It may be worth your time to dig for some threads on the Christmas party. I can't speak for AH events from personal experience yet, but I can tell you that whether an MK holiday party is right for you really, really depends on what you want to get out of it. From the standpoint of getting to see special entertainment, a different parade, characters in special outfits, etc., it's great. However, if your priority is short lines for rides you will probably be disappointed by the Christmas party.
We're going to the Jan 30th one, and same story - park hours are 9-8pm. Unless they get extended (which probably isn't likely for January), then we're looking at an hour of time that we can be in the park but not riding anything. According to some other posters, I remember reading that the time between when the park closes and when event starts, the rides aren't letting anyone on. This seems like a lot of time to just hang around, and really cuts down on the amount of rides we could *potentially* fit into that extra hour.
We're going to the Jan 30th one, and same story - park hours are 9-8pm. Unless they get extended (which probably isn't likely for January), then we're looking at an hour of time that we can be in the park but not riding anything. According to some other posters, I remember reading that the time between when the park closes and when event starts, the rides aren't letting anyone on. This seems like a lot of time to just hang around, and really cuts down on the amount of rides we could *potentially* fit into that extra hour.
You don’t have to leave, around 6:30-7 you can go to the Discovery Trading Company ( the store to the right of the Tree of Life) and cast members are standing outside and check you in, gjve you your wrist band and then you are set to go.
Hopefully you may get lucky. In May when we went the park closed at 8:30, AH started at 9. They let no regular park guest get in line after 8:30 on the dot, but at Expedition Everest they let all AH people into the fast pass line starting at 8:30. We rode it 5 or 6 times in a row with no wait before the party officially even started, which left us regular party time to concentrate on FOP.We're going to the Jan 30th one, and same story - park hours are 9-8pm. Unless they get extended (which probably isn't likely for January), then we're looking at an hour of time that we can be in the park but not riding anything. According to some other posters, I remember reading that the time between when the park closes and when event starts, the rides aren't letting anyone on. This seems like a lot of time to just hang around, and really cuts down on the amount of rides we could *potentially* fit into that extra hour.
This would be absolutely ideal. Definitely don’t mind riding Everest 6 times in a row! Thanks for you experience. Here’s to hoping it’s similar in January!
Mickey and Minnie will be in their usual location during AH
You definitely can. Thats exactly what I did. I entered at 7 and went to the safari. I also got in around 6:45-6:50 so not a strict 7. Likely whenever they set up to let people in.
