**Disney After Hours - Magic Kingdom** FAQ & Discussion Thread

[E.Jane]

Silliest question ever, I know, but seriously, how cool is DAH MK? I'm kind of a fan of special events and am planning a short trip with my 18 year old daughter. We've been to all of the parties (repeatedly), 4th of July, NYE (twice), Flower & Garden, etc. We've done Early Morning Magic - Fantasyland a couple of times and loved it. Reading through this (excellent) post, it sure looks overwhelmingly like people love DAH. I'd do a resort day and go into the park at 7pm for the fireworks and the event. You all really think it's a "must try"???

It is definitely a "MUST"!!! We have visited WDW 7 times now, always in January or first week of February, and we have become very disheartened with how busy the parks all are now. We always have a touring plan, and while they work to a degree, we get very edgy trying to walk through shoulder-to-shoulder crowds and usually end up leaving the park by 1pm. DAH, however, is exactly how we love the parks - no hustling through crowds, easy-pace, no ridiculous 3 hour lines. We loved it so much that our next trip will be ONLY after-hour events. Unless of course they start inching up the number of tickets they sell (which wouldn't surprise me at all).

 

[Stefani P.]

Unless of course they start inching up the number of tickets they sell (which wouldn't surprise me at all).

Selling more tickets to these events is something that wouldn't surprise me. But I sure hope Disney doesn't start that!

 

[WRLeGrand]

Just wondering if anyone knew the when they released the dates for summer of 2018? I know it can be completely random/arbitrary, but our family was really hoping to add this for a night in July (if it is taking place). I get it is a special event, but it makes it difficult to make a plan, which we have come so accustomed to doing!!

 

[AntJulie]

Just wondering if anyone knew the when they released the dates for summer of 2018? I know it can be completely random/arbitrary, but our family was really hoping to add this for a night in July (if it is taking place). I get it is a special event, but it makes it difficult to make a plan, which we have come so accustomed to doing!!

Not sure when dates were released but tickets were available to purchase 5/2/18:

2018 June-September DAH Dates / Times
Tickets Went on Sale: May 2, 2018

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Not sure when dates were released but tickets were available to purchase 5/2/18:

2018 June-September DAH Dates / Times
Tickets Went on Sale: May 2, 2018

They were announced and went on sale that same day, if I'm not mistaken.

 

[WRLeGrand]

Not sure when dates were released but tickets were available to purchase 5/2/18:

2018 June-September DAH Dates / Times
Tickets Went on Sale: May 2, 2018

Thank you so much! Hate to have to wait that long, but I guess it is what it is...

July 6th is what I am hoping for!

 

[Iowamomof4]

Thank you so much! Hate to have to wait that long, but I guess it is what it is...

July 6th is what I am hoping for!

I, for one, am really hoping they don't wait THAT long to release new dates, because that would likely mean they aren't adding dates in May and I would be SO SAD!

 

[disneydreamer781]

Omg Dh is driving me insane. We both agreed after our October WDW trip we would be done with Disney for awhile, but today he said we need to start planning our trip to do all 3 DAH events! I want to go so bad, but do we need to? lol

You're not alone! Was going to skip 2019 but just booked a Halloween trip for this year. Oh boy! I'm just hoping there are some DAH dates for October this year!

 

[dreamer17555]

I am hoping for May dates but it's not looking great... Fingers crossed. I am guessing if announced based on previous info we would hear by at least mid March?

 

[Iowamomof4]

I am hoping for May dates but it's not looking great... Fingers crossed. I am guessing if announced based on previous info we would hear by at least mid March?

That seems reasonable. Anything is possible though.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

The whole 'release date' pattern is murky at best, from my perspective. I continue to think the answer is "whenever Disney feels like it."

 

[TheFloatingBear]

But we can always count on you to have a chart to break it down for us, @GADisneyDad14!

 

[Iowamomof4]

Still, other than the first and second release dates, they've all been released >50 days ahead of the first one in a given group. So once I'm within 6-7 weeks of my trip, if they haven't released dates for then, I think I'll start planning as if they won't.

 

[heath92681]

We are planning 4 days at Universal in May. I just might be able to convince myself that a pool day followed by a DAH event would be worth it!

 

[slduck]

Ticket Help Question??? So I ordered my DAH tickets. They show up in on my "tickets tab" in the MDE, but there is no number to enter so that I can book FP+. The number from the confirmation email doesn't work. This is the only Disney ticket that I currently have. How do I get these tickets entered?

 

[Lsdolphin]

I went to the DAH last Aug 30th from 9:00-12:00 and was hoping to go again this year that last Thurs in Aug. however I just got MK hours update for Aug.29th and they have extended hours until 10:00pm! So wondering if that means No DAH for sure...

 

[Iowamomof4]

I went to the DAH last Aug 30th from 9:00-12:00 and was hoping to go again this year that last Thurs in Aug. however I just got MK hours update for Aug.29th and they have extended hours until 10:00pm! So wondering if that means No DAH for sure...

They've had DAH from 10-1 before.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

I went to the DAH last Aug 30th from 9:00-12:00 and was hoping to go again this year that last Thurs in Aug. however I just got MK hours update for Aug.29th and they have extended hours until 10:00pm! So wondering if that means No DAH for sure...

If they just updated that day to 10pm, that is a major sign DAH dates might be around the corner. They update the park calendar on DAH dates around/just before they come out with dates.

And almost all of the summer dates last year were 10pm-1am.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Although thinking through this, 8/29 is beyond the 180 window. Where did you get the notice from? Touring Plans? That might just be TP updating whatever prelim info they have.

 

[Lsdolphin]

If they just updated that day to 10pm, that is a major sign DAH dates might be around the corner. They update the park calendar on DAH dates around/just before they come out with dates.

And almost all of the summer dates last year were 10pm-1am.

I just got update email from TP this morning! So then I have hope for DAH on that last Thurs in August!