After Hours Event vs Special Ticketed Event

Have not been to an after hours event , but did do MNSSHP in 2019, on a Monday the 24th, week before Halloween , and it was not that bad. I’m sure Friday, Saturday & Sunday as well as nearer to the event being celebrated would be the pits. I rode SM 3 times in a row with probably 10 min wait max at the most. It did seem that the lines moved faster, like the people in them knew what to do and were not lollygagging around yip yapping and wasting time. it also seemed like everyone was nicer, not a lot of jostling for fireworks viewing positions, pushing everyone in front of them in the line, etc. I guess it is the “shred event” mentality. Even HM was only a 20 min wait. Rides like BTMRR, that had no overlay, were walk on, I think we did it 2 or 3 times in a row. Well all except for Peter Pan’s Flight that was about a 20 min wait, don’t under stand that wait/popularity but that would be a topic for a whole other post. We were also advised for MNSSHP to catch the second parade as lots of people with little kiddos go, watch the first parade and split. We did find that to be true. I’m sure the off ride activities also take pressure off the rides.

I have heard rumors that Disney MAY raise the prices on some events, but lower the amount of tickets to make them feel more “exclusive,” but that was/is just a rumor.

But agreeing with NASCFAN Your Mileage May Vary and trying to second guess the Disney Corporation is like trying to second guess what a cat is thinking.

I have been to both and the big difference from what I can tell is the After Hours events tend to have less crowds.