Disney World did something very rare–it changed Evening Extra Magic Hours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios from Monday to Sunday many dates from early September through mid-November.
As a result, those Sundays are now lousy days to go to the Studios, and below are the suggested changes to the FastPass+ Lower Crowd Itinerary and To-Do List for the entire period–the new changes, the changes that already existed, and weeks where no changes are need:
- For an August 30, 2014 arrival date swap Tuesday and Second Saturday, and also Monday and Thursday
- For a September 6 arrival date—no changes
- For September 13 through October 4 arrival dates swap First Sunday and Tuesday
- For an October 11 arrival date swap Tuesday and Thursday
- For October 18 through November 1 arrival dates swap first Sunday and Tuesday
- For a November 8 arrival date–no changes
- For a November 15 arrival date swap the first Sunday and Tuesday, and also Monday and Thursday
If you’ve made dining reservations that you can’t re-do, the “Sunday-Tuesday” swaps can be left ignored. Just expect to be able to complete less at Hollywood Studios on Sunday, and as a result to perhaps need to arrive there earlier on Thursday to catch what you missed.
And note any questions in the comment box below!
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19 Comments on "EMH Changes Require Updates to Itineraries Most Of September through Mid-November"
Hi Emelee, what happened was that the original calendars were unusual, and the revised calendars made the weeks revert to being typical of this period. So all that’s different is that people using my standard itinerary need to make changes after the revision that they didn’t need to make when the calendars first came out…
Was reading your site and noted this to share with others in the fb planning group but everyone seemed to think this was not a change just SOP. Although a WDW veteran I enjoy your site. What am I missing?
Scott, yeah…Epcot and AK will be pretty crowded that day! And BTW thanks–I hadn’t noticed that yet, and it’s a problem (now fixed) since I send people to HS on Thursdays for Fantasmic!
Dave,
I was looking at the calendar for November and am surprised to see that Hollywood Studios is scheduled to close at 4:00pm on November 20. That coupled with the early closing of the Magic Kingdom that day for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party and the early closing at Animal Kingdom sure limits options for that day.
Scott
Dave,
Thanks as always.
Happy Easter to you and your family.
Scott