Hi Josh,
There’s no better place to enjoy a family reunion that at “The Most Magical Place on Earth” and I’m thrilled to hear you’re planning another visit and bringing some fellow Mouseketeers with you!
All park hours, including
Extra Magic Hours, and even parade and fireworks show times are released 180 days in advance, the same day that you’ll be able to make
dining reservations. If you’ll be staying at a
Disney Resort hotel, you'll have the added
benefit of being able to make dining reservations for the entire length of your stay up to 10 days at that 180-day point. While park hours and Extra Magic Hours
could be similar to this year's plans, you just never know for sure until the official hours are released. I do have a suggestion for you, though. The site touringplans.com publishes park hours
190 days in advance and estimates them even further out than that. While I can't guarantee their accuracy, you may want to keep an eye out there to see what they're saying and plan your preliminary itinerary based on that information. I'd definitely recommend taking advantage of that early booking window for your dining reservations if you are staying on-site, then simply make any modifications to your dining reservations if need be as Disney releases or updates their
official hours. Do keep in mind, too, that park hours and Extra Magic Hours are always subject to change, so they could change even once they've been officially released. I'm sending some pixie dust that you find the
perfect dining reservations for your family reunion!
Thanks so much for visiting us at the Disney Parks Moms Panel, Josh, and please come back and see us again if you have any other questions as you're planning your trip. I hope that you and your entire family have a truly magical...and
delicious...vacation together!
Missy