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If you’ve spent even a small amount of time at Walt Disney World in Florida, you know that the one constant is the crowds. The usual advice is to be at the park, through security, and ready to go at least 30 minutes before the published opening time. This is good advice-I tell everyone who’s going to do just that-but it’s not often easy to carry out, especially with teenagers in the family. (Your kids might be early birds, but mine are emphatically not.) So, on our most recent trip, we tried the After Hours ticket to Magic Kingdom, and dear Reader, we loved it.
What Is This ‘After Hours’ of Which You Speak?
After Hours is a separate park entrance ticket for late-night hours. It’s sold in very small quantities, so attendance is low. It’s offered once or twice a week to Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom (one park per night/ticket). Specific attractions are open and there are some free food and drink options available.
After Hours is different from the Extra Magic Hours that WDW offers to guests who are staying at Disney-owned hotels (and a few extra third-party-owned hotels). EMH is free and offered on various mornings and evenings. After Hours is also not related to any of the affiliate tickets that Disney offers from time-to-time, where you’re only able to buy tickets if…
