Over a week after Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away debuted at Magic Kingdom Park, Walt Disney World Resort lifted the block-out that kept thousands of cast members from viewing the new nighttime parade.Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away premiered at the Magic Kingdom on Sunday, July 20, 2025, after two days of surprise preview performances. The first nighttime parade at Magic Kingdom Park in almost a decade, Disney Starlight features floats inspired by Pinocchio (1940), Frozen (2013), Coco (2017), and more–plus, an all-new, dazzling mascot train named Whimsy.Credit: DisneyAnticipating high crowd levels, Walt Disney World Resort tightened Disney Park Pass reservation restrictions for Annual Passholders visiting the Magic Kingdom after Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away debuted. Disney cast members were also blocked out of Magic Kingdom Park for most of July. However, after a few days of performances, it seemed like the crowd levels had evened out.In response, Walt Disney World Resort reversed the Annual Passholder restrictions for Magic Kingdom Park on Monday, July 28. They can now visit after 2:00 p.m. on weekdays without a Disney Park Pass reservation or all day on select “good-to-go” days. These are the same rules that were in place before Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away debuted.Credit: DisneyShortly thereafter, Walt Disney World Resort updated its cast member blockout date calendar, allowing employees to visit Magic Kingdom Park freely from July 29 to August 15, 2025. Select dates are blocked out from August 16 through October 11, as they usually are during the Halloween season. Disney cast members can expect blockout dates after October 12, as Christmastime brings more crowds to Magic Kingdom Park, but those dates have yet to be announced.Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away performs twice most nights before and after the Happily Ever After fireworks at Magic Kingdom Park. Check the daily entertainment schedule on Walt Disney World Resort’s website or the My Disney Experience app for showtimes. Note that Disney Starlight does not perform during special events like Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party.Was it too early to lift the Annual Passholder Park Pass reservation policy and Disney cast member block-out at the Magic Kingdom? Share your thoughts with Inside the Magic in the comments! The post Disney World Reverses Unpopular Cast Member Ban appeared first on Inside the Magic.