Over the years we have attended each time....and the early show is actually our favorite. The candles still glow brightly......but our main reason for preferring the early show is that, even with the dining package, you must stand in line for 30-60 minutes....and during the two later shows you will be listening to the program while you stand in line. While it obviously is not as wonderfully intimate to listen to it standing in line because there are people chattering all around you, we have found that it does take away some of the intense feelings when you finally get into the seats and it's not "new" and "fresh". I'm not describing it well I'm sure, but it's like watching a rerun...still wonderful, but you know what's going to happen already. And yes, I know AND LOVE that year after year the story is the same....but there is just something about that first time each year. Oh, and we are a family that goes a few times during each year....this year we are definitely going for NPH and Joe Morton......waiting to see who else is added while we are there and we may do a third.
You can make your reservation online, so that you can play around with dates/times until you find what you want.....then call and have the time for the show changed if you want. So long as they have availability, they will change it to your preference of shows. I prefer doing that so I can pinpoint what I want as far as restaurants, dates/times, etc and then deal with which show. But if you know what you want already, you can also call in....I just am not fond of sitting on hold, lol.
