WOC & F! They are both Great shows and my two favorites....But I do love the Fireworks too.
He thinks 8-9 days, depending on if we drive or fly, is plenty of solid family time. 
Do you just hustle over to the F! area right after fireworks? Are the times for the first F! show and fireworks staggered? I remember trying to get out of the F! area and how bottlenecked it was. 
I can't imagine going against traffic. 
I've been there when they were canceled 2 nights in a row. The Santa Ana winds kick up and it's all ovah! Though not super common, it does happen in December. So is your trip for sure? 
I'm guessing though at least we'd have less of a wait of we did the 2nd F! showing.
I like your plan but here's my dilema: if the fireworks get canceled due to wind or weather and I didn't see them the first night, I'll kick myself. Hard.
Got our airfare all booked and have ressies at both the HoJo (kids suite) and DLH (pin code). Just have to decide which to cancel.
My son and DH had to go do their own thing, as my son knew he didn't have the patience to wait it out. I think Fantasmic is the same, it takes too long to secure a spot, etc. Fireworks always amaze and delight our entire family.
I didn't even think about Sunday having fewer nighttime crowds due to school the next day. 
Awesome!This is what we did last time we were there. But we ended up not even staying for the 2nd F! cauze my son was too overtired and just getting really too much to handle.
I think I'd just send them away to ride BTMRR with DH if they get squirrely. My middle DD will stay and wait though with me. She's all about the magic. 
I'm loving the train idea!!!! You're a smart cookie! Yep, we're a definite go!
Which are you leaning towards? You can see the fireworks while waiting for F!? 
How dismayed was I when my daughter and I watched over half of WOC this past May, saying, "Wow, isn't that great?!?" - Then, upon 'ducking down' to her 'level' to 'see what she could see' it was literally nada. Zilch. She has the patience of a Saint so hadn't said anything, but hadn't let me know she was missing it all.
She missed it? Poor thing. The waiting with the possibility with a let-down is the huge downside. I hate the way they have the WoC systme set up. You can wait for 2 hours and still get nudged out. We are in Utah but try to make it once a year. The holiday fireworks are just so magical to me. Fireworks & WoC.
Fireworks because the park will be decorated for Christmas and it is just magical to see them in Main Street with all those beautiful decorations & the tree up.
I think WoC is such an amazing show, I love F! but I would miss it for WoC.
Have fun!
One of my top favorite things about going to DLR at Christmas time is the snow falling on main street after the fireworks. Makes me tear up everytime. I just love watching my daughter catch the snow and all the other children, just love it! and all the "snow" on our clothes, on our stroller, in our hair. nothing better at all!!
WOC is great too and F was ok, I wasn't blown away by it, but the fireworks and snow, now that is something to write home about
Best of luck on your decision!
I would not leave fireworks to your last night, especially in December. You are flirting with fate to not be able to see them.
Yes and yes. You actually don't go against traffic because they have the entire area flowing in one direction. So you can only enter the riverfront from one path and leave (aka enter Main Street) from the other. It is mofd an issue of being "cattle," with everyone else doing the exact same thing. With patience and a plan, you can get there though - and see the second Fantasmic! showing.
If you are ALL the way over, yes. But if you are further forward and a little to the right, no.
Ummm.... well, yes, you can see them. Is it the same as from the Hub? No. Does it, to reference a comment above, "lose some of the magic" from the river? Imho, yes. Watch them from Main Street if you only get one viewing.
