Category — i. Itineraries for Walt Disney World
Next Week (November 22 Through November 30, 2014) at Walt Disney World
DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: NOVEMBER 22 TO NOVEMBER 30, 2014
The material below details operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks.
The same stuff is in the image, but organized by park, not by topic. For more on November 2014 at Walt Disney World, click here.
Note that typos happen, and schedules change! If something seems odd, or if you want to double check, use the calendar links near the bottom to get the latest official Disney World scoop.
OPERATING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/22-11/30/2014
The Magic Kingdom will be open 8a to 12MN 11/22 and 11/23, 8a-1a 11/24, 8a-12MN 11/25 through 11/29, and 8a-7p 11/30
Epcot will be open from 9a-9p 11/22 through 11/27, and 9a-9.30p 11/28 through 11/30
Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be open 9a-8p 11/22 and 11/23, 9a-10p 11/24 through 11/29, and 9a-8p 11/30
Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be open 8a-7p 11/22, 8a-8p 11/23 through 11/28, 9a-8p 11/29, and 9a-7p 11/30
EXTRA MAGIC HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/22-11/30/2014
Saturday 11/22 Morning: Hollywood Studios Evening: Magic Kingdom
Sunday 11/23 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: None
Monday 11/24 Morning: none Evening: Hollywood Studios
Tuesday 11/25 Morning: Epcot Evening: none
Wednesday 11/26 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Thursday 11/27 Morning: Magic Kingdom Evening: none
Friday 11/28 Morning: none Evening: Epcot
Saturday 11/29 Morning: Hollywood Studios Evening: Magic Kingdom
Sunday 11/30 Morning: none Evening: Hollywood Studios
PARADES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/22-11/30/2014
The Magic Kingdom:
- Afternoon Festival of Fantasy Parade: 3p every day
- Evening Main Street Electrical Parade: 9 and 11p 11/22 through 11/29
FIREWORKS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/22-11/30/2014
Wishes at the Magic Kingdom: 10p 11/22 through 11/29
Illuminations at Epcot: 9p 11/22 through 11/27; 9.30p 11/28 through 11/30
Fantasmic at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 6.30 and 8p every night
SHOW SCHEDULES FOR WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/22-11/30/2014
See Steve Soares’ site here. Click the park names at its top for show schedules.
LONG RANGE WEATHER FORECAST FOR WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/22-11/30/2014
See this for forecasts.
DISCLAIMER
Everything is subject to change and typos! Check the Disney Calendars for updates and official schedules. These calendars can be found by clicking the following links:
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November 20, 2014 No Comments
Next Week (November 15 Through November 23, 2014) at Walt Disney World
DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: NOVEMBER 15 TO NOVEMBER 23, 2014
The material below details operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks.
The same stuff is in the image, but organized by park, not by topic. For more on November 2014 at Walt Disney World, click here.
Note that typos happen, and schedules change! If something seems odd, or if you want to double check, use the calendar links near the bottom to get the latest official Disney World scoop.
OPERATING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/15-11/23/2014
The Magic Kingdom will be open 9a-11p 11/15, 8a-7p 11/16, 9a-7p 11/17, 9a-10p 11/18 and 11/19, 9a-7p 11/20, 8a-7p 11/21, and 8a to 12MN 11/22 and 11/23
Epcot will be open from 9a-9p every day
Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be open 9a-8p11/15 through 11/19, 8a-4p 11/20, and 9a-8p 11/21 through 11/23
Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be open 9a-7p 11/15, 9a-6p 11/16, 9a-5p 11/17 through 11/21, 9a-7p 11/22 and 8a-8p 11/23
EXTRA MAGIC HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/15-11/23/2014
Saturday 11/15 Morning: Hollywood Studios Evening: Magic Kingdom
Sunday 11/16 Morning: none Evening: Hollywood Studios
Monday 11/17 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Tuesday 11/18 Morning: Epcot Evening: none
Wednesday 11/19 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Thursday 11/20 Morning: Magic Kingdom Evening: none
Friday 11/21 Morning: none Evening: Epcot
Saturday 11/22 Morning: Hollywood Studios Evening: Magic Kingdom
Sunday 11/23 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
PARADES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/15-11/23/2014
The Magic Kingdom:
- Afternoon Festival of Fantasy Parade: 3p every day
- Evening Main Street Electrical Parade: 9 and 11p 11/15; 8 and 10p 11/18 and 11/19; 9 and 11p 11/22 and 11/23
FIREWORKS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/15-11/23/2014
Wishes at the Magic Kingdom: 10p 11/15; 9p 11/18 and 11/19; 10p 11/22 and 11/23
Illuminations at Epcot: 9p every night
Fantasmic at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 6.30 and 8p 11/15 and 11/16; 6.30p 11/17; 6.30 and 8p 11/18, 11/22 and 11/23
SHOW SCHEDULES FOR WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/15-11/23/2014
See Steve Soares’ site here. Click the park names at its top for show schedules.
