HEA really 9pm at the end of June?

[Trip planner]

In the past, I always thought Wishes was at 10pm in the summer? I have the dessert party booked and a dinner ADR. I may drop the dinner ADR because the timing is cutting it close. If HEA gets moved back to 10pm, we would have plenty of time. Thoughts?

 

[CAS239]

Happily Ever After is scheduled for 9pm and Once Upon a time scheduled for 9:45pm. If they were moved back to 10 and 10:45pm I think they would've already done it, so I'd anticipate those hours staying the same. If you're going later in June then your odds of it still changing are going to be better, but I'd still plan for 9pm.

I personally wouldn't do an ADR and dessert party in the same day, unless it was a lunch ADR. I would want to be hungry when I went to the dessert party to take advantage of the food and get my money's worth.

 

[Accident]

you are correct in that WDW is not staying open as late as one might think since about last summer.

I also agree with @CAS239 that these are probably the hours to expect as they generally update about 15-18th of the month before which has passed. MAYBE pandora will be such a draw to AK that they might try to shift some peopel around with later hours in another park but we'll find out soon.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

With no nighttime parade and a lot of emphasis being put on late nights at AK, I think this could be the trend all summer.

 

[HopperFan]

I would not eat a TS dinner before a dessert party no matter the time. I would do a lunch ADR.

Agree with others about June times at least. I can see Disney pulling back MK hours in the future.

 

[123SA]

I'm surprised it is dark enough at 9pm in June for fireworks

 

[Klayfish]

The fireworks don't actually start until 9:45pm, I think? Isn't HEA a projection show on the castle? It's not fully dark at 9pm, but close enough that a projection show would work fine.

 

[yulilin3]

The fireworks don't actually start until 9:45pm, I think? Isn't HEA a projection show on the castle? It's not fully dark at 9pm, but close enough that a projection show would work fine.

Happily ever after is a projections and fireworks show, it replaced Wishes, that's at 9pm
once upon a time is at 9:45pm, it's mostly projections with some fireworks, it replaced celebrate the magic

 

[Mickey's Best Girl]

I'm surprised it is dark enough at 9pm in June for fireworks

I was thinking the same thing. Will the projections show well on the longest day of the year and the surrounding 10-15 days on either side of it?

 

[Klayfish]

Happily ever after is a projections and fireworks show, it replaced Wishes, that's at 9pm
once upon a time is at 9:45pm, it's mostly projections with some fireworks, it replaced celebrate the magic

Ahhh, I had it backwards. Either way, can't wait to see them. Plan on picking a night to camp out on the part of Main St close to the hub, or the hub itself and just watch everything.

 

[lynzi2004]

Ahhh, I had it backwards. Either way, can't wait to see them. Plan on picking a night to camp out on the part of Main St close to the hub, or the hub itself and just watch everything.

We do this one night each trip and we absolutely love it! Usually towards the end when we are all worn out anyways, but with small kids everyone enjoys both the Festival of Fantasy parade and the fireworks if we stake out a spot for each early and just sit and people watch and enjoy the night!