A 6 PM Caper at the Castle Today

Well whaddya know, Magic Kingdom's a morning park this Thursday, October 15. It opens at 8 AM and closes at 6 PM sharp for tonight's sold-out Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, so come in early and plan to hop out before the party overlays go up. Fantasyland and Main Street railroad sections and the Carousel of Progress are still down, but every headliner's spinning. Crowds trend a moderate 6, so standby should treat you fine, with Multi Pass running $15 to $35 a person if you must. I'd rope drop TRON, since the week's top waits have averaged 42 minutes on a moderate 6 day, then work the Storybook Circus classics before the lunch crush. A-hyuck! Save Big Thunder Mountain for the last hour before 6 when lines go soft.