Hopping to MK on fireworks night?

[Davey Jones II]

Hi, folks. On a Tuesday this month, we are planning to hop from AK (at or past closing time of 6 p.m.) to MK to see the fireworks. Is this a feasible strategy? Is it even possible to get into the park in the evening on a fireworks night? If we can't get in, we'll watch from the entrance, but we would prefer to watch them in Fantasyland, then immediately get in line for rides. I welcome any advice on how to pull this off. Thanks!

 

[SPINster]

Did you check there's not Halloween party that night?

Yes, you can get in that close to fireworks but by about 8pm it is VERY crowded on Main Street, almost impassible, much more than usual because there's so many party nights with no Happily Ever After showing.

I recommend walking through the shops on the left side of Main Street and going out the back way behind Casey's Corner. It's the long way around to get back to Fantasy Land but Main Street with be mobbed. Obey the cast members trying to keep the walking lanes clear.

There's also a pretty decent spot over by TBA on the bridge-there's some trees but you can see part of the projections, Tinkerbell, etc.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Yes, as long as there is not a party (only Tuesday this month that there is not a party is the 22nd), it's always possible to get into the park but as @SPINster shared, moving in the park closer to fireworks will be challenging. I would be prepared for HUGE crowds the entire time you are there.

We planned something similar in the summer of 2023 but it did not work out as planned. The park was absolutely mobbed. We saw the fireworks but riding anything after the fireworks was not worth the wait for us. Totally up to you and YMMV but the night we were there the waits after the fireworks were:
- it's a small world - 45 mins - lined up almost to Haunted Mansion
- People Mover - 60 mins - lined up past Astro Orbiter

We gave up and got out after shuffling through the park for 45 mins after the fireworks were over, not having ridden anything. It may not always be this way but during party season, MK is crowded on non-party nights.

 

[leebee]

I'm not planning on staying after the fireworks to ride anything, but it's been close to a decade since I've seen the fireworks from inside the park. It is feasible to watch from Main Street, pretty close to the exit, and get out ahead of the crowds? Will I be able to see the castle projections from there, or do I have to be closer to the castle than maybe half-way down Main Street?

 

[scrappinginontario]

I'm not planning on staying after the fireworks to ride anything, but it's been close to a decade since I've seen the fireworks from inside the park. It is feasible to watch from Main Street, pretty close to the exit, and get out ahead of the crowds? Will I be able to see the castle projections from there, or do I have to be closer to the castle than maybe half-way down Main Street?

You will be able to see the projections from half way down Main Street but you will miss many of the details as the projections are quite small in details.

This picture is taken from half way back in the hub. It shows the scale of most of the projections. Half-way down Main St would be about 3x further back than we were.

 

[Davey Jones II]

We were considering watching the fireworks from the entrance of the park, maybe without even going in.

Also, is Harmonius a good alternative to watching the MK fireworks?

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

If you can time it right, watching the fireworks from the ferry boat heading toward the park is a very unique experience. However, entering the park after the show ends can be very challenging as the vast majority of guests leave immediately after the finale.

It's been a couple of years since we did this, but we did find the attraction waits to be very short over that last hour and a half of operation. During that time, we rode Pooh, Big Thunder, Splash Mtn, the Carousel, 7 Dwarves (twice) and also met the Princesses (Cinderella and Snow White).

Pooh was the only one we had a reservation for. We could have done 7D one more time but opted for a little shopping instead.

 

[CarolynFH]

We were considering watching the fireworks from the entrance of the park, maybe without even going in.

Also, is Harmonius a good alternative to watching the MK fireworks?

By "entrance of the park" do you mean the entrance plaza, outside the tapstyles, or just inside the park, in Town Square? You can't see the projections on the castle at all from the entrance plaza, and I don't think the fireworks themselves are very impressive from there either.

You might consider watching the fireworks from the TTC at the ferry dock, or from the Poly beach, or from the Grand Floridian boat dock or marina. They pipe in the music and narration, and the view is quite nice. The ferry dock at the TTC is my personal favorite, especially if we have a car parked there because we can catch the tram before the hordes begin exiting the monorails and ferry after leaving the park.