Overview
- Walt Disney World’s park calendar shows Hollywood Studios will open at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, with Early Entry for Disney Resort hotel guests at 7:30 a.m.
- The hour-earlier opening is limited to that single day; surrounding days return to the standard 9:00 a.m. park opening and 8:30 a.m. Early Entry.
- Disney has not issued an official explanation, but multiple outlets link the schedule tweak to the general-public debut of Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets and other May 26 park rollouts as the likely cause.
- Indicators of high demand include Passholder preview reservations that sold out quickly and elevated Lightning Lane pricing for May 26, suggesting Disney expects heavy attendance.
- For guests this means a practical advantage for resort hotel guests to ride popular attractions with less wait and a stronger incentive for all visitors to arrive earlier, which could reduce peak standby pressure and affect paid Lightning Lane demand that day.