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Disney H2O Glow After Hours at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon

Splash into magic—and enjoy lower wait times for popular attractions—at this 3-hour nighttime event join us from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm on select evenings from may 25 to august 31, 2024. tickets are available now, glow with the flow at this special event, a night of delight.

Enjoy an evening of magic and thrills with a ticket to Disney H2O Glow After Hours at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park . It’s a limited-capacity event you won’t want to miss!

Event Highlights

• Experience Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park in a new light—illuminated at night.
• Delight in complimentary ice cream novelties, popcorn and select beverages.
• Enjoy some favorite attractions—like Typhoon Lagoon Surf Pool, Castaway Creek, raft rides and waterslides—with lower wait times since the number of tickets for this event is limited.
• Move and groove to hot beats during a DJ dance party.
• See some beloved Disney Characters.

Event Dates & Ticket Prices

Event Times

This event takes place from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM. You can get a head start on the fun by entering the park at 6:00 PM—a few hours before the event officially begins.

Tickets are limited and may not be available for purchase on the day of the event (or earlier).

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Important Information

• Disney H2O Glow After Hours at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon is a separate-ticket event.
• Tickets are subject to availability.
• Complimentary towels are available at Singapore Sal’s and Lowtide Lou’s .
• Water parks are subject to weather closures and attraction availability is subject to change due to inclement weather or other reasons.
• Swim attire must be appropriate for a family environment.
• Inappropriate swim attire, swim attire with buckles, rivets, zippers or exposed metal, and other sharp objects are not allowed on any of the attractions.
• Jeans (denim) and wetsuits (neoprene) are not permitted on the following attractions: Bay Slides, Humunga Kowabunga, Ketchakiddee Creek and Storm Slides.
• For safety, diaper-age children must wear plastic pants or swim diapers in pool areas.

Discover All That’s Included

Entertainment.

A DJ is spinning hot beats all night. Get ready to light up the dance floor and mingle with some Disney pals. It’s a spirited celebration that’s sure to dazzle!

Experiences are subject to change.

Tasty Sips & Snacks

What’s Included? Delight in ice cream novelties, popcorn and select fountain beverages—all included in the cost of this ticketed event—available at select locations throughout the park. Check the Guide Maps upon arrival for location details.

Other Snacks Available for Purchase Additional snacks can be purchased at select locations across the park.

Favorite Attractions

• Castaway Creek
• Crush ‘n’ Gusher
• Gangplank Falls
• Humunga Kowabunga
• Mayday Falls
• Miss Adventure Falls
• Storm Slides
• Typhoon Lagoon Surf Pool

Attraction availability is subject to change without notice. Admission to this event does not guarantee access to any attraction.

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H2O Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon Returns!

Walt Disney World has announced the return of H2O Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon Water Park for Summer 2022. This post shares dates, details, pricing, when tickets go on sale, plus entertainment and attractions that’ll operate during this hard ticket event featuring low wait times after the water park closes for the day to regular guests. Also, our commentary about what this could mean for other parties at Walt Disney World this fall and beyond.

Previously known as H2O Glow Nights, this After Hours event returns to the tropical oasis of Typhoon Lagoon starting Memorial Day Weekend 2022. In addition to returning fan favorite features, the hard ticket special event also offer new elements that are sure to “glow-up” your Walt Disney World vacation this summer .

The 2022 H2O Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon Water Park will offer unique, vibrant décor, high-energy DJ dance parties, exclusive glow-themed menu offerings, and more. Imagine your favorite watery attractions glowing under the stars, with shorter wait times. Whether you’re shooting down Crush N’ Gusher, making a splash in the Surf Pool, or showing off groovy moves on the dance floor, you’ll experience this storm-strewn paradise in a whole new light. Here’s everything you need to know about the return of H2O Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon Water Park…

Disney H2O Glow After Hours at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon is held on Saturday nights May 28, 2022 through August 27, 2022, from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM. You can get a head start on the fun by entering the park at 6:00 pm, giving you a total of 5 hours to enjoy the water park.

2022 H2O Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon Water Park – Prices:

• Adult  (ages 10 and up): $75 plus tax
• Child  (ages 3 to 9): $70 plus tax

H2O Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon – Discounts:

Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club Members can purchase discounted tickets to H2O Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon:

• Annual Passholder or Disney Vacation Club Member – Adult  (ages 10 and up): $59 plus tax
• Annual Passholder or Disney Vacation Club Member – Child  (ages 3 to 9): $54 plus tax

That’s a savings of $16 per ticket.

H2O Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon Tickets Go on Sale Soon!

Tickets go on sale April 1, 2022. Guests of select hotels at the Walt Disney World Resort can begin purchasing Disney H2O Glow After Hours tickets as early as March 29, 2022.

The advance purchase window is available to guests of official Walt Disney World Resort hotels, plus the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotels and Shades of Green at Walt Disney World Resort.

Tickets to H2O Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon are limited and may not be available for purchase on the day of the event.

What’s Included during H2O Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon?

Attractions that will be open during Disney H2O Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon include the following:

• Castaway Creek
• Crush ‘n’ Gusher
• Gangplank Falls
• Humunga Kowabunga
• Mayday Falls
• Miss Adventure Falls
• Storm Slides
• Typhoon Lagoon Surf Pool

Disney H2O Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon will also feature entertainment. In particular, there will be a dance party with a DJ spinning hot beats all night. This spirited celebration is sure to dazzle—with glowing accessories and décor adding to the party atmosphere.

Additionally, you can enjoy unlimited ice cream novelties, popcorn, and select bottled beverages—all included in the cost of this ticketed event—available at carts stationed throughout Typhoon Lagoon water park.

You can also purchase items at select locations throughout the park. Per Walt Disney World, there will be special “glow-themed” menu items available for purchase at select locations in Typhoon Lagoon, too.

• Swim attire must be appropriate for a family environment.
• Inappropriate swim attire, swim attire with buckles, rivets, zippers or exposed metal, and other sharp objects are not allowed on any of the attractions.
• Jeans (denim) and wetsuits (neoprene) are not permitted on Slush Gusher and Summit Plummet at Disney’s Blizzard Beach water park.
• For safety, diaper-age children must wear plastic pants or swim diapers in pool areas.

(Not quite sure why Walt Disney World is posting a dress code for H2O Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon. Feels like they’re probably using some template, but it should go without saying that you should wear a functional swimsuit to the event at the water park.)

In terms of commentary, this announcement about the 2022 H2O Glow After Hours events is unsurprising…because it was teased during last week’s planDisney podcast. With that said, it’s noteworthy news in a few ways.

First, nighttime is the best time at Typhoon Lagoon. We’ve mentioned this before, but it’s worth reiterating that sunset and beyond is our favorite time to visit the water parks. We’ve done Typhoon Lagoon in the evening several times, from Moonlight Magic to the now-extinct evening Extra Magic Hours. With that said, the critical distinction is that all of those were free . I’m not sure I’d pay $60 to $75 per person for this experience if I were an average guest. There are a lot of other things I’d first prioritize with that money.

Second, one thing that sticks out to me is that it has been renamed from H2O Glow Nights to H2O Glow After Hours . This might seem like an insignificant change, but the company is usually huge on branding and naming convention.

(“Usually” being the operative word. They also recently brought us the little gems that are Genie, Genie+, Lightning Lanes, and Individual Lightning Lanes. Nothing like mixing characters from Cars  and Aladdin, while also using confusingly similar names for the offerings.  But I won’t go on that rant again! )

If Walt Disney World made a point of renaming this H2O Glow event at Typhoon Lagoon, there’s likely a reason for that. The obvious one would be that “After Hours” is the brand for hard ticket events going forward at Walt Disney World.

This would mean that we’re likely to see more After Hours events in the coming months. It also suggests that the flagship Halloween and Christmas parties might stick with the After Hours naming convention–meaning we’ll see a return of Boo Bash and Very Merriest After Hours rather than Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party.

That After Hours name could stick for Halloween and Christmas even if those events end up being materially similar to Mickey’s parties, featuring most of the same entertainment (albeit maybe with a later start time and lower capacity cap). Personally, I think that would be a colossal mistake–Mickey’s parties are far stronger brands–but the same could’ve been said for FastPass, and look where that went! 

