MK on Party night but not attending.

[aaarcher86]

What time are the party goers allowed in the MK? We have enjoyed the low crowds on a party day in the past and it sounds like a good plan to stay for a 6:45 to 6:55 dining reservation. We are considering BOG just before 7pm for our visit in September; however, when we were in the park on one party day (Nights of Joy) it got really crowded with much longer ride wait times starting around 4:30pm.

During other party days, we visited early in the day and went elsewhere after a mid-day resort break. Seems like the last couple of hours for day guests may be better spent at another park if the guest can park hop.

4:00p with a party ticket.

 

[luvlife]

I'm very surprised by these answers as I've been to 3 parties and I have never been checked for a wrist band to use a toilet nor seen any CM anywhere near one checking others. I would never dream of waisting precious party hours to peruse The Emporium that can be done anytime so I imagined anyone in there were day time guests left shopping. I thought Disney was always willing to take a few more $ from its guests. I would never try to linger for party events as I know that is rude and against the rules.

The stores have exclusive party merchandise which is supposed to only be available to guests who have paid to attend the party.

 

[CAS239]

I don't see the point in scheduling a dinner reservation right at 6:55 to just squeeze out some extra time in the park. Forcing yourself to go eat at a restaurant in the park just so you don't have to exit. Why not just go to a different park if you don't have park hoppers? I don't consider eating in a restaurant "squeezing in the most bang for the buck". Seems more like trying to just one up one on Disney by trying to stay as long inside the park without a party ticket as possible.

As AP's, we usually avoid the parks with party nights. Or if we do go to the park we normally head out around noonish.

 

[revdon64]

Having been to one hard ticket event (MVMCP 2015), and not particularly planning to do another I still feel a bit annoyed by the OP and others who seem to only want to game the system. A "hard ticket event" is also a hard closing day. Gates close to day guests at 7PM. It's not linger time because other people have paid to have better access to everything in the park, including shops, quick service, ride, etc. If you need to shop, hit the stores at the CR or Poly, go to Disney Springs to shop or eat. But the fact is, People paid for exclusivity and it's downright rude of you to think you're somehow entitled to their exclusives when you haven't paid for it. It becomes more clear every day that going to Disney uninformed is, well let's just call it unwise. Plan ahead. If you're going to MK on a party day, plan to be out by 7 or go somewhere else... or both. But saying you've been to parties before and that you just want to linger to shop and snack reeks of trying to hang around and see the stuff you didn't pay to see.

 

[Nancyg56]

I don't see the point in scheduling a dinner reservation right at 6:55 to just squeeze out some extra time in the park. Forcing yourself to go eat at a restaurant in the park just so you don't have to exit. Why not just go to a different park if you don't have park hoppers? I don't consider eating in a restaurant "squeezing in the most bang for the buck". Seems more like trying to just one up one on Disney by trying to stay as long inside the park without a party ticket as possible.

As AP's, we usually avoid the parks with party nights. Or if we do go to the park we normally head out around noonish.

This is actually pretty good strategy to make sure that you got what you paid for in regards to park time. I see nothing wrong with scheduling an ADR at the time when you woudl be through with the park.

If Disney had an issue with this the cut off for ADR's would be earlier.

 

[mesaboy2]

I don't see the point in scheduling a dinner reservation right at 6:55 to just squeeze out some extra time in the park. Forcing yourself to go eat at a restaurant in the park just so you don't have to exit. Why not just go to a different park if you don't have park hoppers? I don't consider eating in a restaurant "squeezing in the most bang for the buck". Seems more like trying to just one up one on Disney by trying to stay as long inside the park without a party ticket as possible.

As AP's, we usually avoid the parks with party nights. Or if we do go to the park we normally head out around noonish.

Yes, an AP holder might not see the point. If some things are permissible after park hours, such as eating or shopping, why wouldn't a savvy planner take advantage of it? They might not be back for a long while. With what they learned here, they can maximize their attraction time by eating late and then skedaddle. If they want to shop, they now know they'll have to fit that in earlier in the day.

