We've been to a few of these parties and you are on the right track.
Decide what's most important for your group. If the characters are not your bag then you can skip those. Altho, there are a few characters that appear only here. We love the 7 dwarves and will make getting a picture with them a priorty.
If rides are your focus, you'll find open lines all night.
Little kids might like the dance parties (ours did).
The Parade and Fireworks are not miss events.
If the shows are important then check their schedules.
The trick or treating is a hit with kids. Some folks really load up on candy.
I'd eat before the party starts, since the food selection is pretty limited during the party. You don't want to have a candy bar dinner (maybe you do
Here's my plan for our group of 10 from 7yo to 70!
Arrive late afternoon ride a few rides during the day.
5:00 Crystal Palace Dinner.
7:00 Parrty Begins! Find the Dwarves
See the Villians Show
Skip early Parade as it's more crowded and ride rides with short lines.
Secure a place for the Fireworks. This time with a view of the front of castle.(last trip at back of castle not best view. However, if you look closely you can see sprinklers wetting down the Fantasy Land buildings to keep embers from burning the roofs. They think of everything)
Watch late parade. Good spots in Liberty Square, Main Street is more crowded
Stay 'til the end. Ride rides. (Big Thunder is great in the dark)
Trick & Treat as we walk-thru the night
You may want to plan a 'sleep-in day' on the day after.
have fun
mauisam[/QUOT Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We've been to a few of these parties and you are on the right track.
Decide what's most important for your group. If the characters are not your bag then you can skip those. Altho, there are a few characters that appear only here. We love the 7 dwarves and will make getting a picture with them a priorty.
If rides are your focus, you'll find open lines all night.
Little kids might like the dance parties (ours did).
The Parade and Fireworks are not miss events.
If the shows are important then check their schedules.
The trick or treating is a hit with kids. Some folks really load up on candy.
I'd eat before the party starts, since the food selection is pretty limited during the party. You don't want to have a candy bar dinner (maybe you do
Here's my plan for our group of 10 from 7yo to 70!
Arrive late afternoon ride a few rides during the day.
5:00 Crystal Palace Dinner.
7:00 Parrty Begins! Find the Dwarves
See the Villians Show
Skip early Parade as it's more crowded and ride rides with short lines.
Secure a place for the Fireworks. This time with a view of the front of castle.(last trip at back of castle not best view. However, if you look closely you can see sprinklers wetting down the Fantasy Land buildings to keep embers from burning the roofs. They think of everything)
Watch late parade. Good spots in Liberty Square, Main Street is more crowded
Stay 'til the end. Ride rides. (Big Thunder is great in the dark)
Trick & Treat as we walk-thru the night
You may want to plan a 'sleep-in day' on the day after.
have fun
mauisam[/QUOT Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7:00 Parrty Begins! Find the Dwarves
Even better be there at 5:15Be careful of this advice. If you wait until 7pm to find the dwarves, you will probably be waiting in line for 90 minutes. Start lining up for the dwarves at 6, then you will be done with them early in the party.
mauisam said:As a 'glass half full' kinda guy, I'm hoping the crowds thin out next by the 16th.