PRO TIP for you! When the Disney Park hours are listed several weeks in advance, you should consider those hours as “placeholder” hours. As the calendar begins to get closer to the actual date, you’ll likely see hours extended beyond their original posted hours. This is particularly true during the busy holiday season when the theme parks are likely to see extended hours to accommodate holiday crowds.
Dreams do come true!
Jonathan