 

[Day-Day]

This is actually pretty good strategy to make sure that you got what you paid for in regards to park time. I see nothing wrong with scheduling an ADR at the time when you woudl be through with the park.

If Disney had an issue with this the cut off for ADR's would be earlier.

Agree. We have done this at the AK which allows us to take advantage of very low crowds for attractions near closing time and then eating at a "decent hour" without rushing out or losing valuable touring time. The same theory would apply for the MK on a day with a night party except the last couple of hours before "closing time" for day visitors may be crowded with long waits.

We would be getting mighty hungry if we pushed our stay in the MK to 7pm and waited to eat somewhere outside of the parks.

 

[Srbright]

To hell with that. If a CM tried to shoo me out at 645 I'd tell him to pound sand and go wherever I wanted, including entering a 45 minute ride line at 659pm. They can escort me out when I exit the ride, but I'm not going to give up 15 minutes that I paid for.

Park closes at 7. That means you are expected to be outside of the doors at 7, not strolling back around BTMRR at 6:45.

They say clearly that the park closes at 7. Not that it closes at 7 but you have to be out by 7:30 or 8. JoAnn Fabrics and Hobby Lobby both close at 9. You have to be in line with your purchases ready to leave the store at 9. That doesn't mean you get to shop until 9 then get in line. That doesn't mean you get to come in at 8:59 and shop until 10 PM because you were in the store before nine. The doors close and lock at 9.

If you don't feel that gives you enough bang for your buck on your ticket then go another day. The hours are posted well in advance so there should be no difficulty with that.

Stacy

 

[mesaboy2]

Park closes at 7. That means you are expected to be outside of the doors at 7, not strolling back around BTMRR at 6:45.

They say clearly that the park closes at 7. Not that it closes at 7 but you have to be out by 7:30 or 8. JoAnn Fabrics and Hobby Lobby both close at 9. You have to be in line with your purchases ready to leave the store at 9. That doesn't mean you get to shop until 9 then get in line. That doesn't mean you get to come in at 8:59 and shop until 10 PM because you were in the store before nine. The doors close and lock at 9.

If you don't feel that gives you enough bang for your buck on your ticket then go another day. The hours are posted well in advance so there should be no difficulty with that.

Stacy

No, it doesn't.

 

[Blue32]

I don't see the point in scheduling a dinner reservation right at 6:55 to just squeeze out some extra time in the park. Forcing yourself to go eat at a restaurant in the park just so you don't have to exit. Why not just go to a different park if you don't have park hoppers? I don't consider eating in a restaurant "squeezing in the most bang for the buck". Seems more like trying to just one up one on Disney by trying to stay as long inside the park without a party ticket as possible.

As AP's, we usually avoid the parks with party nights. Or if we do go to the park we normally head out around noonish.

Not my intention to "one up Disney". I would just prefer to eat as late as possible while still being able to enjoy the park until 7:00. Making a late reservation means I still get to eat in the park rather than travel somewhere else to eat or waiting for a counter service meal while I could be enjoying the park a bit longer.

 

[Srbright]

No, it doesn't.

https://disneyparksmomspanel.disney.go.com/question/hard-ticket-events-handled-park-open-during-day-hard-136892/

https://disneyparksmomspanel.disney...-nite-joy-event-taking-place-day-mean-263149/

Disney seems to think differently.

 

[mesaboy2]

https://disneyparksmomspanel.disney.go.com/question/hard-ticket-events-handled-park-open-during-day-hard-136892/

https://disneyparksmomspanel.disney...-nite-joy-event-taking-place-day-mean-263149/

Disney seems to think differently.

Disney seems to keep all its attractions open to all comers until the moment the park closes, even those like BTMRR way in the back. I'll go with that over their esteemed "Moms Panel".

 

[porschegrl]

https://disneyparksmomspanel.disney.go.com/question/hard-ticket-events-handled-park-open-during-day-hard-136892/

https://disneyparksmomspanel.disney...-nite-joy-event-taking-place-day-mean-263149/

Disney seems to think differently.

