Reporting back our experience last night. Myself, hubby, and 4 kids ages 7-10. We had a great time! Last night was our arrival night and I don’t think there is a better way to start your trip. It definitely felt much much less busy than a party night but never empty. We arrived about 6:20 and headed straight in through the After Hours line. Signed Mickey’s birthday book and meet Mickey/Minnie with a FP.5:30-6:30. Fought the crowd going down stream on Main Street. Leisurely walked through Adventure Land taking in the sights. I feel like we never walk slowly so this was enjoyable. Rode Splash with a FP 6:30-7:30. Got drenched but loved it. It was down for refurbishment our last trip. My DD left her ears in the boat so we ate up some time having CMs look for them with no luck. Rode Big Thunder with FP 7:30. Came off right before 8 and rode a second time with a 5 min wait. Fireworks were going which was super cool. Headed to the snack cart by splash bridge and got ALL the snacks. So fun! We watched the rest of the fireworks from there and then started touring.
Ride after fireworks.
HM, 7D (posted 20 more like 10), Pooh, snacks, BarnStormer 3xs without getting off, Space 2xs, Buzz, snacks, lots of pictures in the hub and Main Street it was very empty at this time, I also took pics randomly as the walkways were empty, Peter Pan, Tangled lantern pic, 7D one last time. I had planned to ride a couple more before jumping in line for 7D but kids were getting tired. So we got in line about 10:45 and got off just after 11. Headed out down a very crowded Main St considering. Only Ferry and buses were running.
All in all I would definitely do it again.
Thanks for all the tips from this thread!
- whenever I try to click on the "Disney After Hours at Magic Kingdom Park" on the Special Events and Tours page, I get the message: "This page isn't working...disneyworld.disney.go.com redirected you too many times". It directs me to try to clear my cookies but I've done that and it doesn't seem to be the issue. It's kind of annoying because I'm not able to check to see if any new dates are released. Fortunately, I can follow this thread to get that info (thanks everyone!) but it would be nice to be able to check firsthand (and book online if dates open up). It's weird though because I can click on the links to the other DAH events with no issue. Any suggestions?
