Updated Christmas Week Hours look weird

[hunter1722]

Should we assume they really are going to keep the 9pm Wishes with both MSEPs being held after Wishes at 1015 and 1215am? Has that ever happened before where both parades are after? The 3rd Fantasmic is also gone now Christmas week and they did not make park open 8am either like years past. Lower crowds? I find that hard to believe. I had to move some FP+ around due to the earlier 9p Wishes posted yesterday,

 

[robinb]

Should we assume they really are going to keep the 9pm Wishes with both MSEPs being held after Wishes at 1015 and 1215am? Has that ever happened before where both parades are after? The 3rd Fantasmic is also gone now Christmas week and they did not make park open 8am either like years past. Lower crowds? I find that hard to believe. I had to move some FP+ around due to the earlier 9p Wishes posted yesterday,

I find that the times change all the way up to when we get there for Christmas week. I always get a weekly timesguide when I check-in to verify things.

 

[Robo]

1. Should we assume they really are going to keep the 9pm Wishes with both MSEPs being held after Wishes at 1015 and 1215am?

2. Has that ever happened before where both parades are after?

3. The 3rd Fantasmic is also gone now Christmas week and they did not make park open 8am either like years past. Lower crowds? I find that hard to believe. I had to move some FP+ around due to the earlier 9p Wishes posted yesterday,

1. While anything in POSSIBLE, it's more likely that someone at Disney made a mistake on the schedule and has yet to correct it.

2. Maybe. I don't remember it that way.

3. See #1. And, just keep checking the calendars.

 

[hunter1722]

Thanks! I will keep checking. We have a dessert party booked that this affects.

 

[PlutoTheDog89]

The times will change.

We were running through a tentative itinerary last night over dinner for our Christmas trip. I kept saying "we're going to have to do Fantasmic this day because otherwise, we won't see it."

To that, my sister answered "shouldn't there be a 10pm showing?"

Right now, Disney has the bare minimum posted. Last year, they actually added morning EMH for EPCOT intra-week. As Christmas week draws closer, you'll see extended hours and an increase of shows.

Having been there the past 5/6 years, here's what I noticed:
- Magic Kingdom is always open until 3am the Friday after Christmas
- Already listed in the park hours

- Magic Kingdom usually has EMH 7am-8am on Christmas day. It's currently posted as 8am - 9am right now.

- Fantasmic usually has two-three shows per night. One at 6pm, one at 8pm and on later nights - another at 10pm.

- Wishes is usually at 10pm. I find it odd that it's currently listed as 9pm. We usually book Narcoossee's at 9:05 so we can watch Wishes during dessert. This SHOULD change.

For more info, check out my free guide: survivedisxmas.com

 

[hunter1722]

The times will change.

We were running through a tentative itinerary last night over dinner for our Christmas trip. I kept saying "we're going to have to do Fantasmic this day because otherwise, we won't see it."

To that, my sister answered "shouldn't there be a 10pm showing?"

Right now, Disney has the bare minimum posted. Last year, they actually added morning EMH for EPCOT intra-week. As Christmas week draws closer, you'll see extended hours and an increase of shows.

Having been there the past 5/6 years, here's what I noticed:
- Magic Kingdom is always open until 3am the Friday after Christmas
- Already listed in the park hours

- Magic Kingdom usually has EMH 7am-8am on Christmas day. It's currently posted as 8am - 9am right now.

- Fantasmic usually has two-three shows per night. One at 6pm, one at 8pm and on later nights - another at 10pm.

- Wishes is usually at 10pm. I find it odd that it's currently listed as 9pm. We usually book Narcoossee's at 9:05 so we can watch Wishes during dessert. This SHOULD change.

For more info, check out my free guide: survivedisxmas.com

Exactly! This is why I find the hour changes odd. Wishes was listed at 10pm since August and there was a 10pm Fantasmic listed as well that was removed. The shows decreased and the hours moved down not up. Strange.