"The views expressed in the Panel are those of the panelists, who are independent contractors. These views are not intended to reflect the opinions of Disney Destinations, its affiliates, its management, its agents or its employees and have not been reviewed or approved by Disney Destinations prior to posting."

 

[Srbright]

"The views expressed in the Panel are those of the panelists, who are independent contractors

That's like Fox News saying they don't agree with what O'Reily says...

 

[minnie mum]

That's like Fox News saying they don't agree with what O'Reily says...

And now you're going to tell us that you always believe what you are told by every Disney phone CM and bus driver, too?

 

[MaryLovesPoohBear]

What time are the party goers allowed in the MK? We have enjoyed the low crowds on a party day in the past and it sounds like a good plan to stay for a 6:45 to 6:55 dining reservation. We are considering BOG just before 7pm for our visit in September; however, when we were in the park on one party day (Nights of Joy) it got really crowded with much longer ride wait times starting around 4:30pm.

During other party days, we visited early in the day and went elsewhere after a mid-day resort break. Seems like the last couple of hours for day guests may be better spent at another park if the guest can park hop.

If I am going on a party day, I leave at about 3:30.

It is just way too crowded to stay.

 

[Srbright]

And now you're going to tell us that you always believe what you are told by every Disney phone CM and bus driver, too?

Bus drivers, cab drivers, CMs and bell boys don't provide written information that is 1) linked directly on Disneys site and 2) are archived and searchable. One lends more credence to a site that Disney tacitly acknowledges as accurate and directs people to.

Also, I've personally watched it happen. The CMs sweep because you are expected to bo exiting the turnstile at 7, not wandering around.

Stacy

 

[minnie mum]

Park closes at 7. That means you are expected to be outside of the doors at 7, not strolling back around BTMRR at 6:45.

They say clearly that the park closes at 7. Not that it closes at 7 but you have to be out by 7:30 or 8. JoAnn Fabrics and Hobby Lobby both close at 9. You have to be in line with your purchases ready to leave the store at 9. That doesn't mean you get to shop until 9 then get in line. That doesn't mean you get to come in at 8:59 and shop until 10 PM because you were in the store before nine. The doors close and lock at 9.

If you don't feel that gives you enough bang for your buck on your ticket then go another day. The hours are posted well in advance so there should be no difficulty with that.

Stacy

With all due respect, piffle. Disney Park operations are not the same thing as your neighborhood shop.

The party nights are the only situation in which guests (in this case, non party guests) are not entitled to shop, use the rest rooms, or eat after official park hours end. They are entitled to full use of all park services and attractions until then. They are entitled to any ADR with a time beginning before 7:00 pm. On any night, whether it's a party night or not, guests who have entered an attraction's line before closing time are entitled to finish that experience.

On any non party night, guests can be found shopping, dining, and wandering around for over an hour after the official close. If Disney wasn't OK with it, you'd have CM's clearing every corner and herding the masses out of the park and the shops and Restaurants locking their doors as soon as the Goodnight announcement was heard. But that is not the case, so I can understand some confusion on the part of guests who are unaware, in advance, of the more stringent rules for party nights. Not everyone is trying to break the rules and steal services, as has been implied.

Do I think k that non party guests should loiter around after 7:00, hoping for freebies they aren't entitled to? Absolutely not. But I also don't agree with frog marching them out like criminals if they are leaving after 7:00 after having legitimately maximized their park day.

 

[DonaldDuck77]

I've been off the boards since April '15. What happened last year?

Stacy

Oh. A bunch of people tried to argue that you had to be at the exit by 7:00 on party nights.

 

[goopysolelady]

Plain and simple...if I PAY to attend the party, I PAY to enjoy a less crowded park plus the extra events/perks offered. As a non-ticket holder, I don't feel like I'm "entitled" to extend my park time past the designated hour. On party nights, the park closes at 7 PM...not 7:05 or 7:15 for not-ticket holders. "Manners" tells me to not infringe on the party attendees and their special time in the park. If one family gets to stay longer, ALL the other non-ticket holding families would expect the same right; it "doesn't work that way". You haven't paid extra money for that right...period. Your park time ends at 7 PM; it's your responsibility to be out of the park at that time.