Late Night Dining & Transportation Question

[Erin Martin]

I apologize if this is not in the correct location but I am needing some advice/reassurance. I currently have an ADR for Be Our Guest on 1/17 at 9:20pm. Park hours that day are 9am-8pm and extra magic hours are 8pm-10pm. The timing of our reservation isn't great but we are willing to just go with it. My concern is that it usually takes a while to eat dinner at this restaurant. On previous trips, I've even had a reservation where we were not seated until 45 minutes after our reservation time. With this reservation being so late...

Is there a certain time that the restaurant will kick us out?
What happens if we are not done eating by the time the park closes at 10pm?
Will transportation back to the resort even be available if we end up staying past 11pm? (We are staying at the Poly and I've heard that transportation only lasts 1 hour past park closing)

Thanks in advance!

 

[PanamaMike]

Given that EMH are exclusively for WDW resort guests, they always make sure that everybody has a way back to their hotel at the end of the night.

 

[AngiTN]

They never strand someone at a park with no way to get back to their resort. Don't worry. You won't have to swim the lagoon

 

[Robo]

I've heard that transportation only lasts 1 hour past park closing...

Cutting to the chase, even though that info is often repeated -and it can even come directly from "Disney-"
you can safely ignore it.

It is, flat out, incorrect info.

 

[marcyleecorgan]

They never strand someone at a park with no way to get back to their resort. Don't worry. You won't have to swim the lagoon

If you try, Disney will send their police force out on boats to go get you... LOL

 

[MikeNamez]

They will run Bus' until nobody is left in the park. I wouldn't worry I do this ALL the time.

 

[WEDWDW]

You will not have to "rush" through your meal-they schedule CMs to work past "Park Close".

The Park won't "clear" of all PM EMH Guests until at least 11:30 PM.

If,perchance,the Monorails and Boats have called it a night when you exit Magic Kingdom(unlikely),they will take you to the Polynesian by bus.

There will be Transportation CMs at the Magic Kingdom Bus Depot who will direct you to your bus if that is the case.

 

[gap2368]

As others have said you will be fine and when you are leaving stop to take some pictures on Main street, it might be less crowded later in the night.

 

[DisneyMom93]

I apologize if this is not in the correct location but I am needing some advice/reassurance. I currently have an ADR for Be Our Guest on 1/17 at 9:20pm. Park hours that day are 9am-8pm and extra magic hours are 8pm-10pm. The timing of our reservation isn't great but we are willing to just go with it. My concern is that it usually takes a while to eat dinner at this restaurant. On previous trips, I've even had a reservation where we were not seated until 45 minutes after our reservation time. With this reservation being so late...

Is there a certain time that the restaurant will kick us out?
What happens if we are not done eating by the time the park closes at 10pm?
Will transportation back to the resort even be available if we end up staying past 11pm? (We are staying at the Poly and I've heard that transportation only lasts 1 hour past park closing)

Thanks in advance!

I think the monorails are shut down around 11pm. That’s what we were told two weeks ago.

Twice we were there past closing. Park was empty. The buses run late but they don’t have all the bus stops open. They run limited buses at bus stops closer to the park entrance. There are always several people there to direct you where to catch your particular bus.

 

[Erin Martin]

Thank you all! The info is very helpful and reassuring!!