When the AK expansion is finished, has Disney announced how late will DAK stay open when the nighttime entertainment is in place.
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Animal Kingdom Evening Hours
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sxeensweet
Love a little Disney every day!! ;)
No nothing of that sorts with information yet as it's still long away. The show will be finished Mid 2016 and Avatarland will not be finished until 2017. Both of those new additions will contribute to be open later as of course the show is a nighttime show and Avatarland looks really neat and can be explored at night. I'm guessing only a few hours later than now but who knows. lol
laynalee07
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I'm really interested to see how Animal Kingdom will look at night. I can just imagine the pathways and subtle music playing in the background. It will have a very relaxing yet mysterious feel, I believe. Very excited!
They used to have evening extra magic hours at DAK and it was really cool. It took on a different feel when it started to get dark. I think it would be a cool way to spend a New Years Eve.I'm really interested to see how Animal Kingdom will look at night. I can just imagine the pathways and subtle music playing in the background. It will have a very relaxing yet mysterious feel, I believe. Very excited!
I would hope at least till 10 p.m.No nothing of that sorts with information yet as it's still long away. The show will be finished Mid 2016 and Avatarland will not be finished until 2017. Both of those new additions will contribute to be open later as of course the show is a nighttime show and Avatarland looks really neat and can be explored at night. I'm guessing only a few hours later than now but who knows. lol
prfctlyximprct
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I swear I was at Animal Kingdom when it was dark when I first visited way back in August 2005. Had to line up and get an extra magic hours band but it was awesome to be in the park at dusk and dark. Honestly cannot wait to spend a FULL Disney day at Animal Kingdom.
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Yes, we did the evening extra magic hours back in 2005. I really don't know why they stopped doing them for the evening. It will be my number one park when everything us up and running. I could see it overtaking EPCOT as the adult park.I swear I was at Animal Kingdom when it was dark when I first visited way back in August 2005. Had to line up and get an extra magic hours band but it was awesome to be in the park at dusk and dark. Honestly cannot wait to spend a FULL Disney day at Animal Kingdom.
Bairstow
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I'm really interested to see how Animal Kingdom will look at night. I can just imagine the pathways and subtle music playing in the background. It will have a very relaxing yet mysterious feel, I believe. Very excited!
I've never seen it at night, though a good friend once got to be inside Chester and Hester's for a private after-hours event during a software conference and said it was pretty rad.
This video should give you some idea of what the current lighting hardware looks like:
sxeensweet
Love a little Disney every day!! ;)
We have seen it at night in 2013/2014 because we usually are there in the fall after the time change and it gets dark earlier. They were open until 7 (even 8 for whatever reason one or 2 nights) a few times so we got to see dusk and completely dark there and it's beautiful at night! I have some pictures but would have to search for them to post. Love it at night.
Great video - there is so much to do at DAK and people tend to over look things because there are running from one ride to the next. Thanks again for the video.