After-hours: How will "clearing" out the riff raff work, particularly if you're in line?

[tentaguasu]

(Just to be clear, I'm riff raff. No way I can afford $150 for an additional 3 hours. Anyway... )

I assume they will clear out people using the "if you're not wearing the right wrist band you get escorted out" method like at other hard ticket events.

But what happens if you're in line at an attraction at closing time? I understood that in most cases you're fine as long as you're in line before official closing time - you get to ride. I was counting on jumping into the 7DMT line right before closing, figuring that it was the best way to guarantee I'd ride without cutting into my other touring too much.

So what happens at hard ticket events? Can you still get in line right before closing? Even if wait time is 90 minutes or something?

I can't imagine them pulling you out of line, or closing the line early.

Yet I also can't imagine them allowing riff raff like me to clog up the line when the After Hours guests are paying (presumably) to have really short lines.

Anyone know or have an educated guess on how this will work?

 

[mom2rtk]

Lots of guesses. But I imagine nobody will know for sure until the first event is held.

I can't imagine being happy paying $150 and having crowds still clear through for the first of 3 late hours.

I also can't imagine paying for a full day's ticket and not being allowed in line until the last minute as has previously been the case.

Stay tuned for one side to be complaining.

 

[MakiraMarlena]

For the hard ticket parties? Yes, you can get in the standby line as long as you get in that line before 7. (However, last year they cancelled any fastpass times past 6:30)

How will the late night events handle that? Don't know. There's a few ways they could handle it. They could let event participants go through the fastpass line until the lines die down, for example. They could also cut off the line. No way to know until the first party.

 

[wilkeliza]

For the hard ticket parties? Yes, you can get in the standby line as long as you get in that line before 7. (However, last year they cancelled any fastpass times past 6:30)

How will the late night events handle that? Don't know. There's a few ways they could handle it. They could let event participants go through the fastpass line until the lines die down, for example.

I think you have a point. Most e ticket rides have 2 load areas. What will probably happen is all event goers get to go through Fastpass thus skipping the regular line people until the park is cleared. Then those who don't have event credentials will be lead straight out of the park as soon as their last ride is over.

 

[tentaguasu]

I think you have a point. Most e ticket rides have 2 load areas. What will probably happen is all event goers get to go through Fastpass thus skipping the regular line people until the park is cleared. Then those who don't have event credentials will be lead straight out of the park as soon as their last ride is over.

This actually makes a lot of sense. Though the dynamics would be strange - I wonder how long it would take for the standby line to run through if you essentially have a group of people with unlimited fastpass!

 

[Jennasis]

Allegedly, they aren't clearing out the park. Only partygoers will be allowed on the rides but they'll be allowing others to stay in the park to shop

 

[WEDWDW]

Allegedly, they aren't clearing out the park. Only partygoers will be allowed on the rides but they'll be allowing others to stay in the park to shop

Info given to Travel Agents today:

"Guests will not have “exclusive” access to the party for approximately the first hour of the event due to park-clear method."

 

[MakiraMarlena]

yep, according to the travel agent info, they will be clearing the park. Just not immediately.

 

[scrapquitler]

But what happens if you're in line at an attraction at closing time? I understood that in most cases you're fine as long as you're in line before official closing time - you get to ride. I was counting on jumping into the 7DMT line right before closing, figuring that it was the best way to guarantee I'd ride without cutting into my other touring too much.

That's how it works at the MNSSHP and MVMCP. I assume this will be the same.

 

[Mikie]

I imagine the one hour they told travel agents was precisely to let day guests finish the ride they got in line for just prior to regular park close time and make their way out. Someone dais a CM told them day guests would be allowed to shop, but not to enter any ride lines. I figure you'll have to scan for every ride once the After Dark hours begin and your lines will shorten, but day guests won't necessarily be push-broomed out of the park, they'll just naturally exit when there's nothing left for them to do.

 

[Quellman]

I imagine the one hour they told travel agents was precisely to let day guests finish the ride they got in line for just prior to regular park close time and make their way out. Someone dais a CM told them day guests would be allowed to shop, but not to enter any ride lines. I figure you'll have to scan for every ride once the After Dark hours begin and your lines will shorten, but day guests won't necessarily be push-broomed out of the park, they'll just naturally exit when there's nothing left for them to do.

And by the last hour they won't scan your band any more because everyone will have already left.

 

[Jadyreen1282]

Riff Raff!!!!! I resemble that statement

 

[drp4video]

When they had E ride nights years ago, which is basically the same thing only it was just $12.00, you checked in at various locations and got a special wrist band. Once E Ride nights started, if you didn't have the band but were in line right before, you could ride. After the E Ride time started, only those with the bands could get in line. But those without the bands could stay in the parks and shop or eat, you just couldn't ride. Assume this will be similar?

 

[acresse]

This new event sounds exactly like what the original E ticket nights were like back in the late 90's - early 2000 era. Back then if you were staying in a Disney resort, you could pay an amount, I can't remember how much, and have 3 hours extra in the park. This later morphed into extra magic hours, and the fee was dropped.

During the E ticket events, no one was kicked out of line, if they were in the line before the park closed. No one was removed from the park, if they didn't have a wrist band. You were only denied ride access, after the park was officially closed.

I am not positive, but It sounds like this event will be almost the same. I think the price is a bit steep, but the E ticket nights were much better than the EMH, MVMCP, and MNSSP because the number of tickets available was much smaller. I have amazing character pictures from these events, and some great park pics, including one where I am the only person visable on Main st. with the castle in the background .

 

[anneboleyn]

Do you think guests without the special wrist bands will get to meet any characters that may be there?

 

[siskaren]

Do you think guests without the special wrist bands will get to meet any characters that may be there?

Not if they're exclusive to the event.

 

[minniemous]

At the Christmas party we jumped in the 7DMT at 7pm. The CM told as long as you are in line by that time you are fine to stay as long as it takes to ride....that line flew! I could not believe how fast that line went, we were riding in about 20 minutes and that was with the time we took to slow down and play the cue games because we had never seen them since we always do fast pass.

When we got off there were some CM's directing everyone without a wrist band out. I have been to the Christmas Party and Halloween party that same trip so we were not trying to be sneaky and stay for the party but I have to wonder if anyone has successfully stayed for a party without a band because the CM's are all over you even if you are making your way to the gate. They seem to do a really good job at it.

 

[DisneyGuy]

for $150.00 a person, they better be doing A LOT better than a typical party night. The lines at attractions would need to be VERY short in order for this to be worthwhile - and even then....I don't know.

 

[Delirium]

for $150.00 a person, they better be doing A LOT better than a typical party night. The lines at attractions would need to be VERY short in order for this to be worthwhile - and even then....I don't know.

Realistically, what can they do any different. If someone gets into line at 1 minute before the park closes, their policy has always been to let them ride. If they start closing lines early, then I think they would have a mutiny from the regular guests.

 

[MikeTaylor]

Just learned that if you buy this ticket, you can check into the Magic Kingdom at 7:00PM. So, depending on park closings (10PM on 4/28 and 5/5 and 11PM on 4/14, 4/21, 5/8, 5/12, and 5/19), you can be in the park for a total of 6 hours or 7 hours.

This is a great option for 3rd shifters wanting to enjoy the park on their first day; I believe the price should be comparable to a regular 12-hour day park ticket, but they're supplying ice cream and sodas (so, there's where the extra $25 comes from).