Speaking of which, the return of H2O Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon Water Park is a signal that we might see more hard ticket events come back this summer. If you asked me what’s the highest priority (e.g. most lucrative) hard ticket event for Walt Disney World to bring back, I would’ve gone with Villains After Hours–not this.

It could be that H2O Glow After Hours is easier and has lower staffing demands, but there’s also less guest interest in it. This is much more of a niche offering, whereas After Hours events at Magic Kingdom are incredibly popular. It could be that Villains After Hours is too similar to Boo Bash, and the company is still working on distinguishing the two.

A better solution–and the one I’d propose–would be distinguishing them by offering Villains After Hours in the summer, and Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party in the fall. In other words, exactly what was done prior to the closure–no need to reinvent the wheel.

Ultimately, it’s likely that we’ll soon be getting more news about hard ticket special events at Walt Disney World in the coming months. If you’re looking for more speculation about that, we actually  just  updated our guide to the 2022 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party in response to repeated reader questions. (That update was made before today’s development with H2O Glow After Hours, and this event’s name change tilts the scales in favor of Boo Bash slightly, at least in my mind.)

Irrespective of implications for future After Hours events or whether you’re interested in H2O Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon Water Park, this is good news. It’s yet another step in Walt Disney World’s return to normalcy, and is a pretty strong signal that things will be pretty close to 100% by Memorial Day Weekend. Now, we just need updates on Fantasmic, Finding Nemo: Big Blue & Beyond, and the other remaining entertainment and offerings that are still missing from Walt Disney World almost 2 years later. Hopefully more news is coming very soon–we’ll keep you updated!

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YOUR THOUGHTS

Will you be attending the 2022 H2O Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon? If not, what’s keeping you away? Crowds? Prices? Lack of interest in water parks? Some combination of the three? Or, would you not attend regardless? Do you agree or disagree with our assessment of the future of After Hours events v. Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party and Christmas Party? Any questions we can help you answer? Hearing your feedback–even when you disagree with us–is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!

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My guess on the dress code…any time a rule is published means someone has made stating what should be common sense explicitly by doing the opposite. 🙂

Is this the first After Hours version of a previously existing event that does not have less entertainment or other activities than the previously existing event?

I’m guessing publishing a dress code is more to give them cover to turn away any kind of swimwear they feel is too revealing for a family event, as opposed to making sure people know to wear a swimsuit to the event.

I also appreciate the warning that jeans will be allowed on most water rides. I’m used to Floridians throwing them on when the temperature hits the chilly 60s, but I wouldn’t be expecting them at the Lagoon.

I have fingers crossed for some (quality) version of a Halloween party for our fall trip but more so hope they bring back things that aren’t direct money makers (international Epcot CMs, Jedi training, first order marches in HS…) not only the hard ticket events!

What constitutes being a guest of select hotels at the Walt Disney World Resort to use the advance purchase window and book on March 29th? Is it actually staying at a hotel on property on March 29, or having reservations for a Disney hotel on the books for later in the summer?

You will need to have a reservation for the date of the event…otherwise FL residents could book a hotel room for one night several months away, and enjoy the benefits of events like this all year. (Source: I’m a former CM who worked in Vacation Planning).

We did this back in summer 2019. It was easily one of our favorite things and we all left exhausted from all the rides we got in. Side note – I’m cheap, so when I say what follows, you can add some extra value to the opinion :-). Absolutely worth the premium price if u love water parks but hate standing in line for an hour to get in one or two rides. When we go back in the future, this event is big-time on our ‘must do’ list it was so fun.

I’m not sure where to ask this, but since you mentioned a “return to normalcy,” I figure I’d give it a shot here: any idea when the international cast members might to be returning to Epcot and other locales?

Thanks for all you guys do!

What , if any discount is there if you already have a park hopper plus water parks ticket ?

Can Ibuy tickets for friends at a discounted rate who are not DVC members?

What are the hours for this?

I can’t see myself paying for this event as a pass holder. If I were buying tickets for a single day there anyway then yes it sounds like fun. I just don’t find there’s a reason to pay extra when morning crowds are usually fine when we go. Not like for the major park events. I own a home near WDW and still do nights at deluxe hotels just to get after hours.

We really want to do this but the thought of all the attractions closing due to summer storms in the area makes me really nervous. I would hate to be out $75/pp or go and then not be able to get in the water the whole time. We are from the south so we understand threat of lightning closing water attractions! Tricky to decide

This is a really good point. Disney would not refund if the event was cancelled due to weather?

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Disney World H20 Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon

Walt Disney World H20 Glow After Hours is a special ticketed event that takes place at Typhoon Lagoon which is one of Disney's two water parks. These after-hour events take place after the water park closes for the day and include entertainment, special food, and access to all the attractions.

Keep reading for everything you need to know about the Disney World H20 Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon.

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Disney H20 Glow After Hours 2024 Dates

Disney H2O Glow After Hours takes place select nights May 25 to August 31, 2024. These are the specific dates for this year:

• June 1, 8, 14, 22, 28
• July 5, 6, 13, 16, 20, 26, 30
• August 2, 10, 17, 24, 31

H20 Glow After Hours takes places from 8PM to 11PM. Guests with tickets can enter the water park at 6PM before the event officially begins.

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See the pricing for 2024 H20 Glow tickets below. There are discount H20 Glow ticket prices for Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club members.

• Price for Annual Passholders and DVC members: $60
• Price for Annual Passholders and DVC members: $70

Disney H20 Glow Event Details

H20 Glow Nights take place each summer at Typhoon Lagoon after the water park closes for the day. The event takes place from 8PM to 11PM but guests with a party ticket can enter Typhoon Lagoon as early as 6PM to enjoy the water park before the party begins.

DJ Dance Party

One of the highlights of the event includes a DJ dance party that takes place on the beach in front of the surf pool. The DJ will play a variety of classic 80s to current popular songs. And of course, popular Disney songs!

H20 Glow Disney Characters

Each event includes a variety of Disney characters. You will see many come out on stage during the DJ dance party like Goofy, Chip ‘n' Dale, Captain Hook, and Mr. Smee. They do not have a specific schedule and will appear sporadically throughout the event. Sometimes the characters will come out and dance in the crowd or they will stay up on the stage.

There are no official meet-and-greets at the event and the dance party is the main way to interact with the characters.

Attractions Open H20 Glow Nights

H20 Glow Nights After Hours will have all the attractions at Typhoon Lagoon open including these favorites:

• Castaway Creek
• Crush ‘n’ Gusher
• Gangplank Falls
• Humunga Kowabunga
• Mayday Falls
• Miss Adventure Falls
• Storm Slides
• Typhoon Lagoon Surf Pool

This is a great chance to enjoy short wait times for these popular attractions including the most popular like Crush ‘n' Gusher, Humunga Kowabunga and Miss Adventure Falls. Usually, there are no lines for any of the water attractions with the exception of Crush ‘n' Gusher.

Disney H20 Glow Nights Food

Disney's H20 Glow Nights offers all you can enjoy ice-cream, popcorn, and fountain drinks which are all included in the price of your event ticket. This is standard for most Disney After Hours events.

The complimentary food will be brought out once the park closes to the daytime guests around 7PM. There will be glowing inflatables throughout the park so you can easily spot where to get the ice cream and popcorn. All the fountain beverages are accessible at any of the self-serve soda machines.

There are also plenty of glowing specialty items available for purchase like specialty ice cream along with main food dishes so you do not have to rely on just ice cream and popcorn.

H20 Glow After Hours Dress Code

H20 Glow Nights is a family-friendly event although it is popular among adults and locals. The same dress code for all the Walt Disney World water parks applies.

• Swim attire must be appropriate for a family environment.
• Inappropriate swim attire, swim attire with buckles, rivets, zippers or exposed metal, and other sharp objects are not allowed on any of the attractions.
• Jeans (denim) and wetsuits (neoprene) are not permitted on the following attractions: Bay Slides, Humunga Kowabunga, Ketchakiddee Creek and Storm Slides.
• For safety, diaper-age children must wear plastic pants or swim diapers in pool areas.

Is H20 Glow Nights Worth It?

