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Magic Kingdom adds 7am morning Extra Magic Hours everyday over Easter
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datw@epcot
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Would it be fair to say that those who have been to Magic Kingdom lately should probably avoid it during the Easter weekend?
menamechris
Well-Known Member
Yeah, I am pretty sure I will be staying away until May. It's good for the resort though! Glad to see tourism up!
aurorawest
Member
The Florida Resident Seasonal Pass blacks out the last two weeks of April...so make of that what you will.
menamechris
Well-Known Member
True. Easter is always extremely busy time. But the resort really hasn't seemed to get a break from the crowds. They have been adding hours left and right since before Springs Break. A local news report here said tourism taxes were up 20% so for this year. That's great news! Even if it does mean waiting a little longer in line, WDW really needs this...
aurorawest
Member
I've noticed that...seems like every time DH and I go, hours get extended. Not that I'm complaining!
DisneyHeather
Member
Wow, 7am! So what's the over/under on how early the "big ticket" fast passes are gone?
WDW1974
Well-Known Member
Yes ... all true, but also can be a bit misleading.
Disney has gotten in the habit of 'adding hours' the past few years (sometimes ridculously where you'll have two EMHs at MK, so the park is open from 7 a.m. to 3 a.m. and can't be maintained well), but those hours are always at MK.
It doesn't equate to when they'd also have regular midnight or 11 p.m. closings at EPCOT or Disney-MGM at the same time (or even night hours at water parks).
MK needs those hours not because it is doing exceptionally well with crowds, but because the park's capacity has been shot over the last 15 years and is worse now than ever with a whole land closed and walled up. Add FP to the mix, and I'm sure you'll have people breathlessly talking about how they've 'never seen it so busy' ... and they aren't lying ... they just don't realize how operationally different the MK of 2011 is vs. the MK of 1991.
Oh, and I better not even mention how the proliferation of double-wide strollers and ECVs lead to a very unpleasant experience just trying to navigate around the parks.
menamechris
Well-Known Member
Oh, and I better not even mention how the proliferation of double-wide strollers and ECVs lead to a very unpleasant experience just trying to navigate around the parks.
Truest. Statement. Ever.
Aurora&Phillip
New Member
I read the same during President's Break last year. Yet when I was there I experienced the same as you. There were nights with EMH where it felt like I owned the park because there really was not many people there. It was awesome!
Patrick_Ears
Well-Known Member
We arrive on Sat the day before Easter and we was palnning to go to the MK on that day.... Hmmmm i think we may have to make some changes...... Epcot or maybe DAK could be a good one to visit first.
flavious27
Well-Known Member
I think my wife would divorce me if I had us lining up at MK's front gate at 7 am. I wonder what kind of strain having the park opening at 7am and closing at 3am a night or two each week has on the nightly maintenance.
menamechris
Well-Known Member
Have any of the parks ever been opened that early before? The earliest I ever remember is 8am.
The Empress Lilly
Well-Known Member
Cool.
I wish Disney would extent operating hours more often. It is by far the easiest way to deal with busy periods. Bring back the 1:00 AM closing hours!
I wish Disney would extent operating hours more often. It is by far the easiest way to deal with busy periods. Bring back the 1:00 AM closing hours!
3feethigher
New Member
there will also be 2 showings of the very lovely "celebrate a dream come true parade" that week.... :brick: