After Hours ever again?

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dreday3

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I'm not sure where to ask this, but any rumblings for after-hour events coming back to the parks next year? Things are "normal-ish" and I thought they were pretty successful, so I'm surprised they haven't come back.

Are they finished?
 
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dreday3

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CaptainAmerica said:
What are you referring to?

Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and Very Merry Christmas Party are after hours events, and they're back.
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They used to have after-hours at each park. Started in 2018 I think? So relatively new. It's what Boo-Bash was kind of modeled on. Not the same as parties. No early closing for regular park day.

So at AK, when park closed at normal time, they'd stay open for an extra 3 hours. No bells and whistles, just very limited guests and riding all the rides with super short waits.

They were really popular.
 
Disstevefan1

Disstevefan1

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When they are not running hard ticket events like the Christmas and Halloween parties why not bring back yet another hard ticket event like Disney after hours.

These hard ticket events allow Disney to effectively charge for a second entry ticket on a given day.
 
Worldlover71

Worldlover71

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We did AK after hours in 2019 and loved it. Got to ride FoP 3x in a row with no waits! Try doing that during regular hours. I was looking forward to trying it at MK when everything stopped. I hope to get the chance someday. I might also try booking one night in a deluxe resort to use those extra hours.
 
JIMINYCR

JIMINYCR

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Disstevefan1 said:
When they are not running hard ticket events like the Christmas and Halloween parties why not bring back yet another hard ticket event like Disney after hours.

These hard ticket events allow Disney to effectively charge for a second entry ticket on a given day.
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I'd like to see more extended hours but they are labor intensive and costly so Disney needs to weigh the staffing availability and cost of running the parks longer vs the profitability of guests staying longer. Theres also time eating into maintenance and clean up when guests are staying longer.
They used to manage fairly well with it years ago but the burden on more numbers of people flowing in and less attention to maintaining what they need to will take a toll.
 
Dad 2 M & M

Dad 2 M & M

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They even had them at DHS PRE-Star Wars Land…..

Can’t imagine them anywhere other than MK in the future, with a price north of $230.00
 
Dad 2 M & M

Dad 2 M & M

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Worldlover71 said:
We did AK after hours in 2019 and loved it. Got to ride FoP 3x in a row with no waits! Try doing that during regular hours. I was looking forward to trying it at MK when everything stopped. I hope to get the chance someday. I might also try booking one night in a deluxe resort to use those extra hours.
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We hit the AK and DHS versions….the AK were the slowest and clearly the least crowded….I believe those early versions, including the MK version, only 3 or 4 sold out….the 1st couple of nights, they were GIVING COMP TICKETS to CMs, DVC peeps and Guests at the Boardwalk and Pop…

Can’t see that being the case now
 
MickeyLuv'r

MickeyLuv'r

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About 15 years ago, MK had a version that only cost $10 per person. THOSE were AMAZING! You had to sign up the day of the event too, so odds were very low that you wouldn't feel up to going or that the weather would be unexpectedly horrible.
 
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Wilbret

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We used to plan our days around the parks with morning and evening hours, I miss that. But my favorite in recent times were the EEMH when GE opened. 5:30am bus to enter the park at 6:30 and 2 glorious hours without almost NO ONE there, it was amazing. We have photos with the Millennium Falcon and not another human being is in the shot. You could ride all the rides before the day really even began.
 
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thomas998

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dreday3 said:
They used to have after-hours at each park. Started in 2018 I think? So relatively new. It's what Boo-Bash was kind of modeled on. Not the same as parties. No early closing for regular park day.

So at AK, when park closed at normal time, they'd stay open for an extra 3 hours. No bells and whistles, just very limited guests and riding all the rides with super short waits.

They were really popular.
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I think they tended to happen more in May June time period sometimes targeting high school grads.
 
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Mickey5150

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Wilbret said:
We used to plan our days around the parks with morning and evening hours, I miss that. But my favorite in recent times were the EEMH when GE opened. 5:30am bus to enter the park at 6:30 and 2 glorious hours without almost NO ONE there, it was amazing. We have photos with the Millennium Falcon and not another human being is in the shot. You could ride all the rides before the day really even began.
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That truly was the best. We would go in, hit all the attractions and then head to Epcot for rope drop.
 
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thomas998

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dreday3 said:
No, they were spring, summer, winter and fall! In 2019.
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I don't recall any in Fall or Winter beyond the Halloween and Christmas parties. I think the OP was talking about the events where they simply stay open well beyond the normal closing time like the 24 hour days.
 
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dreday3

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thomas998 said:
I don't recall any in Fall or Winter beyond the Halloween and Christmas parties. I think the OP was talking about the events where they simply stay open well beyond the normal closing time like the 24 hour days.
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I'm the OP and that's what I'm talking about.

These were dates for MK/AK in 2019/20 (on touringplans)

Magic Kingdom​

  • November 18, 2019
  • December 9, 2019
  • January 6, 2020
  • January 13, 2020
  • January 17, 2020
  • January 20, 2020

Disney’s Animal Kingdom​

  • October 5, 9, 19, 26 and 30, 2019
  • November 5, 13 and 19, 2019
  • December 7, 14 and 18, 2019
  • January 9, 16, 22 and 30, 2020
  • February 6, 13, 19 and 27, 2020
  • March 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2020
 
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Wilbret

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They definitely had hours in oct and dec, those are the months we most often attend, they definitely are far and few between at MK with all the parties. It’s a shame they don’t offer more for AK, because Pandora at night is pretty pointless without hours after dark.
 

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