**Disney After Hours - Magic Kingdom** FAQ & Discussion Thread

[focusondisney]

9:40 BTMR: 25 min wait
10:20 7dwarves 35 min wait.

1 hour for 2 rides...3 hour event...crazy. other than waiting for regular park close guests to leave I should not need a plan of attack for this event.

EMM earlier in the week was as advertised. Fantastic.

Wow. That stinks. Hope you send an email & complain.

 

[Lop460]

I was planning on doing this in June if dates are released but with the cost of five of us and if the park is really that busy, I’m not sure if it would be worth it now. That being said, two of us have tickets for the event on March 21 so I’ll guess we’ll see how that goes and make a decision for June, if June dates are even released.

 

[maryj11]

Does anyone know if there is a way to be notified when dates are announced; either through WDW or a site like TP? I’d love to be able to 1. book as soon as possible and 2. Have time to modify my plans as far in advance as possible. Right now, I’m going to keep checking often, but our trip isn’t until November. We have time, but I’m just pre-planning.

Join the crowd. Most of us are waiting for dates to be announced. We go in June and would love to finalize our plans.

 

[amarie]

When I booked, I did so online and the instructions said if I have Magic Bands, I don't need the barcode. I would take your confirmation email (or a screen shot of it) but I wouldn't think you'd need it if it's already connected to your MB.

Thank you! That's what I was thinking but just want to be sure!

Can you see the tickets on your mde account?

Yes, I can see them and they are assigned to each person.

 

[Disney_Ummi]

Hmmm....sounds like I may pass even if they do offer in May.

Me too.

 

[PolyRob]

Since my trip is coming up soon I have been tweaking my plans. I think I have my DAH arrival pretty much set.

The current idea is to eat at the resort around 5/5:30pm and be at MK no later than 7:20pm. I am coming from GF so just one monorail stop away.

I want to meet Mickey and Minnie in their new outfits (with a FP+ from 7:00 - 8:00pm) and then get a prime spot for HEA (one guest has never seen it from inside MK so clear projections are a must!). The show is at 9:15pm so that should hopefully be plenty of time.

After HEA I am going to head right for 7DMT (FP+ from 9:00 - 10:00pm). I am thinking it may be good to get this out of the way rather than waiting for it throughout the night since I’ve been reading some reports of longer waits than the first time I attended and empty cars were being sent through and I rode it 3x in a row with almost no line.

IDK if it would be better to enter through the regular tapstile or the DAH tapstile. We all have APs so its not a problem. I guess it depends on what the line/crowd looks like at the event entrance. I figure if we don’t get our wristbands at the gate we can take turns holding the HEA spot and get our bands.

The night itself is still up in the air. I’m not sure where I want to go after 7DMT. I think it will depend on what we accomplish the previous day in MK.

 

[Haley R]

Since my trip is coming up soon I have been tweaking my plans. I think I have my DAH arrival pretty much set.

The current idea is to eat at the resort around 5/5:30pm and be at MK no later than 7:20pm. I am coming from GF so just one monorail stop away.

I want to meet Mickey and Minnie in their new outfits (with a FP+ from 7:00 - 8:00pm) and then get a prime spot for HEA (one guest has never seen it from inside MK so clear projections are a must!). The show is at 9:15pm so that should hopefully be plenty of time.

After HEA I am going to head right for 7DMT (FP+ from 9:00 - 10:00pm). I am thinking it may be good to get this out of the way rather than waiting for it throughout the night since I’ve been reading some reports of longer waits than the first time I attended and empty cars were being sent through and I rode it 3x in a row with almost no line.

IDK if it would be better to enter through the regular tapstile or the DAH tapstile. We all have APs so its not a problem. I guess it depends on what the line/crowd looks like at the event entrance. I figure if we don’t get our wristbands at the gate we can take turns holding the HEA spot and get our bands.

The night itself is still up in the air. I’m not sure where I want to go after 7DMT. I think it will depend on what we accomplish the previous day in MK.

If you’re not getting there until 7:20 you should be fine going through the event entrance. I doubt there will even be a line by that point since they’ve been letting people in at 6 pm

 

[Nicole Wooldridge]

Does anyone know how many tickets you can buy with a single AP discount?

I am looking for this answer as well!

 

[iujen94]

I am looking for this answer as well!

