Early March Disney After Hours at Magic Kingdom Reaches Capacity - What's Still Available

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Disney After Hours at Magic Kingdom

Posted: Friday February 28, 2025 9:38am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The March 3 Disney After Hours event at Magic Kingdom is now sold out, adding to the growing list of fully booked dates for 2025.

With multiple sold-out nights already, Disney After Hours remains a popular option for Magic Kingdom guests looking to avoid the usual daytime crowds. These limited-capacity events offer exclusive access to top attractions, as well as complimentary snacks. Guests can enter the park as early as 7 pm, with the official After Hours event running from 10 pm to 1 am.

Disney After Hours at Magic Kingdom

What's Open (and What's Not)?

Attendees on sold-out nights will get to experience popular attractions including:

TRON Lightcycle / Run (no virtual queue required)
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
Space Mountain
Pirates of the Caribbean
Haunted Mansion

However, some attractions won't be part of the After Hours lineup:

Tiana's Bayou Adventure—Originally expected to operate during After Hours, the ride has been removed from Disney's official lineup, likely due to continued reliability issues.
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad—Currently closed for refurbishment.

Still Hoping to Attend? Here's What's Left

If you missed out on March 3, a handful of dates are still available:

March 17, 24, 31
April 7, 28
May 5, 12, 19

How Much Are Tickets?

Tickets for Disney After Hours at Magic Kingdom range from $175 to $185 (plus tax), with discounts available for Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club members.

What's Next?

It's likely that more dates will sell out soon. If you're thinking about attending a Disney After Hours event, now is the time to lock in your plans before more nights reach capacity.

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Cliff4 days ago

Nah,...the dozens of live streamers I watch.

Chi844 days ago

Is this based on your personal observations?

Mr. Sullivan4 days ago

I would have to imagine that their max capacity for any given event fluctuates relative to how many CMs are scheduled to be present for it, what that event will entail, when it takes place (for example, an event taking place on a at a time that isn’t considered a prime vacation period may have a lower set capacity than the same event but taking place at a time that is considered a prime vacation period), the amount of day tickets that have been sold for the time period of the event, and their hotel occupancy for that time frame (the latter two metrics giving them a sort of margin to guess how many people may be on property at that time that may be interested in going to the event).

Cliff4 days ago

Many after-hours events "reach capacity," but we never know what that "capacity" is for each night. Sometimes Halloween events that reach "capacity" are SUPER crowded but then other nights that reach "capacity" are WAY more sparse with MUCH smaller crowds. I'm not sure why this seems to be the case but it makes sense that every night needs to reach "capacity" for the optics of ticket sales to the financial people that watch these numbers. I'm guessing that "max capacity" is the number of people that Disney has near the time that the event starts? In other words, if you sell 10 tickets one night, "that" is your "max capacity". If you sell 7 tickets another night, "that" is your "max capacity" for that night. This math formula means that you are guaranteed to always reach "capacity"?? I dunno. Just wondering how it works when no actual sales numbers are ever stated and crowd sizes vary widely.

DisneyRoy5 days ago

I wouldn't expect huge crowds for deluxe hours, but since it's a non-ticketed event there will definitely be more people at these than at after hours ticketed events.

DCBaker6 days ago

The Magic Kingdom After Hours event on March 24 has sold out.

JohnD13 days ago

Deluxe Extended Hours are built in to your stay. As long as you have a ticket for the day, stay at a deluxe hotel, and extended hours are offered for a specific park, you have access to Deluxe Extended Hours. After Hours events are separately ticketed.

B O13 days ago

Thank you for the quick reply :)

bmr159113 days ago

No, these are two completely separate events.

B O13 days ago

I saved up enough to stay in a deluxe hotel for the first time in my life. I was looking forward to extended hours , does after hours coincide with the deluxe extended hours? I guess what I am asking is should I expect huge crowds for deluxe after hours. Also when will they announce deluxe after hours for mid May I make dining reservations next week & wanted to plan accordingly without having to buy park hopper

DCBaker14 days ago

The Magic Kingdom After Hours event on March 17 has sold out.

wdwmagic17 days ago

March 3 Disney After Hours at Magic Kingdom Reaches Capacity - What's Still Available https://www.wdwmagic.com/events/disney-after-hours/news/28feb2025-early-march-disney-after-hours-at-magic-kingdom-reaches-capacity---whats-still-available.htm

TheMaxRebo20 days ago

yeah, definitely for us - and to be there later (especially in the summer) is nice. It's just a very pleasant experience to not have to deal with crowds walking between things and just getting on rides with no wait (or even SDD that had a bit of a wait, the line moved and felt very short). And without buying LLMP/SP probably not getting on a ton more than the 8 rides we did unless really there rope drop to close anway. Obviously miss out on shows and stuff like that though Definitely has it's place and not for everyone but works for some

Chi8420 days ago

That's true but I think this offering is directed to people who are bothered more by crowds than by price. All the comments about price per ride and declining attendance don't register with those people. They are likely to disregard the first factor and consider the second as a positive.