electric water pageant??

[NSmuppetmom]

I keep reading about the Pageant, but we have yet to see it. How / where can I find the schedule (nights and times) for the EWP? Is it an "everynight at the same time" sort of thing, or is it more sporadic??

Also, where is / are the best spot(s) to watch the EWP??


TIA

 

[Robo]

I keep reading about the Pageant, but we have yet to see it. How / where can I find the schedule (nights and times) for the EWP? Is it an "everynight at the same time" sort of thing, or is it more sporadic??

Also, where is / are the best spot(s) to watch the EWP??


TIA

It's every night. (Unless the weather is really bad.)

You can see the Electrical Water Pageant from the beaches or Marinas on the open lake side of any of the MK area resorts.
Its just a very short (5-7 minutes) "show" that takes place ON the lagoon.

http://allearsnet.com/tp/ewp.htm

Although Electrical Water Pageant generally follows the schedule below... Inclement weather can cause cancellation of the pageant.

Polynesian Resort -- 9 p.m.
Grand Floridian -- 9:15 p.m.
Wilderness Lodge -- 9:35 p.m.
Fort Wilderness -- 9:45 p.m.
Contemporary Resort -- 10:05 p.m.
Magic Kingdom -- 10:20 p.m. (only during extended MK park hours)

Note that when the Magic Kingdom Fireworks are scheduled for 9 p.m., the Electrical Water Pageant runs about 7-20 minutes later.

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Electrical Water Pageant

The words conjure some phantasmagorical display of
dazzling lightning-like high voltage interplay with glittering aquatic delights, no?

Well...

My favorite saying about these kind of "simple" things comes from Hawkeye Pierce on the old M*A*S*H TV show.

"Its not much, but its really nothing."


Although I never miss a chance to see it... inappropriate "over-anticipation"
can be built up over the "Electrical Water Pageant".

People seem to be expecting to see "Spectromagic on the water", when it is really closer to oversized "Lite Brite" pegs mounted on some barges,

with a "Casio Keyboard" music track.

Don't get me wrong, I still love it, and it's a piece of WDW History, but first-timers, please don't get your hopes set too HIGH.

 

[tinker-belle]

It passes (and performs) by the polynesian at 9PM
Grand floridian 9:15
Wilderness Lodge 9:35
Fort Wilderness 9:45
Contemporary Resort 10:05

We usually watch it from the polynesian beach.

 

[NSmuppetmom]

Thanks
Robo, no map!?!? (JK)

I'll be sure to keep my expectations low-ish, so as to avoid disappointment, lol.

 

[chartle]

Yes its a neat little show and if you are in the area you should see it, but don't make a special trip to the MK area just for that.

 

[ewerstruly]

This is really neat to watch. We stayed at the Polynesian and watched it from the beach there. I had watched it on youtube before actually seeing it. But, when we saw it, it actually happened at the exact same time Wishes did! So, they turned off the water pageant music so everyone could hear wishes.

 

[mickeyonasticky]

My favorite place to watch it is from the Contemporary dock.

The Poly is pretty, but when EWP is at the same time as Wishes, they don't play the EWP music. Which is like half of the show.

Contemporary is where it's at. :]