Fireworks/late night show times in the Summer

[lynnzrae]

Good Morning Everyone,

We are planning a trip for June 2019 and have young ones with us. On Touring Plans the projected times for Magic Kingdom closure can be 11pm and 12am. I doubt we will make it that late. Are the fireworks/late night shows always at park closing? Or can they do the shows earlier for those who can't stay out that late? What about EMH when the park doesn't close until 1am? Do they do the shows before or after EMH?

Thank you.

 

[Robo]

Good Morning Everyone,

We are planning a trip for June 2019 and have young ones with us. On Touring Plans the projected times for Magic Kingdom closure can be 11pm and 12am. I doubt we will make it that late.
1. Are the fireworks/late night shows always at park closing?
2. Or can they do the shows earlier
3. for those who can't stay out that late?
What about EMH when the park doesn't close until 1am?
4. Do they do the shows before or after EMH?

Thank you.

1. Nope.
2. Yes.
3. Guests' bedtime is not directly WHY they run the shows earlier, but only at Epcot does the "nightly spectacular" (IllumiNations) nearly always begin at "park closing time." (Almost always at 9PM.)
At the other parks, there are various show start-times, and often more than one show per evening.
4. Before.

 

[lynnzrae]

1. Nope.
2. Yes.
3. Some guest's bedtime is not directly WHY they run the shows earlier, but only at Epcot does the "nightly spectacular" (IllumiNations) nearly always begin at "park closing time." (Almost always at 9PM.)
At the other parks, there are various show start-times, and often more than one show per evening.
4. Before.

Awesome, thank you. I am assuming they tend to release the show times when they release the park hours for the day. Does this "tend" to be correct?

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Granted past performance is not always indicative of future results when Disney scheduling is concerned, but some 2018 info for context:

June 2018

MK - HEA was at 9:15pm every night of the month

EP - Illuminations was at 9pm every night of the month

DHS - SW fireworks were at 9:30pm 6/1-6/23 and 10pm 6/24-6/30

AK - ROL had two shows, 9:15pm and 10:15pm, every night of the month

 

[lynnzrae]

Granted past performance is not always indicative of future results when Disney scheduling is concerned, but some 2018 info for context:

June 2018

MK - HEA was at 9:15pm every night of the month

EP - Illuminations was at 9pm every night of the month

DHS - SW fireworks were at 9:30pm 6/1-6/23 and 10pm 6/24-6/30

AK - ROL had two shows, 9:15pm and 10:15pm, every night of the month

super helpful, thank you.