Electrical Water Pageant Question

[Mom2OandElle]

I hope this is the correct board to post this question!

I was hoping that someone could recommend a good place to watch the Electrical Water Pageant. Viewing this parade is one of my best childhood Disney memories and I would now like to share it with my own children during our upcoming trip in December.

Thanks in advance for any tips!

 

[sharonkurland]

My favorite place was always the beach at the Poly, so you could have the castle in the background.

 

[Stitchfans]

My favorite place was always the beach at the Poly, so you could have the castle in the background.

That is a great idea. I know it has been posted before but what is the schedule for this? What time would it go by the beach at Poly? I am planning on us eating dinner at Ohana one evening and that would be a perfect time to see it after dinner.

 

[RCharnay]

The first time I saw the parade was from the porch of the restaurant waiting for our table. It was not crowded and a great view with MK and the other hotels in the background.

 

[Gary M]

http://allears.net/tp/ewp.htm

This link shows the schedule and some information about the electric water parade.

 

[M-I-C-K-E-Y]

The beach at the Polynesian is a wonderful location, as is the dock and pool area at the Contemporary. Better yet, it's even better when viewed from the water. We were taking the boat back from dinner at WL to the Contemporary and had a view with the Contemporary in the background - now that was stunning!

 

[Conan the Librarian]

The beach at the Polynesian is a wonderful location, as is the dock and pool area at the Contemporary. Better yet, it's even better when viewed from the water. We were taking the boat back from dinner at WL to the Contemporary and had a view with the Contemporary in the background - now that was stunning!

Favorite place: from one of the launches doing the Poly loop. Second choice (as it's very hard to get the first one) is the dock over at Ft. Wilderness, on a dark cool night. It's very dark anyway over that way, and all you can see are the lights of the parade.

 

[Dawn68PA]

We also saw it from the beach at the Poly. It wasn't crowded at all.

 

[Mommy2SabrinaJeremy]

So I read the info on allears about this water parade but it seems like the times listed depend upon when Wishes is in the MK. Is that right? The site says that it starts at the Poly at 9pm but then it says something about when Wishes is at 9pm then it is later. I'm leaving in just 17 days and would like to catch this but some of the evenings that I'll be there there isn't Wishes so does that mean there is no water parade either? Or is is at a set time? Help!

 

[ajcolorado]

Another vote for the beach at the Polynesian. We watched the Electric Water pageant there in May. After it passed by, we caught the first water launch to the Magic Kingdom and then rode a water launch right back to the Polynesian. I don't remember which direction we were going when we passed right by the water pageant again, on the water. It was a neat experience.

From http://www.buildabettermousetrip.com/activity-electricwaterpageant.html :

9: 00 PM - Disney’s Polynesian Resort
9:15 PM – Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort
9:35 PM – Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
9:45 PM – Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground
10:05 PM – Disney’s Contemporary Resort

The Electrical Water Pageant may run later when the Magic Kingdom Wishes Fireworks are scheduled for 9:00PM. It can sometimes be seen at The Magic Kingdom theme park at 10:20 PM when the park has extended hours.

 

[Mommy2SabrinaJeremy]

9: 00 PM - Disney’s Polynesian Resort
9:15 PM – Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort
9:35 PM – Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
9:45 PM – Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground
10:05 PM – Disney’s Contemporary Resort

The Electrical Water Pageant may run later when the Magic Kingdom Wishes Fireworks are scheduled for 9:00PM. It can sometimes be seen at The Magic Kingdom theme park at 10:20 PM when the park has extended hours.

Okay but does that mean that it starts at 9pm at Poly all
nights except when Wishes starts at 9pm? So if there is no Wishes one a given night the water parade will start at 9pm. I think on all the evenings we will be there Wishes is either at 9pm or it not scheduled at all.