Magic Kingdom Shutting Down Early Twice in May for Cast Member Events
Earlier this Spring, Disney World President Jeff Vahle teased that special cast member events were coming as a 50th Anniversary “Thank You” for Disney employees and NOW we may have a sense of when they’re happening!
News reporter Ashley Carter took to Twitter to share the news that Magic Kingdom is closing at 4:30 pm over two nights in May and we suspect that this is why. You can check out her tweet below:
Magic Kingdom will close early twice this month for service celebrations, which honor Disney World cast members who have reached career milestones with the company. The park is scheduled to close at 4:30 p.m. on May 3 and May 15 for the celebrations. pic.twitter.com/YmM1qvVSTa
— Ashley Carter (@AshleyLCarter1) May 2, 2022
We took a look at the Walt Disney World schedule and can confirm that Magic Kingdom is closing early on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. You can see from the screenshot below that the park is shutting down at 4:30pm.
Again we can see this again on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Note the 4:30 pm closing time for Magic Kingdom.
We suspect that this event is for something that Disney World President Jeff Vahle took to Instagram last month to announce “EARidescent Evenings.”
Let’s check out Vahle’s post below:
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So what are EARidescent Evenings? We don’t have too much information on what these special events will entail but it would seem to be some sort of exclusive After Hours event. There also seems to be an official tie-in with Disney World’s 50th Anniversary celebration since it is called EARidescent Evenings. Everyone knows that EARidescent is the official colorway of the Disney World’s 18 month long 50th Anniversary getaway.
This is a story that we’ll continue to follow closely and we promise to let you know more about the closures as soon as details are revealed. Readers are encouraged to keep following along with MickeyBlog for further Walt Disney World news and updates.
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