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PM extra magical hours in the MK are the best! A lot of things are open, including the major attractions (the mountains, etc) fantasyland, adventurelnd, etc. There are a few quick service restaurants oPen as well. I am in the MK right now for EMH, I mIght be able to scan a times guide and send it to you when I get home if you like or if there's something specific you are wondering about, ask away! My brain has been sizzling in the sun all day so compiling list is out of my intellectual capability. You'll love EMH !
Evenings tend to have more things available. Mornings allow you to get closer to fastpass machines and rides that are not open. That is a 5 to 10 minute head start on some attractions in the morning. Morning in Magic Kingdom is mainly the kid stuff but the advantage is getting rides out of the way that do not have fastpasses.
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Mom calls to check on me and reminded me to pay the gardener. I love her so much.
Disneyland was fun with flag retreat and pickles. I have a home here, thank you. GAC is NOT a "front of the line pass".
She is gone but keeping signature. Laundry is getting done. My purpose in life is to help poor people in FL. Farewell, will miss you.
Thank you !
i felt silly for asking as i knew i'd seen this before (am i becoming forgetful at an early age?)
this is awesome, mostly the advice comes in most handy.
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I like to take advantage of morning EMH at MK. You can usually get all the rides in Fantasyland done before the park opens to regular guests. Epcot is actually my favorite park for evening EMH. I love to explore the World Showcase at night. Nighttime gives it a whole other perspective!
we usually stay away from the park that has EMH in the morning and sometimes do the evening ones but never plan my day around them. I usually check a touring plan to plan our days
We did seven (mostly non-FastPass) rides in under two hours during morning EMH at MK last week, and we were able to get two FPs for other rides. If you have small kids or really want to do the Fantasyland rides like Tomorrowland Speedway and Mad Tea Party, this is tremendous. My key piece of advice is: unless you plan to arrive for rope drop on morning EMH, go to another park, because it really gets jammed after the regular park opening.
Evening EMH is also priceless if you stay through the final closing hours, but do keep an eye on the restaurant closing hours if you plan on eating late. Some (especially at the Studios) tend to close early. Have fun!
Are EMH hours enjoyable during peak/holiday seasons or is it best to go to one of the other parks?
We tend to go in summer when park attendance is pretty high. Although I haven't attended many morning EMH, I avoid the park that has that morning time. I seem to be much more sensitive to the crowds during the day.
Evening EMH have never bothered me. I find that as the night goes on, more and more people head back to their hotels opening up rides that people have waited a significant amount of time for during the day. It's cooler and I love the festive atmosphere at night with all the lights.
I absolutely LOOOVE EMH. Our last trip we did both morning and evening but obviously evening is usually better giving you an extra three hours. All major attractions are open, most attractions at MK. I agree to invest in hoppers to maximize your time, the morning EMH parks get really crowded after 11am.
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What is everyone's best tips or favorite memories of EMH?
My favorite memory is going to the (vast) stroller parking area in Adventureland and finding our stroller to be the only one there. (It was 12:05 AM, past when most toddler's would be asleep.) Our daughter has always been a night owl, so rather than tryin got get up early the next, we enjoyed EMH until the park closed at midnight. We rode everything in the park twice between 10Pm and midnight.
Are EMH hours enjoyable during peak/holiday seasons or is it best to go to one of the other parks?
I think it's worth it any time of year. Mostly it depends on your endurance. If you hate, absolutely HATE getting up early, then I would avoid morning EMH and choose another park that day. Then maybe you could just do evening EMH. I used to love evening EMH at AK but I think they only do mornings now. Evening EMH is especially lovely at MK.
My favorite EMH memory was being on one of the first rides of the day on Everest at AK and since I was solo, a single rider asked to go with me in the first row. Turned out he played Bruce the shark in the Nemo musical and liked to start his day with a few rides on Everest.
We have used the AM one with the kids and got quite a few character signatures that way with short lines.
My favorite memory though is just me and my son hanging out until almost midnight at MK EMH. My DH and daughter had gone back to the resort because they were tired, and us two night owls did a couple rides just us, and then had a nice bus ride back to the resort. It was awesome!
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