As with most specialty events at Walt Disney World, this can be a subjective question depending on the group. If you are not interested in water parks, then the Disney World H20 Glow Nights isn't a good fit for your family. Despite the fact that it is a Disney After Hours event, the main focus is still being at a water park.

If visiting Typhoon Lagoon is at the top of your list but you're worried about crowds or long wait times for attractions then it can definitely be worth it. You can experience all of Typhoon Lagoon's attractions with minimal wait times which includes one of the best water slides in Walt Disney World: the Crush ‘n' Gusher.

When comparing the price of an H20 Glow After Hours ticket to a typical day ticket to Typhoon Lagoon you're looking at around $10 more for a price to H20 Glow Nights. A ticket to H20 Glow After Hours will get you into the water park from 6PM to 11Pm with the actual event beginning at 8PM. Now a regular day ticket will get you access throughout the entire day Typhoon Lagoon is open and the water parks typically open around 10AM and close at 7PM. So if you compare the amount of hours, you get more with a day ticket but most guests do not spend the entire day at Typhoon Lagoon. You also need to factor in the amount of time you may sit in lines which may be longer during the daytime hours of the park as opposed to the evening when you will walk on to most attractions.

So is the value there for H20 Glow Nights? Time is money and you will save considerable time not waiting in line for popular water slides with the After Hours event. Also, add the complimentary food to the equation and this is a good value for the experience.

Some guests may also wonder about the weather for Disney World H20 Glow After Hours. The good news with those concerns is the warm, humid weather in Florida in the summer makes evening events a great option. It will be warm enough to swim and you will still have daylight until about 8PM. But for most of the evening, it will take place after the sun has gone down.

Disney H20 Glow After Hours is worth it if you want to experience the water park with low crowds and minimal waits for the attractions. The fun lit-up atmosphere and dance party are also fun for families and adults. But some families may choose to spend their money on other experiences to splurge on at Walt Disney World if water parks aren't your first priority.

Walt Disney World After Hours Events

H20 Glow is part of the Walt Disney World After Hours events that take place at the theme parks and Typhoon Lagoon. Walt Disney World After Hours are special ticketed events that take place after normal theme park operating hours have ended for the day. After Hours events are available at Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and EPCOT. These ticketed events allow you to enter the parks after they close for the day and guests can take advantage of minimal wait times for popular rides.

Some After Hours events are themed, like the popular Disney Villains Nite, allowing guests to experience rare characters and entertainment. These themed events are extremely popular over at Disneyland while Walt Disney World focuses more on general After Hours events that prioritize riding attractions with minimal wait times.

The Walt Disney World After Hours events are a great way to save time on your trip by riding attractions with minimal wait times. You can read more about the Walt Disney World After Hours events in our guide .

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‘H2O Glow After Hours’ Returns to Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Summer 2023

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• February 24, 2023 February 23, 2023

As if you needed another reason to visit Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon during the hot summer months at Walt Disney World, Disney has just announced its “H2O Glow After Hours” event is returning for 2023.

What is H2O Glow?

As with the regular “Disney After Hours” events happening at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, “H2O Glow” is another “After Hours” event that takes place at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park.

The guest-favorite party allows families to enjoy the water park three hours after it closes to day guests, giving them easier access to their favorite attractions from 8pm to 11pm.

Guests with tickets can also enter Typhoon Lagoon as early as 6pm.

During this limited-capacity event, you can:

• Enjoy some favorite attractions, like Typhoon Lagoon Surf Pool, Castaway Creek, raft rides and waterslides, with lower wait times since the number of tickets for this event is limited.
• Play and dance to a DJ dance party.
• See some beloved Disney Characters.
• Delight in tasty snacks included in the cost of this ticketed event, including ice cream novelties, popcorn and select fountain beverages.

Event Dates

“H2O Glow After Hours” takes place select nights starting May 20, 2023 and ending September 2, 2023.

Nights available are as follows:

• May 20 and 27
• June 3, 10, 17 and 24
• July 1, 3, 8, 15, 22, 29 and 31
• August 5, 12, 19 and 26
• September 2

Ticket Details

Tickets are $75 (+ tax) for adults, and $70 (+ tax) for children ages 3 to 9 for all dates.

Passholders and eligible Disney Vacation Club Members can purchase specially priced tickets at $59 (+ tax) for adults, and $54 (+ tax) for children ages 3 to 9.

Guests of select Walt Disney World Resort hotels can begin purchasing “H2O Glow After Hours” tickets as early as February 28, 2023.

This advance purchase window is available to Guests of:

• Disney Resort hotels
• Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
• Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
• Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
• Shades of Green at Walt Disney World Resort

Guests not staying at the above hotels can purchase tickets beginning on March 3, 2023.

For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit the “H2O Glow After Hours” event page .

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H2O Glow After Hours Event Brings ‘Light at Night’ to Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon This Summer Beginning Memorial Day Weekend

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Disney’s H2O Glow After Hours at Typhoon Lagoon

LAKE BUENA VISTA Fla . (March 23, 2022)— Just in time to light-up everyone’s summer nights, Disney H20 Glow After Hours returns to Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon during Memorial Day Weekend with new elements designed to “glow up’’ the summer season.

The nighttime event starts May 28, and runs every Saturday through August 27. This year’s version will offer unique, vibrant décor, complimentary food and beverages and high-energy DJ dance parties that will transform the storm-strewn water paradise into a ‘light’ night party that creates the perfect nightcap for families visiting Walt Disney World Resort. And it will be even more magical since the nighttime event returns during “ The World’s Most Magical Celebration” that began Oct. 1, honoring the 50 th anniversary of Walt Disney World Resort.

  Guests of Disney Resort hotels, Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotels as well as Shades of Green at Walt Disney World Resort can purchase tickets to H2O Glow After Hours on the Walt Disney World Resort website beginning March 29, with tickets on sale for the general public April 1. It’s a limited-capacity and separately-ticketed event that does not require an additional day’s water park ticket or Disney Park Pass reservation, and provides guests with lower wait times for their favorite attractions.

It’s Time to Light-up Summer

The glowing guest-favorite party allows families to enjoy a luminous tropical oasis three hours after the water park closes to day guests, giving guests easier access to their favorite attractions. Event details include:

• Gates open at 6 pm with the event running from 8 pm to 11 pm.
• Pre-sale tickets are available for resort guests on Tuesday, March 29
• General public sale tickets available on Friday, April 1
• Limited tickets available on select nights

Enjoy “Glow”rious Experiences

Disney H20 Glow After Hours gives guests the chance to have many “glow”rious  experiences. Perks of the exclusive party includes:

• Favorite attractions open after hours
• New glow lighting effects and décor
• High-energy DJ dance parties
• Exclusive adult-only area
• Complimentary glow wristbands
• Complimentary ice cream treats, popcorn and selected beverages
• Exclusive glow-themed food and beverage

  Experience Attractions After Hours

Guests can enjoy popular attractions and features of the water park in a light like never before. From exhilarating slides, flumes and wet and “water-ful’’ play spaces, the after hours event includes spaces for each member of the family to enjoy. Some guest favorites are:

• Typhoon Lagoon Surf Pool is the largest wave pool in North America and guests can catch the perfect curl while body surfing on the perfect wave every time.
• Miss Adventure Falls , the fast-paced family raft attraction was created when a sea-faring treasure hunter got her haul caught in a rogue typhoon, which scattered her treasure across this tropical paradise years ago.
• Crush n’ Gusher, a thrilling “water coaster” that features three 400-foot-long tube slides named for the various fruits they once transported.
• Castaway Creek is a scenic lazy river that encircles the entire water park, offering gentle passage past shady grottoes, gushing waterfalls, overhead rope bridges and lush rainforest landscapes.
• Humunga Kowabunga offers a choice of three adrenaline-filled body slides set against the steep inclines of Mount Mayday.

  For more information about Walt Disney World Resort Water Parks and “The World’s Most Magical Celebration,” visit  WDWNews.com.

About Walt Disney World Resort Water Parks

Our water parks have something that makes them unlike anything else on earth: they’re drenched in Disney magic. You’re immersed in fantastic stories that transform you from a brave thrill seeker to a relaxed chill seeker. Here at Disney water parks, there’s magic in every drop. That same magic turned the remnants of a tropical storm into a tropical paradise—Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park. Challenge twisting slides shoot the Crush ’n’ Gusher water coaster and ride the surf at the largest wave pool around. Chill out on a family raft ride, a sandy beach or on a lazy float around a creek. And no place is cooler for preschoolers than Ketchakiddee Creek.

