I was looking at the up coming 2018/2019 After Hours Paries at Magic Kingdom, and I noticed that when you look at the hours of the party, the time MK closes and when Happily Ever After is scheduled there are some of the parties where you are definitely going to get more bang for your buck. This is assuming you arrive at 7 as soon as your able to be allowed in to the party.
The parties on Nov 26, Dec 3 & 10 I am calling catagory 1. MK closes at 10, the party is 10-1am, and HEA is scheduled at 9. On those nights you have 3 hours before the party even starts to enjoy MK, and with HEA at 9 most of the day guest should be cleared out by 10 when the party officially starts. Pretty sweet!
Catagory 2 on Feb 14 and March 7 MK closes at 9 the party is from 9-12, and HEA is scheduled for 8. So not as much time before the party starts, but with the hour gap between HEA and MK closing to allow day gusts to leave the party will still be pretty enjoyable.
Catagory 3 on Jan 7, 17, 24, 28, Feb 7 & 28 MK closes at 8, the party is from 8-11, and HEA is scheduled for 8. So only 1 hour from when you can get in to when the party starts. With HEA, park closing, and the party all at 8 o'clock the first hour or so of the party is potentially going to be pretty crowded until the day guests leave. So you won't get the full 3 hour benefit of a 3 hour party that you have paid good money for... in my humble opinion.
I have done this party twice in 2017 and 2018 both in early Feb and it was fantastic. MK felt very empty and I think it was
worth the ticket price. My stratagy was to get to the party right before 7 and get off Main street as soon as possible due to everyone getting there place for Wishes or HEA. Ride whatever rides were a reasonable wait and then once the party started I was able to ride most everything multiple times with little or no wait. The available popcorn, ice cream and drinks were great! I won't say they were free like advertised as this is a hard ticket event so really you pay for those snacks as part of the price of your ticket.
Anyone else planning to attend one of the upcoming After Hours Parties? What are your thoughts?
The parties on Nov 26, Dec 3 & 10 I am calling catagory 1. MK closes at 10, the party is 10-1am, and HEA is scheduled at 9. On those nights you have 3 hours before the party even starts to enjoy MK, and with HEA at 9 most of the day guest should be cleared out by 10 when the party officially starts. Pretty sweet!
Catagory 2 on Feb 14 and March 7 MK closes at 9 the party is from 9-12, and HEA is scheduled for 8. So not as much time before the party starts, but with the hour gap between HEA and MK closing to allow day gusts to leave the party will still be pretty enjoyable.
Catagory 3 on Jan 7, 17, 24, 28, Feb 7 & 28 MK closes at 8, the party is from 8-11, and HEA is scheduled for 8. So only 1 hour from when you can get in to when the party starts. With HEA, park closing, and the party all at 8 o'clock the first hour or so of the party is potentially going to be pretty crowded until the day guests leave. So you won't get the full 3 hour benefit of a 3 hour party that you have paid good money for... in my humble opinion.
I have done this party twice in 2017 and 2018 both in early Feb and it was fantastic. MK felt very empty and I think it was
worth the ticket price. My stratagy was to get to the party right before 7 and get off Main street as soon as possible due to everyone getting there place for Wishes or HEA. Ride whatever rides were a reasonable wait and then once the party started I was able to ride most everything multiple times with little or no wait. The available popcorn, ice cream and drinks were great! I won't say they were free like advertised as this is a hard ticket event so really you pay for those snacks as part of the price of your ticket.
Anyone else planning to attend one of the upcoming After Hours Parties? What are your thoughts?
