What do they tape and on which day?
Friday, they tape the castle forecourt shows and a few other 'tidbits' and on Saturday they tape the actual parade route. There is a LOT of starting and stopping and doing the same thing over and over again.
I'd love to take my DD or DS, what time should we be there?
The tapings are generally audience controlled via Lightship Entertainment. AP holders were given a chance at tickets for both days and those tickets are gone. The Lightship people usually have handed out most of their tickets by this point in time as well. You can try emailing them at..
tvaudience@gmail.com
Can I see the parade or forecourt shows anyway without tickets?
Depends. Usually you can see 'something' from a distance or a non-roped off viewing spot but generally speaking your view will be much less interesting than those with tickets. (IE: Tickets get the primo locations)
I could NOT care less about the parade, how will this affect me going to the MK on those days?
On Friday, the shows are taped in the Castle Forecourt area and the crowd is pretty much restricted to that area and the taping is usually done around 2pm at the latest according to a number of posters.
On Saturday, Main Street USA is gridlock. It's nasty.. Amazingly, the rest of the Magic Kingdom is apparently "a walk in the park" once you get past Main Street.. at least until early afternoon. When people start walking away from the taping to go on rides in early to mid afternoon, then it gets pretty busy. The MK is open til midnight on that Saturday.
