When Does Fortnite Downtime for v39.00 End?

Once the Zero Hour live event ends, downtime will be the only thing separating Fortnite players from Chapter 7. New chapters always bring never-before-seen mechanics. However, leaks and rumors suggest that this time around, the upcoming features will take Fortnite to a whole new level.
This is an exciting time, as it's shaping up to be one of the most innovative seasons to date. This article provides players with all the known information on downtime for patch v39.00, including when they can expect it to begin and end.
Players won't want to miss the Zero Hour event, which has been promoted as the Chapter 6 finale live event. This should wrap up the Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 storyline and initiate the next chapter's story.
Epic Games has confirmed that servers will shut down as soon as the Zero Hour live event. According to the Xbox event tab page, the Zero Hour event should last about half an hour, which means downtime for Chapter 7 should begin at around 2:30 PM ET.
Epic Games has not stated how long they expect servers to be down. However, the official Fortnite Twitter account has mentioned that downtime will last "several hours". Since this is a chapter shift, it will be a massive update. Therefore, players can expect downtime to last considerably more time compared to the patches that are released throughout seasons.
To prepare for the upcoming chapter, players should make sure that they preload Fortnite, as it is now available, and they should keep an eye on the Epic Games status webpage, as they'll be able to easily tell when server maintenance has ended.