2nd MK Day on a Party Day?

[shaycamp21]

Based on the fact that last year's first MNSSHP was on Aug 9 I am assuming this year's will be Aug 8 which were planning on doing our 2nd MK day (on our 1st Day in MK we are hoping to do the fireworks and parade if it has started by our trip dates). We are not attending the MNSSHP party but was wondering if it would be a good day to still go to MK and if there would be lighter crowds overall since the park closes at 6 (we have hoppers so can do another park in the evening). Does anyone have first hand experience going on a party day and if infact crowds were lighter? Not sure whether to keep this as our 2nd MK day or do another day?

 

[WinterSolider]

Yes, party days are often much lighter than non-party days, especially early in the season like August for Halloween.

Just plan to leave the park before the party guests are admitted because there will be an hour or two where the day guests and party guests will overlap, and it's a bit chaotic.

I wouldn't do it for my ONLY Magic Kingdom day on a trip because I like Magic Kingdom at night, but for a second day it's a great idea.

 

[CaroM8]

We did that last year! Went to MK on a party day and it was super quiet! We purposely booked a dinner res at CRT at 5:45PM, when we were done around 7 they walked us out of the park as the party had already started. It wasn't like they pushed us out though, a cast member walked with us super casually all the way to the exit (even let us stop a couple of times for pictures).
The whole day, most rides were walk ons - 7DMT was a 25mins wait, which is great! We had hopper as well so in the evening popped over to HS for Fantasmic. Awesome day!
Super recommend going on a party day.

 

[MsNewsradio]

We're doing that for our second MK date so that we can take advantage of the lower crowds. Crowd levels drop significantly on party dates because folks not doing the parties don't want to be kicked out of MK at 6pm, miss fireworks, etc.