MK 430 Close January 27

[katyringo]

Debating making this an MK day! Just can't decide!

 

[garada3]

We went on this exact same day in 2023. It was so empty! I did get LLMP and it was a joke.

Will you please expand on this?

If you can remember, I would be interested in knowing more specifics about your experience. Were LLs not needed at all, all day? In the wait time graphs linked earlier, some of the waits were 20+ minutes mid-day.

I am hoping to do one circuit around the park early with all standby, then use LL for a more relaxed second ride on our favorites on lap 2. We have been to the parks before so we want this day to be ride focused rather than atmosphere appreciation.

I know we will be moving quickly. This plan for our MK day is my current motivation while I exercise

 

[boyohboyx3]

We switched our plans to include this day as well. We are traveling with a toddler and an infant. Banking on getting there at rope drop and making it a full day.... then an early dinner at Ohana. Given our circumstances I think an early evening would be good for us, and then spend some time back at the pool and resort. We did not buy hoppers.... but thinking about it... as we could easily hop to Epcot. I also am still budgeting for lightening lane. I figure might as well... We doc have one other MK day later in the trip in which we will watch the nightime parade and castle show. Do you know if they still do the afternoon parade that day?

 

[scrappinginontario]

We switched our plans to include this day as well. We are traveling with a toddler and an infant. Banking on getting there at rope drop and making it a full day.... then an early dinner at Ohana. Given our circumstances I think an early evening would be good for us, and then spend some time back at the pool and resort. We did not buy hoppers.... but thinking about it... as we could easily hop to Epcot. I also am still budgeting for lightening lane. I figure might as well... We doc have one other MK day later in the trip in which we will watch the nightime parade and castle show. Do you know if they still do the afternoon parade that day?

There will still be an afternoon parade that day as the park is open until 4:30. Not sure what time the parade will run so you will need to monitor the calendar until they publish the time.

You mentioned possibly going to the pool in the evening. Historically in Jan temps drop quite a bit in the evening to it may not be conducive to swimming or, the pool may not even be open.

We often visit in Aug and find on party days we don’t ‘need’ LLMP as attraction lines are short. I would anticipate the same on this day based on historical calendars. I would be more inclined to save for LLMP for your second MK day when crowds will be more ‘normal’.

When I say you may not ‘need’ LLMP on this day it’s because on some attractions the standby line is almost a walk-on for some attractions. We’ve walked onto small world and right up to where the line meets the LL merge.

It’s all personal choice, just sharing some thoughts and our experiences.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

Will you please expand on this?

If you can remember, I would be interested in knowing more specifics about your experience. Were LLs not needed at all, all day? In the wait time graphs linked earlier, some of the waits were 20+ minutes mid-day.

I am hoping to do one circuit around the park early with all standby, then use LL for a more relaxed second ride on our favorites on lap 2. We have been to the parks before so we want this day to be ride focused rather than atmosphere appreciation.

I know we will be moving quickly. This plan for our MK day is my current motivation while I exercise

When the park closes this early crowds are usually very low and wait times low making having LLs not really needed. We have found this to be true for party days too.

When we did Epcot on a day it closed at 5:30pm we did Guardians a few times at 20-25 minute waits. We did not buy LLMP and glad we didn't. Everything had such short waits.

 

[Simba's Mom]

We switched our plans to include this day as well. We are traveling with a toddler and an infant. Banking on getting there at rope drop and making it a full day

Sounds like the only ones there may be the DISers!

 

[katyringo]

We are going this day based on this thread!