Has anyone heard if the the 24-hour party at the MK is returning this year? I thought in a previous thread someone said that Disney was leaning towards making it an annual event to kick off the summer season. This is the first year I'd be able to go so I'd like to start planning if they are doing it, but obviously they haven't made any official announcements yet. I know there are rumors about Disneyland doing a 60 hour party, so WDW might be holding off on announcing theirs so they can announce both together.
Searching for info, I've found two things. One is that someone notices that on the official WDW calendar, every Friday in May the MK is listed as closing at midnight, but on May 22 it's listed as closing at 11pm. Based on last year, Friday May 22nd is when people are speculating they would have the party this year. That one Friday having different hours might suggest that they are just placeholder hours.
The other thing is an event listing on the Hilton Bonnet Creek website:
Rock Your Disney Side 24-Hour Party at Magic Kingdom Park
May 17th - 18th
From 6am to 6am, guests are invited to dress up for the occasion and join a gathering of Disney heroes and villains at the Magic Kingdom® Park for 24 hours of fun and follies—along with a selection of beloved attractions, popular shows and classic entertainment only Disney can bring to life. Included with regular park admission. Dates TBD.
The dates seem strange, that would mean that the party is on a Sunday night. It does say Dates TBD, but where would they have gotten those particular dates?
Anyways, I was hoping that perhaps one of our insiders here had heard something one way or the other on the 24-hour party. The worst is that if they aren't doing one, they probably aren't going to officially say Hey, there's no party this year, so it leaves people hanging wondering when they are going to announce the party, as the potential dates get closer and closer.
Searching for info, I've found two things. One is that someone notices that on the official WDW calendar, every Friday in May the MK is listed as closing at midnight, but on May 22 it's listed as closing at 11pm. Based on last year, Friday May 22nd is when people are speculating they would have the party this year. That one Friday having different hours might suggest that they are just placeholder hours.
The other thing is an event listing on the Hilton Bonnet Creek website:
Rock Your Disney Side 24-Hour Party at Magic Kingdom Park
May 17th - 18th
From 6am to 6am, guests are invited to dress up for the occasion and join a gathering of Disney heroes and villains at the Magic Kingdom® Park for 24 hours of fun and follies—along with a selection of beloved attractions, popular shows and classic entertainment only Disney can bring to life. Included with regular park admission. Dates TBD.
The dates seem strange, that would mean that the party is on a Sunday night. It does say Dates TBD, but where would they have gotten those particular dates?
Anyways, I was hoping that perhaps one of our insiders here had heard something one way or the other on the 24-hour party. The worst is that if they aren't doing one, they probably aren't going to officially say Hey, there's no party this year, so it leaves people hanging wondering when they are going to announce the party, as the potential dates get closer and closer.
