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[Professortango1]

I'm sure its not zero demand, but likely not enough demand to warrant the labor and food costs of staying open late on the oft chance someone gets a hankering for a bread bowl of clam chowder at 10:30PM.

My issue is the that having major attractions and restaurants closing hours before closing makes the parks a bit annoying to navigate. Walking to one corner to find everything shuttered wastes a good 20-30 minutes. The other night I decided to give PhilharMagic another shot only to find it closed down hours early. Went to Soarin over California and it was down for the night. The Pier was cutting off lines for WOC. So now It is 9 and the only way into Disneyland is Main Street which is forcing me to Tomorrowland because of fireworks. And to get to the West Side of the park before Fantasmic causes more issues.

When your crowd management for nighttime events makes Disneyland very difficult to navigate in the 9:00 hour and you have a lot of DCA close early around 8-9, AND have Disneyland start taking away options at 10, it turns 8-10 PM into this frustrating scramble to experience things before Disney closes them to save money after me paying $240 for that single day.

 

[Disney Irish]

My issue is the that having major attractions and restaurants closing hours before closing makes the parks a bit annoying to navigate. Walking to one corner to find everything shuttered wastes a good 20-30 minutes. The other night I decided to give PhilharMagic another shot only to find it closed down hours early. Went to Soarin over California and it was down for the night. The Pier was cutting off lines for WOC. So now It is 9 and the only way into Disneyland is Main Street which is forcing me to Tomorrowland because of fireworks. And to get to the West Side of the park before Fantasmic causes more issues.

When your crowd management for nighttime events makes Disneyland very difficult to navigate in the 9:00 hour and you have a lot of DCA close early around 8-9, AND have Disneyland start taking away options at 10, it turns 8-10 PM into this frustrating scramble to experience things before Disney closes them to save money after me paying $240 for that single day.

If only there was this nifty free thing that you could download on your phone to show you when things close so you didn't have to waste your time walking all the way over there to find it already closed.

 

[DLR92]

My issue is the that having major attractions and restaurants closing hours before closing makes the parks a bit annoying to navigate. Walking to one corner to find everything shuttered wastes a good 20-30 minutes. The other night I decided to give PhilharMagic another shot only to find it closed down hours early. Went to Soarin over California and it was down for the night. The Pier was cutting off lines for WOC. So now It is 9 and the only way into Disneyland is Main Street which is forcing me to Tomorrowland because of fireworks. And to get to the West Side of the park before Fantasmic causes more issues.

When your crowd management for nighttime events makes Disneyland very difficult to navigate in the 9:00 hour and you have a lot of DCA close early around 8-9, AND have Disneyland start taking away options at 10, it turns 8-10 PM into this frustrating scramble to experience things before Disney closes them to save money after me paying $240 for that single day.

I would have to agree with this. I went not too long ago. It was Wednesday. I notice DCA was closed around 8 but despite showing park hours being 10 PM.
I was quite annoyed how Disneyland closes at 10 that day but 12 midnight is easily justified for the crowds inside.

 

[Touchdown]

I’m just not really in the mood to eat after 10pm at the parks. I’m a rope drop and park close guy (although on those 8-12 days I sometimes nap in the afternoon) and typically have my big meal at 5pm. I then may have a snack around firework time but after that heck no. Post Fantasmic time is far too valuable riding time to waste eating.

 

[Professortango1]

If only there was this nifty free thing that you could download on your phone to show you when things close so you didn't have to waste your time walking all the way over there to find it already closed.

I don't use my phone at the parks. I go to the parks to get away from the outside world. Many of us are getting rid of our smart phones too. I just don't need it. My car has navigation, my home has a computer, and a cell phone that allows calls and texting is all that I need. I've had a few friends do it and I'm looking at it this year, myself.

Plus, if I was checking my phone constantly between rides and such, it would be dead long before 10 anyways. Disney could...hear me out on this...operate fully within operating hours. If they are advertising the operating hours are 8-Midnight, they could....have things open from 8 till Midnight. It is what I paid for.

 

[Disney Irish]

I don't use my phone at the parks. I go to the parks to get away from the outside world. Plus, if I was checking my phone constantly between rides and such, it would be dead long before 10 anyways. Disney could...hear me out on this...operate fully within operating hours. If they are advertising the operating hours are 8-Midnight, they could....have things open from 8 till Midnight. It is what I paid for.

If your phone isn't lasting from 6pm (when you say you usually arrive) to 10pm, maybe its time to get a new phone. As that is dreadful battery life.

But seriously, I'm not talking about being on the phone for 4 hours straight. I'm talking about checking the app for 30 seconds to see if what you want to do next is even open. If you know that somethings might close earlier it might be a good idea to check ahead of time before spending the time to walk all the way over there only to find you wasted that time.

Also just because park operating hours are 8-midnight, now hear me out, doesn't mean 100% of everything will be remain opened for those hours. Paid Park access doesn't mean guaranteed access to 100% of everything offered 100% of the time within operating hours.

 

[Professortango1]

If your phone isn't lasting from 6pm (when you say you usually arrive) to 10pm, maybe its time to get a new phone. As that is dreadful battery life.

But seriously, I'm not talking about being on the phone for 4 hours straight. I'm talking about checking the app for 30 seconds to see if what you want to do next is even open. If you know that somethings might close earlier it might be a good idea to check ahead of time before spending the time to walk all the way over there only to find you wasted that time.

