BREAKING NEWS: Magic Kingdom Closed to New Guests
Effective at 1:00 PM this afternoon, Magic Kingdom is closed to new guests. At this time, new guests are not longer being admitted for entrance.
Since early this morning, guests have been filing in to make way for this evening’s New Year’s Eve fireworks. Here’s a bird’s eye view of the traffic this morning.
VIDEO: Here's an aerial look at the traffic situation at the Magic Kingdom parking toll booth as people arrive on #NewYearsEve pic.twitter.com/GeyMreILNO
— Ashley Carter (@AshleyLCarter1) December 31, 2019
As the crowds filled in, the park began to reach capacity. In order to keep all guests safe Disney begins to implement phase closures as a form of crowd control.
NBC News Radio has also reported that Magic Kingdom is closed and no longer accepting new guests to the park.
Disney World's Magic Kingdom Park has reached capacity. Disney said it wasn't admitting new guests to its park in Orlando.
— NBCNewsRadio (@NBCNewsRadio) December 31, 2019
When Disney World begins closing the parks, they do so in phases in the following order:
- Phase A Closing
- Phase B Closing
- Phase 1 Park Closing
- Phase 2 Park Closing
- Phase 3 Park Closing
- Phase 4 Park Closing
Most recently we heard that this is a Phase B Closing which means:
- No admission of guests with one-day park tickets
- No re-entry or park-hopping from other parks unless they have one of the following:
- Walt Disney World Resort Reservations
- WDW Passholders
- Guests with Memory Maker
- Guests with Dining Reservations
- Guests with Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, Harmony Barbershop, or Pirates League Reservations
- Walt Disney World Resort Hotel Guest with FastPass+ Reservations
Check out this LIVE feed from WESH 2 News giving us a look at the crowd inside the park… yikes!
https://www.facebook.com/wesh2news/videos/687057728494308/?q=wesh%202%20news&epa=SEARCH_BOX
While guests are now being turned away at Magic Kingdom Park, they will be accepted with open arms at Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom.
We will continue to keep you updated as more information comes along.
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