MK's 24-Hour Monstrous Summer Event - PHOTOS
Although we weren't able to be present at this year's 24-hour party that took place on May 24-25, 2013 at the Magic Kingdom Park, we have some official photos of that event shared directly by the Walt Disney World Resort. These pictures are also accompanied by an official press-release stating that the event was a success:
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Disney Parks Kick Off a ‘Monstrous Summer’ With 24 Hours of Magic
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (May 24, 2013) -Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts kicked off a Monstrous Summer by giving guests the chance to spend 24 magical hours inside three Disney theme parks.
From 6 a.m. May 24 to 6 a.m., May 25, 2013, on each coast, guests experienced unprecedented monster madness inside Magic Kingdom park at Walt Disney World Resort, as well as Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort – heading into Memorial Day Weekend, the traditional start of the family travel season.
The event featured special entertainment, Monsters-themed merchandise and frightening food and boo-verages – one scary good time!
In Florida, the festivities at the Magic Kingdom started at 6 a.m. ET with characters Mike Wazowski and best pal James P. Sullivan (“Sulley”) from the upcoming Disney•Pixar comedy adventure Monsters University joining other beloved Disney characters to help open the park with a Monstrous moment. Mike and Sulley also took their turn as Grand Marshals of the Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade.
In California, Disneyland park and Disney California Adventure park guests were treated to fireworks and live entertainment signaling the 6 a.m. PT opening. Fans hit up the dance floor at Disneyland Park. Disney California Adventure weighed in with the freshly-built Monsters University “dorms” in Hollywoodland and a new Monsters University-themed float leading the Pixar Play Parade.
JUST THE BEGINNING
The All-Nighter is just the beginning of the summer fun. In California, vacationers at “The Happiest Place on Earth” will see how Disneyland Resort “Just Got Happier” with great new attractions such as the “Mickey and the Magical Map” stage show. It also is the first summer for guests to experience the new Fantasy Faire with Disney Princesses at Disneyland, and guests continue to enjoy the exciting new offerings of Cars Land and Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure.
Walt Disney World Monstrous Summer includes new offerings and popular favorites in all four parks. This is the first summer for New Fantasyland, which has received rave reviews from guests since its December grand opening as the largest expansion in Magic Kingdom history. Guests also will find new, engaging offerings for the entire family throughout the Walt Disney World Resort this summer such as an interactive “Pirates Adventure” game at Magic Kingdom, the newly re-imagined Test Track at Epcot, the new Disney Junior show, featuring Sofia The First and Doc McStuffins, as new additions at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, plus Wilderness Explorers at Disney’s Animal Kingdom that will bring families together in exciting new ways. As part of Limited Time Magic – a year of surprise and delight moments – Cinderella Castle will be the canvas for a new, summer-long projection show celebrating the joys of the season. Hit the beach with Lilo and Stitch, head “Under the Sea” with Ariel and get Goofy during scenes that pay homage to summer fun.
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Now, since many Guests showed up also this year, do you think that both the Walt Disney World Resort and the Disneyland Resort in California will make this 24-hour party an yearly event? Share your opinions with us.
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Wish I could be there!
ReplyDeleteI hope they do make this annual... Disney at 3am is an experience. Just don't put it on Memorial day weekend next year. Was it really worth doing it on Antarctica's opening day?
ReplyDeleteWell I do hope that with the success of the event that Walt Disney World might consider having all 4 theme parks open for the entire 24 hours then next time the event happens. I do understand the issue with the animals at Animal Kingdom, however would there be any other reason not to have Hollywood Studios or Epcot be apart of the fun since California Adventure participated this time.
ReplyDeleteThey could change parks every year It will work well in Epcot as they could have special entertainment in every country when it hits midnight like in the uk It is midnight when it's 7pm in Florida.
DeleteWhen you have nothing new to offer you open your park for 24 hour and they come.
ReplyDeleteMost entertainment for Limited Time Magic where things that where kind of standard once but where cut and are now sold as a "mayor thing" what they are not.
So sad.
Yes, nothing new to offer... Nothing has opened in Magic Kingdom this year at all.
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