night of joy strategy

[Tooth Fairy]

This is our first time attending night of joy. We are going both nights. Wondering what is the absolute earliest we can enter the park? We are interested in a lot of the bands the first night but not too many on Saturday. How long will the wait times be during the performances? Also should we plan to eat before arriving ? We have ressies at Bells castle for 4:25pm but am thinking we will cancel and hope to get on some rides. Which stage is rocket tower and which is galaxy stage?

 

[lawboysam]

You can enter with your Night of Joy ticket starting at 4PM (guessing you don't have hoppers?)

 

[Tooth Fairy]

Anybody have any experience with perhaps getting in a little before 4:00? I guess they wait until the 3:00 parade is over? We only have NOJ tickets this trip and want to maximize our time at MK

 

[jpeden]

Anybody have any experience with perhaps getting in a little before 4:00? I guess they wait until the 3:00 parade is over? We only have NOJ tickets this trip and want to maximize our time at MK

For Hard Ticket Events (NoJ, MNSSHP, MVMCP) the earliest the event/party ticket allows entry is 4:00PM. If you wanted to get in before, you'd need at least a one-day MK ticket.

 

[Tooth Fairy]

Just to update everyone, we were allowed in the park at 3:45 on Friday. Saturday they let us in at 3:40. It seemed they just waited for most of the parade crowd to exit. Of course this was the first Friday/Saturday after Labor Day so the park was not as crowded as other party days(MNSSHP and MVMCP).