You will definitely have time to stay in the park after the fireworks show. In fact, as long as you are in line for an attraction before 10:00 pm, you will be allowed to wait in that line until you are able to enjoy the attraction. Please check the Hours and Events Calendar as your holiday nears.
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If you have an After Hours ticket for Magic Kingdom, you'll be able to enter the park with just your event ticket starting at 7:00 PM. If possible, we highly recommend you do that because that means you'll have 3 hours before the event officially begins to enjoy a few rides and, more importantly, catch the fireworks.
They do not shut down attractions during parades and fireworks, unless fireworks are scheduled at/or after park closing time. This sometimes occurs with Wishes and Fantasmic.
Typical Hours at Magic KingdomThe typical hours for Magic Kingdom's are 8AM or 9AM to 10PM or 11PM, but hours vary even beyond that. On nights where Magic Kingdom hosts an After Hours or holiday party event, the park may close earlier than other days.
On the busiest days of the year, Magic Kingdom will stay open until midnight. But with the 'Extended Evening Hours' perk, Magic Kingdom is at times open until 1:00 am! This allows some Disney Resort guests and certain other participating hotel guests to enjoy the magic of the parks until the late hours of the night!
Disney After Hours tickets are around the same price as regular, full-day theme park tickets. Expensive: Since the event is typically 3 hours long, then the cost per hour is much high compared to normal tickets. Disney After Hours is only available on select dates (see below) Not all rides are open.
Who should attend an After Hours event? Although the price sounds high for just 4-6 hours in the park, we suggest it does make sense if you think of it in terms of number of attractions rather than number of hours. You can get more done at the event than you could in a whole day at Magic Kingdom.
When the Magic Kingdom Parade or Fireworks are over it's a tad congested walking down Main Street USA. The best way to get out of the park is to enter at KC Juniors and walk though the main street shops all the way until you exit the Emporium.
Disney's official policy is that it does not offer refunds for rain. What is this? The show must go on, and even when it is rainy, Disney World is open. Now, of course if Disney does happen to close for a weather event (like a hurricane) they will issue refunds then.
The only way to find out if the Nighttime Spectacular is being canceled that day is to ask a Cast Member shortly before the scheduled showtime. I hope this was helpful, Peter. As you prepare for your trip, I don't want to remind you to pack rain gear even if the forecast points towards sunny skies.
The nightly Magic Kingdom fireworks show is estimated to cost Walt Disney World anywhere from $40,000 to $50,000 a night, but what is Disney really getting out of keeping people in the parks later than normal?
The Festival of Fantasy Parade occurs at 3:00 daily in the Magic Kingdom. This parade is a fantastic opportunity to view both rare and familiar Disney characters.
MNSSHP and MVMCP are separately-ticketed, meaning that only those who purchased event tickets are able to stay in Magic Kingdom after 6 pm. (Those parties run until midnight.) In other words, the park stays open 4-5 hours later to regular guests when MNSSHP and MVMCP are not held.
Disney World's Extended Evening Hours are available for those staying at Disney World Deluxe Resorts, Deluxe Villa Resorts, as well as the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotels, Walt Disney World Swan Reserve, and Shades of Green.
Magic Kingdom Park typically opens at 8:30 AM for Early Entry for guests staying at a Disney Resorts Collection Hotel, so you can expect to catch a bus sometime between 7:30 AM and 7:45 AM. That's plenty of time to get to your breakfast reservation since you'll be able to enter the Theme Park around 8:00 AM!