Also just because park operating hours are 8-midnight, now hear me out, doesn't mean 100% of everything will be remain opened for those hours. Paid Park access doesn't mean guaranteed access to 100% of everything offered 100% of the time within operating hours.

I am arriving at 6 because I typically am coming from being out working all day. So, my phone is going from 7 AM. I'm also prefer vacationing based on spontaneity and not checking apps nor having to plan. If I'm hungry, I eat. If I want to ride a quick small ride, I do. It's what I love about Disneyland and rediscovering many of the smaller attractions. I don't know who I'm drawing at the Animation Academy until I show up there and get in line.

And what has long set Disney apart from other regional parks is their dedication to not having attractions open late and close early. I mean, if you're okay with Disney closing down Rise 2 hours early every night because its cheaper, then that's an interesting take. I guess you're arguing for increasing prices and cutting back even more.

The other night, here are the attractions which closed early between the parks. Soarin, Pixar Pal Around, Incredicoaster, PhilharMagic, Tiana's, Rise, Indy, Casey Jr, Storybook Land, Roger Rabbit. At over $200 a day, that's a lot of attractions closed in the last 2 hours of each park's operating day, or 4 hours of my visit to the resort.

 

[Disney Irish]

I am arriving at 6 because I typically am coming from being out working all day. So, my phone is going from 7 AM. I'm also prefer vacationing based on spontaneity and not checking apps nor having to plan. If I'm hungry, I eat. If I want to ride a quick small ride, I do. It's what I love about Disneyland and rediscovering many of the smaller attractions. I don't know who I'm drawing at the Animation Academy until I show up there and get in line.

And what has long set Disney apart from other regional parks is their dedication to not having attractions open late and close early. I mean, if you're okay with Disney closing down Rise 2 hours early every night because its cheaper, then that's an interesting take. I guess you're arguing for increasing prices and cutting back even more.

The other night, here are the attractions which closed early between the parks. Soarin, Pixar Pal Around, Incredicoaster, PhilharMagic, Tiana's, Rise, Indy, Casey Jr, Storybook Land, Roger Rabbit. At over $200 a day, that's a lot of attractions closed in the last 2 hours of each park's operating day, or 4 hours of my visit to the resort.

Except a majority of those on your list there don't normally close early. So there must have been a reason, such as ride breakdown, or some other reason. You're making this seem like this is a norm for that many to close early when its not. Things happen, the world is not perfect, and not all rides work 100% of time when we're at the Parks for the full operational day. I'm sure Disney would rather have those rides operational during their normal working hours, but clearly something happened.

 

[Professortango1]

Except a majority of those on your list there don't normally close early. So there must have been a reason, such as ride breakdown, or some other reason. You're making this seem like this is a norm for that many to close early when its not. Things happen, the world is not perfect, and not all rides work 100% of time when we're at the Parks for the full operational day. I'm sure Disney would rather have those rides operational during their normal working hours, but clearly something happened.

This has been the norm when I visit. My previous visit had all FL rides but Peter Pan close early. It is a trend that I have certainly been noticing that the attractions roster is significantly reduced within an hour or two of closing. So, scheduled or not, it is happening with regularity.

 

[Touchdown]

This has been the norm when I visit. My previous visit had all FL rides but Peter Pan close early. It is a trend that I have certainly been noticing that the attractions roster is significantly reduced within an hour or two of closing. So, scheduled or not, it is happening with regularity.

The FL rides close for fireworks, but they reopen. If you are looking at the app 9:30-10:00 yes they will be closed.

 

[Disney Irish]

This has been the norm when I visit. My previous visit had all FL rides but Peter Pan close early. It is a trend that I have certainly been noticing that the attractions roster is significantly reduced within an hour or two of closing. So, scheduled or not, it is happening with regularity.

You must just have bad luck then, or are looking at the wrong times like during fireworks. And since you don't want to use the app to find out ahead of time, understandable even if I think its easy to do, as much as it sucks you then take your chances that something won't be open when you show up after being on the other side of the Park.

 

[Professortango1]

The FL rides close for fireworks, but they reopen. If you are looking at the app 9:30-10:00 yes they will be closed.

I know that. I'm talking about 10-12.

 

[PiratesMansion]

I know that. I'm talking about 10-12.

They always appear to reopen when I'm there. I've never seen them just straight up close for the night before.

 

[Touchdown]

They always appear to reopen when I'm there. I've never seen them just straight up close for the night before.

Me too, I’m generally hanging around the left side of the park, but I will occasionally drift back to FL at the end for a night ride on Matterhorn, Alice, iasw holiday or MMRR. I’ve never seen the area closed.

 

[PiratesMansion]

And one thing that Disney IS doing that they were not prior to a few years ago is reopening Toontown after fireworks, in addition to having the area open with the park at rope drop.

While I'm sure they could do better with keeping dining capacity open past ten (other than an aborted attempt to get the pretzel cheesy garlic bread too late in the evening, I'm not super well-versed in trying to get food late and so can't really compare what was vs. what is right now in that area), there IS more attraction capacity available at the start and end of the day than there was three years ago.

Now all they really have to do is keep Rise open past ten.

 

[truecoat]

I don't use my phone at the parks. I go to the parks to get away from the outside world. Many of us are getting rid of our smart phones too. I just don't need it. My car has navigation, my home has a computer, and a cell phone that allows calls and texting is all that I need. I've had a few friends do it and I'm looking at it this year, myself.