Parts of Disney World's Magic Kingdom to close early for a media event in March

Mar 10, 2023 in "Magic Kingdom"

Posted: Friday March 10, 2023 5:11pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Parts of Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World will close early on March 14 2023 due to a media event for TRON Lightcycle Run and a preview of Happily Ever After.


Tomorrowland will close at 5pm, with Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin, the Laugh Floor, and Tomorrowland Speedway remaining open until 6pm.

Magic Kingdom hours on March 14 are 8am to 9pm.

The Happily Ever After preview is for invited guests only, and will take place at 11:30pm. TRON Lightcycle Run will open for guests on April 4 2023.

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LilofanMar 13, 2023

Access to info is at ones fingertips ( literally ) instead of back in the day when no one had a smartphone. You still have trouble digesting that there are three other parks to go to instead rather than that MK day with media? Sure would help our stress level to go to MK on another day.

monothingieMar 13, 2023

This is why people think Disney sucks. Why is it that they always feel the need to kiss the rear end of their bought and paid for sycophant bloggers and media flunkies at the expense of regular guest?

EPCOT-O.G.Mar 13, 2023

Because last minute weather related cancellations and choosing to schedule a media event that closes a section of the park with just a few days notice (during one of the busiest weeks for Spring Break) are completely the same thing

LilofanMar 13, 2023

Guest Relations will be busy when some guests make a beeline for it like they do when F! show gets cancelled.

LilofanMar 13, 2023

Then you haven't been in bottlenecks on NYE.

JoeCamelMar 13, 2023

Awwww, they looked out for your safety and their insurance claims......

EPCOT-O.G.Mar 12, 2023

The vast majority of people visiting that day won’t know until they arrive, if then - I expect a lot to be turned away at the end of the night

dovetail65Mar 12, 2023

Yeah, lighting they don't play with. If lightning strikes(I believe this means seen) within ten miles of the park, it is Disney policy for all outdoor rides/attractions/shows to be shut down.

LilofanMar 12, 2023

I was there, not a drop of rain but intermittent lighting strikes.

dovetail65Mar 12, 2023

Yeah that really stinks, hope you were not there for that.

LilofanMar 12, 2023

You want to talk about upset? 8K guests seated at Fantasmic theatre at DHS and at last minute show gets cancelled. Have a good night!

dovetail65Mar 12, 2023

Yeah, but there will be 5000 people there that day that only find out once they are there. Many guests dropped 10 grand and everything should be up and running. I felt bad today that Remy was down from 9 am and still down when I left at 4PM. Many guests in that area were visibly upset. It's not like they can go back to EPCOT tomorrow like I can. Heck, I can say nothing ever said on this forum is serious, this is a WDW forum after all so the comment was not off the mark. WDW can do this kind of stuff at 11 PM or 1 am, it doesn't have to be when they are open disregarding the guests dropping in many cases money they took years to save for a trip to WDW.

LilofanMar 11, 2023

I'd limit my stress by going somewhere else but that's just me.

EPCOT-O.G.Mar 11, 2023

I’m doing another park that day as it is. Thanks for the advice though.