If you want to go on the Tower of Terror or
the Rock n' Roller Coaster, expect long lines for most of the day
so go early or very late to get on with a minimal wait time. Use FastPass to avoid waiting.
Expect to wait for Fantasmic, especially during busy times. During
the end of December they were saying to arrive at least 90 minutes
before the show to be guaranteed entrance. We arrived almost 2 hours
before (and we had perfect seats in the middle (Mickey) section).
When we were there in May we arrived about 45 minutes early and
had no problems at all. I was there several years ago in May also
and arrived 15 minutes prior to showtime, had to stand, but got
in.
Fantasmic is one of the best Disney nighttime performances ever
(ranks right up there with the Main Street Electrical Parade for
me). The show in Orlando is similar, but different from that at
Disneyland, so even if you think you have seen it before, you have
not. Disney has changed enough of the show to make it worth the
wait for Disneygeeks and first time visitors.
Comparison of Fantasmic at WDW to Disneyland's version:
(Warning some spoilers included.) After seeing both Fantasmic at
Disneyland and this version in WDW, I would have to say that the
original in California is unbelievably better. The set they have
constructed in Florida is very impressive & the theater itself is
great (not a bad seat in the place, unlike Disneyland where you
have to look through trees and around posts), but it just did not
have the same sense of over powerment as the one at Disneyland did.
The first time I saw the show at Disneyland I was totally amazed
by it (and I actually sat through all three shows that night). I
still continue to go and see the show visit after visit (I bet I
have seen it somewhere between in the neighborhood of 75 times).
You would think that after over ten years they could add some new
and exciting special effects to the show, but of the new effects
none made me say WOW. I was extremely disappointed with the steamboat
at the end. I know its hard to top the Mark Twain at Disneyland,
but I thought this steamboat looked rather simple (I know part of
the idea was to make it look as if it jumped out of the cartoon,
but I would have expected something else). Another segment that
I did not care for was the Pocahontas one. This segment replaced
the Peter Pan/Pirate Ship sequence from the original show. The Columbia
coming around the corner of the river with pirates flying around
on board is a definite show stopper. Where as Pocahontas felt like
just another sequence. Also I thought the animated film montage
ran really long. After viewing the WDW version several time I think
the other reason I don't care for the show is the heavy reliance
on the water screens.
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