Dec. 2017 park hours - predictions?

[sndral]

We go once a year, typically in Dec., but we skipped last year.
This Friday I'll be making my ADRs & I usually choose restaurants in or near whatever park we'll be in & which park that is depends on evening EMHs & closing times. In the past I could predict when EMH would be based on the previous year's calendar - but this year I'm stumped.
The hours are up on the WDW site through 12/14, which covers the first half of our visit.
I can eliminate MK's early close MVMCP days from my planning. And can see that MK has evening EMHs on Wed. and Epcot (as always) on Tues..
But DHS shows no pm EMH & closes at 8 pm every night. Is that because of construction and should I assume those hours won't change?
More problematic, AK shows no pm EMH (although am EMH are in the schedule) and that it closes at 7 pm every night.
Will AK get Dec. pm EMHs @ some pt.? If not & they close @ 7pm, what time will ROL be, and when should we schedule dinner (thinking Tiffin's) to not miss ROL?
Thx. for any thoughts/historical perspective on this. Usually MK, at least, usually has longer hours on non MVMCP nights than the originally scheduled times by the time we get there.

 

[qv09vvp]

just tagging along...I'm in the same boat.

 

[Skallywag Steph]

I don't know the answer but I'm wondering the same things. I'm also wondering whether ROL will be shown every night or every other.

 

[deedubb]

7pm for AK? I thought it was supposed to be more of a night time park now with Pandora and ROL. We arrive late Dec in the afternoon and I was hoping to do a half day of AK so we could do one of the Pandora rides with FP+ and do the other ride on another full day. If they close that early, there will be no point in going.

 

[Skallywag Steph]

That time of the year gets dark around 5 or 6 but that's still not a lot of time to explore at night.

 

[Runnsally]

I would be very surprised if the hours for Animal Kingdom are not extended.