I didn't attend, but people said the wait time was about 15-20 minutes (to the ride, not the pre-show rooms). Moonlight Magic and After Hours typically have about the same attendance numbers. I suspect they did the Epcot ones early this year (usually they wouldn't be in the same month at the same park) so they could have a practice run at how an After Hours event would operate there.
It also ran with only a standby line during the DisCon event last October. We were able to ride Guardians three times in a row. We could have gone again but decided to meet some characters.
I would not anticipate it selling out the day it is released. It'll be a few weeks prior to the event when it sells out.
I have a trip planned 08/01 - 08/06 to attend the DVC Moonlight Magic event at Animal Kingdom on 08/02 and the EPCOT After Hours event on 08/03. The twist is that I won't know until 06/14 if I get into the Animal Kingdom event-- and I'm not sure I'd make this trip w/o it, so I'm reluctant to purchase the After Hours tickets now.
Epcot AH would be highly unlikely to see out for August before mid-June. we won't see any reviews until the first week of June. We are contemplating doing it the last Thursday of June but would like to see reviews first and are banking on it not selling out.
Thanks! I appreciate you sharing!
You can definitely park at BW, Yacht, or Beach for your ADR. In compliance with Disney’s rules and as a courtesy to guests of the resort, you’re supposed to move your car after eating, so that guests can park at the resort they’re sleeping at. But in reality, it’s unlikely that you’ll have any problem leaving the car there (which I can attest to after many times watching the exodus of cars from the BW parking lot after Epcot closes). As an alternative, you could make a reservation to eat at one of the Swan/Dolphin restaurants. They have a flat-rate charge for parking, but most if not all of the table service restaurants (il Mulino I know for sure) will comp it.
No problem with that at all. The IG is open for anyone with a valid ticket for the event (and is the normal entrance for guests at the Epcot resorts).
You mean parking at the main Epcot entrance? Oh my, I might think about Garden Grill (character meal), but you really need to ask that question on the Restaurants forum!
Thank you! Since we'll be getting out around 1am I definitely want to make sure our car is still there! Haha. Good to know as long as you have an ADR you can get in there. That's a good idea to to dine at Swan/Dolphin. If we do park at the main entrance, maybe we will dine somewhere on the monorail prior to the 7pm entry. There are so many places I'd like to eat within Epcot but once we're let in at 7 we will probably get started on the rides.
Thankyou
Before purchasing, you may wish to wait a bit. While last night was the first Epcot AH event it’s getting a lot of rough reviews. It may just be opening event challenges but wanted to share what I read. Please see last couple of pages of this thread.
Thankyou! Yes I have read the last couple of pages and did have in mind to keep checking back to see how the evenings go!
