Hello All this is Amanda here with some Magic Kingdom Capacity news. We have heard that the Magic Kingdom closed on Christmas Day around 11:42 AM due to Phase 2 capacity. It eventually reopened around 3:00PM. The lines continued to remain long as well as wait times. Around 2:50pm some of the wait times were - Space Mountain 130 mins, Peter Pan 110 mins, Big Thunder 90 mins, Barnstormer 80 mins, Under the Sea 80 mins, Haunted Mansion 75 mins,  Splash 75 mins, Winnie the Pooh 70 mins.

With the news being said it was a level 2 capacity so we wanted to know what the capacities where and we found the following information to share for future trips:

Park Closing Phases

Phase 1 Admission is limited to:

• Guests with ‘Magic Your Way’ base tickets, or a ’1-Day 1-Park Ticket’, Guests without an admission ticket, and Cast Members using Main Gate & Silver Passes will be turned around at the parking lot booths.

Phase 2 Admission is limited to:

• Disney Resort Guests (including the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, and guests arriving by bus from the Hotel Plaza Boulevard hotels)
• Annual and Premium Annual Passholders
• Guests with Hopper tickets coming from another park
• Guests re-entering the park
• Guests with dining reservations
• Magic Kingdom Guests with reservations for Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique or The Pirates League
• Guests using Walt Disney World Resort Transportation will be admitted.

Phase 3 Admission is limited to:

• Disney Resort Guests (including the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, and guests arriving by bus from the Hotel Plaza Boulevard hotels)
• Annual and Premium Annual Passholders
• Guests with dining reservations
• Magic Kingdom Guests with reservations for Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique or The Pirates League

Phase 4 Closed to all guests.

Chip’s Tips – I highly recommend getting a Touring Plans Line app on your phone that way you can keep track of all the lines.

After hearing this news we were wondering what your thoughts are on attending a park on a phase capacity day? Would it be worth it to stick it out or would you do something else? Let us know in the comment box below. Merry Christmas!

–Amanda

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Amanda (33 Posts)

Disney Junkie of 2 mousketeers who lives in Ohio. I am also a travel planner and love to meet fellow Disney Junkies.