After having dinner at the Blue Bayou and getting FastPasses for the 9pm Fantasmic! show, we moved on to go on more rides that night until we have to get back to New Orleans Square to get in the FP line. This was going to be very interesting to go in the FP queue to see F! since I am so used to staking out spots for the show in the past. Now that Disney made F! a FP show just like World of Color at DCA, it depends on how long are we willing to wait in the line to get a spot. Luckily since we ate at the BB that night, we will be able to get the best spot to see the show even with the ECV’s that DAW and DML are using.
Passing by Big Thunder Ranch on the backside of Frontierland.
Before we head on over to ride that night, we stopped at the Mad Hatter store in Fantasyland in order to get some new ears that night. We bought the new Glow with the Show Minnie ears for DD4. I have been a fan of the Glow with the Show ears since it made its debut in the summer of 2012. Now, there are three news items to go along with the Sorcerer Mickey Wand, Minnie Bow Ears and Gloves. I have the ears and wand and now DD4 has the bow. She looked really cute with the bow on that I forgot to get a picture of her with it.
When we finished at the Mad Hatter store, we started to head on over to It’s a Small World. DD4 and DML are big fans of IASW. They remember It’s a Small World Holiday during the trip back in January 2013 and wanted to see the original version. Luckily the wait time was less than 5 minutes that night and it made sense to go on it with little wait time. We still had time until we head on back to NOS.
IASW façade was still under refurbishment to get needed paint.
It didn’t took too long when we boarded IASW that night. DD4 was so excited to ride it along with DML.
DD4 and DML were so happy to ride the original IASW. When I asked them if they like the original or the holiday version and they told me that it was the original version since they were able to ride the original. I still like the holiday version over the original version anytime.
After riding IASW, it was now time to head on over back to NOS to get in the queue for the viewing area. It was around 8pm when we got off IASW and I planned to make sure that we got there plenty of time in order to get a good spot.
We walked on over to the Hub instead of going back towards the backside of Frontierland since we knew that a lot of the guests that are watching F! will be lining up around that area. It was so nice to see SB Castle without the tarps during the trip in which it was all painted really nicely.
When we went through the Hub, we went towards Adventureland instead of heading on over to Frontierland. When we went through Adventureland and over to NOS, the whole area to get in the viewing area was a mess. I never imagine what it would like to have a FP viewing specific area for F! and now that I have seen it in person, it can be very tricky. There were people around us asking the CM’s where they are supposed to go for the viewing area of what FP color they have. For us, we were told to go to the Harbour Galley right next to the area where you enter Critter Country by Splash Mountain.
It was busy to get on over to the BB/RBT queue that night.
When we got close to the Harbour Galley, there was already a long line. I was surprised that when we got there around 8:15pm that we would be close. DAW originally thought and asked if this is all for the BB. But actually it was for both the BB and RBT. So at least when we are escorted to the viewing area, there will be a stop area for the RBT FP holders and BB FP holders.
The line went close towards the entrance to Haunted Mansion.
Around 8:30pm, the queue for both BB and RBT was going and when we were passing by, most of the guests with the regular FP’s are already in the viewing areas. I never imagined that the sides would be all filled up before the center spot. If I ever do F! again in the near future, I am thinking of trying out the regular FP areas. But after seeing where the regular FP areas are, I might have to reconsider.
While we were moving closer to our area, the first stop was the RBT viewing area. The CM’s asked us to show what FP’s we have from BB or RBT. When we showed them the BB, we were told to keep walking up while the people with the RBT FP are to come in that area. The FBT viewing area is on the left hand side of the BB viewing area. The RBT viewing area is where I watch F! all the time when I stake out a spot for the 1st show.
When we got to our spot for F! that night, we were able to get the backside rope off area which was great since we had two ECV’s with us that night. If there wasn’t any rope off area available, we might have to be moved into another area since we had the ECV’s.
As always, I brought my blanket to stake out the spot and good thing since we can sit on the ground along with the F! cushions that we got as well from dining at the BB.
DD4 and DAW are all relaxing until it was time for F! that night. We had our Glow with the Show items ready for F! that night.
DD4 and DML with the Glow with the Show bow and ears.
Just a few minutes until the show, the whole area was all filled up that night.
There were a few spots left in the BB area
We had a dead center spot to watch F! that night which it has been a long time since I was able to watch F! close to the center. I mostly like the sides when I watch F! especially on the left hand side but it was nice to watch the show in the center especially with DML and DD4. This is there first time seeing F! since they didn’t see it the last time since it was down for refurbishment.
I warned DD4 that it can be a little scary but she was ready for the show. After seeing her cry during Anna & Elsa M&G, I was wondering if she can take it or not during the evil villains scenes. But we’ll just wait and see how she responds.
That is it for this post and continue on over to Fantasmic!.