Aladdin Musical

[guemesgirl]

I read this can often sell out on busier days...do they give out FP's for it, or how do we get "tickets"....do we just need to line up before it starts? If so, how soon..we will be there this Mon. (Pres.'s Day) so I am assuming with no school it will be busy.

 

[helenb]

There are no 'tickets'. It's a line up, first come first serve.

If you have a AAA package with preferred seating, you will get a voucher for the Aladdin show. This puts you in the first group to enter the theatre.

If you just want to get into the theatre, I would say it's fine to go 30 minutes before the show starts, although you will likely be in the balcony area. If you want better seating, you can line up 60 minutes beforehand. You should be able to have one person hold the spot for others, if you want.

Definitely see this show. It's a high quality Broadway-style production!

 

[Peace.love.mickey]

There are no bad seats!!! We always walk by to assess the lines...if long, we jump in, if not go get FP to ToT, if still not bad go check out Monster's!!!!

 

[Mugglemama]

While there may be no "bad" seats...try to avoid the last few rows if you notice lots of very small children in line ahead of you. We had never seen Aladdin before, and ended up jumping in line about 15 minutes before the show began on a not-super-busy day in January. We would have been able to see and hear fine from where we were sitting...except...there were a ton of people in the back portion of the audience whose kids were making it very difficult to hear. (I have 4 kids, I'm not a kid-hater...). Some of the kids (all babies/toddlers/preschoolers) were talking VERY loudly throughout most of the show...a couple of people were remaining in their seats even though their babies cried through most of the performance. It was a bummer to have hear these kids over the actors for so much of the program. I don't know why so many people can't have the common courtesy to remove their children (who clearly are miserable in there, anyway) from the theater so as not to ruin it for other viewers, but that probably isn't going to change.

Had we been sitting closer to the stage, we probably would have been able to hear much better, because the sound from the actors would have been so much louder up there. We sat in the 2nd to last row on the right side of the lower level of the theater.

As others have stated, it is a great performance, and is DEFINITELY worth making time for. Next time we go see it, we will be sure to get in line early, in order to get a better seat and (hopefully) be in a spot where the sounds of the show drown out the sound of any screaming kids.

 

[Disneyland 1951]

The Hyperion has three levels of seating.
Orchestra: Lower level, with the back half raised and under the next level.
Mezzanine: Middle level, you must walk up 55 steps or wait for the elevator.
Balcony: Top level, and additional stairs or escalator.

The Hyperian has about 1,800 seats, With Wheelchair sections at the back of each level. Orchestra holds about 1,000, Mezzanine about 450, Balcony 350.

Starting about one hour before the show time, They fill in the waiting areas in order: Orchestra - Mezzanine - Balcony. There is a smaller VIP waiting section.

10 minutes before show time they let in the VIP section into the Orchestra section lower level, and begin the the climb to the upper levels. Then open the Orchestra section to the upper Orchestra entrance. (Handicapped is allowed to use the lower entrance). You can then go from the upper Orchestra and fill in any open seat in the lower section. All levels are entered from the top, and exit after the show at the botom.

At the show time they close the doors and stop letting people in and make the announcement about no flash photography in English, Japanese, and Spanish. About 5 minutes later a cast member standing in front of the stage with a headset makes sure that everyone is seated, tells them to start, and exits.

Everyone has a different favorite spot. I like the right front of the Orchestra section as you can see the performers up close during the Key scenes. Others like front and center, or the front of the raised Orchestra section. The front or center of the Mezzanine is a good spot to see the show overall, and you get a great view of the flying carpet. The Balcony is very high and nobody wants to sit there.

If you show up 30-45 minutes early you will get the Orchestra section. 15-30 minutes early the Mezzanine, and close the show time the Balcony.

From the Mezzainine: they no longer allow anyone in the front row...


You only get VIP vouchers with some vacation plans where you book your hotel and DL Tickets together. (AAA, etc.).

To get the seats in the front row to the raised section at the back of Orcheastra, you need to have VIP Vouchers, or arrive when they open the waiting area 50-60 minutes before show time.

 

[mrsmcnoggin]

We are going at what will hopefully be a slower time in the park. If this is the case would we still need to be there an hour early to get seats or when you would recommend, we are not too picky about getting the "best" seat.
thanks!

 

[Disneyland 1951]

We are going at what will hopefully be a slower time in the park. If this is the case would we still need to be there an hour early to get seats or when you would recommend, we are not too picky about getting the "best" seat.
thanks!

On slower days you can still get a seat 10 minutes before the listed time.
And, get a good seat (Most are good) 15-20 minutes early.
At, 25 - 30 before on a slow day you will have a choice of nearly any seat.

 

[Geemo]

We were there end of January first of February. They have a new ending.
No flying carpet.

We have been fortunate to be there during low crowds. Have been able to sit most anywhere we want, all with out waiting way ahead of time.

My grandkids (14 and 17) love the show, we saw it three time when we were there. I'm sure they would have gone a forth time, if we had time.

What ever the wait, IT'S WORTH IT.

 

[Eeee-va]

Great guide and photos, Disneyland 1951!

I understand the flying carpet scene still is not running due to the accident they had several months ago. If that's true, then until/unless they fix that, I'm not sure I'd recommend Mezzanine as strongly.

 

[cyclenut]

We prefer Mezzanine seating. The pictures in this thread were taken from there.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2770999

As mentioned, you can't sit in the front row there but that also means there are not heads to look over. From that spot it is a little more difficult to see *some* of the things that go on (some things happen behind the audience at the Orchestra level that are really under you at the Mezzanine or Balcony levels. But you do have a great view of the stage. There are some scenes I think you just see better if you are further away as there is so much going on all at once. The marketplace scene is one of those.

Wherever you sit, you will enjoy it. But don't miss it!