Can you see Illuminations from Downtown Disney?

[MomBoyd]

Can you see any of the fireworks from Illuminations from the Downtown Disney area? How about for the hotels in the DD area?

 

[WillCAD]

DD is too far away to see any of Illuminations.

Some of the higher hotels in the DD area can see parts of Illuminations.

 

[goofyernmost]

Heck, you can barely see Illuminations from around the lagoon in Epcot if you get there to late to find an open spot (no trees) next to the fence.

 

[Mecha Figment]

you can see it from the mgm parking lot.

 

[Robo]

you can see it from the mgm parking lot.

Well, you can see 5-8% of it, if that.

Unlike "Wishes" at MK which takes place 90%(+) in the "sky",
nearly ALL of IllumiNations is revealed within a few feet above the WS lagoon.

So, as another post mentioned, you must be standing at the lagoon with a (mostly) unobstructed view to fully experience the actual "show".

You can see the "first" effect (streak and explosion) of the show, a few scattered "sky expolsions", and the two major "finale" combo effects... but as to the rest of this complex presentation, if you're not next to the water in WS, its lost.

 

[bicker]

We saw Wishes from Epcot, but I wouldn't recommend that either.

 

[Hopefully]

Bicker, I agree with seeing Wishes from Epcot. One night last October we were watching Illuminations from in front of Japan. While Illuminations was going on right in front of me, Wishes was visible to my right. I could hardly decide where to look.

 

[Webbie]

Bicker, I agree with seeing Wishes from Epcot. One night last October we were watching Illuminations from in front of Japan. While Illuminations was going on right in front of me, Wishes was visible to my right. I could hardly decide where to look.

I agree with both Bicker and Hopefully. We have watched Wishes and Illuminations at the same time from Epcot. Of course Wishes is off in the distance but it is still fun to watch both at the same time.

 

[bicker]

I was lucky enough to get a video of the entire show (Illuminations) with Wishes going on in one corner of the screen through most of it.