"Official" 2018 Disney After Hours (DAH) Thread (Now Closed, see New 2019 Thread)

[dolewhipdreams]

Question for those who ride rides multiple times in a row: did you need to get off and go through the queue again or were you allowed to stay on?

 

[Limes96]

Just checked...still not sold out.

 

[TheFloatingBear]

Question for those who ride rides multiple times in a row: did you need to get off and go through the queue again or were you allowed to stay on?

On our night, for some rides there were people in line so it wasn't an option - such as 7D and BTMR. On Little Mermaid, there was not another guest in the whole queue area, so we asked the CM after we got out of our Clam-mobile, but she said we couldn't but we could have if we had asked before we got out. My guess is that it would be the same for Doom Buggies, maybe?

 

[fiasco32]

Question for those who ride rides multiple times in a row: did you need to get off and go through the queue again or were you allowed to stay on?

If people were waiting in the queue they had us exit and get back in line. If not, we just asked to stay on and they were fine with it. This was for Barnstormer.

 

[TropicalDIS]

Stoked for tonight! Hope everyone has a great time. Will try to use the lanyard as fastpass early. Have fun everyone!

 

[MommaBerd]

Oh - I hope you get a chance to do it - we found it both magical and restful, lol!

But, just another thing...they didn't let people bring ice cream on the ride. We saw a group inhaling their mickey bars at the top of the escalator so they could get on the ride, lol!

Bummer! I was thinking that would be the perfect snack-eating ride. We might try to smuggle some popcorn on in our ziplock bags!

 

[Star Tourist]

Question for those who ride rides multiple times in a row: did you need to get off and go through the queue again or were you allowed to stay on?

For our final Peter Pan rides there was nobody in line, but we hopped off thinking we needed to get to 7 Dwarfs, but then we decided to go again, but just went through the "line" again real quick. I'm sure we could have just stayed on if we'd asked.

 

[TheFloatingBear]

Bummer! I was thinking that would be the perfect snack-eating ride. We might try to smuggle some popcorn on in our ziplock bags!

I had the same thought but my daughter had already sat at a table...Probably easier than smuggling a half eaten Mickey bar in your purse, lol!

 

[Haley R]

Oh - I hope you get a chance to do it - we found it both magical and restful, lol!

But, just another thing...they didn't let people bring ice cream on the ride. We saw a group inhaling their mickey bars at the top of the escalator so they could get on the ride, lol!

Oh okay that’s good to know. I actually don’t even know where you get on people mover.

 

[Lesley Wake]

Oh okay that’s good to know. I actually don’t even know where you get on people mover.

There's an escalator (not the stair kind, just a slopped moving surface) underneath the Astro Orbitor. It's across from the entrance to Buzz.

And Peoplemover is in my top 5 WDW rides!

 

[Haley R]

There's an escalator (not the stair kind, just a slopped moving surface) underneath the Astro Orbitor. It's across from the entrance to Buzz.

And Peoplemover is in my top 5 WDW rides!

Okay we’ll have to find it. I think I’ll be adding it to our list of rides for dah! We won’t be doing astro orbiters because none of us are interested.

 

[TheFloatingBear]

Oh okay that’s good to know. I actually don’t even know where you get on people mover.

@Lesley Wake beat me to it, but yes right across from the Buzz entrance, around the right from the Lunching Pad.

 

[subtchr]

I just entered Magic Kingdom with my AP. I asked one of the cast members with an iPad inside the gate where I could get a lanyard, and she said I would need to exit the park and re-enter at 7 o’clock. I just said thanks and smiled. I will report if, as I suspect, the reality is different!

 

[subtchr]

Just talked to a cast member at guest services in liberty Square. She is standing by the party line that we have to leave the park to get lanyards, and they will not be available until 7 o’clock. Again, I will report if that info changes.

Edit: Darren at the Main Entrance GR just checked and said we could get lanyards there, but not until 7:00.

I’m a dog with a bone at this point. It’s just frustrating getting different info for each party, especially since this seems to be a backtrack from the 26th, not an improvement.

Allowing people in early should not be expected. But there is no compelling reason against having lanyard distribution locations inside the park. Making people who spend this much on this event fight through fireworks crowds to get lanyards is poor customer service.

 

[Lesley Wake]

Just talked to a cast member at guest services in liberty Square. She is standing by the party line that we have to leave the park to get lanyards, and they will not be available until 7 o’clock. Again, I will report if that info changes.

Edit: Darren at the Main Entrance GR just checked and said we could get lanyards there, but not until 7:00.

I’m a dog with a bone at this point. It’s just frustrating getting different info for each party, especially since this seems to be a backtrack from the 26th, not an improvement.

Allowing people in early should not be expected. But there is no compelling reason against having lanyard distribution locations inside the park. Making people who spend this much on this event fight through fireworks crowds to get lanyards is poor customer service.

I agree! I just emailed WDW guest communications, and would recommend others do so too! Disney will change things if people complain-for example, they used to allow people taking the VIP Star Wars tour at DHS get into the dessert party early, which meant they took up all the best tables, while everyone else was stuck waiting for the normal time for it to start. Enough people emailed to complain, that they changed the policy so the tour groups would get in at the same time as everyone else. (Of course now, the tour doesn't even include the dessert party, so wouldn't matter, but not the point...)

 

[subtchr]

Edit 3 (or is it 4?)

CM Missy at the front gate just told me that she called the Liberty Square GR to confirm they do have lanyards.

They are setting up the party entrance gate now, but not allowing anyone in yet.

 

[Limes96]

Waiting at the gate now. They are passing lanyards out to cast members. Saying 6 or 6:15 to enter.

 

[lulu2121]

Gate opened right at 6.

 

[subtchr]

Success at Liberty Square!

 

[TheFloatingBear]

Ohhh, looking at your picture, @subtchr, makes me want to be back for another DAH right now - hope you have a blast and glad you were able to get your lanyard with ease!