How late can you stay in the parks once the fireworks are over?

[eliza61nyc]

Just interested. can you leisurely walk around?

 

[drizgirl]

As long as you are moving toward the exit. They will not let you move farther back into the park once it closes.

 

[LittleBuford]

At the Magic Kingdom, you have an hour after official closing time to wander around Main Street. I love staying until the very end and seeing the park absolutely empty. It's a good time to shop in the Emporium, too.

 

[Gillyanne]

And just a note, End of fireworks does not always equal Closing time! It's just when a lot of people decide to depart; sometimes they may still be open another hr or 2 (Especially if there's EMH)

 

[Chester&Hester Enthusiast]

If fireworks happen at park close (not always), then you have an hour left on Main Street to shop and enjoy the atmosphere. The rest of the park, however, is closed.

 

[Dave B]

Stay for the Kiss Goodnight show, they run it every 15 minutes the last hour

 

[LittleBuford]

Stay for the Kiss Goodnight show, they run it twice

It's a wonderful way to bid the Magic Kingdom farewell! In my experience, it happens more than twice in the hour after closing -- four times, if I'm not mistaken (once every fifteen minutes).

 

[DuckTalesWooHoo1987]

CM's have told me before they never "make anybody leave". Ropes go up at the entrance of every land though. The Castle continues to change colors through a lot of the night though and I also love sitting on the balcony and watching them put all the monorails up too. Wouldn't you say there's probably almost never a time that someone isn't in the MK? Just seems like it would take forever to clean it and stuff like that.

 

[marni1971]

CM's have told me before they never "make anybody leave"..

You are informed the park is closed and strongly persuaded to make your way to the exit.

 

[thomas998]

To be honest you should stay in the park as long as possible after the fireworks even if you are forced to just wander around and the rides are closed, because you will have such a huge line of people waiting for the monorail, ferry, or buses that you'll be very likely to be standing in line for at least an hour ( unless you've decided to start heading to the exist before the fireworks are even over)... so you might as well stay in the park or air conditioned shops until the lines get shorter.... Where would you rather be waiting? In a massive shoulder to shoulder crowded line or somewhere in the park.

 

[drizgirl]

To be honest you should stay in the park as long as possible after the fireworks even if you are forced to just wander around and the rides are closed, because you will have such a huge line of people waiting for the monorail, ferry, or buses that you'll be very likely to be standing in line for at least an hour ( unless you've decided to start heading to the exist before the fireworks are even over)... so you might as well stay in the park or air conditioned shops until the lines get shorter.... Where would you rather be waiting? In a massive shoulder to shoulder crowded line or somewhere in the park.

.......which is why Disney isn't hurrying people to the exit.

 

[dreamfinder]

As already pointed out, fireworks doesn't always mean park closure. But when park closes, they sweep the park from the edges in. So CMs will clear their ride/shop/restaurant and then slowly start to funnel people towards the front. They won't force you to leave, but they won't let you go back deeper into the park. IE if you leave Splash Mountain, they won't let you go back to use those bathrooms. And then once Splash and Big Thunder are cleared, they will stand at the bridge and not let you into that park of the park. And then slowly moving you towards the front. @WDWFigment is well versed in the process, sometimes spending a few hours in the park post closure.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

You are informed the park is closed and strongly persuaded to make your way to the exit.

Exactly...

Those people are punching a clock...not “breathing in the magic”

They don’t toss you out...but it’s pretty obvious when it’s time to go

 

[DisneyJoe]

You are informed the park is closed and strongly persuaded to make your way to the exit.

I believe the Kiss Goodnight show also makes a "closing" announcement - https://disneyparksmomspanel.disney...ight-planned-particular-evening-magic-342585/

 

[darrelljon]

If you are staying at Cinderella Dream Suite, you don't have to leave MK.

 

[drizgirl]

If you are staying at Cinderella Dream Suite, you don't have to leave MK.

If you're in the Dream Suite, you probably CAN'T leave the MK.

That's the only reason I have refused to stay there.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

If you are staying at Cinderella Dream Suite, you don't have to leave MK.

...but your creditors will eventually come and get you

 

[Mickey shaped world]

How long do the resort buses run for after park closing?

 

[drizgirl]

How long do the resort buses run for after park closing?

Until the last guest is gone.

 

[wdwfan22]

The only park I have ever seen them really hurry people out of is Hollywood Studios. The others you don't start to notice the sweeps until around 90 minutes after close.