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My daughter and I just decided to do MNSSHP!!! I'm so excited!
My question is: We are going to Animal Kingdom that day, and it closes at 5:00. We have reservations at Boma for 6:00 that night (birthday girl's choice).
Is it possible to keep my 6:00 Boma reservations, and make it back to MK in time to fully enjoy MNSSHP?
I read it starts at 7:00... will we be missing something great if we arrive at 7:30 or 8:00? (I understand they allow admission to MK at 4:00, but we want to stay at AK until it closes.)
Thanks!!!
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Truthfully, if it were me, I'd move the Boma reservation to an earlier time and leave AK early. I've never needed a whole day to enjoy AK. And, I'd want to eek out as much time during the Party as possible.
Wow! Is it THAT much fun? I am getting more excited by the minute! As an adult with no little kids on the trip, do you trick or treat and everything? Just curious what we do there. It's our first time.
I would try to get an early dinner reservation either inside MK or at a hotel on the monorail. You probably won't be at MK until after 7:30 if not later if you keep the Boma reservation.
Since your DD really wants to eat at Boma, I'd see if you can get an earlier ressie there. I know you want to stay at AK all day, but you can afford to leave for a 5 or even a 4:30 dinner. (We're open-to-close park people and don't need a full day at AK)
Remember it's a hard ticketed event and you are paying for all of the extras (parades/character interaction/shows/fireworks). I'd get there at 7 to make the most of it, espec. if it closes at 12.
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We loved the MNSSHP. I took my DD (then 13) and her best friend. They dressed up, I didn't, but we all trick or treated, and we loved the parade, music, and other special things, but what we loved most was seeing all the characters out (we had a great encounter with the Queen of Hearts) and the short lines for the rides.
OK... I will try to get earlier ressies at Boma, to make it to the party earlier. Good advice!
Would it be silly for us to dress up? Have you ever seen adults dressed up? I know it is probably a personal choice, but don't want to look ridiculous!
Dressing up is something my daughter was looking forward to.
OK... I will try to get earlier ressies at Boma, to make it to the party earlier. Good advice!
Would it be silly for us to dress up? Have you ever seen adults dressed up? I know it is probably a personal choice, but don't want to look ridiculous!
Dressing up is something my daughter was looking forward to.
Lots of adults do. I figure it this way, if you are paying THAT much, do what you want! MNSSHP tickets are not cheap, so try to get there as early as you can and get the most out of it.
My sister and I are going to the MNSSHP for the first time a couple of days before we leave on a Disney cruise, and we decided to go for it and dress up! On the cruise they have "Pirates IN the Caribbean" party where you're encouraged to dress up like a pirate, so we're using the same costume. I am looking forward to riding POTC dressed as a pirate! I'm such a nerd
It sounds like a very long day! You are paying a lot for the tickets and I fear that after the whole long day you may be too tired to enjoy. You didn't mention if you have a car but I know if I left ak took the bus to akl and then had to get back on to mk in such a short time that travel time would tired me out a little.maybe you could do boma for lunch or on another day? I tend to plan these long days and my family ends up giving up early and asking for room service. But every family is different, so I guess what I am saying is it is possible with good planning(maybe take a cab to get to mk to save time) but you should make the most of mnsshp, I am sure you will have a wonderfull time.
I would get definitely get there before 7pm, next time I go, I plan to be at MK by 5:30. Ahead of the crowd. Even though it is a separate hard ticket event A LOT of people attend. It took 45-60 minutes for us to get from the TTC to main street. There is so much to see. The rides have shorter lines but lines for pictures with the characters are long and you also want to get a good spot for the parade. I would definetely leave AK earlier, eat at Boma much earlier or move it to another day. I look at it as I am paying an extra $55 per person for this event, I want to see as much of it as I can.
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