mom2missmous said:
...and NOT have to fight our way through the masses at closing. We just wait for some of the crowds to clear before we leave (not possible when park is closing reg hours.)
We NEVER leave MK or Epcot WITH the crowds (EMH or NOT).
We find a good spot (rocking chairs in Frontierland or Liberty Square in MK, a WS bench in Epcot) and let the throngs "fight it out" for about an HOUR after the posted closing time.
We encounter lots of cleaning CMs and other closing CMs as the park gets "thinned" of guests.
We have always been spoken-to kindly by them (never asked to "leave", not once in over 20 years of "late-leaving").
We plan on catching one of the "last" buses back to our resort (the 1-hour after-close "rule" is pretty accurate.)
And, we have NEVER been "left behind" at an otherwise empty bus stop.
We get to see the "Kiss Goodnight" at the MK Castle whenever its "performed".
So, if you like to "RELAX" instead of "RUNNIN' and GUNNIN' for the exit...
Take your time!
Its fun to be the "only guests in the park".