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Are the days of the parties the best or worst (crowd wise) to be at MK if not attending?

Depends on how you define best or worst, I guess.

Many guests will opt not to go to MK on a party day due to the 6pm closing time and lack of nighttime hours/entertainment. This generally manifests itself in “better” crowd conditions during the day, broadly speaking. It won’t be empty, but on the margins a touch better. I have found the rope drop advantage “lasts longer” on party days and we can cover quite a bit of ground.

Conversely, non-party days can be quite crowded, especially when you get into October where there are generally only 3 non-party days per week. That is not a lot of supply and a lot of demand in terms of days where normal nighttime entertainment is available.

This year, all party days 8/29+ will have 7am-8am EMHs and 8 am regular park openings. TBD if that added early EMH and early park opening change any of the party day “norms” (loose term) this year.

We've found party days are not busy because people don't want to lose time by having to leave early if they don't have a hard ticket.