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Disney H2O Glow After Hours Returns to Typhoon Lagoon for Record 18 Nights Starting May 25th

With summer break just around the corner, Walt Disney World  guests can get ready to have a “glowing’’ good time when Disney H2O Glow After Hours returns to Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon  starting May 25th.

What’s Happening:

• Guests can look forward to magical late-night parties throughout the summer, giving them an opportunity to enjoy the tropical Disney water park with shorter wait times.
• The 2024 H2O Glow After Hours season offers more event nights than ever before, with 18 select evenings from May 25th to August 31st, 2024.
• This after-hours party turns the water park into a beach bash extravaganza, creating an energetic atmosphere with waves and pulsating beats.
• Guests can immerse themselves in radiant lighting effects, vibrant decor and high-energy DJ dance parties with some of their favorite Disney characters, like Goofy.
• New this year, cabanas will be available to rent online for groups looking for a private, reserved area during the event.  

• Cast members at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon are already getting their glow on with glow-in-the-dark chalk art to help showcase the fun experiences awaiting guests when H20 Glow returns.  
• Tickets for this event go on sale March 22nd at DisneyWorld.com . Pre-sale will be available to Walt Disney World Resort hotel guests beginning March 19th.
• Complimentary ice cream treats, popcorn and soda
• Complimentary towel rental
• Surprise character appearances
• Exclusive glow-themed food and beverage items
• Additional dates have also been added for the Disney After Hours  events at the various Walt Disney World theme parks. This means more time to enjoy tons of nighttime theme park fun all summer long.
• At Disney After Hours events, now through August 2024, guests get three late-night hours to ride their favorite attractions, see beloved characters and refuel on unlimited, complimentary snacks.
• These popular, separately ticketed events take place at Magic Kingdom  Park, EPCOT , Disney’s Hollywood Studios  and Typhoon Lagoon.
• Visit DisneyAfterHours.com  for more information and event dates.

H2O Glow After Hours Returning to Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon

Just in time to light-up everyone’s summer nights, Disney H20 Glow After Hours returns to  Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon  during Memorial Day Weekend with new elements designed to “glow up’’ the summer season.

The nighttime event starts May 28, and runs every Saturday through August 27. This year’s version will offer unique, vibrant décor, complimentary food and beverages and high-energy DJ dance parties that will transform the storm-strewn water paradise into a ‘light’ night party that creates the perfect nightcap for families visiting Walt Disney World Resort. And it will be even more magical since the nighttime event returns during “The World’s Most Magical Celebration” that began Oct. 1, honoring the 50 th  anniversary of Walt Disney World Resort .

Guests of Disney Resort hotels , Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotels as well as Shades of Green at Walt Disney World Resort can purchase tickets to H2O Glow After Hours on the Walt Disney World Resort website beginning March 29, with tickets on sale for the general public April 1. It’s a limited-capacity and separately-ticketed event that does not require an additional day’s water park ticket or Disney Park Pass reservation , and provides guests with lower wait times for their favorite attractions.

It’s Time to Light-up Summer

The glowing guest-favorite party allows families to enjoy a luminous tropical oasis three hours after the water park closes to day guests, giving guests easier access to their favorite attractions. Event details include:

• Gates open at 6 pm with the event running from 8 pm to 11 pm.
• Pre-sale tickets are available for resort guests on Tuesday, March 29
• General public sale tickets available on Friday, April 1
• Limited tickets available on select nights

Enjoy “Glow”rious Experiences

Disney H20 Glow After Hours gives guests the chance to have many “glow”rious  experiences. Perks of the exclusive party includes:

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• Favorite attractions open after hours
• New glow lighting effects and décor
• High-energy DJ dance parties
• Exclusive adult-only area
• Complimentary glow wristbands
• Complimentary ice cream treats, popcorn and selected beverages
• Exclusive glow-themed food and beverage

  Experience Attractions After Hours

Guests can enjoy popular attractions and features of the water park in a light like never before. From exhilarating slides, flumes and wet and “water-ful’’ play spaces, the after hours event includes spaces for each member of the family to enjoy. Some guest favorites are:

• Typhoon Lagoon Surf Pool  is the largest wave pool in North America and guests can catch the perfect curl while body surfing on the perfect wave every time.
• Miss Adventure Falls , the fast-paced family raft attraction was created when a sea-faring treasure hunter got her haul caught in a rogue typhoon, which scattered her treasure across this tropical paradise years ago.
• Crush n’ Gusher,  a thrilling “water coaster” that features three 400-foot-long tube slides named for the various fruits they once transported.
• Castaway Creek  is a scenic lazy river that encircles the entire water park, offering gentle passage past shady grottoes, gushing waterfalls, overhead rope bridges and lush rainforest landscapes.
• Humunga Kowabunga  offers a choice of three adrenaline-filled body slides set against the steep inclines of Mount Mayday.

17 Exciting Things to do in Moscow

Written By: Linda Voltaire

Updated On: December 21, 2022

Visiting Russia? These are the top 17 things to do in Moscow to help you plan your trip.

If the western world has New York City , the first great metropolis on the eastern side of our planet is Moscow. A huge city with a complicated and impressive history, Moscow gets a bad rep over Russian politics – but that doesn’t make it any less impressive. Capital to the largest country in the world, Moscow takes the grandeur of its standing very seriously.

This is a place where luxury is king and where opulence takes a front seat in every aspect of life. The buildings are grand and imposing, the parks are luscious and enormous, and even the subway stations look different in Moscow than anywhere else in the world.

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Best Things to do in Moscow, Russia

Walking around Moscow is also going through the tumultuous history of the 20th century, which had Russia as one of its main protagonists. There are fascinating remains of these times everywhere in the former Soviet capital, from the gorgeous Seven Sisters skyscrapers to the Orthodox cathedrals that were closed for the better part of a century.  Still, Moscow is also a completely modern city, with a vibrant social and party scene, incredible restaurants, and some of the most luxurious hotels in the world.

After living in Russia’s capital as an ex-pat for four years, I got the privilege to experience not only the main attractions in Moscow but also the everyday life in this huge city and quickly found my sweat spots off the beaten tracks! So here is my list of my top 17 things to do in this exciting metropolis!

Attractions in Moscow

When visiting a famous city like this one, it’s a must to go through the most iconic landmarks first. Moscow has plenty of those, most of them in the center of the city, which is very well-planned for tourists.

1. The Red Square, Kremlin & Surrounding Area

No place tells the story of Moscow’s power in the past century the way the Red Square does. This is where the biggest political meetings in the USSR occurred for many decades, and you can feel the power on each step.

Here, you’ll also find the historic museum at the entrance, showcasing the decades of history behind this iconic landmark. The Lenin Mausoleum, perhaps the most famous resting place in the world and home to the remains of the former communist leader, is also here.

On one side of the Red Square you’ll find the Kremlin, the fortified complex that now hosts the presidential residence. This is also home to the most iconic of all Moscovite landmarks: St. Basil’s Cathedral, a 16th-century marvel of colors. This is the best spot to take a selfie and show the world you’ve reached the Russian capital!

• Get your Kremlin Skip the Line Tickets and Kremlin tour here.
• Free cancellation up to 24-hours in advance of the tour.

2. Bolshoi Theatre

You can easily spend a couple of days just exploring the Moscovite city centre, and the Bolshoi Theatre should be your second stop. Walk past the Red Square and then head to the nearby Bolshoi Theatre, one of the oldest and most renowned houses of opera and ballet on Earth.

Visit for the impressive early 19th-century architecture, but if you’re seeing a ballet performance, make sure you book between 3 and 6 months in advance! I can strongly recommend this as it is a truly unique experience!

• Book a private 2-hour tour of the legendary Bolshoi Theatre.
• See the presidential box reserved for tzars, watch a rehearsal and skip the lines through a separate entrance.
• Free Cancellation up to 24-hours in advance.

