EMH at Epcot?? How does the evening work?

[froggy33]

When there is an evening EMH at Epcot, how does that work?
Since FW closes at 7pm and WS closes at 9pm, does each stay open plus three hours, or does FW stay until 10pm and WS close at 9 still? Or does the whole thing stay open until 12?

Thanks!

 

[Robo]

When there is an evening EMH at Epcot, how does that work?
Since FW closes at 7pm and WS closes at 9pm, does each stay open plus three hours, or does FW stay until 10pm and WS close at 9 still? Or does the whole thing stay open until 12?

Thanks!

Every night of the year (not just on EMH nights) certain FW attractions do NOT close at 7pm, but continue to allow entrance to the queues until IllumiNations begins.
These usually include Soarin', Mission: Space, Test Track, Spaceship Earth, and (sometimes) The Seas with Nemo and Friends.

Each and every attraction that is listed as being a part of Evening EMH at the Epcot theme-park at Walt Disney World, will stay open until approximately Midnight.

If, on occassion, Illuminations is scheduled for a 9:30 PM presentation and the Epcot theme-park is scheduled to close at 9:30pm, then each and every attraction that is listed as being a part of Evening EMH at the Epcot theme-park at Walt Disney World, will stay open until approximately 12:30 AM.

This includes each and every attraction in Future World that is listed as being a part of Evening EMH at Epcot.

This includes each and every attraction in World Showcase that is listed as being a part of Evening EMH at Epcot.

On various dates, there will be certain other attractions that may be open during EMH as well.

The American Adventure in World Showcase is scheduled to have only a limited number of performances when it is a part of Evening EMH at Epcot.
You need to check with the "Times Guide" handout (that is available at many locations around Epcot) to make sure that you arrive in time to see one of these shows, if you intend on viewing it during Evening EMH.

 

[froggy33]

Thanks! That makes sense.

 

[Hound 109]

And just to add our experience on EMH evening at Epcot. Illuminations was at 9pm, the park was open until midnight.

We saw Illuminations on a different night & decided to tour & ride a number of rides in Future World - including Soarin - between 8pm & 9:30pm (while everyone was watching Illuminations) with very small lines. Then, between 9:30 & 11pm, future world was packed (as the Illumination watchers came over). Then from 11:15 til closing it thinned out quite a bit and we rode several rides (including mission space twice).

Have fun.

hound