AndyS2992
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Say Magic Kingdom opens at 9am, Main Street will open to guests at 8am, the welcome show will begin at 8:50am and the ropes blocking off the other lands will drop at 9am.
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New MK welcome show debuts Jan. 9th
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21stamps
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Thank you!
cinderellafan6
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Sorry I think I missed this as well....Where did this news come from?
wdwfan22
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From the official Disney Parks Blog
21stamps
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I'm not a rope drop person. I have done a BOG ppo twice and Early Morning Magic once.i.e. an extra hour for guests to spend $$$
If this was actually to do with guest flow surely they would have done this for the holidays?
Depending on the timings I can foresee no-one waiting near the castle because they will want to be at the entrance to the lands for rope drop and the show getting quietly cut.
Crikey, this forum has made me cynical.
We have never seen the Welcome Show, but it's definitely mandatory at some point. If I'm going at 8am without reservations I would much rather be on Main Street than standing outside of the park!
Starbucks will be wonderful.lol
roj2323
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This was exactly my thoughts. If they can elevate a safety issue and make some cash at the same time, it's a win, win.
JohnD
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i.e. an extra hour for guests to spend $$$
If this was actually to do with guest flow surely they would have done this for the holidays?
Depending on the timings I can foresee no-one waiting near the castle because they will want to be at the entrance to the lands for rope drop and the show getting quietly cut.
Crikey, this forum has made me cynical.
You're right. Yes it does help with the security bottleneck. But they will be in MS. Why not open gift shops and the bakery? $$$
AndyS2992
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The queue for Starbucks will be so long that it will be longer than Main Street itself, I can see it now.
Donaldfan1934
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I say either do it at the train station or just have an announcement like Disneyland does. I understand that the front of the park may have become too overcrowded to continue doing that, but the castle stage is a WAY overused.
Clamman73
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That'll be my new rope drop instead of Mine Train.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
This is actually a smart move. Keeps from the mass bottleneck at the front, and allows guests to spend money earlier (win for Disney), and reduces the stampede.
itsgonnahappen
Member
Didn't Disneyland used to open up Main Street before rope drop? I honestly think it's a good idea. Congestion in the front can get to be a lot, plus from the sound of it, the show itself will better reflect the current main theming of Magic Kingdom (similar to New Fantasyland, Festival of Fantasy, MRFF, etc.).
JohnD
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I'm glad I have a video of the current show but agree.
JohnD
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Don't know but DL doesn't have a lagoon behind the main entrance. For MK, makes sense considering the improvements to security they are working on. Plus guests spending $$$ in MS doesn't hurt.
Cmdr_Crimson
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Yes..They still do this and with their security also being reconfigured it does help getting the guests into the park quicker...