Fantasmic Dining Package - worth it? (Mama Melrose)

[ejsmomma]

Is a Fantasmic Dining Package at Mama Melrose's worth it? Especially with 2 small children? I could definitely see doing it with older kids or adults but can young kids sit through a LONG meal then sit for a wait to get into Fantasmic?

What would you do?
A.Fantasmic and meal at Mama Melrose?
B. Fantasmic - no meal
or
C. Bag Fantasmic all together since we will see Wishes and be at Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween and 4 character meals in 6 days!

 

[DisneyGrampa]

Because Fantasmic dinig plan guests no longer have a separate entrance to Fantasmic, it's not worth what it once was.
The Fantasmic Dining packages are scheduled early, before 5 PM, so you don't have to be concerned about waiting around for Fantasmic-you'll have time to see other attractions before lining-up for Fantasmic. Fantasmic is, as far as I'm concerned, a must see.
If you want to eat early, and want to eat at one of the package restauants, then try for it. Otherwise, just go to Fantasmic.

 

[catne]

If you enjoy getting in a packed, massive line as much as 2 1/2 hours before a show, then don't bother with the dinner package. If you want the shortest possible wait - a wait you can do sitting down, in a reserved seat, then yes, the package is well worth it.

I speak from experience -- we just did this last week. On a night when there were two shows scheduled -- in a week with 6 total shows on the calendar -- the line for Fantasmic was already forming at 6:30...massive group of people & line all the way down the street, passed the Beauty & Beast entrance, long before they opened the theater. At 8:15, in the rain - the only seats left were in the handicapped and the reserved sections...even the standing room only areas were full.

We preferred the separate entrance and getting to show up just 30-45 minutes before like it used to be, but we thought the package is even more valuable now, after seeing how packed the place was almost an hour before show time on a rotten weather night.