Real opening time Christmas Week 2022

[Ariel620]

In years past, Disney has opened earlier than the advertised time Christmas week (this happens year round at HS, but at MK I think it doesn't much except for Christmas week). Some years, MK opened WAY earlier than advertised Christmas week (like as much as a whole hour or two). So for those interested, I'd like to start a thread to track the real time that rides start operating at each park (not the time they let you in, but the time you can get to ride). Here are the advertised opening times every day for each park, but we can report back actual times below:

8:30 am MK
8:30 am EP
8:00 am HS
7:30 am AK

for EE at each park 12/23 - 12/31

 

[tano]

In years past, Disney has opened earlier than the advertised time Christmas week (this happens year round at HS, but at MK I think it doesn't much except for Christmas week). Some years, MK opened WAY earlier than advertised Christmas week (like as much as a whole hour or two). So for those interested, I'd like to start a thread to track the real time that rides start operating at each park (not the time they let you in, but the time you can get to ride). Here are the advertised opening times every day for each park, but we can report back actual times below:

8:30 am MK
8:30 am EP
8:00 am HS
7:30 am AK

for EE at each park 12/23 - 12/31

Are you defining opening as when they let people into the park but they still need to queue at ride, or are you defining opening as when the rides actually start running?

We don't do EE often because it's just too early for us, but the few times we did, even if they let us into thr park earlier than listed time, the rides only started at the official start time.

 

[Ariel620]

Are you defining opening as when they let people into the park but they still need to queue at ride, or are you defining opening as when the rides actually start running?

We don't do EE often because it's just too early for us, but the few times we did, even if they let us into thr park earlier than listed time, the rides only started at the official start time.

I mean the time the rides start running. In MK that is usually the same as the posted EE time, but Christmas week, the rides usually start running before EE officially starts.

 

[kschafer]

Aww man, I was really hoping to see some responses to this question. We will be there Thursday. I'm really curious if they start operating early, do they hold offsite guests for 30 minutes or until official opening time? I'm surprised to not see earlier opening times. Seems to me a few years ago during christmas week we were there practically before sunrise!