News All-New Nighttime Parade Disney Starlight Set to Debut at Magic Kingdom in 2025

[jpeden]

I hope Ops is using the parties as a dry run for the night parade and fireworks. They certainly need the practice after seeing them handle HEA this week (which was nightmarish regarding crowd control).

I would think they’ll be running this twice with the fireworks sandwiched in between just to help spread out crowds.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I hope Ops is using the parties as a dry run for the night parade and fireworks. They certainly need the practice after seeing them handle HEA this week (which was nightmarish regarding crowd control).

I would think they’ll be running this twice with the fireworks sandwiched in between just to help spread out crowds.

Next summer, yes.

Wait for the parents to meltdown when they realize HEA moves to 10 pm next summer. Think of the children!

 

[jpeden]

Next summer, yes.

Wait for the parents to meltdown when they realize HEA moves to 10 pm next summer. Think of the children!

I didn’t think of that. For it to be dark and run the parade twice I guess that’s the earliest they can run it.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I didn’t think of that. For it to be dark and run the parade twice I guess that’s the earliest they can run it.

In the past, the parade could run at 9 and 11 with fireworks at 10. I imagine that will occur next summer unless ops insists on one slammed parade viewing. Let’s hope they don’t. Never mind the fact that there’s a higher risk of a rain cancellation at 9 than 11 in the summer.

 

[Starship824]

In the past, the parade could run at 9 and 11 with fireworks at 10. I imagine that will occur next summer unless ops insists on one slammed parade viewing. Let’s hope they don’t. Never mind the fact that there’s a higher risk of a rain cancellation at 9 than 11 in the summer.

Sometimes it's not even fully dark till after nine so fireworks are going to be very late next year.

 

[TheCoasterNerd]

In the past, the parade could run at 9 and 11 with fireworks at 10. I imagine that will occur next summer unless ops insists on one slammed parade viewing. Let’s hope they don’t. Never mind the fact that there’s a higher risk of a rain cancellation at 9 than 11 in the summer.

Hey that means at least 11pm closing, which is quite good for modern WDW

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Hey that means at least 11pm closing, which is quite good for modern WDW

That's what it always was for me when I was growing up, so I hope it's back to that.

 

[Bocabear]

I always remember "Magic Til' Midnight" in the summers when I was a kid... That was long before EPCOT when the MK was the only park...

 

[jrhwdw]

I hope Ops is using the parties as a dry run for the night parade and fireworks. They certainly need the practice after seeing them handle HEA this week (which was nightmarish regarding crowd control).

I would think they’ll be running this twice with the fireworks sandwiched in between just to help spread out crowds.

HEA is always worse during Party Season, since it's only 3 nights a Week. Why MK won't do it at 6:30 on MVMCP Nights, IDK!!!!!!!

Next summer, yes.

Wait for the parents to meltdown when they realize HEA moves to 10 pm next summer. Think of the children!

Can't Wait for that Schedule!!!!!!!!!!

There shouldn't be much, if any blowback to HEA at 10. Surely, everyone didn't forget the Schedule MK had 1977-2016........

 

[TheCoasterNerd]

That's what it always was for me when I was growing up, so I hope it's back to that.

Absolutely, and as someone more familiar with Disneyland, that's what it should be (DLR is 8am to midnight most nights during peak season)

 

[ToTBellHop]

HEA is always worse during Party Season, since it's only 3 nights a Week. Why MK won't do it at 6:30 on MVMCP Nights, IDK!!!!!!!

Can't Wait for that Schedule!!!!!!!!!!

There shouldn't be much, if any blowback to HEA at 10. Surely, everyone didn't forget the Schedule MK had 1977-2016........

Some parents are miserably entitled (ostensibly on behalf of their kids) and take their anger out on CMs.

 

[TheCoasterNerd]

Why MK won't do it at 6:30 on MVMCP Nights, IDK!!!!!!!

Here's why - it's not dark enough for the projections to be very visible or the fireworks to be effective, they'd have to close fantasyland super early, and primarily, it's incredibly expensive to run two shows - between the price of double the fireworks (HEA is a $40-50k show per night), double Tink flights, double shifts for pyros/show CMs, and it'd be a crowd control nightmare since they're trying to get day guests out and MVMCP guests in. Respectively, this would be a nightmare.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Here's why - it's not dark enough for the projections to be very visible or the fireworks to be effective, they'd have to close fantasyland super early, and primarily, it's incredibly expensive to run two shows - between the price of double the fireworks (HEA is a $40-50k show per night), double Tink flights, double shifts for pyros/show CMs, and it'd be a crowd control nightmare since they're trying to get day guests out and MVMCP guests in. Respectively, this would be a nightmare.

They did it for the Christmas DAH.

The real reason is that they need to park cleared before the party, which means the park "closes" at 6 pm. They don't want to encourage day guests to stay in the park, which fireworks would do.

 

[gerarar]

HEA is always worse during Party Season, since it's only 3 nights a Week. Why MK won't do it at 6:30 on MVMCP Nights, IDK!!!!!!!

They also want guests to park hop to HS or Epcot to get their nighttime spectacular fix there. We've done that plenty of times in the past when we visit during the holidays.

Also, probably exists some data that it sells more park hoppers & food/merch/etc.

I do like how HS does Fantasmic! early at 6:30pm before the park closes for Jollywood Nights.

 

[Starship824]

Here's why - it's not dark enough for the projections to be very visible or the fireworks to be effective,

That's only a problem during the Halloween season.

 

[jrhwdw]

FITS and Wishes was at 6 for Years! Castle Dreamlights' first Season was at 5:45 so Wishes could be at 6 for MVMCP.

 

[TheCoasterNerd]

I stand corrected. Either way, my point about crowd control rings true nevertheless.

 

[BrianLo]

I assume this won’t run during party nights? Or would it early in its run as the close out to day guests?

 

[Blobbles]

I stand corrected. Either way, my point about crowd control rings true nevertheless.

MK getting out of HEA is a nightmare. Hope they don’t make it worse with starlight, but they realistically could. I’m pretty sure park operations didn’t even want this in the first place, but upper management overruled.

 

[Starship824]

I assume this won’t run during party nights? Or would it early in its run as the close out to day guests?

I would assume so, although if it's popular enough they might, in 2015 when paint the night debuted at Disneyland they ran it during the Halloween parties due it's popularity so I could see that happening if they think there's money in it.