Magic Kingdom Hours on May 24, 2013 6AM - 12:59 AM

[dntccc]

We are going to be at WDW from 5/24 - 5/27 (1/2 day on 5/27). I was just checking the park hours for those days and noticed that the MK is open 6AM - 12:59 AM on 5/24 (Friday). Are these unusually long hours due to the Memorial Day weekend? Are they expecting exceptionally large crowds on that day?

[VWL Mom]

MK will be open 24 hours on May 24th for the summer kick-off campaign.

[dntccc]

So the MK will actually be open from 12:01 AM - 11:59 PM on 5/24/13?

[Melanie]

So the MK will actually be open from 12:01 AM - 11:59 PM on 5/24/13?

Yes. See this thread for all the details on Monstrous Summer.

[Goofy4TheWorld]

So the MK will actually be open from 12:01 AM - 11:59 PM on 5/24/13?

No. From the thread linked above...

The Magic Kingdom Park in Florida and Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park in California will stay open from 6 a.m., May 24 to 6 a.m., May 25, 2013, local time* marking the beginning of a summer of fun inspired by the upcoming Disney•Pixar comedy adventure Monsters University.

The MK will be open on 5/24 from 6am until midnight and continue being open midnight through 6am on 5/25. Then after closing at 6am on 5/25 the MK will re-open on 5/25 3 hours later at 9am for regular park hours.