CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
They still are. Not when Disney initially publishes the times, but they're routinely extended back to what you're describing from the "old days."
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Paint the night is not moving to Disney World. Stop bumping this.
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10 years ago is not the old days. I welcome you to visit @wdwmagic park hours page which show the steady decline in park hours. You unfortunately, do not know what it used to be like. Should I even mention the party nights and upcharge events which even further limit access to the parks?
GiveMeTheMusic
Well-Known Member
MSEP is truly, deeply embarrassing at this point. Its much-hyped 2017 Disneyland "return" was met with indifference by DL guests, and rightly so. It's done.
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
10 years ago Animal Kingdom closed at 6.
10 years ago you could be in the MK till 3AM multiple times a week. What’s your point?
mikejs78
Premium Member
Really? I remember 1 evenkng EMH per week 10 years ago... Yes, it was 3 hours instead of the current 2, but each week had 1 evening EMH and one morning EMH per week.
2 Evening and 1 morning. 2012 was the last year before it was scaled backed to 1 evening.
spectromagic04
Well-Known Member
That will probably never happen again as management doesn’t think it’s necessary to stay open that late. 11pm seems to be the new normal close for MK during the summer. Although I worked many 2am emh shifts last summer so it does stay open late but not often.
Hotel occupancy is doing very well so the original purpose of the EMH is no longer applicable. So they were cut with minimal complaints.
Parks attendence is doing very well so there is no reason to extend operating hours. So operating hours were scaled back with little impact and complaints.
Also I think Historical operating hours put the average at 10 pm closes. Figure in the additional party nights in August and there are less and less hours.
Is Epcot open until 11pm every night through the summer (like it used to be)?
huwar18
Well-Known Member
I agree the parade has become junky the last so many years. However, it was still a night time parade. I think people would take an old broken down night time parade than no night time parade. I feel like guest are owed a good night time parade every night. Especially, for the cost of park tickets....but Disney doesn't care.
mikejs78
Premium Member
I'm not sure that's fair. If they didn't care they wouldn't be working on a new parade. It's a bit complicated by the fact that, by my understanding (it could be wrong) the iteration of MSEP that was last in WDW actually was on loan from Disneyland resort, and they asked for it back. WDW hasn't had its own parade since SpectroMagic fell apart.
GlacierGlacier
Well-Known Member
Because then they also have to pay two additional hours of labor. At some point the marginal revenue product of labor starts decreasing, which Disney has decided starts at 9 on these dates.
Also, employees aren't too fond of staying much later than they already have to. Earlier closing means happier employees.
MK in general is more busy these days. But it's a good thing they designed HEA to spread the crowds out around the park and not have to jam into the hub and Main Street to see... Oh wait...
Disney Analyst
Well-Known Member
I'm sure hours will increase once GOTG opens and the new night show, and an actual ride in France.
peter11435
Well-Known Member
Each new MK fireworks show has become more “hub centric,” so demand in the hub has increased. They created their own problem.