Suzanne033
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- Apr 2, 2004
tehe... hurry up April and May, so I can book June!!!!!
I am with you!!!
tehe... hurry up April and May, so I can book June!!!!!
WOW - no one got in front of you - that is wonderful. Too often we have had folks poke and shimmey and get right in front of us - now if it is children I have no problem, but when adults blocked our granddaughter who had been patiently waiting for the Electrical Parade that was a problem. She was/is small enough to sit on her Dad's shoulders but then WE would have blocked someone.
Recent posts about standing up front make me wonder... should I book 2 tables for 2 instead of 1 table for 4? I have 2 little kids so we'll want to stand up front with them, and if we book 1 table for 4, it sounds like we'd be standing in front of someone else for sure. Thoughts?
scrappinggirl said:Wow thanks for ur post I didn't even think about how many table! I am a party of 9 so we should probably do 3 tables. But if we do will they be next to each other????
Where in Mass ur u and when u going? I am leaving April 26th 'til May 1st in WDW then off to Universal 'til May 5th.
Recent posts about standing up front make me wonder... should I book 2 tables for 2 instead of 1 table for 4? I have 2 little kids so we'll want to stand up front with them, and if we book 1 table for 4, it sounds like we'd be standing in front of someone else for sure. Thoughts?
I'm not sure I understand. What would be the benefit of booking multiple tables? Why would you not want to sit together? Why would you want to take a table from another family/party?
There are 2. sizes of tables. One size fits parties of 1-3 and the other is for parties of 4-6. Parties over 6 are put with two tables together. That is why certain party sizes are hard to get--they run out of table allotment for that size. If you add a dummy person and then call in to have it adjusted (which I am not against), you are just giving yourself a different allotment of that table size (in the case of 2 v. 1) or a large table (3 v 4).
I cannot say this enough:
1) Front row tables are NOT only reserved for parties of 2 (or 3). I've been there as a party of 6 in the front row. I've seen lots of other large parties, including 10+, in the front row. The earlier you book (nothing to do with ADR time), the better your chance of a front row table. I am not the only person to report this.
2) We've sat in various spots in the front row. Each and every time we have been able to comfortably and easily view the fireworks from the table, even with others standing at the rail. The show is in the sky! Even if you don't have standing room at the rail, and are a bit further back, you can still see the fireworks easily. I've never seen massive crowds at the rail. It is not limited to 50 people, but it is limited. You will not feel like a sardine.
rt2dz said:I'm not sure I understand. What would be the benefit of booking multiple tables? Why would you not want to sit together? Why would you want to take a table from another family/party?
There are 2. sizes of tables. One size fits parties of 1-3 and the other is for parties of 4-6. Parties over 6 are put with two tables together. That is why certain party sizes are hard to get--they run out of table allotment for that size. If you add a dummy person and then call in to have it adjusted (which I am not against), you are just giving yourself a different allotment of that table size (in the case of 2 v. 1) or a large table (3 v 4).
I cannot say this enough:
1) Front row tables are NOT only reserved for parties of 2 (or 3). I've been there as a party of 6 in the front row. I've seen lots of other large parties, including 10+, in the front row. The earlier you book (nothing to do with ADR time), the better your chance of a front row table. I am not the only person to report this.
2) We've sat in various spots in the front row. Each and every time we have been able to comfortably and easily view the fireworks from the table, even with others standing at the rail. The show is in the sky! Even if you don't have standing room at the rail, and are a bit further back, you can still see the fireworks easily. I've never seen massive crowds at the rail. It is not limited to 50 people, but it is limited. You will not feel like a sardine.
Ah, okay. I'd read in some other post that the front row was for parties of 2 or 3 only. Thanks!
kirkaliciasmom said:Sorry, I haven't gone through all the posts, but how do you reserve a table? Do you have to call or can you book online?
Wouldn't it be GREAT if they would just PUBLISH the facts on the Disney site? Including how/when reservations are taken, how many the party can accomodate, seating assignment capability, and viewing methods.
I know, I know, now I'm just being demanding. But it seems like many of us who have been there before, have had many different experiences, and the mis-information that flys around could so easily be avoided if they would just PUBLISH some facts.
Radical idea....I know.
I know what you mean. I love Disney, but I can't understand why they don't make things like this clearer. You should see over on the wedding boards - it's like every wedding planner tells their clients something different about the rules and the facts! There was some disagreement over there about something and whether it was or wasn't allowed (I don't remember what it was), and I literally spent over an hour trying to find an official Disney line on it but came up with nothing. It blows my mind that they have all of this information but don't share it with us!
April peeps, raise your hand if you get excited every time you see this thread at the top of the forum like I just did ! One of these days it'll be for real.
LittleStinkerbelle said:April peeps, raise your hand if you get excited every time you see this thread at the top of the forum like I just did ! One of these days it'll be for real.
Me too! The thing is, I'm not even going! I'm planning trips for OTHER people who want to go to the party after hearing me talk about it over the years. They don't go to the disboards, so I told them that I'd let them know from you kind people, when reservations open for April! It's killing me though, since I'd LOVE to go again!!! It was our trip highlight last year for my whole family - grandparents, aunts/uncles, kids, etc...! My 40 something sister was the most excited of EVERYONE, including kids, to see Tinkerbell fly above!