Hi Robyn!
Welcome to planDisney!
In order to enter the park for
Extended Evening Hours, you’ll need to be a guest at a deluxe Disney World resort, and you’ll need valid park admission. So, if you plan to visit a different park during the day, you will need a
park hopper to be able to enter Epcot that night.
If you have a standard 1 park per day ticket, then I’d plan to visit
Epcot the same day that it offers Extended Evening Hours. If that’s the route you go, you’re more than welcome to take a midday break, then return to the park for those extra hours later that day if you’d like!
If you’ll be visiting soon, the
Food & Wine Festival will be going on at Epcot from August 28 through November 22, 2025. While the booths may not be open during Extended Evening Hours, you can spend the day exploring all the food booths, then enjoy the shorter queues for the attractions at night.
The menus for the festival were recently shared, and there are some amazing-looking dishes this year! There are so many new dishes, but I also noticed a lot of my past favorites as well. You can check out the
Disney Eats Foodie Guide here.
I hope that helps! Let us know if you have any other questions!
Jenn J.