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

[cindianne320]

I'm going tomorrow, too! Hoping for great weather, as last year when I was there in May, it rained/poured EVERY day- not just an afternoon shower.

 

[ArielSRL]

I'm in for June 13th. Leaving the family behind and going with a friend, who is also leaving her family behind!

 

[sfbank]

Booked for August 8th. The only one being offered while we are there so had to do it of course.

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

Are the photopass photographers out during this event? I would love to get some shots with my parents if possible. My parents are 74 and 80 and I'm never sure if they will be able to come with us again.

Yep they are. They’re mostly just on Main Street but some people have been able to do the tangled picture during the event

The Tangled photo op was part of the May 9th event .

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Reminder, if you’re doing the Villains After Hours this summer, don’t forget to log your dates on the date poll!

Magic Kingdom “Villains After Hours” Summer 2019 Date Poll

 

[Ariel1147]

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I think at 30 days you should be able to make 3 FPs. But I have to admit I’m not sure, since I’ve never had that same scenario. Having just a specialty ticket is different from a regular pass, so maybe that’s the difference in what you see?

That's what I was thinking (it's different since it's a special event ticket vs a regular ticket). I guess I'll find out in 30 days lol

 

[Daisy1940]

I’m not sure how to get this review added to the list. Please let me know if I need to do this another way.

Attended the May 9 MK DAH. We walked straight on to all rides except SDMT and Space Mt, which were both about 7-10 minute waits. We were offered re-rides on most attractions except these two. Little Mermaid was down which we did plan to ride but wasn’t a big deal as we rode it another day. I did check the Disney website around 4:00 that day and tickets were still available.

The crowds were much lighter than I anticipated. One thing I thought was odd was that all rides used the regular queue. I can totally understand doing this if the event is more crowded to give the illusion of no wait but it was totally unnecessary for this evening and just took away time we could have been doing more attractions. The only ride not doing this was Peter Pan, and that is the only one that we wanted to use the full queue for! LOL

Overall the event was wonderful and I highly recommend it. It is 100% worth the money (especially since we got the pass holder rate) and we will be doing this again. My husband and I both thought this is a great alternative to a day ticket and would be a great option for a family who wanted a relaxed day at the resort then get to the park at 7. The only let down were the snack kiosks which didn’t open until around 10:15 and all seemed to be closed around 12:45. We really wanted a drink and Mickey bar for the road and couldn’t get one as the kiosks were closing up. We were told there would be more open as we walked out of the park but there weren’t and we left empty handed.

We ate dinner at the wave and valet parked with our tables in wonderland. This was great as we stayed offsite and we were in and out of the event very quickly.

9:25 arrived at MK and got wristbands right away.
Buzz with FP booked during dinner
People mover
Buzz
Buzz again. Park closing
10:00 event start
Tried to get a snack but kiosk not open for event
Pirates of the Caribbean
Tried to get snacks at a different kiosk but they were not open for the event yet
BTMRR - both sides running
Snack break
Splash Mountain
Bathroom break
Haunted mansion
Peter Pan
SDMT
SDMT again
Snack break
Tried to ride little mermaid but it was closed
Space Mountain
Astro Orbiter
SDMT
Peter Pan
Lantern photo (no wait, there had been a bit of a line when we walked by earlier in the evening)
BTMRR
12:45-tried to get another snack but the kiosk was closing. No other kiosks open from Adventureland to park exit.
Left park and walked to Contemporary. We got our car, drove to Kissimmee, and were in bed by 1:35.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

I’m not sure how to get this review added to the list. Please let me know if I need to do this another way.

You don’t have to do anything, I’ll get it added next time I’m at a real computer. I sometimes fall behind, but usually try to catch up once a week (or so). Thanks for stopping by with your detailed report!

 

[Haley R]

Reminder, if you’re doing the Villains After Hours this summer, don’t forget to log your dates on the date poll!

Magic Kingdom “Villains After Hours” Summer 2019 Date Poll

I'm sure I'll be adding a date sometime later this summer

 

[dachsie]

I’m not sure how to get this review added to the list. Please let me know if I need to do this another way.

Attended the May 9 MK DAH. We walked straight on to all rides except SDMT and Space Mt, which were both about 7-10 minute waits. We were offered re-rides on most attractions except these two. Little Mermaid was down which we did plan to ride but wasn’t a big deal as we rode it another day. I did check the Disney website around 4:00 that day and tickets were still available.

The crowds were much lighter than I anticipated. One thing I thought was odd was that all rides used the regular queue. I can totally understand doing this if the event is more crowded to give the illusion of no wait but it was totally unnecessary for this evening and just took away time we could have been doing more attractions. The only ride not doing this was Peter Pan, and that is the only one that we wanted to use the full queue for! LOL

Overall the event was wonderful and I highly recommend it. It is 100% worth the money (especially since we got the pass holder rate) and we will be doing this again. My husband and I both thought this is a great alternative to a day ticket and would be a great option for a family who wanted a relaxed day at the resort then get to the park at 7. The only let down were the snack kiosks which didn’t open until around 10:15 and all seemed to be closed around 12:45. We really wanted a drink and Mickey bar for the road and couldn’t get one as the kiosks were closing up. We were told there would be more open as we walked out of the park but there weren’t and we left empty handed.

We ate dinner at the wave and valet parked with our tables in wonderland. This was great as we stayed offsite and we were in and out of the event very quickly.