3. Luxury Shopping at GUM and TSUM

While many might think of Moscow as the sad place with the long bread queues from the USSR days, it’s been quite the capitalist haven for a while.

If you’re up for some shopping, you’ll find one of the biggest luxury malls in town, TSUM, right behind the Bolshoi and GUM, at the red square. GUM is the most famous department store in town, where you’ll find luxury everywhere and all high-end brand. 

All in an imposing late 19th-century building with lots of history, worth a visit just for the design, its bridges and the glass roof even though you are not up for shopping!

4. Christ the Savior Cathedral

A newer addition to the gorgeous Moscovite cathedrals and my grandeur neighbor during my years in the city Don’t let the young age of this building fool you. After the perestroika in the early 90s, the newly revived Russian Orthodox Church received permission to build a cathedral on this site. They did the location honors and built the largest temple of the Christian Orthodox Church.

The façade is as grand as you’d expect, but it’s the inside that will mesmerize you, with its domes as tall as the skies in bright gold and gorgeous paintings and decor! Bring a shawl to cover your hair to adjust to the local tradition.

Head to the back of the cathedral and you will find one of the most photographed bridges in Moscow, the Patriarshiy Most. This is the perfect spot to get a good view and photo of the cathedral but also to see the Kreml and Gorky Park from a distance. Or why not just enjoy a moment watching the river and its boats!  

• Get around Moscow with ease using the Hop On Hop Off boat and Bus ticket. 24, 48 or 72-hour tickets available.

5. Gorky Park

Cross the river and head to Gorky Park along the Moscow river. The most famous green area in town, similar to New York ’s Central Park and the weekend hangout for locals. There are many beautiful parks in the city, but if you’re only visiting for a few days, this is the unmissable one! 

With fair attractions to entertain children, beautiful artificial lakes and gardens, and lots of outdoor activities, it’s a lovely place to relax. A place of rest in the middle of the metropolis. The area in front of the New Tretyakov Gallery & the Muzeon Park of Arts is actually one of my favorite oasis as a bit more quiet and peaceful than Gorky itself.

Why not spend some time in the museum to get a great tour of Russia’s history through art or just enjoy the art exhibition outside where local artists spend their weekends. 

6. River Cruising

One of the best ways to experience Moscow is from the Moscow River. There are many stops for the boats and one is just next to Gorky Park. See the city from another perspective – and turn the ride into a romantic one by taking the evening cruise. Moscow is magic during the night.

If you’re looking for a truly luxurious experience, take the Radisson Blu cruise – or the Erwin for a delicious seafood dinner. Both stop at Gorky or at the luxury Radisson Royal Hotel, set in one of the Seven Sister’s skyscrapers.

• We use Get Your Guide when booking city tours and they offer a River Sightseeing Cruise seeing all the main tourist attractions in Moscow

7. Metro Hopping

First inaugurated in the 1930s, the Moscow subway system is one of the oldest in the world, and certainly the most beautiful. Started under Stalinist times, each metro station is dedicated to grandeur and oozing personality.

Visiting the subway stops is an attraction in and of itself, and Komsomolskaya, Mayakovskaya, Kropotkinskaya are my favorites. Those surrounding the Red Square are also mesmerizing – in general, these are kind of like underground palaces.

Most of the signs at the Moscow Metro now have Latin letters, so it’s very easy to get around!Unfortunately, the trains are not as beautiful and pleasant as the stations but still, this is a true Moscow experience.  Take a guided tour of the 9 most beautiful Metro Stations including the award-winning art deco station. See more details here.

8. Arbatskaya & Artsy Moscow

Novy Arbat Street is one of the most touristy areas in the city, with lots of shops and cafés directed at visitors. When you walk a little beyond, you’ll find a different part of town, where the hip scene thrives because so many artists live in the area. Just follow the small streets with fewer tourists!

9. Moscow State University View

In his effort to create a grander Moscow, Stalin had seven skyscrapers built in different parts of town; they’re called the Seven Sisters. The largest of these buildings hosts the main building of the Moscow State University, one of the most prestigious colleges in Russia – and the one with the best view.

Although this is a little outside the city centre, the sight from above is more than worth it, with the nearby fountains and park and then the whole of the city behind them.

10. Russian Market

If you love to visit markets wherever you go, Moscow has one of the most impressive ones in the world – the Izmailovsky. You can easily take the metro here and feel like you’ve been transported to another time.

This place was first built in the 16th century and retains the look of an old fairytale, with a lineup of colorful old castle. A lovely local experience beyond the confines of the bustling metropolis, where you can also try some delicious Russian barbecue.

Here, you’ll find beautiful souvenirs at great prices.

Off The Beaten Track Moscow

Once you’ve covered the most touristic spots, Moscow still has plenty to offer – and the places below will also be full of locals! Moscow is a city for hipsters, full of trendy and arty spots where you can literally feel the creativity oozing! So for some local vibes, I would strongly recommend my sweat spots below!

11. Patriarshiye Prudy

This is my favorite area in the entire city! While Moscow is generally a very noisy metropolis, Patriarch Ponds is far quieter, yet such a vibrant place. This is a very hip and trendy area making you think you are rather in Paris than in Moscow. Here the streets are narrow and full of chic eateries and clubs to see the local crowd.

A little bohemian and with an air of peace you won’t find anywhere in the city this is a great spot to spend an afternoon with your thoughts.

12. ArtPlay

Barely 15 minutes away from the city center you’ll find the artsiest Moscow district: ArtPlay. For decades, this block was a factory, but it was renovated to become a hub for the arts not too long ago.

Now, you’ll find it’s full of exhibitions, showrooms and art schools – and some of the most creative people in town. Writers, painters, and young hip people use ArtPlay as a rendezvous, and you can feel the creative energy here. The industrial design with modern interior decoration is also a feast for the eyes!

13. Shopping Local Designs

If you’re into design, both international and local, you’ll find lots of cute things at Patriarshiye Prudy. Department store Podium Market is also a great spot for shopping, as a department store everywhere in town, with lots of local and international brands. There’s one in the Four Seasons Hotel next to Red Square. My favorite Moscow mall is Tsvetnoy Central Market, a cool spot with great brands, lots of inspo, and even a cute café!

14. Moscow City

Like many other great capitals of the world, for the past few decades, Moscow has hosted a super modern area full of modern skyscrapers – Moscow City. With a completely different vibe than the rest of town, it’s like a mini Dubai, with lots of impressively tall glass buildings. Here, you’ll find the best rooftops in towns, such as Ruski and Sixty they are perfect spots for dining or enjoying a glass of wine with a view. There are also a relatively new shopping mall with lots of international brands called Affimall!

Wine, Dine, and Party in Moscow

Gone are the gloomy Moscow days – cold as it might be in the winter, Russia’s capital is a place for the senses. Great food and drinks abound – and the clubs are hot, too!

15. Where to Eat in Moscow

Moscow is a great metropolis where people love to dine out, and there are endless options for delicious food. The flavors are as diverse as you’d expect from a big city, with options of fine dining and little hipster eateries. 

• For traditional Russian flavors, I can’t recommend Café Pushkin, Dr. Zhivago, and Turnadot enough.
• When looking for international cuisines, Italian is always the way to go, and my local favorite is Probka.
• Fine dining is best done among the clouds at White Rabbit, with European flavors.
• As for the hip spots, you can spend a full day just eating around trendy places, from burgers to Asian fusion.

More Dining Options

• Patriarshiye Prudy offers a lot of small and classy spots with cool concepts, like breakfast restaurants I Love Cake and Fresh.
• For dinner, I love the NYC experience of Saxon & Parole, and the wonderful trendy Pins, with its delicious food and drinks.
• For delicious Asian food head to CutFish. 
• Lastly, there’s a recent revival of food markets in Moscow, offering lots of great choices of international flavors at affordable places.
• Don’t miss out the Vietnamese food stand at the Danilovsky market, and everything at Usachevsky!

16. Rooftopping

Big cities deserve to be seen from above, having a cocktail among the clouds. These are my recommendations for rooftop bars in Moscow.

