New MK Paid Disney After Hours Event Announced

[mom2rtk]

this isn't being marketed to megafans but to guests who want an evening without lines in the park (I'm guessing because we still don't exactly know the capacity of the event).

Megafans who go often don't need to pay a lot for a night without lines.

Guessing they're not marketing to families with young kids either; hazarding another guess that most young families won't pay $150 per child for a late night offering.

Who but megafans would pay $600 for a family of 4 for 3 hours?

 

[MYD714]

Write Disney and voice your opinion on this. Especially about Extra Magic Hours. I would want conformation as to how many tickets would be sold before I would even consider it.

If it's anything like their ability to limit the tickets the way they did for Villains Unleashed, then I'd be really upset.
I'm still traumatized from that night.

 

[HopperFan]

I can't read this anymore -the disneyworld link is gone....anyone else?

It says denied access is this a scam?

Very slow loading page so my guess some formats might be struggling with it.

This is what it says:



Enjoy Magic Kingdom park in the dark at an after-hours special event featuring many of your favorite attractions and Characters.

More Magic in Less Time

Treat yourself to a classic Magic Kingdom experience—complete with select attractions, ice cream novelties and more.


By purchasing a ticket to Disney After Hours, you can make the most of a truly magical occasion when Magic Kingdom park lets you in for the last few hours of the day… and then stays open for 3 extra hours at night, just for Guests of the event!

This is your chance to fit in even more theme park fun, all while enjoying many of the most popular attractions and Character Greetings around—such as:

• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
• Disney Princess Greetings at Princess Fairytale Hall
• Peter Pan’s Flight
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
• Space Mountain
• And much, much more!

Ice Cream Novelties & Select Beverages Included!
In the midst of the laughs and thrills, be sure to chill out with ice cream novelties and select bottled beverages—included with the cost of admission—available at carts stationed through the park. In addition, you can also purchase select menu items at Casey’s Corner and STARBUCKS® Coffee and specialty beverages from Main Street Bakery.

And remember: admission is limited to only a select number of Guests. Be sure to purchase your tickets today!


Call Today to Purchase Your Tickets

Contact the Disney Reservation Center by phone to buy your tickets to this one-of-a-kind special event! Admission to Disney After Hours can be purchased for $149 per Guest (tax not included), and takes place on the following dates:

• April 28 and May 5, 2016 from 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM
• April 14 and 21, and May 8, 12 and 19, 2016 from 11:00 PM to 2:00 AM

To purchase a ticket for one or more of the dates listed above, please call the Disney Reservation Center at (407) 827-7185 for assistance. Guests under 18 years of age must have parent or guardian permission to call.

Important Details for Disney After Hours

Learn all you need to know about Disney After Hours—including when you can check-in and enter the park.

• Official check-in for the event will take place at the Main Entrance to the theme park beginning at 7:00 PM.
• Please note that Magic Kingdom park will officially close to Guests who haven’t purchased Disney After Hours tickets at 10:00 PM on April 28 and May 5, 2016; and at 11:00 PM on April 14 and 21, and May 8, 12 and 19, 2016.
• Walt Disney World Resort hotel Guests—including those staying at Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel and Walt Disney World Swan Hotel—may use Walt Disney World Transportation after the event for up to 2 hours.
• Please note that the number of tickets available is limited. In addition, all tickets are non-refundable, non-transferrable and are only valid for admission during the special event date and hours.
• All attractions, entertainment and experiences are subject to change without notice.

 

[MakiraMarlena]

I don't know ANY megafans that are even thinking about purchasing this.

 

[HopperFan]

How does Disney police the EMH anyway? Do non-resort guests just leave at, for example, 10pm by the honor system while those staying at a resort get to stick around til 1am? (example)

How in the world are they going to keep people who didn't buy this $149 ticket from lingering at the parks til the wee hours?

Non-resort guests are allowed to stay in for EMH to shop and eat AKA spend money. In order to go on a ride you must scan your MagicBand so that is where they weed out the offsite.

To pull this off they will need to handle like parties, with a special wristband. It will slow all down and waste valuable guest time to scan for every ride and free snack.

 

[graciedad]

I believe you have to scan your magic band at the rides to prove you're staying on site (for the evening EMH)

when we were there in September, riding space mountain during EMH, they were just asking people where they were staying. If they said a Disney resort, they let them ride. I was kind of annoyed by that, because it busier than I though it would be. It didn't take a genius to figure out you just needed to say a Disney resort and you could stay.

 

[mom2rtk]

I posted a simple poll in another thread here:

http://www.disboards.com/threads/ne...event-announced.3494480/page-38#post-55403301

 

[courtneybeth]

Non-resort guests are allowed to stay in for EMH to shop and eat AKA spend money. In order to go on a ride you must scan your MagicBand so that is where they weed out the offsite.

Guilty of this for EPCOT - we like to shop in the world showcase without crowds and it's great. We just enjoy the ambiance of the park - don't need to ride rides!

 

[dizzyinwdw]

I am just SO disappointed in this obvious money grab by WDW.....so much that I am not sure we are going to renew our APs at the end of the year. These past few months have been one hit after another--starting with the AP restructure and price hike in Oct '15 for us. The recent examples of tiered ticketing prices, Club Villian price hike, the preferred parking fee, cutbacks in staff, the rumored resort fee....I'm having a hard time feeling the magic and am reluctant to talk up WDW with family and friends anymore. I'm actually starting to envy our friends going to US this Spring break while we do WDW!