LONG RANGE WEATHER FORECAST FOR WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/15-11/23/2014
See this for forecasts.
DISCLAIMER
Everything is subject to change and typos! Check the Disney Calendars for updates and official schedules. These calendars can be found by clicking the following links:
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November 14, 2014 No Comments
Parade and Show Viewing Etiquette at Walt Disney World
(This is an entry in a series on Disney World Controversies.)
After my experience with last night’s Celebrate the Season, A Frozen Holiday Wish, and Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, I feel compelled to republish this material…
PARADES AND SHOWS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD: WHERE YOU IS IS WHERE YOU ARE
This post focuses on etiquette for parades and shows at Disney World, and suggests two points for the well-mannered:
- The only way to save a spot for viewing a is to be in the spot
- The fact that you wish you had a better spot gives you no right to push your kids–or yourself–ahead of others who have sacrificed their own time to get the spot you wish you had…
THE PARADES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
There’s currently two four parades at Disney World:
- The Magic Kingdom afternoon Festival of Fantasy Parade, usually at 3p
- The Magic Kingdom evening Main Street Electrical Parade, typically at least several nights a week, with varying times
Disney’s Hollywood Studios afternoon Pixar Pals Countdown to Fun Parade, at 3p(now canceled)Disney’ Animal Kingdom afternoon Mickey’s Jammin’ Jungle Parade, at 3.45p(also gone)
During the times of year this site recommends you go, there’s usually plenty of good viewing spots available up until about 30 minutes before the parades begin. See the links for details.
If your kids–or anyone else in your party–are shorter than the typical adult, you’ll want to grab a spot right at the edge of the parade route so that no one is front of you, and if this may be your only visit, it’s worth perching on such a spot even earlier than thirty minutes before.
The way you do this is you stand…or sit…in the spot you want. You don’t put down a towel, bedspread, thong, or anything else to claim your spot. The investment in claiming a spot is your time, not your bedding.
And what if you are late? And your kids are short? So they can’t see? Don’t you have a right to push your kids in front of other, taller, children and adults, who have been waiting in their spots, so that they can see the parades better? Disney World is about the kids, after all, isn’t it, and don’t we all care about kids?
Nope.
Frankly, we’re just not that into your kids. The consequences of your failure to plan, or your failure to execute your plan, are yours to bear, not yours to impose on others.
The way to handle this is the same way that you should handle all other etiquette questions–to ask yourself whether, in the circumstances you face, if everyone else followed the principle you are following, if life would be in sum better or worse?
Spots with un-blocked views of the parades are everywhere along the parade route, but even so there simply aren’t enough of them that every kid waiting for the parade can have one. So there’s no way it could work for people to push their kids to the front–there just aren’t enough spots for all the kids.
Scarcity is always allocated by a “price.” This price could be literal–Disney could charge for good viewing spots–or the price could be willingness of people to “spend” something else of value. Right now, good parade viewing spots are allocated by people willing to spend time waiting. This is true even if you have FastPass+ for the parade. That just puts you in an area–you need to arrive early to grab a good spot within it.
If your kids are near the front, and the people right in front of them are taller, you should always feel free to ask if your kids can step in front so they can see better. But don’t push them forward without asking–and don’t block the view yourself!
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November 11, 2014 1 Comment
Next Week (November 8 Through November 16, 2014) at Walt Disney World
DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: NOVEMBER 8 TO NOVEMBER 16, 2014
The material below details operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks.
The same stuff is in the image, but organized by park, not by topic. For more on October 2014 at Walt Disney World, click here.
