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What do you think about the popularity of these events?
Special Events
Disney After Hours are specially ticketed experiences that occur after the gates close for the night, extending access to favorite attractions and providing you with more opportunities to have a magical Disney experience. Best of all, the number of tickets for these events is limited, which means lower wait times for some of your favorite attractions.
Some guests feel like this is worth the high price to experience the parks with low crowds; while others think Disney Parks should simply extend regular theme park hours to give guests more time in the parks.
When first announced, Disney After Hours was just offered at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom. In February, Disney announced that EPCOT will also participate in After Hours Events.
Sold Out
It is not uncommon for Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios to completely sell out for these After Hours events. Disney shares that there is a limited number of guests for each event. Guests are encouraged to purchase their tickets early.
EPCOT did not bring as big of a crowd with After Hours guests. Guests get access to top attractions like Frozen Ever After, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure. This is your chance to explore all four neighborhoods in the park with shorter attraction wait times.
Many guests love the freedom to enjoy Cosmic Rewind without a virtual queue during these After Hours events. Over the past several weeks, the demand for EPCOT After Hours was on the rise. The first event to sell out at EPCOT was in July. After that time, events continued to sell out for EPCOT.
Now all After Hours Events, including the final night on August 24th, are completely sold out. The return of After Hours was announced in September 2022, and we are curious to see what the 2024 schedule may look like for Walt Disney World.
Now all After Hours Events, including the final night on August 24th, are completely sold out.
What do you think of the After Hours Events? Do you love them or think they are too overpriced? Do you think this sold-out event means these events are gaining in popularity? Share your thoughts with us and share this news with a fellow Disney pal.
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