Goofy's call: Rope drop Magic Kingdom at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 29. With the 6:00 p.m. close, the whole day is nine hours, so put the headliners first and save Liberty Square for lunch rather than drifting into the afternoon.

Worth a stop: Columbia Harbour House in Liberty Square added four items this week. WDWNT's reviewer priced the beer-battered Fish Platter at $14.99 and the reworked Boston Cream Pie at $5.99, scoring the fish 7 out of 7 and calling it better value than the six-shrimp platter. Quick service, no reservation needed.

Watch out: An early close punts the evening elsewhere. If you want nightlights or fireworks, plan EPCOT or Hollywood Studios, which stay open until 9 p.m.