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The biggest change to come to Magic Kingdom in 2017 is the morning rope drop. In the past, guests would crowd around the front of the Main Street Train Station to watch the Welcome Show. Once the Welcome Show was over, the crowd would bottle-neck at the entrance and run over each other to either Mine Train or Peter Pan. This was bad for two main reasons. First, it could be a safety hazard. Second, people did not take time to appreciate the park during their stampede to be the first in line, which is the opposite of what Walt and imagineers wanted.  Now, there will be no more waiting just outside of the park. Guests will be welcomed into the park an hour before it officially opens and will be allowed to wander down Main Street. The Welcome Show will no longer be in front of the train Station. Instead, there will be a new show called Let the Magic Begin on the castle stage. The rest of the areas will be roped off and guests can line up at the land they wish to enter first once the park officially opens. I predict this to be a much more efficient way to open the park. Guests will be forced to slow down and admire Main Street before the craziness. They can grab breakfast, coffee, take pictures, ask Cast Members questions, and stroll up and down the charming Main Street. The rope drops in front of each land will hopefully help to spread out the guests throughout the park instead of them all going to Fantasyland. 

Another change that will make adults happy is that more table service restaurants will be selling alcohol in Magic Kingdom.  Be Our Guest used to be the only place to buy alcohol at Magic Kingdom, but now Cinderella's Royal Table, Tony's and Skipper Canteen will be offering alcohol. However, EPCOT is still the ideal park to drink at. 

 A new castle projection show, Once Upon A Time was debuted in late 2016. It will continue to show in 2017. Wishes, the firework show, will also continue to show in 2017. 

 The Electrical Parade was removed in 2016. So far there is no news if another parade will replace it in 2017. 

 There is some changes to Princess Fairytale Hall (again). Now, instead of rotating out the princesses, Cinderella, Elena, Rapunzel and Tiana will stay there for the foreseeable future. No news on where Aurora will be meeting. 

 So far dates for the Halloween Party and Christmas Party have not been announced. But since EPCOT announced their holiday season would begin November 24, it can be assumed that Christmas at Magic Kingdom will also begin around November 24.

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