Magic Kingdom to open for 24 hours on Memorial Day Weekend to kick off a Monstrous Summer

[WaltsWorld]

Holy moly. That is my first week of work at the MK. Super excited to see what kind of crazy hours I get because I am the low man on the totem pole...

 

[RyenDeckard]

Just did and...wow. You're right. My apologies. Company ID's are, at the moment, apparently going to be blocked that night. Holy moly.

That's just...really low and tacky. I'm glad I have a comp ticket I can use.

Just wanted to point out that Universal has never blocked Employee's from entering the parks.

 

[JafarMaleficent]

Just wanted to point out that Universal has never blocked Employee's from entering the parks.

Yes they have. Last year Kelly Clarkson concert. Unless you were in already and worked before you didn't get in. They weren't allowing Team Members in at the front. At least as far as I can remember.

 

[Next Big Thing]

Yes they have. Last year Kelly Clarkson concert. Unless you were in already and worked before you didn't get in. They weren't allowing Team Members in at the front. At least as far as I can remember.

The point still stands. Team Members are allowed in for Halloween Horror Nights as well, which Disney would never allow if they ever had such a prestigious Halloween event, seeing as they block CM's from MNSSHP and MVMCP...

 

[Eeyore]

The point still stands. Team Members are allowed in for Halloween Horror Nights as well, which Disney would never allow if they ever had such a prestigious Halloween event, seeing as they block CM's from MNSSHP and MVMCP...

Can you imagine the chaos if Disney allowed their nearly 60,000 Central Florida based cast to attend the hard ticket events for free.

 

[joanna71985]

This stinks that CMs are blocked out. Oh well- good thing for comp tickets

 

[71jason]

Can you imagine the chaos if Disney allowed their nearly 60,000 Central Florida based cast to attend the hard ticket events for free.

Yes, only because I saw Leap Day last year.

 

[RyenDeckard]

Yes they have. Last year Kelly Clarkson concert. Unless you were in already and worked before you didn't get in. They weren't allowing Team Members in at the front. At least as far as I can remember.

There's a difference between "Oh we hit capacity block out annual passes and employees" and "Oh hey, it might be busy...let's block out employees from entering"

 

[Crazydisneyfanluke]

Has anyone heard any information on the schedule for the day? would it be similar to leap day last year? and what kind of other entertainment would be there? besides the ones announced.
i know for a fact there will be a dance party involved.

 

[asianway]

Has anyone heard any information on the schedule for the day? would it be similar to leap day last year? and what kind of other entertainment would be there? besides the ones announced.
i know for a fact there will be a dance party involved.

Im gonna guess that will be this Fridays LTM announcement - more details

 

[jakeman]

i know for a fact there will be a dance party involved.

Knowing that Disney is going to have a dance party somewhere in the park is like saying that Casey's has hotdogs.

It's really just a given.

 

[wdwmagic]

All the details for the upcoming Monstrous Summer All-Nighter at the Magic Kingdom

 

[WeekendGM]

Nothing on transportation yet?

 

[openendedsky]

Pretty excited about this, now. I won't be able to be there until eight PM, at the very least, but it'll kick off my vacation.

 

[NowInc]

I'll be there from around 9pm until I pretty much can't handle any more. Good to at least see that there are a few "quick nap" attractions open all night

 

[asianway]

No dwarfs? I thought for sure theyd toss out the dwarfs <--not literally of course

 

[Zummi Gummi]

No sunrise performance of Celebrate the Magic? Last year they did The Magic, The Memories, and You right before they closed.

Between that and the fact that Space and Splash are both closing well before 6 AM, they seem like they're trying to encourage most guests to leave before 6.

 

[EmmabaRose]

We are going to be there, from at least 8pm until we drop! We are not so worried about how much we manage to do, after a looong sleep afterwards, finance has a surprise planned that has us back in MK at 5pm on the 25th and we I'll stay for the weekend closing time then too. So anything we don't hit on the 24 hr we can easily go back for then. We just want to be there for this awesome event. When am I gonna next get the oppurtunity to watch MSEP at 1am!? That and Wishes are my only must do's that night. I think once you accept that it's more about the atmosphere than how many rides you hit up the stress really goes out of it.

To those saying it is nothing special or unique. It is for some of us. I wasn't even aware of one more Disney day when that happened, I wasn't involved in the community the way I am now. I have never done anything like this before and I for one am completelymexcitednto experience it.

 

[Crazydisneyfanluke]

Here is Disney's website that has the full day without the special events.
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/calendars/magic-kingdom/2013-05-24/#timeofday=allday

 

[joanna71985]

No sunrise performance of Celebrate the Magic? Last year they did The Magic, The Memories, and You right before they closed.

Between that and the fact that Space and Splash are both closing well before 6 AM, they seem like they're trying to encourage most guests to leave before 6.

They closed early last time too