The extended hours for Deluxe & DVC resort guests start October 4th. So far just MK and Epcot dates released.
Disney have now confirmed attractions that will be open. Rat and Splash Mountain are the stand-out omissions.
This is somewhat surprising. Although, it might simply be because it hasnāt officially opened yet they arenāt willing to include it until they are certain about ride capacities. There is also the issue of the standby queue (virtually) likely being full well into the extended ours initially.
The cynic in me might think it is so that it forces people to pay for LL+, but Iām not really sure. Why? Because in a way, granting extended hours for Deluxe guests has limited advantageā¦meaning, while it is an advantage, Iām sure not sure it is enough of an advantage to get people to upgrade their stay from a Value or Moderate. BUT, if they included the headliners such as Rat (and eventually Tron/GotG) it might be seen as an incentive for those people to upgrade their stay. Which, frankly, would be a better way to further pad Disneyās pockets than simply charging for the LL access.
Splash, though? Maybe because it is going to be going off line soon (?) for the Tiana makeoverā¦or, simply because people arenāt likely to ride Splash that late at night enough to bother staffing it?
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I am entertained by referring to it as āRat.ā
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My guess is going into the cold season they donāt expect demand for a water ride after 10pm to be popular enough to staff it. Ratatouile or āRatā Iām sure is so the entire crowd doesnāt rush it every Wednesday night.
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Oh, good point. I kind of forgot we are talking about one night a week for Epcot.
Yeah Iām not sure what all the fuss is over the evening hours. Itās literally 2 extra hours at 2 parks on the least desirable nights. Now you take the ābestā attraction out of the mix and itās likeā¦ meh.
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They might soft open Rat during the extended hours. But not officially include it in case there are any issues. Set expectations low.
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Agree. I probably wonāt do the extra hours at Epcot.
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YES! Just swap out the old school ladies jungle wear with a dress with alligators and fireflies on it and she would be a dead ringer for Miss Frizzle!
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DD21 and her friends are so excited about this makeover! Unfortunately, they have a while to wait.
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