Magic Kingdom open till 3am...

[WDW1974]

Anyone going Saturday, it would be nice to hear if Disney has actually decided to keep open ONE QSR so people can find something to eat.

I attempted to do a 3 a.m. morning in May just for the fanboi fun of it, but wound up leaving at 1:20 when I got hungry and EVERY food location INCLUDING CASEY'S was closed.

Absolutely NOT the way you run a theme park.

~GFC~

 

[Cosmic Commando]

I did the 3 AM EMH on May 1 this year; the regular hours crowds weren't too bad, so some late nights sneak in there even when it's not peak crowd levels. It was very interesting: saw long lines for the Pooh characters at 12:30/1, waited 30 mins for Peter Pan at 1:30 because the FP:standby ratio was about 20:1. Saw a woman mad at her crying child coming out of Stitch at 2 AM because she was "being a baby". And I topped it off by entering the Space queue with about 5 seconds to spare before the Fastpass return clock hit 3:00.

 

[Communicore]

I've done 3 AM EMH twice and both times only the extremely packed bakery was open in Main Street and the CM's there were all cranky. I take my hand off to them however for continuing to serve fresh cinnamon rolls!

 

[COProgressFan]

Anyone going Saturday, it would be nice to hear if Disney has actually decided to keep open ONE QSR so people can find something to eat.

I attempted to do a 3 a.m. morning in May just for the fanboi fun of it, but wound up leaving at 1:20 when I got hungry and EVERY food location INCLUDING CASEY'S was closed.

Absolutely NOT the way you run a theme park.

~GFC~

Wow, I always thought Casey's was the last place open?

I actually do get not keeping everything open til 3am during EMH nights, but to not have any food locations open is just crazy. I always thought Casey's was open til the end (or maybe the bakery?) and agree that is terrible to keep the park open with absolutely nowhere to get anything to eat/drink.

 

[ProjectGemini]

Whenever I hear the term Jersey Week, I think of the episode of South Park where they are invaded by people from the Jersey Shore....is that bad? Or accurate?

 

[SMS55]

Wonder if my four-year old could handle staying up 'til 3 AM?

Keep him away from It's a Small World. A few years back we were enjoying Magic Kingdom late. It was almost 1 am and my then 3 year old was still up. I was surprised. We left It's a Small World for last and he passed out on it. If it is empty like others say, have the stroller and take turns with your sgnificant other.

 

[Silver Figment]

I love late night emh at Magic Kingdom; on my trip in january there is emh until 2 in the morning, definitely going to take advantage of them.

 

[Biff215]

I'm a teacher in south Jersey and we went for a long weekend last year. It was busy but nothing too crazy. Actually felt a little less crowded than our summer trips in June. This year could be a little crazier due to Veterans Day creating a 3 day weekend for just about everyone.

As far as a wasted week goes, I can personally say that we worked very hard Monday through Wednesday. No time for movies these days! :lol:

I hope moving our trip to the first weekend in December this year was a good move. We didn't mind the crowds in November, but felt we were missing something as many of the Christmas decorations were going up but not completely operational quite yet.

 

[wdwmagic]

Anyone going Saturday, it would be nice to hear if Disney has actually decided to keep open ONE QSR so people can find something to eat.

I attempted to do a 3 a.m. morning in May just for the fanboi fun of it, but wound up leaving at 1:20 when I got hungry and EVERY food location INCLUDING CASEY'S was closed.

Absolutely NOT the way you run a theme park.

~GFC~

Casey's and Cosmic Ray's will run until 1am.

Then you will have Aloha Isle, Main Street Bakery, Plaza Ice Cream, Sleepy Hollow, Storybook Treats remaining open until 3am.

I would imagine very few people are going to buy actual dinner-type food beyond 1am. Between 1 and 3am I would guess most will be in the snack-only territory.

 

[Scuttle]

I've never done a 3am EMH. I've only done a 2am, but that was still amazing. I can't even imagine how dead MK must be from 2-3am.

 

[heartodisney]

For sure!

Nothing I love more than taking photos of an empty Magic Kingdom!


Walt Disney Gestures Down Main Street, Donald Duck Gestures Towards Cinderella Castle by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment), on Flickr

Great shot sir! I can only hope one night we are lucky enough for times as this! :wave:

 

[R W B]

For my summer trip last July MK had atleast 2 or maybe 3 3am emh that week and my GF and I closed MK each time and still made it up for 8am the next morning. Not to mention I think HS or Epcot had a 1am or 2am close each also. I don't like sleeping on vacations lol.

I will say it makes no sense not to have any late night food options other then sweets. Last July and this past May I had to settle for McDonalds on vacation because MK didn't have any real food options and the resort food court closed at midnight. Thankfully we have our own car their. I understand not having many options available but I think atleast something like Caseys should be open as late as the park.

 

[Aurora79]

I love late night emh at Magic Kingdom; on my trip in january there is emh until 2 in the morning, definitely going to take advantage of them.

Me Too (for MLK day I think??) cant wait