Note that typos happen, and schedules change! If something seems odd, or if you want to double check, use the calendar links near the bottom to get the latest official Disney World scoop.
OPERATING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/8-11/16/2014
The Magic Kingdom will be open 9a-11p 11/8 and 11/9, 9a-7p 11/10, 9a-10p 11/11 and 11/12, 9a-7p 11/13 and 11/14, 9a-11p 11/15, and 9a-7p 11/16
Epcot will be open from 9a-9p 11/8, 9a-10p 11/9, and 9a-9p 11/10 through 11/16
Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be open 9a-8p everyday
Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be open 9a-8p 11/8 and 11/9, 9a-6p 11/10 through 11/12, 9a-7p 11/13 through 11/15, and 9a-6p 11/16
EXTRA MAGIC HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/8-11/16/2014
Saturday 11/8 Morning: Hollywood Studios Evening: Magic Kingdom
Sunday 11/9 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Monday 11/10 Morning: none Evening: Hollywood Studios
Tuesday 11/11 Morning: Epcot Evening: none
Wednesday 11/12 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Thursday 11/13 Morning: Magic Kingdom Evening: none
Friday 11/14 Morning: none Evening: Epcot
Saturday 11/15 Morning: Hollywood Studios Evening: Magic Kingdom
Sunday 11/16 Morning: none Evening: Hollywood Studios
PARADES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/8-11/16/2014
The Magic Kingdom:
- Afternoon Festival of Fantasy Parade: 3p every day
- Evening Main Street Electrical Parade: 9a and 11p 11/8 and 11/9; 8 and 10p 11/11; 9 and 11p 11/15
FIREWORKS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/8-11/16/2014
Wishes at the Magic Kingdom: 10p 11/8 and 11/9; 9p 11/11 and 11/12; 10p 11/15
Illuminations at Epcot: 9p 11/8; 10p 11/9; p 11/10 through 11/16
Fantasmic at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 6.30 and 8p 11/8 through 11/10; 6.30p 11/11 through 11/13; 6.30 and 8p 11/14 through 11/16
SHOW SCHEDULES FOR WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/8-11/16/2014
See Steve Soares’ site here. Click the park names at its top for show schedules.
LONG RANGE WEATHER FORECAST FOR WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/8-11/16/2014
See this for forecasts.
DISCLAIMER
Everything is subject to change and typos! Check the Disney Calendars for updates and official schedules. These calendars can be found by clicking the following links:
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November 7, 2014 No Comments
Next Week (November 1 Through November 9, 2014) at Walt Disney World
DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: NOVEMBER 1 TO NOVEMBER 9, 2014
The material below details operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks.
The same stuff is in the image, but organized by park, not by topic. For more on October 2014 at Walt Disney World, click here.
Note that typos happen, and schedules change! If something seems odd, or if you want to double check, use the calendar links near the bottom to get the latest official Disney World scoop.
OPERATING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/1-11/9/2014
The Magic Kingdom will be open 9a-12Mn 11/1, 9a-10p 11/2 through 11/6, 9a-7p 11/7, and 9a-11p 11/8 and 11/9
Epcot will be open from 9a-10p 11/1, 9a-9p 11/2 through 11/6, 9a-10p 10/31, 9a-9p 11/8, and 9a-10pp 11/9
Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be open 9a-8.30p 11/1, 9a-7.30p 11/2 through 11/4, 9a-7p 11/5 and 11/6, and 9a-8p 11/7 through 11/9
Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be open 9a-6p 11/1, 9a-8p 11/2, 9a-6p 11/3 through 11/5, 9a-7p 11/6, and 9a-8p 11/7 through 11/9
EXTRA MAGIC HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/1-11/9/2014
Saturday 11/1 Morning: Hollywood Studios Evening: Magic Kingdom
Sunday 11/2 Morning: none Evening: Hollywood Studios
Monday 11/3 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Tuesday 11/4 Morning: Epcot Evening: none
Wednesday 11/5 Morning: none Evening: Epcot
Thursday 11/6 Morning: Magic Kingdom Evening: none
Friday 11/7 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Saturday 11/8 Morning: Hollywood Studios Evening: Magic Kingdom
Sunday 11/9 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
PARADES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/1-11/9/2014
The Magic Kingdom:
- Afternoon Festival of Fantasy Parade: 3p every day
- Evening Main Street Electrical Parade: 9 and 11p 11/1; 8 and 10p 11/2 and 11/3; 8 and 10p 11/6; 9a and 11p 11/8 and 11/9
FIREWORKS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/1-11/9/2014
Wishes at the Magic Kingdom: 10p 11/1; 9p 11/2 through 11/6; 10p 11/8 and 11/9
Illuminations at Epcot: 10p 11/1; 9p 11/2 through 11/6; 10p 11/7; 9p 11/8; 10p 11/9
Fantasmic at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 7.30 and 9p 11/1; 6.30 and 8p 11/2; 6.30p 11/3 through 11/6; 6.30 and 8p 11/7 through 11/9
SHOW SCHEDULES FOR WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/1-11/9/2014
See Steve Soares’ site here. Click the park names at its top for show schedules.