• As I mentioned in the Moscow City section, Sixty & Ruski are two of my favorites, overlooking the newest part of town. 
• White Rabbit and its fine dining is also a lovely place for a fun dinner looking down on Moscow.
• O2, in the city center, has an advantage above all others: amazing views of the Red Square.
• Buono, above the Radisson Royal Hotel, might be the most romantic rooftop hotel in town, with its candlelit setting.
• Also on the Radisson stands the Mercedes. It’s a luxurious and posh experience with delicious cocktails.
• The Sky Lounge offers a peculiar experience, mixing an old Soviet building with futuristic additions.

17. Moscow by Night

Party the night away! The city is full of bars everywhere, but there are some areas where you’ll find more than others.

• Patriarshiye Prudy has lots of hip and small clubs and great bars, including the super fun private club Clava, which has a great vibe and people from all walks of life.
• For more hipster style bars, Red October is the place to go.
• Streak is a summer favorite, with a lovely terrace to catch a beautiful sunset – plus, their mozzarella bar is delicious.
• At night, Red October lights up with clubs everywhere, including the cool rooftop one Gipsy.
• Jagger is also a great spot during summer with a more relaxed vibe in garden setting. 
• For the traditional Russian luxury experience, go to SohoRooms, a whole other world including all-night go-go dancers.

There are so many things to do in Moscow at night and during the day, you definitely need several days to explore this exciting destination.

Moscow is a must-see city, a city like no other ! I hope you will enjoy this Russian metropolis as much as I did!

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10 thoughts on “17 Exciting Things to do in Moscow”

These places look so awesome! Moscow is truly a beautiful city

Very good article, you have explained so nicely. Russia has always been a part of history and its good to know about much more about architecture and other things, wish i could see the inside of façade

Thanks for sharing such a nice article.You have very beautifully explained everything that one need for a trip to Moscow.

Nice article. Love the hidden gems and graffiti art, would love to visit Artplay. Thanks for a comprehensive guide to Moscow!

Moscow is a city where the past and the future live side by side. Here we can find everything from medieval fortresses and Soviet monoliths to glass skyscrapers and innovation centers.

Your article is good and meaningful .

Thanks for sharing about ArtPlay district, we didn’t know about it and it looks amazing 🙂 Hopefully there’ll be a second time in Moscow, we visited last May and really liked the city!

Wonderful stuff! I’ve been to Moscow, but not properly – it’s a long story lol!

Anyhoo, my next thing is to fly from Berlin to Moscow and then travel from there to Beijing via the Trans-Mongolian / Trans-Siberian train. Now, if only I could just find the time …!

I hear Moscow is very beautiful at night. I hope to get out there one day. A friend of mine went to St. Petersburg and had a great experience. Despite all the tension we see on the news with Russia and other Countries like the U.S. I wonder what the sentiment is with Russians and foreigners visiting their country for tourism. Especially Americans.

that looks like quite a beautiful place. 🙂

The Comprehensive Guide to Moscow Nightlife

• Posted on April 14, 2018 July 26, 2018
• by Kings of Russia
• 8 minute read

Moscow’s nightlife scene is thriving, and arguably one of the best the world has to offer – top-notch Russian women, coupled with a never-ending list of venues, Moscow has a little bit of something for everyone’s taste. Moscow nightlife is not for the faint of heart – and if you’re coming, you better be ready to go Friday and Saturday night into the early morning.

This comprehensive guide to Moscow nightlife will run you through the nuts and bolts of all you need to know about Moscow’s nightclubs and give you a solid blueprint to operate with during your time in Moscow.

What you need to know before hitting Moscow nightclubs

Prices in moscow nightlife.

Before you head out and start gaming all the sexy Moscow girls , we have to talk money first. Bring plenty because in Moscow you can never bring a big enough bankroll. Remember, you’re the man so making a fuzz of not paying a drink here or there will not go down well.

Luckily most Moscow clubs don’t do cover fees. Some electro clubs will charge 15-20$, depending on their lineup. There’s the odd club with a minimum spend of 20-30$, which you’ll drop on drinks easily. By and large, you can scope out the venues for free, which is a big plus.

Bottle service is a great deal in Moscow. At top-tier clubs, it starts at 1,000$. That’ll go a long way with premium vodka at 250$, especially if you have three or four guys chipping in. Not to mention that it’s a massive status boost for getting girls, especially at high-end clubs.

Without bottle service, you should estimate a budget of 100-150$ per night. That is if you drink a lot and hit the top clubs with the hottest girls. Scale down for less alcohol and more basic places.

Dress code & Face control

Door policy in Moscow is called “face control” and it’s always the guy behind the two gorillas that gives the green light if you’re in or out.

In Moscow nightlife there’s only one rule when it comes to dress codes:

You can never be underdressed.

People dress A LOT sharper than, say, in the US and that goes for both sexes. For high-end clubs, you definitely want to roll with a sharp blazer and a pocket square, not to mention dress shoes in tip-top condition. Those are the minimum requirements to level the playing field vis a vis with other sharply dressed guys that have a lot more money than you do. Unless you plan to hit explicit electro or underground clubs, which have their own dress code, you are always on the money with that style.

Getting in a Moscow club isn’t as hard as it seems: dress sharp, speak English at the door and look like you’re in the mood to spend all that money that you supposedly have (even if you don’t). That will open almost any door in Moscow’s nightlife for you.

Types of Moscow Nightclubs

In Moscow there are four types of clubs with the accompanying female clientele:

High-end clubs:

These are often crossovers between restaurants and clubs with lots of tables and very little space to dance. Heavy accent on bottle service most of the time but you can work the room from the bar as well. The hottest and most expensive girls in Moscow go there. Bring deep pockets and lots of self-confidence and you have a shot at swooping them.

Regular Mid-level clubs:

They probably resemble more what you’re used to in a nightclub: big dancefloors, stages and more space to roam around. Bottle service will make you stand out more but you can also do well without. You can find all types of girls but most will be in the 6-8 range. Your targets should always be the girls drinking and ideally in pairs. It’s impossible not to swoop if your game is at least half-decent.

Basic clubs/dive bars:

Usually spots with very cheap booze and lax face control. If you’re dressed too sharp and speak no Russian, you might attract the wrong type of attention so be vigilant. If you know the local scene you can swoop 6s and 7s almost at will. Usually students and girls from the suburbs.

Electro/underground clubs:

Home of the hipsters and creatives. Parties there don’t mean meeting girls and getting drunk but doing pills and spacing out to the music. Lots of attractive hipster girls if that is your niche. That is its own scene with a different dress code as well.

What time to go out in Moscow

Moscow nightlife starts late. Don’t show up at bars and preparty spots before 11pm because you’ll feel fairly alone. Peak time is between 1am and 3am. That is also the time of Moscow nightlife’s biggest nuisance: concerts by artists you won’t know and who only distract your girls from drinking and being gamed. From 4am to 6am the regular clubs are emptying out but plenty of people, women included, still hit up one of the many afterparty clubs. Those last till well past 10am.

As far as days go: Fridays and Saturdays are peak days. Thursday is an OK day, all other days are fairly weak and you have to know the right venues.

The Ultimate Moscow Nightclub List

Short disclaimer: I didn’t add basic and electro clubs since you’re coming for the girls, not for the music. This list will give you more options than you’ll be able to handle on a weekend.

Preparty – start here at 11PM

Classic restaurant club with lots of tables and a smallish bar and dancefloor. Come here between 11pm and 12am when the concert is over and they start with the actual party. Even early in the night tons of sexy women here, who lean slightly older (25 and up).

The second floor of the Ugolek restaurant is an extra bar with dim lights and house music tunes. Very small and cozy with a slight hipster vibe but generally draws plenty of attractive women too. A bit slower vibe than Valenok.

Very cool, spread-out venue that has a modern library theme. Not always full with people but when it is, it’s brimming with top-tier women. Slow vibe here and better for grabbing contacts and moving on.

High-end: err on the side of being too early rather than too late because of face control.

Secret Room

Probably the top venue at the moment in Moscow . Very small but wildly popular club, which is crammed with tables but always packed. They do parties on Thursdays and Sundays as well. This club has a hip-hop/high-end theme, meaning most girls are gold diggers, IG models, and tattooed hip hop chicks. Very unfavorable logistics because there is almost no room no move inside the club but the party vibe makes it worth it. Strict face control.

