Category — i. Itineraries for Walt Disney World

DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: JUNE 1, 2013 TO JUNE 9, 2013

The material below details operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks.

The same stuff is in the table, but organized by park, not by topic.

Star Wars weekends continue this week and increasingly are mobbing the Studios, so avoid Disney’s Hollywood Studios the 1st and 2nd and the 7th through the 9th.

(For more on June 2013 at Walt Disney World, see this.)

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DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: MAY 25, 2013 TO JUNE 2, 2013

The material below details operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks.

The same stuff is in the table, but organized by park, not by topic.

Star Wars weekends continue this week and increasingly are mobbing the Studios, so avoid Disney’s Hollywood Studios the 25th and 26th and the 31st through the 2nd.

Memorial Day and the week it’s in have gotten increasingly crowded recently,  and will be more so this year as many schools are out a little earlier than typical.  Avoid the Magic Kingdom the 26th and 27th in particular.

(For more on May 2013 at Walt Disney World, see this, and for more on June, see this.)

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DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: MAY 18, 2013 TO MAY 26, 2013

The material below details operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks.

The same stuff is in the table, but organized by park, not by topic.

Unusual stuff this week:

• “Star Wars Weekends” kicks off at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for 2013 on Friday May 17, and continues the weekend of the 24th
• The Magic Kingdom is open for 24 hours–6a til 6a–Friday the 24th into the 25th
• The Studios close at 6p on Thursday the 23rd, likely for  a private party.

Because of this, you’ll see slightly different Extra Magic Hours than normal, early openings at both HS and AK over the weekends, and a very odd schedule at MK the 24th into the wee hours of the 25th.

Star Wars weekends increasingly are mobbing the Studios, so avoid Disney’s Hollywood Studios the 17th-19th and 25th and 26th.  The 24 hour opening at the Magic Kingdom may make the Studios more tolerable the 24th…I’m not sure.  I’d avoid MK the 24th …

I’ll be at Walt Disney World until the 19th, at the Polynesian, focused on fine and fun dining with older son, who just graduated from law school!

(For more on May 2013 at Walt Disney World, see this.)

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DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: MAY 11, 2013 TO MAY 19, 2013

The material below details operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks.

The same stuff is in the table, but organized by park, not by topic.

“Star Wars Weekends” kicks off at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for 2013 on Friday May 17.

Because of this, you’ll see slightly different Extra Magic Hours than normal, and early openings at both HS and AK over the weekend.

These weekends increasingly are mobbing the Studios, so avoid Disney’s Hollywood Studios the 17th-19th.

I’ll be at Walt Disney World the 13th through the 19th, at Pop Century, then All-Star Music, and then the Polynesian.  Expect updated reviews of these three to follow in later May and June.

The first part of the trip will be focused on re-testing the Epcot itineraries (I think Danny is right, so I need to test, revise and re-test them), and the second part on fine and fun dining with older son, who just graduated from law school!

(For more on May 2013 at Walt Disney World, see this.)

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DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: MAY 4, 2013 TO MAY 12, 2013

The material below details operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks.

The same stuff is in the table, but organized by park, not by topic.

(For more on May 2013 at Walt Disney World, see this.)

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DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: APRIL 27, 2013 TO MAY 5, 2013

The material below details operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks.

The same stuff is in the table, but organized by park, not by topic.

Note that there’s some unusual Extra Magic Hours this week.  See this if you are using one of this site’s itineraries.

(For more on April 2013 at Disney World, see this, and more on May 2013, see this.)

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