what does a grad night entail

[princess lovers mom]

I guess the first grad nights are going to impact our trip 4/16-23 and we have never been to disney during this time...what exactly is a grad night and how can I expect it to effect my trip so that I can make plans around them if need be...do they stay at the resorts or just come in for the parks...we are staying at POLY and wouldn't think they could afford to be there (I barely can ! )

 

[WDSearcher]

It probably won't affect your trip at all, since you're not going there FOR Grad Nite. Grad Nites are "hard ticket" events that happen after the park closes to regular day guests. Grad Nite participants must have seperate tickets for the event. It is an evening of concerts, special shows, and dance parties for graduating seniors, along with everything else that's open at the park.

You're at the Poly, so you'll probably hear some of the noise from the concerts and such, if the wind is blowing the right way. Most of the kids come just for the party and takes busses in and out, or are local schools. Those that do stay, tend to choose the All Star Resorts or Pop Century.

 

[princess lovers mom]

will they close MK early for this or reg hours then they are after hours and will they be in the parks early or are their tix just for the after hours?

 

[ufgator]

when I did it in 97, I thought it started at 10 pm and ended at 2 am. There were a lot of concerts and music that night. It's been awhile though.

 

[DebbieB]

Last year MK closed at 7:00pm on Grad Nights. They are on Friday and Saturday nights (April 22, 23, 29, 30), so no Wishes or Spectromagic those nights.

 

[princess lovers mom]

do they have fireworks for them in the parks?...wondering as we are staying at the POLY and would be able to watch from there

 

[WDSearcher]

Usually they do, yes.