Despite the surprise showings of the all-new Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away parade, crowds disappeared from Magic Kingdom Park on Saturday, July 19. Walt Disney World Resort guests described the original Central Florida Disney park as a “ghost town” midday during a typically busy summer weekend.Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away is scheduled to debut at Magic Kingdom Park on Sunday evening. However, on Friday, July 18, Disney Park guests were treated to a “soft opening” performance of the dazzling nighttime parade. Later, Walt Disney World Resort announced two more early performances on the evening of Saturday, July 19, giving guests without Disney Park Pass reservations for Sunday onward the opportunity to see the nighttime parade.Credit: DisneyConsidering the rare early debut of an all-new attraction, Disney Parks fans assumed crowds would flock to Magic Kingdom Park on Saturday, July 19. After all, Annual Passholder Park Pass reservations are sold out for days beginning Sunday, July 20, making it impossible for thousands of locals to see Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away. But that’s not what happened.On a July Saturday when Walt Disney World Resort would typically be packed with summer vacationers, Magic Kingdom Park guests found a “ghost town,” instead. X (formerly known as Twitter) user @imderekbell shared a video taken midday, when the Disney Park guest walked by a typically busy springroll cart near the entrance to Adventureland:Um… it’s Saturday. Where is everybody? We weren’t going to get a springrolls, but the place is a ghost town.Um… it's Saturday. Where is everybody? We weren't going to get a springrolls, but the place is a ghost town. pic.twitter.com/6jp5sakkWH— Derek Bell (@imderekbell) July 19, 2025This latest report follows several low-attendance days at Walt Disney World Resort. Despite a busy spring break, the summer crowds aren’t consistently showing up at Magic Kingdom Park, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park.Walt Disney World Resort introduced several simultaneous discounts on theme park tickets, Disney Resort hotel rooms, and other experiences this summer, seemingly to lure families to the parks. But is it working?Credit: Frank Phillips, FlickrOver the past few months, wait times for popular attractions throughout the Central Florida Disney parks have plummeted. Even over the Fourth of July weekend, guests reported more dining availability, less crowded walkways, and more signs of low crowd levels throughout Walt Disney World Resort.Of course, Walt Disney World Resort doesn’t release live attendance data, so it’s impossible to know whether the theme parks are actually less crowded this summer than in years past. Even so, discount availability, low wait times, and guest reports suggest that the typical Disney Park experience is much quieter in 2025.Have you noticed declining crowd levels at Magic Kingdom Park, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, or Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park? Share your experience with Inside the Magic in the comments! The post Magic Kingdom a “Ghost Town,” Crowd Mass Flees Park appeared first on Inside the Magic.