 

[VillainFavs]

If it's anything like their ability to limit the tickets the way they did for Villains Unleashed, then I'd be really upset.
I'm still traumatized from that night.

Me too! And that was less than half the price!

 

[tlmadden73]

This means they will probably eliminate the evening EMHs eventually. Why have a party that people will pay $150 for if you just have it for free the following evening?

Just looking at the calendar .. 4/13 has an evening MK EMH, the next night is the first of these special night hours parties.

So .. the night before, if you are a resort guest you get to stay at the MK until 1:00 AM .. for free.

The VERY next night, 4/14, guests will be paying $149 to experience something very similar and stay until 2:00 AM? It sounds like the only difference for $150 is you get:
1 extra hour and Free "ice cream novelties and bottled drinks' (in other words .. mickey bars and sodas)?

I mean it is available to NON-resort guests as well, but really .. I can see this being used primarily by resort guests (and maybe locals)

 

[boomgoesthemickey]

Who but megafans would pay $600 for a family of 4 for 3 hours?

People who don't think $600 bucks is a lot of money, that's not me personally but one of my aunts works on wall st and the bonus she got is more than I make in a year. She's going with her family of 4 in september and if its still going on I can see her doing an event like this.

 

[Lehuaann]

I can't read this anymore -the disneyworld link is gone....anyone else?

From my iPhone I have to copy and paste the link into safari in order for it to open properly. Otherwise in Google app it states access denied. Try a different browser.

 

[focusondisney]

Ugh this is ridiculous - Walt is going to be rolling around his grave. Free ice cream and soda but no cupcakes? I will not be paying for this event unless "much much more" includes much much more cupakes.

Wow! We got to 35 pages before Walt was rolling over in his grave! Might be a new record!

 

[WEDWDW]

This means they will probably eliminate the evening EMHs eventually.

But we have their "word" they won't.(FWIW lol!)
http://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2016/03/disney-after-hour-event-coming-soon-to.html

 

[mom2rtk]

But we have their "word" they won't.(FWIW lol!)
http://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2016/03/disney-after-hour-event-coming-soon-to.html

I love that they're including a photo of fireworks. Did I miss the mention of some special event exclusive fireworks show?

 

[GeorgiaHoo]

Worth noting that for that $150 per ticket a family that stays offsite could stay onsite and do no worse than break even and take advantage of EMH

 

[JohnDaleswife]

Pick me! Pick me!

The term "gift" is being used as it is against Disney's rules to "re-sell" them. But in all honesty I'm sure I'm stuck with them.

 

[ktlm]

Did e nights stop after the 9/11 slow down?

I'm not 100% sure, but I think the timing matches. This was moved from a pay-extra event to a "free" perk for hotel guests, in an effort to boost hotel occupancy.

Back then, Disney shifted a pay event (I think it was $12 when it was ended) to a free benefit for hotel guests.
A decade and a half later, Disney offers a similar event for $150. (Don't forget the free Cokes!!!! Those cost about a dollar each at your local grocery store!!!)

I'm sure there's a lot to be announced. Like maybe everyone gets a personal character tour guide. I would totally pay $150 for Goofy to be my dedicated chaperon for 3 hours.

E-ride nights ran from 1997 to 2004. They were limited to 5000 people per night. So 12 years later and with the addition of ice cream and the ability to enter the park 3 hours early, the price increases from $13 to $149 per person-- that is assuming that it is still limited to 5000 people per night which I kind of doubt will be the case. I looked around and back in 2004, it appears that the only rides open during E-nights in 2004 were:

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Buzz Lightyear Haunted Mansion
Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Mickey's PhilharMagic
Peter Pan's Flight
Space Mountain
Splash Mountain

So, I guess that would make it worth the employees needed to keep the park and the specific attractions open for that low price and that few people. For $150 there better be a whole lot more attractions going.

 

[dizzyinwdw]

This means they will probably eliminate the evening EMHs eventually. Why have a party that people will pay $150 for if you just have it for free the following evening?

Just looking at the calendar .. 4/13 has an evening MK EMH, the next night is the first of these special night hours parties.

So .. the night before, if you are a resort guest you get to stay at the MK until 1:00 AM .. for free.

The VERY next night, 4/14, guests will be paying $149 to experience something very similar and stay until 2:00 AM? It sounds like the only difference for $150 is you get:
1 extra hour and Free "ice cream novelties and bottled drinks' (in other words .. mickey bars and sodas)?

I mean it is available to NON-resort guests as well, but really .. I can see this being used primarily by resort guests (and maybe locals)

I agree--beginning of the end of EMH for resort guests (at least Evening Magic hours...). Did too many people balk at the resort fee of $15 that included EMH and they had to come up with something else? Frankly I feel WDW has gone too far with,all the price hikes and "nickel and diming" I feel lately from the fees and "extras" that were part of what made the Disney magic. We will see how we feel after our trip in 2 weeks. We have APS through December so will probably go at least once more--next year who knows?