Originally Posted By magic0214 The site is live: onemoredisneyday.com Rumors are Leap Day, Feb. 29th, both Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Park will be open for 24 hours. Thoughts? I like the idea! I feel like it would be neat to be riding Jungle Cruise at 2:30am
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I will vehemently deny that there was a "dirty spiel" for those special late night cruises.
Originally Posted By leobloom This isn't much different from those days when EMH keep the MK open until 3:00 AM. Sounds like much ado about nothing.
Originally Posted By HMButler79 This is pretty much a non event. Especially when they have MK EMH till 3am on holidays and reopen at 8am.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Rather than slam the rumors, shall we wait for the actual announcement??? Here's what the site actually says: >>On December 31, 2011, tune in to Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest on ABC or Univision Television Feliz 2012 hosted by Don Francisco live from Disneyland Park for a special announcement. Check your local listings for exact air times. Disney Parks will be celebrating like never before!<< (Although I will say-- gotta love the Marketing Talk!)
Originally Posted By vbdad55 if true, it's not meant to be earth shattering, just meant to be a bit of fun..however once again, they can do nothing right in some eyes. Really not even newsworthy except for locals who may want to attend of someone who already has that time period booked
Originally Posted By leobloom >> Disney Parks will be celebrating like never before! << Somehow I doubt that. >> Really not even newsworthy except for locals who may want to attend of someone who already has that time period booked << But Disney has to hype the news, build up expectations in the rabid fan community, and then deal with the mixture of honest disappointment and self-inflicted excitement.
Originally Posted By magic0214 Disney has been using the hashtag #Disney24 on twitter, suggesting the 24 hour "party"...but we will see!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros This sounds like a clear take-off of the 60 hour parties at the original openings of Star Tours and Captain EO. Except shorter, without something exciting to really justify those hours, and on a Wednesday. Interesting, maybe, but certainly not anything that I will change my schedule to see.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper Kinda a cool idea...but... Poor, poor CMs. And I can only imagine how the maintenance guys feel. They're hard pressed as is to keep things running when on a normal schedule with the dangerously low staffing, I can only imagine what this will do. <<I will vehemently deny that there was a "dirty spiel" for those special late night cruises.>> I won't. I loved doing the dirty spiel.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Even if the Magic Kingdom was going to be open 24 hours, that would still not be appealing enough for me to attend even if I was staying on property. Let alone motivate me to make a special trip to WDW to do it. Honestly, if Disney ever had a crowd that might benefit from being open 24 hours in my opinion that event would be best suited on either Christmas Eve, New Years Eve or both. Not some obscure evening in February.
Originally Posted By dennis-in-ct Maybe the one more Disney Day promotion offers the guest a free day added to all vacation packages for 2012. Maybe that would offset the current over-inflated costs of a WDW on-property stay. If Disney offers a free day, it would make the cost of the vacation package more affordable. How else can Disney offer a price that people can actually afford currently without appearing as if Disney is discounting their brand. Throw in a free meal plan and I am sure families would consider a Disney vacation within reach of their budgets instead of something just on their wish list. I say "one more Disney Day" will be an add on to a WDW property stay.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 If they threw in a free day at IOA maybe more WDW visitors would consider it? Maybe even THEY now consider a day wondering Hogsmeade as a "Disney Day"!
Originally Posted By standor February is a dead time of the year and the Disney honchos think that if they keep the park opened 24 hours, they might be crowded. Nonsense in my only answer to this foolishness.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 Sorry - that should be "wandering Hogsmeade". Hate crap like that, even more from MYSELF!
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 "February is a dead time of the year and the Disney honchos think that if they keep the park opened 24 hours, they might be crowded." Plus it gives them a press release and a bit of hype and seems like they are doing SOMETHING, when in fact it's a pathetic NOTHING. It's indicative of the marketing campaigns of the last decade where they throw up some glittery banners and pendants and announce "Year of a Million Dreams" or "Hundredth Anniversary Since Walt Graduated Kindergarten" rubbish and expect people to book packages based on THAT. It's all nonsense but unfortunately Ralph and Susan and the kids from North Carolina and Fred and Doris and family from the UK fall for it EVERY TIME and make TDO think they can keep the Emperor pantsless for next to nothing!
