Christmas Eve at MK

[JayhawkFans]

I am trying to pull together our "final" plans for next week and am starting to get spooked. I knew Magic Kingdom would be busy on Christmas Eve but wasn't anticipating being turned away due to capacity crowds. With that as a probability .. is it unlikely to think we can arrive around 12:30 p.m. and plan to stay until the wee hours of the morning. We will have 4 adults, 1 teen and a 2 yr old (in a stroller). We are staying off site at Wyndham so Disney transportation is not an option.

I have FP secured for BTMRR, 7DMT and HM that afternoon starting at 1:30. I also booked an ADR for BOG at 5:50 p.m. Now I'm wondering if it is not advisable to even attempt the MK on Christmas Eve ..

We plan to spend a good portion of the 23rd at the MK and also the evening of the 21st after 'Ohana so maybe I should make sure to do all we can on those days and forget the 24th?

 

[Grumpy92]

Good chance MK will have reached capacity by noon that day. During this week it is usually full by 10am at the latest. Since you are not at a "Disney resort" you are not guaranteed entry.
For Xmas eve I would make other plans.

 

[JayhawkFans]

Can we expect that on the 23rd the MK will also be at capacity by mid morning!

 

[saskdw]

Can we expect that on the 23rd the MK will also be at capacity by mid morning!

No, i would be very surprised if that happened on the 23rd.

Easywdw only has the overall crowd level as 8 for the 23rd and MK is the predicted slow park that day.

Like I said earlier we will be going to MK on the 23rd. We don't plan on being there until afternoon and aren't worried about it. It will be busy, but not quite at the crazy level that will exist from the 25th onward.

 

[o0quirkygirl0o]

With your dining reservation you have a slightly higher chance of getting in if the park does go into phases of closure.

Parking will be the real concern. Even if the park itself doesn't go into closure, the parking lot might fill up. Plan extra time in for the possibility of parking at Epcot and taking the monorail over to the TTC.

You know, it might be perfectly fine. It might not. If you really want to go to MK on that day, then go ahead and try it. If it doesn't work out, I'm sure guest relations can work with you to change your fastpasses and waive the dining reservation fee.

 

[scard192]

With your dining reservation you have a slightly higher chance of getting in if the park does go into phases of closure.

Parking will be the real concern. Even if the park itself doesn't go into closure, the parking lot might fill up. Plan extra time in for the possibility of parking at Epcot and taking the monorail over to the TTC.

You know, it might be perfectly fine. It might not. If you really want to go to MK on that day, then go ahead and try it. If it doesn't work out, I'm sure guest relations can work with you to change your fastpasses and waive the dining reservation fee.

having an ADR has no effect on getting into the park if there is a closure.

 

[pad406]

having an ADR has no effect on getting into the park if there is a closure.

With an In-Park ADR you are treated the same as a resort guest, so they'll get in unless it's a phase 4

 

[DVCkidsMOM]

Is there a way to track closure phases? We are resort guests with ADRs and FP+s, so fare slightly better than OP; but our itinerary sounds nearly identical to OP...

 

[pad406]

As a resort guest you will be among the last to be locked out. I've never heard of anything to track phases of closure, best thing is ask at your resort before you leave, or a CM if you're out an about

 

[o0quirkygirl0o]

having an ADR has no effect on getting into the park if there is a closure.

Actually, because they are not staying on property the only thing that will be in their favor is the dining reservation. That will let them in until the park reaches phase 4 closure. And, at that point, nobody is getting in.

If they were staying on property, the ADR would be moot. But, because they aren't, it becomes applicable.