A total of 4. I’m not sure what would happen if you bought 4 in one transaction and more in another transaction. Might work.

 

[francie57]

Join the crowd. Most of us are waiting for dates to be announced. We go in June and would love to finalize our plans.

We went last Nov. and there were no DAH since they are in full Christmas party mode by then. Since they hold the Christmas party at least 4 times a week they more than likely will not be doing DAH during that time.

 

[francie57]

Does anyone know if there is a way to be notified when dates are announced; either through WDW or a site like TP? I’d love to be able to 1. book as soon as possible and 2. Have time to modify my plans as far in advance as possible. Right now, I’m going to keep checking often, but our trip isn’t until November. We have time, but I’m just pre-planning.

I just posted a reply but it didn't come up under you. Basically we went ladt Nov and the only thing offered is the Christmas party. Don't expect DAH in Nov. since MK closes at least 4 nights a week (if not more) for the Christmas parties. It was a nice event but extremely crowded.

 

[tarak]

Right? Now I have no proof they put snacks in the suitcase... but that was the first thing that came to mind when I saw it. It wasn't huge, but it wasn't a small park bag either. Hard shell carry on sized suitcase on wheels!

I would have had the same thought. If snacks are included in the cost of the ticket, you're not likely to bring a suitcase filled with dinner into the part.

If they extend the dates to June, I might get two tickets for my oldest and her friend. We've been several times, but this will be her friend's first time and I wanted to give them something they could do on their own without the 7-year-old around. We've done the early morning magic, and I have the TSL version booked one day of the week. I'll keep checking back for reviews, but it seems to have value for what they'd want to do (they won't care that much about multiple rides on the mine train, for example).

 

[Iowamomof4]

I just posted a reply but it didn't come up under you. Basically we went ladt Nov and the only thing offered is the Christmas party. Don't expect DAH in Nov. since MK closes at least 4 nights a week (if not more) for the Christmas parties. It was a nice event but extremely crowded.

But they DID offer DAH last year during party season.

 

[francie57]

But they DID offer DAH last year during party season.

They only did one - the Monday after Thanksgiving. They offered 10 Christmas parties in Nov though. We are going in Nov again and would love some DAH dates but not counting on it due to past history. We are going in May and still hope for dates but not counting on that either since they seem to skip May for some reason. With all parks currently listed to close at 9 in May it would be nice to have that option.

 

[NickC]

I just posted a reply but it didn't come up under you. Basically we went ladt Nov and the only thing offered is the Christmas party. Don't expect DAH in Nov. since MK closes at least 4 nights a week (if not more) for the Christmas parties. It was a nice event but extremely crowded.

Oh, I didn’t think of that. Good point. We plan on doing the Christmas party at least once. We normally go in August and October, so we’ve never done the party.

 

[Haley R]

They only did one - the Monday after Thanksgiving. They offered 10 Christmas parties in Nov though. We are going in Nov again and would love some DAH dates but not counting on it due to past history. We are going in May and still hope for dates but not counting on that either since they seem to skip May for some reason. With all parks currently listed to close at 9 in May it would be nice to have that option.

I know you're talking about November, but they had one December 3 and December 10, too (which is in party season). It's definitely possible for DAH during party time.

 

[mcurrence]

I know you're talking about November, but they had one December 3 and December 10, too (which is in party season). It's definitely possible for DAH during party time.

They also squeezed one (the only in September) on 9/20 between two Halloween parties

 

[MouseTriper]

I bought my tickets from Tickets at work. I was able to add the hard tickets to my MDE by entering the ticket numbers on the backs of the cards. But even if I hadn’t, the card is a hard ticket so that should work at the tap styles.

Edit: mine also have a 2017 date on the back, I assume that was when the physical cards were made.

Thank you.

 

[iujen94]

When I went to do my daily check for DAH dates, I got the attached message.

Maybe because they are adding new dates???? I’m getting that message for all ticketing but not FPs, dining or resorts, so it’s not a normal system-wise MDE problem.

 

[counselormom]

When I went to do my daily check for DAH dates, I got the attached message.

Maybe because they are adding new dates???? I’m getting that message for all ticketing but not FPs, dining or resorts, so it’s not a normal system-wise MDE problem.

I noticed that too ! Fingers crossed