News Early Theme Park Entry and Extended Evening Hours coming for resort guests

[ToTBellHop]

It appears Extended Evening Hours will also shift to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, instead of Magic Kingdom, on Wednesday, July 9.

Find upcoming park hours from @wdwmagic at this link: https://www.wdwmagic.com/calendar.htm

It’s because Starlight will be running so the park will already be open quite late with day guests in the park until near midnight.

 

[jrhwdw]

It’s because Starlight will be running so the park will already be open quite late with day guests in the park until near midnight.

I hope you mean an 11pm Second Starlight!

 

[ToTBellHop]

I hope you mean an 11pm Second Starlight!

Yes. They won’t run the deluxe evening hours from 12 am-2 am. Personally, I’d prefer DHS over DAK. But I think they have DAH. Why give it all away for free (*with your $500+ per night hotel room)?

 

[jrhwdw]

Yes. They won’t run the deluxe evening hours from 12 am-2 am. Personally, I’d prefer DHS over DAK.

It'll be great to see MK open till Midnight Again!!!!!!
I'm hoping for at least an 11pm Closure!

DHS is nice but AK after dark(if Hours get extended) are so rare these days.......

 

[ToTBellHop]

It'll be great to see MK open till Midnight Again!!!!!!

I'm hoping for at least an 11pm Closure!

It’ll be an 11 pm closure but with a parade stepping off at 11, that’s de facto 12 am. You can certainly buy a candy apple at midnight…

 

[jrhwdw]

It’ll be an 11 pm closure but with a parade stepping off at 11, that’s de facto 12 am. You can certainly buy a candy apple at midnight…

I'm good with That!

 

[Purduevian]

I don't know about the general public, but if all things were equal, I'd rather go to the park which had more night-hours in the middle of the Summer.

Must not have kids under 6 right now haha. We couldn't even make it to 8pm fireworks the last few times we went.

 

[jrhwdw]

Looking to the Future, are these EEH Changes just a Debut Season Thing? I'm about 95% sure MK had EMH with Spectro and MSEP.

 

[mje1064]

Yea I’m wondering if AK will be the Wednesday EEH for rest of summer or if it would flip back to MK later in July.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

It’s because Starlight will be running so the park will already be open quite late with day guests in the park until near midnight.

I'm quite disappointed at this news, actually. I (wrongly) assumed things would go back to the way they were back when Spectro & MSEP were there. They had EMH when those parades were there. And there's barely anything to do at Animal Kingdom.

 

[spectromagic04]

I'm quite disappointed at this news, actually. I (wrongly) assumed things would go back to the way they were back when Spectro & MSEP were there. They had EMH when those parades were there. And there's barely anything to do at Animal Kingdom.

Well expect no MK probably until January. MK usually goes on hiatus when the Halloween and Christmas parties start.

 

[Touchdown]

DHS would be far more preferable

 

[jrhwdw]

I've been wondering, If we're not expecting Starlight till after the 4th why move July 2nd to AK??? Might MK be planning some sort of Preview on the 2nd?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

IDK why AK has to close at 6!!!! Before EEH!........
Since it's only April, might AK and it's EEH get later Hours?????

Because it emptied out everyday well before that and they’re not in the business to pay to keep things open?

 

[nickys]

I've been wondering, If we're not expecting Starlight till after the 4th why move July 2nd to AK??? Might MK be planning some sort of Preview on the 2nd?

I assume they will want a few full run-throughs after the park closes before it officially starts.

It’s been so long since a new parade, I have no idea if there are usually previews for the “usual” groups, or just for CMs. Maybe some of our CM members will be able to answer that.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

I don't suppose there's any chance they actually keep MK open until Midnight once Starlight begins? I mean, I'll take 11pm, but it would be great to get on some rides during that last hour while the parade is going. I don't know when MK was last open until 12am, but I don't think it ever was during my visits.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I don't suppose there's any chance they actually keep MK open until Midnight once Starlight begins? I mean, I'll take 11pm, but it would be great to get on some rides during that last hour while the parade is going. I don't know when MK was last open until 12am, but I don't think it ever was during my visits.

Have you heard the good news about Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party?!?!

 

[jrhwdw]

Have you heard the good news about Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party?!?!

Yes, we know! 7pm-12am! LOL!

 

[jrhwdw]

Interesting. Could be the CM preview. It might be to difficult to run a CM preview on the 3rd and 4th for obvious reasons. If the thinking is the 6th for the official opening due to the HEA time change they could be keeping the 5th for a possible soft. We might have to keep a close eye on HEAs time for the 5th.

Please correct me if it's not the plan but I would not be shocked if July 3-5th were soft Opens. Spectro & MSEP were always later in the Night on July 3-4th...