Fortnite Simpsons update (v38.11) downtime and release countdown: What time will servers go live?

The Fortnite Simpsons update (v38.11) downtime (which will begin soon) and the release countdown are one and a half hours (90 minutes) apart. The Fortnite downtime today (November 19, 2025) is scheduled to begin at 4 am Eastern Time and end at 5:30 am Eastern Time.

In terms of new content, Epic Games has confirmed "Floating Donuts" will be appearing on the island. Homer Clones will also be running around, creating a mess. Thankfully, you will have new weapons to deal with this threat.

With that in mind, here are the details regarding the Fortnite downtime for update v38.11 and when the servers will come back online.

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Fortnite Simpsons update (v38.11) downtime countdown time for all major time zones

The United States of America and Europe

The Fortnite Simpsons update (v38.11) downtime will happen early in the morning or later during the day in these regions:

1 am Pacific Time (PT)
3 am Central Time (CT)
4 am Eastern Time (ET)
8 am Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
9 am Middle European Time (MET)
10 am Eastern European Time (EET)

Asia and Australia

The Fortnite Simpsons update (v38.11) downtime will start in the afternoon/evening in these regions:

2:30 pm Indian Standard Time (IST)
5 pm Singapore Time (SGT)
6 pm Japan Standard Time (JST)
8 pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)

Fortnite Simpsons update (v38.11) release countdown time for all major time zones

The United States of America and Europe

The servers will go live early in the morning for regions in America and later in the afternoon in Europe:

2:30 am Pacific Time (PT)
4:30 am Central Time (CT)
5:30 am Eastern Time (ET)
9:30 am Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
10:30 am Middle European Time (MET)
11:30 am Eastern European Time (EET)

Asia and Australia

The downtime for Fortnite Simpsons update (v38.11) will end late in the afternoon/evening based on where you are:

4 pm Indian Standard Time (IST)
5:30 pm Singapore Time (SGT)
6:30 pm Japan Standard Time (JST)
9:30 pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)

That's all you need to know about when the Fortnite Simpsons (v38.11) update downtime starts and ends. Epic will provide an update once it has concluded.

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Edited by Matthew Wilkins