LONG RANGE WEATHER FORECAST FOR WALT DISNEY WORLD 11/1-11/9/2014
See this for forecasts.
DISCLAIMER
Everything is subject to change and typos! Check the Disney Calendars for updates and official schedules. These calendars can be found by clicking the following links:
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October 31, 2014 No Comments
Next Week (October 25 Through November 2, 2014) at Walt Disney World
DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: OCTOBER 25 TO NOVEMBER 2, 2014
The material below details operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks.
The same stuff is in the image, but organized by park, not by topic. For more on October 2014 at Walt Disney World, click here.
Note that typos happen, and schedules change! If something seems odd, or if you want to double check, use the calendar links near the bottom to get the latest official Disney World scoop.
OPERATING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 10/25-11/2/2014
The Magic Kingdom will be open 9a-12MN 10/25, 9a-7p 10/26, 9a-11p 10/27, 9a-7p 10/28, 9a-10p 10/29, 9a-7p 10/30 and 10/31, 9a-12Mn 11/1, and 9a-10p 11/2
Epcot will be open from 9a-10p 10/25, 9a-9p 10/26 through 10/30, 9a-10p 10/31 and 11/1, and 9a-9p 11/2
Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be open 9a-8.30p 10/25 and 10/26, 9a-7p 10/27 through 10/31, 9a-8.30p 11/1, and 9a-7.30p 11/2
Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be open 9a-8p 10/25 and 10/26, 9a-5p 10/27 though 10/31, 9a-6p 11/1, and 9a-8p 11/2
EXTRA MAGIC HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 10/25-11/2/2014
Saturday 10/25 Morning: Hollywood Studios Evening: Magic Kingdom
Sunday 10/26 Morning: none Evening: Hollywood Studios
Monday 10/27 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Tuesday 10/28 Morning: Epcot Evening: none
Wednesday 10/29 Morning: none Evening: Epcot
Thursday 10/30 Morning: Magic Kingdom Evening: none
Friday 10/31 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Saturday 11/2 Morning: Hollywood Studios Evening: Magic Kingdom
Sunday 11/2 Morning: none Evening: Hollywood Studios
PARADES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 10/25-11/2/2014
The Magic Kingdom:
- Afternoon Festival of Fantasy Parade: 3p every day
- Evening Main Street Electrical Parade: 9 and 11p 10/25 and 10/27; 9p 10/29; 9 and 11p 11/1; 8 and 10p 11/2
FIREWORKS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 10/25-11/2/2014
Wishes at the Magic Kingdom: 10p 10/25, 10/27, 10/29 and 11/1; 9p 11/2
Illuminations at Epcot: 10p 10/25; 9p 10/26 through 10/30; 10p 10/31 and 11/1; 9p 11/2
Fantasmic at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 7.30 and 9p 10/25 and 10/26; 7.30p 10/27 through 10/31; 7.30 and 9p 11/1; 6.30 and 8p 11/2
SHOW SCHEDULES FOR WALT DISNEY WORLD 10/25-11/2/2014
See Steve Soares’ site here. Click the park names at its top for show schedules.
LONG RANGE WEATHER FORECAST FOR WALT DISNEY WORLD 10/25-11/2/2014
See this for forecasts.
DISCLAIMER
Everything is subject to change and typos! Check the Disney Calendars for updates and official schedules. These calendars can be found by clicking the following links:
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October 24, 2014 No Comments
