Short day at MK due to 430 close in late January?

[uandmfan]

Hi all

I've seen posters say that short days at MK are great as people tend to avoid the park that day.

We will be at Disney at the end of January and the park is scheduled to close at 430.

I'm sort of tempted to go that day and hope we can get a lot done. BUT we only have 2 MK days, we won't be back in the foreseeable future and we really want to see the fireworks. We also aren't on site.

Anyone have advice/experience to share? Does this mean the other parks are likely to be crazy busy?

TIA

 

[Betty Rohrer]

Hi all

I've seen posters say that short days at MK are great as people tend to avoid the park that day.

We will be at Disney at the end of January and the park is scheduled to close at 430.

I'm sort of tempted to go that day and hope we can get a lot done. BUT we only have 2 MK days, we won't be back in the foreseeable future and we really want to see the fireworks. We also aren't on site.

Anyone have advice/experience to share? Does this mean the other parks are likely to be crazy busy?

TIA

is this date before or after your other MK day planned? if before and fireworks are very important to you I would change days around just in case something would go wrong and cancel fireworks on your other night based on what you stated. but yes lines are usually shorter on short days and other parks that are open later can get busier after MK closes as people hope to another park

 

[SL6827]

Hi all

I've seen posters say that short days at MK are great as people tend to avoid the park that day.

We will be at Disney at the end of January and the park is scheduled to close at 430.

I'm sort of tempted to go that day and hope we can get a lot done. BUT we only have 2 MK days, we won't be back in the foreseeable future and we really want to see the fireworks. We also aren't on site.

Anyone have advice/experience to share? Does this mean the other parks are likely to be crazy busy?

TIA

What day at the end of January?

 

[SkyGuy]

What day at the end of January?

 

[SL6827]

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Employee party perhaps? For years of service.

 

[SkyGuy]

Employee party perhaps? For years of service.

Yes, it’s a cast member party. It was apparently announced back in March.

 

[SL6827]

Wonder if this will make the other parks extremely busy that night?

 

[rhenkt]

I went last year. It was one of my top three favorite days in any theme park, and that includes being a DL pass holder and having been to Tokyo and Paris. I believe it was the lowest crowd day at MK the last two years. Space had a 15 minute wait at 2pm on a sunny 80 degree day. It was truly magical. Not only are wait times almost nonexistent, navigating the park and getting in and out with such ease was almost surreal.

Of course the downside is no fireworks or night activities, but if you can make it work I highly recommend it.

 

[scrappinginontario]

These days cause so many to go to other parks that you can get a lot done in a shorter amount of time! If there is another day watch the fireworks I’d recommend MK this day for sure!

We haven’t been to a park that closes at 4:30 but this summer we did rope drop until our ADR at 4:00 then left after supper even though the park was still open. We had accomplished all we wanted and more and were ready to go.

 

[rhenkt]

Also they'll probably push opening to 8am. We did 7:30 to 3:30 then headed off to Riviera.

 

[Wood Nymph]

I'm sort of tempted to go that day and hope we can get a lot done. BUT we only have 2 MK days, we won't be back in the foreseeable future and we really want to see the fireworks. We also aren't on site.

It's true that MK has very low attendance on days when the park closes early. You can do lots of rides with very short wait times. I love going to MK when it is empty like this. Since you are planning two MK days then I would definitely make one of them this day. You can do all your nighttime activities on your second MK day.

 

[FastPasser.]

Employee party perhaps? For years of service.

Yup, it’s the annual CM Service Award Celebration. It’s only for CMs who have completed their 5th,10th,15th, 20th,25th etc, year of service and it’s an amazing time.

 

[stinkpickle]

I love it when MK closes early. The park is empty on those days.

 

[uandmfan]

You guys have convinced us, we are going to go for it and hope the park opens at 8! I guess we will skip Genie + too and will just try to hit the things without much of a wait. Everything else can be done on our next MK day (we may try Mine Train too as it should have a shorter than normal wait).
Thank you all!

 

[SL6827]

You guys have convinced us, we are going to go for it and hope the park opens at 8! I guess we will skip Genie + too and will just try to hit the things without much of a wait. Everything else can be done on our next MK day (we may try Mine Train too as it should have a shorter than normal wait).
Thank you all!

Haven't made my mind up yet. Considering it very much.

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

One thing to keep in mind is that cast party nights are one of the very few times that rides will close early. They do want to start the party on time, and you may get turned away from some attractions starting at 4 pm or so unless you have a G+ in hand.

 

[chris1212]

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How do you find Park Hours that go out this far yet?

 

[Ann-CA]

How do you find Park Hours that go out this far yet?

This was a specially announced date. I believe other park hours around that time haven’t been released yet.

 

[uandmfan]

How do you find Park Hours that go out this far yet?

The MDE app

 

[scrappinginontario]

Park hours are generally published approx 71 days in advance. As of today (Nov 26) hours are published until Feb 4, 2024.