cinematic dining experience

[stitchaholic]

Has anyone done this recently ? We were not planning on eating at Lombardi's , we will be there July 8-11th and want to definitely see the show , do you think we will have a hard time a good watching spot if we do not take the dinning package ?

 

[Metro West]

Has anyone done this recently ? We were not planning on eating at Lombardi's , we will be there July 8-11th and want to definitely see the show , do you think we will have a hard time a good watching spot if we do not take the dinning package ?

The dining package is a little pricey so if you didn't want to spend the money, there are plenty of good viewing spots around the lagoon. Stand over by Mel's Drive-in and you'll see everything.

 

[ChevyNat]

We were planning on going in August with my son and daughter (13 and 17), I wanted to do the dinner show because I am expecting big crowds at that time of year and wanted a good viewing place and also a fun time with dinner. Do you just walk right out after dinner and is the viewing area worth it!!!

 

[schumigirl]

We were there July last year and it was busy.

Unless you really want to eat at Lombards I wouldn`t bother with the dining package.

There are plenty of places around the lagoon where you will get an excellent view of the show. There really isn`t a bad spot.

We stood across the lagoon from Lombards and had an excellent view of it all, we strolled into that space about 5-10 minutes before the show started and there were plenty of places to sit, never mind stand.

 

[johde]

I when the week after New Years, so busy crowds time, and I got a spot over by Ricter Burger fairly easily. The only down side was that you the fireworks were a different direction from the primary screen you wanted to look at.

 

[Maleficent's Dad]

I was wondering if anyone's done this recently. If so, what are your feelings about the package?

Some background - we've done Universal once before (just after HP opened), and we're heading to the dark side again in June, 6/28 - 6/30, staying at RPH. Two kids (14 & 12), my wife & FIL. We've not seen this show before, nor have we eaten at Lombard's previously.

If nothing else, we figured it was a convenience to have the package, and we're assuming the parks will be crowded (it's the week leading up to July 4th).

I've read the reviews on Lombard's - mixed!!
And most say there are plenty of viewing spots for the show, but we're not sure if it'll be crazy that week.
Feelings anyone?

 

[Metro West]

We had an older thread on this subject so I'm going to combine the two.