9:25 arrived at MK and got wristbands right away.
Buzz with FP booked during dinner
People mover
Buzz
Buzz again. Park closing
10:00 event start
Tried to get a snack but kiosk not open for event
Pirates of the Caribbean
Tried to get snacks at a different kiosk but they were not open for the event yet
BTMRR - both sides running
Snack break
Splash Mountain
Bathroom break
Haunted mansion
Peter Pan
SDMT
SDMT again
Snack break
Tried to ride little mermaid but it was closed
Space Mountain
Astro Orbiter
SDMT
Peter Pan
Lantern photo (no wait, there had been a bit of a line when we walked by earlier in the evening)
BTMRR
12:45-tried to get another snack but the kiosk was closing. No other kiosks open from Adventureland to park exit.
Left park and walked to Contemporary. We got our car, drove to Kissimmee, and were in bed by 1:35.

I had dinner at the Wave that nite too. I was seated near the wedding party.

 

[L&Lfan]

We’ll be there tomorrow. Starting out with dinner at bluezoo at 5; then taking the bus over to MK. Hoping to make it til 1.

 

[pugbug]

Quick question (and probably silly), I’m going to the event tomorrow. How do I make sure I’m using my event ticket and not a regular park ticket? I have one day left on my park hopper and I’m not using it tomorrow. I’m just afraid I’ll scan my band and it’ll use my last park hopper instead of the event ticket. Does that make sense?

 

[mommajo143]

I’m torn by what to think here.

...On the other hand, DAH sell-out history does not suggest needing to be worried about sell-outs right away. Add to that the decent-sized increase in cost, the unknowns of just what this event is going to be like, and (maybe?) increased capacity(??), it seems to me like a more than average amount of people will take a ‘wait and see’ approach to see if this is ‘worth it.’ ...

These are the exact thought going through my head! UGH!!!! If only the Dibb had After Hours ticket availability like they do FP availability...then we'd know if tickets were selling fast...And yes, as I said...I'll probably be up early on Monday ready to pull that trigger!! LOL Heaven forbid we miss out

Us too... We are completely torn and haven't pulled the trigger. We already bought HS EMM for TSL access add this event and we really are blowing our budget. But, we will be there in mid-july and with the lackluster PM EMH, the draw of night time park access with slightly more bearable temps and potentially lower crowd levels is extremely alluring....

 

[Haley R]

Quick question (and probably silly), I’m going to the event tomorrow. How do I make sure I’m using my event ticket and not a regular park ticket? I have one day left on my park hopper and I’m not using it tomorrow. I’m just afraid I’ll scan my band and it’ll use my last park hopper instead of the event ticket. Does that make sense?

Just make sure you go through the turnstile that says “event entrance” above it. It’s near the middle of the turnstiles. You should see a line of people and cms waiting with wristbands

 

[BirdL15]

So I read the boards often, but never posted anything thus far.

I’ve been planning a trip for August for months now banking on last years DAH date of the second Saturday in August. Of course this year they move it to the Thursday before I’m scheduled to arrive.

Based on the historical dates for this event, would you assume Aug 8th date to be the last one offered until closer to September? Or is there a possibility of dates being released for the following week?

I am only there from Aug 10 -Aug 16. Considering coming in a few days early to go to the Aug 8th if that’s my only option.

So excited to go to my first DAH!

 

[ninafeliz]

So I read the boards often, but never posted anything thus far.

I’ve been planning a trip for August for months now banking on last years DAH date of the second Saturday in August. Of course this year they move it to the Thursday before I’m scheduled to arrive.

Based on the historical dates for this event, would you assume Aug 8th date to be the last one offered until closer to September? Or is there a possibility of dates being released for the following week?

I am only there from Aug 10 -Aug 16. Considering coming in a few days early to go to the Aug 8th if that’s my only option.

So excited to go to my first DAH!

To answer your question, your guess is as good as mine. If you really want to make sure you can go and moving your dates is feasible without making a mess of your life/schedule or costing a fortune, that’s the best (and only way right now) to make sure you can catch one. My best guess is they won’t add more, since MNSSHP starts in mid August, but there aren’t as many parties that early, so they certainly could fit both in if they wanted to. I just can’t figure out for the life of me they would add 1 or 2 more at a later time- why not add them all at once? But you never know with Disney! So as soon as I type that I don’ t think they will I think of the reasons they might lol.

Summary- I would arrange to arrive earlier if I wanted to attend that badly, knowing there was a chance that the later dates I had wanted might be added and make me irritated with my earlier decision!

 

[dachsie]

So I read the boards often, but never posted anything thus far.

I’ve been planning a trip for August for months now banking on last years DAH date of the second Saturday in August. Of course this year they move it to the Thursday before I’m scheduled to arrive.

Based on the historical dates for this event, would you assume Aug 8th date to be the last one offered until closer to September? Or is there a possibility of dates being released for the following week?

I am only there from Aug 10 -Aug 16. Considering coming in a few days early to go to the Aug 8th if that’s my only option.

So excited to go to my first DAH!

To be honest, I wouldn't bank on anything with them getting ready for SWGE and F&W opening later that month and the Halloween parties starting. If you can rearrange your trip, I would go ahead and do it. Less stress with that then waiting until too late and not getting it at all

 

[Raya]

Boat based transport? We switched our hotel to GF for the first VAH. I know the monorail is closed after the event (*grumble grumble*) but will the boats to the GF be running? Anyone had experience with them?

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Boat based transport? We switched our hotel to GF for the first VAH. I know the monorail is closed after the event (*grumble grumble*) but will the boats to the GF be running? Anyone had experience with them?

No, based on past conditions, the resort boats won’t be running. Your options are bus (usually shared with Poly) or Ferry to TTC and make the walk through Poly to GF (long walk but doable).

 

[JenniferYoung44]

Anyone know if you can play SotMK during After Hours?