Close to Secret Room and with a much more favorable and spacious three-part layout. This place attracts very hot women but also lots of ball busters and fakes that will leave you blue-balled. Come early because after 4am it starts getting empty fast. Electronic music.

A slightly kitsch restaurant club that plays Russian pop and is full of gold diggers, semi-pros, and men from the Caucasus republics. Thursday is the strongest night but that dynamic might be changing since Secret Room opened its doors. You can swoop here but it will be a struggle.

Mid-level: your sweet spot in terms of ease and attractiveness of girls for an average budget.

Started going downwards in 2018 due to lax face control and this might get even worse with the World Cup. In terms of layout one of the best Moscow nightclubs because it’s very big and bottle service gives you a good edge here. Still attracts lots of cute girls with loose morals but plenty of provincial girls (and guys) as well. Swooping is fairly easy here.

I haven’t been at this place in over a year, ever since it started becoming ground zero for drunken teenagers. Similar clientele to Icon but less chic, younger and drunker. Decent mainstream music that attracts plenty of tourists. Girls are easy here as well.

Sort of a Coyote Ugly (the real one in Moscow sucks) with party music and lots of drunken people licking each others’ faces. Very entertaining with the right amount of alcohol and very easy to pull in there. Don’t think about staying sober in here, you’ll hate it.

Artel Bessonitsa/Shakti Terrace

Electronic music club that is sort of a high-end place with an underground clientele and located between the teenager clubs Icon and Gipsy. Very good music but a bit all over the place with their vibe and their branding. You can swoop almost any type of girl here from high-heeled beauty to coked-up hipsters, provided they’re not too sober.

Afterparty: if by 5AM  you haven’t pulled, it’s time to move here.

Best afterparty spot in terms of trying to get girls. Pretty much no one is sober in there and savage gorilla game goes a long way. Lots of very hot and slutty-looking girls but it can be hard to tell apart who is looking for dick and who is just on drugs but not interested. If by 9-10am you haven’t pulled, it is probably better to surrender.

The hipster alternative for afterparties, where even more drugs are in play. Plenty of attractive girls there but you have to know how to work this type of club. A nicer atmosphere and better music but if you’re desperate to pull, you’ll probably go to Miks.

Weekday jokers: if you’re on the hunt for some sexy Russian girls during the week, here are two tips to make your life easier.

Chesterfield

Ladies night on Wednesdays means this place gets pretty packed with smashed teenagers and 6s and 7s. Don’t pull out the three-piece suit in here because it’s a “simpler” crowd. Definitely your best shot on Wednesdays.

If you haven’t pulled at Chesterfield, you can throw a Hail Mary and hit up Garage’s Black Music Wednesdays. Fills up really late but there are some cute Black Music groupies in here. Very small club. Thursday through Saturday they do afterparties and you have an excellent shot and swooping girls that are probably high.

Shishas Sferum

This is pretty much your only shot on Mondays and Tuesdays because they offer free or almost free drinks for women. A fairly low-class club where you should watch your drinks. As always the case in Moscow, there will be cute girls here on any day of the week but it’s nowhere near as good as on the weekend.

In a nutshell, that is all you need to know about where to meet Moscow girls in nightlife. There are tons of options, and it all depends on what best fits your style, based on the type of girls that you’re looking for.

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In Transit: Notes from the Underground

Jun 06 2018.

Spend some time in one of Moscow’s finest museums.

Subterranean commuting might not be anyone’s idea of a good time, but even in a city packing the war-games treasures and priceless bejeweled eggs of the Kremlin Armoury and the colossal Soviet pavilions of the VDNKh , the Metro holds up as one of Moscow’s finest museums. Just avoid rush hour.

The Metro is stunning and provides an unrivaled insight into the city’s psyche, past and present, but it also happens to be the best way to get around. Moscow has Uber, and the Russian version called Yandex Taxi , but also some nasty traffic. Metro trains come around every 90 seconds or so, at a more than 99 percent on-time rate. It’s also reasonably priced, with a single ride at 55 cents (and cheaper in bulk). From history to tickets to rules — official and not — here’s what you need to know to get started.

A Brief Introduction Buying Tickets Know Before You Go (Down) Rules An Easy Tour

A Brief Introduction

Moscow’s Metro was a long time coming. Plans for rapid transit to relieve the city’s beleaguered tram system date back to the Imperial era, but a couple of wars and a revolution held up its development. Stalin revived it as part of his grand plan to modernize the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 30s. The first lines and tunnels were constructed with help from engineers from the London Underground, although Stalin’s secret police decided that they had learned too much about Moscow’s layout and had them arrested on espionage charges and deported.

The beauty of its stations (if not its trains) is well-documented, and certainly no accident. In its illustrious first phases and particularly after the Second World War, the greatest architects of Soviet era were recruited to create gleaming temples celebrating the Revolution, the USSR, and the war triumph. No two stations are exactly alike, and each of the classic showpieces has a theme. There are world-famous shrines to Futurist architecture, a celebration of electricity, tributes to individuals and regions of the former Soviet Union. Each marble slab, mosaic tile, or light fixture was placed with intent, all in service to a station’s aesthetic; each element, f rom the smallest brass ear of corn to a large blood-spattered sword on a World War II mural, is an essential part of the whole.

The Metro is a monument to the Soviet propaganda project it was intended to be when it opened in 1935 with the slogan “Building a Palace for the People”. It brought the grand interiors of Imperial Russia to ordinary Muscovites, celebrated the Soviet Union’s past achievements while promising its citizens a bright Soviet future, and of course, it was a show-piece for the world to witness the might and sophistication of life in the Soviet Union.

It may be a museum, but it’s no relic. U p to nine million people use it daily, more than the London Underground and New York Subway combined. (Along with, at one time, about 20 stray dogs that learned to commute on the Metro.)

In its 80+ year history, the Metro has expanded in phases and fits and starts, in step with the fortunes of Moscow and Russia. Now, partly in preparation for the World Cup 2018, it’s also modernizing. New trains allow passengers to walk the entire length of the train without having to change carriages. The system is becoming more visitor-friendly. (There are helpful stickers on the floor marking out the best selfie spots .) But there’s a price to modernity: it’s phasing out one of its beloved institutions, the escalator attendants. Often they are middle-aged or elderly women—“ escalator grandmas ” in news accounts—who have held the post for decades, sitting in their tiny kiosks, scolding commuters for bad escalator etiquette or even bad posture, or telling jokes . They are slated to be replaced, when at all, by members of the escalator maintenance staff.

For all its achievements, the Metro lags behind Moscow’s above-ground growth, as Russia’s capital sprawls ever outwards, generating some of the world’s worst traffic jams . But since 2011, the Metro has been in the middle of an ambitious and long-overdue enlargement; 60 new stations are opening by 2020. If all goes to plan, the 2011-2020 period will have brought 125 miles of new tracks and over 100 new stations — a 40 percent increase — the fastest and largest expansion phase in any period in the Metro’s history.

Facts: 14 lines Opening hours: 5 a.m-1 a.m. Rush hour(s): 8-10 a.m, 4-8 p.m. Single ride: 55₽ (about 85 cents) Wi-Fi network-wide

Buying Tickets

• Ticket machines have a button to switch to English.
• You can buy specific numbers of rides: 1, 2, 5, 11, 20, or 60. Hold up fingers to show how many rides you want to buy.
• There is also a 90-minute ticket , which gets you 1 trip on the metro plus an unlimited number of transfers on other transport (bus, tram, etc) within 90 minutes.
• Or, you can buy day tickets with unlimited rides: one day (218₽/ US$4), three days (415₽/US$7) or seven days (830₽/US$15). Check the rates here to stay up-to-date.
• If you’re going to be using the Metro regularly over a few days, it’s worth getting a Troika card , a contactless, refillable card you can use on all public transport. Using the Metro is cheaper with one of these: a single ride is 36₽, not 55₽. Buy them and refill them in the Metro stations, and they’re valid for 5 years, so you can keep it for next time. Or, if you have a lot of cash left on it when you leave, you can get it refunded at the Metro Service Centers at Ulitsa 1905 Goda, 25 or at Staraya Basmannaya 20, Building 1.
• You can also buy silicone bracelets and keychains with built-in transport chips that you can use as a Troika card. (A Moscow Metro Fitbit!) So far, you can only get these at the Pushkinskaya metro station Live Helpdesk and souvenir shops in the Mayakovskaya and Trubnaya metro stations. The fare is the same as for the Troika card.
• You can also use Apple Pay and Samsung Pay.

