Electric parade question..1st timer

[Lyentzer]

we have FP for electric parade but thinking of dropping it as the space looks odd and folks have said its not always great. Wondering if I drop to use for another fast pass how hard it is to get a spot for 9pm parade, how early need to be there? Also where is a good spot to watch? We will be in fantasyland ahead of time.
Thanks

 

[mesaboy2]

It is usually not difficult to get a front-row spot for MSEP in Frontierland say, 30 minutes before. Crowds on the day of your visit will of course influence this.

 

[JimmyV]

I agree. As long as you are not wedded to the idea of getting an iconic Main Street curbside seat, it's not terrible. We always get a decent spot in Frontierland and high tail it over to BTMRR and Splash as soon as the tail end of the parade passes by.

 

[nalajms]

In Feb, the line for the FP started forming around 8:20. I think it opened at 8:30ish. Most of the main street curbs at 8:20 was full. The benefit of FP is that it's not super crowded. Most people have curb space, a few people are standing behind. The rest of the street crowd is packed!

I would give up the FP only if I planned to go to the 11pm parade.