Last week of August - summer or fall hours?

[nervous1sttimer]

We are going August 25-31st and I am having a hard time planning with the wdwinfo "not yet released" hours since even their "official" hours are inaccurate.

Can I use the last week of July as a guideline? The wdwinfo historical hours seem to indicate entertainment schedules for the last week of August are the same as the rest of the month, but I've also seen places where it is identified as the start of fall and results in reduced entertainment offerings.

 

[sunflare]

That is the week before the Half Marathon weekend and Labor Day weekend, so it should still be on summer hours because of the crowd level. However, they did do some weird things with EMH last year on race weekend, so I wouldn't be able to guarantee which park is the early park based on history.

 

[Tmarmac]

I was there last year at that time for the half marathon and the park hours were 9am - 10pm Mon to Thurs with longer hours on the weekends. Fantasmic was only showing on the weekend, but I think there were fireworks every night.

The crowds were low and lines were relatively short. Have a great time!

 

[figment_jii]

Last year, the last full week of August was 8/25 to 8/31. Disneyland opened from 8-11 on Sunday, 9-10 on Monday-Thursday, 9-midnight on Friday, and 9-11 on Saturday. DCA opened from 8-10 on Sunday and 9-10 the rest of the week.

In terms of entertainment, Fantasmic was presented on Sun, Fri, and Sat. Magical (fireworks) was presented nightly, and the parade (Soundsational) also ran daily. Over in DCA, WoC, Mad T Party, Aladdin, and Pixar Play Parade all ran daily.

It is worth noting that Haunted Mansion will likely be closed starting on Monday, 8/25 for the installation of the Haunted Mansion Holiday overlay. It will re-open mid-September with the start of HalloweenTime.

 

[nervous1sttimer]

Oh no, I had counted on seeing F! mid-week. That is super disappointing, especially with me needing to get up early Saturday and Sunday mornings for the races.

I thought we would go to Legoland on the Friday, but maybe now I will make it Thursday and do Friday in the parks so we can see F! that night. But I will pay for it on Saturday morning, I know that...