You can't view wishes from inside Trader Sam's because the bar itself has no windows. However, there is a big patio outside Trader Sam's which is an extension of it, where you can order anything off the Trader Sam's menu and they have live entertainment, so I actually liked it better than the bar. We watched Wishes from there and had a PERFECT view, plus they pipe the Wishes music into the speakers.
From the Disney website's Trader Sam's page:Not a place to take the little ones, I guess?
When I was on the Trader Sam's patio at 10 PM watching Wishes, there were a bunch of kids hanging out playing ring around the rosie while their parents drank next to them. No one said anything. So I guess if you want to bring your kids, you could bring them along to the patio.
Have the crowds calmed down any? I'm planning on coming into orlando around 8pm on September 16th...