DCA hours?

[pinksand]

Hi all. We are going to DCA this weekend and the park hours are 10A-10P. But according to the DCA website, there is a second WOC show at 10:15, which is after the park closes? Or is the Disney website wrong? I am confused.

 

[summer0407]

The time is correct the park will essentially close but anyone that has a WOC pass will be able to view it, all other attractions will be closed though. Have fun!

 

[PinkBudgie]

You should be lining up in your color area between 9-9:30 anyway depending on how anxious you are to get a certain spot.

 

[HydroGuy]

Hi all. We are going to DCA this weekend and the park hours are 10A-10P. But according to the DCA website, there is a second WOC show at 10:15, which is after the park closes? Or is the Disney website wrong? I am confused.

If you have not done so you might want to read through the "World of Color Superthread" www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=37986447

When is World of Color?

Here is a link[/URL] to the DLR entertainment schedule. Opened in June 2010, the first summer WOC showed three times a night at 9:00, 10:15 and 11:15. DCA hours were extended to 11PM each night.

Now that we are into 2011 and can look back over the year, Disney is using the following basic schedule:

o High-Season and Weekends (Fri/Sat/Sun) Year Round - twice nightly at 9:00 and 10:15 (some winter nights it shows at 8:00 and 9:15) - DCA often closes at 10PM on these nights but the second show still runs

o Off-Season Weeknights (Mon-Thurs) - 8:15 - DCA often closes at 8PM on these nights but the show still runs

Again, use the above as a guide far in advance but check the DLR calendar for actual schedules as the dates gets closer.

Note that when DL and DCA "close" that does not mean everyone is forced to leave by that time. The parks actually stay open at least one hour extra for shopping (even when there are no shows like WOC). The rides keep running for everyone in line but the queues are closed. The restaurants which are still open keep serving but stop taking new customers. Guests are still in the parks for at least an hour.

 

[pinksand]

Thanks, but I'm not going to World of Color. Just confused why it seems to start 15 minutes after the park officially closes. This happened to us a couple weeks ago too - we were at DCA, the park hours were 10 to 10 but as we were leaving at 9:45PM we saw people lined up for the next WOC show. At the time we assumed we were wrong about the park closing at 10P, but now that I see the hours on the Disney website, they clearly have a 10:15P show after closing at 10P. It's just confusing, that's all. Thanks.