Eat to the Beat/PFTS Timing

[conandrob240]

I have tried this before and never got an answer other than a recommendation to do ETTB concert another night which isn't an option.
Does the concert start promptly at 5:45pm? How long does it last? Can you check in for PFTS at the ETTB concert area?

Thanks in advance!

 

[50 years Too!]

Yes, you can get your wristband at the concert. You may either skip the concert and walk over and get in line, or I believe, they escort the group from the concert at 6:15. I think it is really just more crowd control than a chance to enjoy the concert.
If you aren't rushing to get a table, you can stay as long as you want and leisurely stroll over.
I know there is a big discussion about seating at PFTS.
We didn't find it a problem at all. We didn't want to be seated at a table.
We used the cocktail tables in the area that we were grazing. Never had a problem finding one to stand at. These tables are meant to be "pit stops". A few people tried to hog them for just themselves, but that isn't the intention.
I felt fine sharing with anyone wanting to stand with us. One couple looked at us like how dare we when we stood at "their" table. Room for 6 people. But everyone else we joined, or who joined us, seemed to understand what the standing tables were meant to be.

 

[DOOM1001]

Eat to the Beat concerts start at 5:45pm, 7pm and 8:15pm and last 30-35 minutes.

 

[conandrob240]

Perfect! Thank you!
I agree about the table thing. People just don't get that it is supposed to be a cocktail party. The reason there isn't seating is because people aren't using it right. It is designed to be a "pit stop" as you said, not a "grab a table and hunker down at it for the night like it is a buffet". There would be ample seating if the flow was working better where people used the tables as a pit stop here and there as they floated around.

 

[Robert P]

Doom is correct. The concerts are supposed to be, per WDW when they book the performers, 30 minutes long. The shows are usually 30-35 minutes.