Originally Posted By sharpc I've looked around for a while, and have been unable to find a list of Extra Magic Hours for July. Does anyone know when these dates will be released? I tend to plan our families dinners and park visits around these dates, and haven't found them yet... Any help you can offer will be much appreciated!
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad They haven't posted them yet. Only up till june. Try again around first of April. BTW make sure you check extra magic hours right before you arrive as they are subject to changing at any time. This happened to us last year. The schedule changed the week before we arrived. You can find them under calendar at Disney.com or on Allears.net
Originally Posted By sharpc Thank you very much for your help! I am very sorry to hear that that happened to you on your last trip! I can only hope that everything turned out for the better in your situation!
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt We had really good luck with the extra morning hours, the Parks were almost empty. Nighttime PACKED with the under 25 crowd.
Originally Posted By sharpc We've always been pretty unlucky with the morning hours unfortunately.. Most of the days that we go it takes until 9 o'clock to get all of the people that want to be in the Park in. By the time you are in the park, the lines are all filled up.. Much better luck was found using just a 1 day base ticket. You hit one of the parks that doesn't have morning hours around 9 o'clock (Magic Kingdom for us. We rode all of Fantasyland by 9:50ish) and stay till the late hours. Its pretty much always worth it to stay late, because people gradually just don't get in line as much. I also just like the atmosphere at night much more, because all of the minor imperfections are hidden by darkness and all of the lights.. That has been our experience at least. I love how everyone on here has completely different strategies on what to do based on what they like about the Parks most. I'm not a ride fanatic as much as I used to be, so my strategy is somewhere in between.
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad <<<I am very sorry to hear that that happened to you on your last trip! I can only hope that everything turned out for the better in your situation!>>> Luckily I caught the change the night before and changed our plans accordingly. It must be the time of year when you are going b/c we always use morning magic hours and walk right in. But, we go in the fall when crowds are lower.
Originally Posted By sharpc I would much rather go in the fall around September.. Alas, my family has 3 kids, who have had perfect attendance every year of school, and missing school even for Disney World isn't an option. I suppose it might be a seasonal thing. I wonder what all those trends are..
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad The unofficial guide to Disneyworld has a great graph that shows attendance levels for each month. Basically summer and holidays are swamped. Fall and winter are low except Thankgiving week and Christmas to New Years. This year my daughter starts High school so I don't know if we can pull the kids out like we usually do. But, I like going best in the fall.
Originally Posted By sharpc Well that's helpful to know! Most of the time I stay away from those guides since they are going to provide everyone with the same tips, but I'm probably missing out on some good stuff! Wow, good luck with High School! It was a mess for me...
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad I have read the unofficial guide twice. It is great for help someone plan who has never been before. I still use it for its telephone directory and for character meals. It gives a great breakdown of how many guests per character for each meal. If you have been a few times, most of the stuff you will already know and the rest you will learn on LP.
Originally Posted By sharpc I would definitely say I've been a few times, and I've definitely learned a lot about general planning from LP over the 2+ years I've been lurking. It's quite informative. Fluctuating things get me because Disney seems to change its mind so often...
