LIkelihood of parade/fireworks Jan 9-11 (Tues-Thurs)

[iheartglaciers]

I'm a WDW passholder and haven't been to DLR in a long time... we're looking at going Jan 9-11, but I didn't realize fireworks aren't necessarily a nightly thing there. I don't think anything has been announced, but I'm wondering the likelihood of fireworks and the parade on those days.

Since they're weekdays during a non-peak time, is it right that most likely fireworks won't run Jan 9-11? And they haven't announced anything about the Magic Happens parade returning, but is it likely that won't be up and running so soon after the last day of the holiday parade (which is Jan 7, two days before our trip)?

It looks like World of Color will be down for refurbishment, so that's a bummer about the fireworks and parade.

I just want to manage expectations among our group, and possibly decide if we should reschedule our trip. Thanks!

 

[Federalist45]

It looks like it will be a very dead zone. Parades usually have a 10 - 14 day ramp up time, while cast rehearses.

If you want to be cynical, Disney has a captive audience for the races that weekend and MLK Holiday. They can take as much as they want offline and the park should be full.

If you want to be charitable, the demands of the race weekend on cast performing jobs they don't usually perform justify stripping the park back.

Here's hoping they delay the closures of both Haunted Mansion and Small World beyond the MLK weekend. From what I've seen, no WOC, no Plaza Inn Minnie Breakfast, no Blue Bayou. Though it's speculation, no fireworks and parade feels very likely to me.

The daily calendar will reach your dates in 8 or 9 days.

 

[starlite_]

98% chance that there will be no fireworks or parade. Maybe the projections show? I don't know if that starts that early in the year tho.

 

[iheartglaciers]

Here's hoping they delay the closures of both Haunted Mansion and Small World beyond the MLK weekend. From what I've seen, no WOC, no Plaza Inn Minnie Breakfast, no Blue Bayou. Though it's speculation, no fireworks and parade feels very likely to me.

The daily calendar will reach your dates in 8 or 9 days.

Thank you both! I figured that was likely the case, but wanted to confirm it with some regulars. And that explains why I couldn't make a Blue Bayou reservation!

 

[mom2rtk]

Thank you both! I figured that was likely the case, but wanted to confirm it with some regulars. And that explains why I couldn't make a Blue Bayou reservation!

Something is definitely up with Blue Bayou during that time. The 7th through the 12th is marked as "unavailable" on the website. I've been following it here:

https://www.disboards.com/threads/blue-bayou-early-january-whats-up.3933891/page-2

 

[mom2rtk]

So pretty much no entertainment most of that week?