Rules, spoken and unspoken

No smoking, no drinking, no filming, no littering. Photography is allowed, although it used to be banned.

Stand to the right on the escalator. Break this rule and you risk the wrath of the legendary escalator attendants. (No shenanigans on the escalators in general.)

Get out of the way. Find an empty corner to hide in when you get off a train and need to stare at your phone. Watch out getting out of the train in general; when your train doors open, people tend to appear from nowhere or from behind ornate marble columns, walking full-speed.

Always offer your seat to elderly ladies (what are you, a monster?).

An Easy Tour

This is no Metro Marathon ( 199 stations in 20 hours ). It’s an easy tour, taking in most—though not all—of the notable stations, the bulk of it going clockwise along the Circle line, with a couple of short detours. These stations are within minutes of one another, and the whole tour should take about 1-2 hours.

Start at Mayakovskaya Metro station , at the corner of Tverskaya and Garden Ring,  Triumfalnaya Square, Moskva, Russia, 125047.

1. Mayakovskaya.  Named for Russian Futurist Movement poet Vladimir Mayakovsky and an attempt to bring to life the future he imagined in his poems. (The Futurist Movement, natch, was all about a rejecting the past and celebrating all things speed, industry, modern machines, youth, modernity.) The result: an Art Deco masterpiece that won the National Grand Prix for architecture at the New York World’s Fair in 1939. It’s all smooth, rounded shine and light, and gentle arches supported by columns of dark pink marble and stainless aircraft steel. Each of its 34 ceiling niches has a mosaic. During World War II, the station was used as an air-raid shelter and, at one point, a bunker for Stalin. He gave a subdued but rousing speech here in Nov. 6, 1941 as the Nazis bombed the city above.

Take the 3/Green line one station to:

2. Belorusskaya. Opened in 1952, named after the connected Belarussky Rail Terminal, which runs trains between Moscow and Belarus. This is a light marble affair with a white, cake-like ceiling, lined with Belorussian patterns and 12 Florentine ceiling mosaics depicting life in Belarussia when it was built.

Transfer onto the 1/Brown line. Then, one stop (clockwise) t o:

3. Novoslobodskaya.  This station was designed around the stained-glass panels, which were made in Latvia, because Alexey Dushkin, the Soviet starchitect who dreamed it up (and also designed Mayakovskaya station) couldn’t find the glass and craft locally. The stained glass is the same used for Riga’s Cathedral, and the panels feature plants, flowers, members of the Soviet intelligentsia (musician, artist, architect) and geometric shapes.

Go two stops east on the 1/Circle line to:

4. Komsomolskaya. Named after the Komsomol, or the Young Communist League, this might just be peak Stalin Metro style. Underneath the hub for three regional railways, it was intended to be a grand gateway to Moscow and is today its busiest station. It has chandeliers; a yellow ceiling with Baroque embellishments; and in the main hall, a colossal red star overlaid on golden, shimmering tiles. Designer Alexey Shchusev designed it as an homage to the speech Stalin gave at Red Square on Nov. 7, 1941, in which he invoked Russia’s illustrious military leaders as a pep talk to Soviet soldiers through the first catastrophic year of the war.   The station’s eight large mosaics are of the leaders referenced in the speech, such as Alexander Nevsky, a 13th-century prince and military commander who bested German and Swedish invading armies.

One more stop clockwise to Kurskaya station,  and change onto the 3/Blue  line, and go one stop to:

5. Baumanskaya.   Opened in 1944. Named for the Bolshevik Revolutionary Nikolai Bauman , whose monument and namesake district are aboveground here. Though he seemed like a nasty piece of work (he apparently once publicly mocked a woman he had impregnated, who later hung herself), he became a Revolutionary martyr when he was killed in 1905 in a skirmish with a monarchist, who hit him on the head with part of a steel pipe. The station is in Art Deco style with atmospherically dim lighting, and a series of bronze sculptures of soldiers and homefront heroes during the War. At one end, there is a large mosaic portrait of Lenin.

Stay on that train direction one more east to:

6. Elektrozavodskaya. As you may have guessed from the name, this station is the Metro’s tribute to all thing electrical, built in 1944 and named after a nearby lightbulb factory. It has marble bas-relief sculptures of important figures in electrical engineering, and others illustrating the Soviet Union’s war-time struggles at home. The ceiling’s recurring rows of circular lamps give the station’s main tunnel a comforting glow, and a pleasing visual effect.

Double back two stops to Kurskaya station , and change back to the 1/Circle line. Sit tight for six stations to:

7. Kiyevskaya. This was the last station on the Circle line to be built, in 1954, completed under Nikita Khrushchev’ s guidance, as a tribute to his homeland, Ukraine. Its three large station halls feature images celebrating Ukraine’s contributions to the Soviet Union and Russo-Ukrainian unity, depicting musicians, textile-working, soldiers, farmers. (One hall has frescoes, one mosaics, and the third murals.) Shortly after it was completed, Khrushchev condemned the architectural excesses and unnecessary luxury of the Stalin era, which ushered in an epoch of more austere Metro stations. According to the legend at least, he timed the policy in part to ensure no Metro station built after could outshine Kiyevskaya.

Change to the 3/Blue line and go one stop west.

8. Park Pobedy. This is the deepest station on the Metro, with one of the world’s longest escalators, at 413 feet. If you stand still, the escalator ride to the surface takes about three minutes .) Opened in 2003 at Victory Park, the station celebrates two of Russia’s great military victories. Each end has a mural by Georgian artist Zurab Tsereteli, who also designed the “ Good Defeats Evil ” statue at the UN headquarters in New York. One mural depicts the Russian generals’ victory over the French in 1812 and the other, the German surrender of 1945. The latter is particularly striking; equal parts dramatic, triumphant, and gruesome. To the side, Red Army soldiers trample Nazi flags, and if you look closely there’s some blood spatter among the detail. Still, the biggest impressions here are the marble shine of the chessboard floor pattern and the pleasingly geometric effect if you view from one end to the other.

Keep going one more stop west to:

9. Slavyansky Bulvar.  One of the Metro’s youngest stations, it opened in 2008. With far higher ceilings than many other stations—which tend to have covered central tunnels on the platforms—it has an “open-air” feel (or as close to it as you can get, one hundred feet under). It’s an homage to French architect Hector Guimard, he of the Art Nouveau entrances for the Paris M é tro, and that’s precisely what this looks like: A Moscow homage to the Paris M é tro, with an additional forest theme. A Cyrillic twist on Guimard’s Metro-style lettering over the benches, furnished with t rees and branch motifs, including creeping vines as towering lamp-posts.

Stay on the 3/Blue line and double back four stations to:

10. Arbatskaya. Its first iteration, Arbatskaya-Smolenskaya station, was damaged by German bombs in 1941. It was rebuilt in 1953, and designed to double as a bomb shelter in the event of nuclear war, although unusually for stations built in the post-war phase, this one doesn’t have a war theme. It may also be one of the system’s most elegant: Baroque, but toned down a little, with red marble floors and white ceilings with gilded bronze c handeliers.

Jump back on the 3/Blue line  in the same direction and take it one more stop:

11. Ploshchad Revolyutsii (Revolution Square). Opened in 1938, and serving Red Square and the Kremlin . Its renowned central hall has marble columns flanked by 76 bronze statues of Soviet heroes: soldiers, students, farmers, athletes, writers, parents. Some of these statues’ appendages have a yellow sheen from decades of Moscow’s commuters rubbing them for good luck. Among the most popular for a superstitious walk-by rub: the snout of a frontier guard’s dog, a soldier’s gun (where the touch of millions of human hands have tapered the gun barrel into a fine, pointy blade), a baby’s foot, and a woman’s knee. (A brass rooster also sports the telltale gold sheen, though I am told that rubbing the rooster is thought to bring bad luck. )

Now take the escalator up, and get some fresh air.

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