Fantasmic, fireworks and paint the night in one night. Possible?

[lizabu]

Watch Fantasmic. Stay put for fireworks. Scoot over in time to see the 11pm parade? Is it possible or not likely. Thanks in advance.

 

[SMD]

Basically it's only possible if there are 2 F! shows or 2 parades. Plus you'd have to be extremely flexible on spots/views because you'll have to take what you can get. It's easier if you're solo or a small group of adults who are willing to split up. There have been articles in the local papers where Disney has said that the shows were intentionally timed so that you can't see them all and disperse crowds. So with that in mind, you're going to be working against crowd control. There is almost an hour between the end of fireworks and 2nd PTN, but many will stake out their spots as soon as they end. Since it would run from Main St to IASW I think your best bet would be to try to get to the end of the route and avoid Main St post fireworks.

 

[lizabu]

Thank you. I think you've got a good point. The crowd is going to be the issue.

 

[Hofmanns4]

We just did that exact thing on Wed. Was really no issue at all. Had plenty of time to grab hot chocolate and a spot by the entrance to tomorrowland. We were lucky and the rows in front of us all stayed seated.

 

[katejc]

I'm looking to try this too. Thanks for any tips and info. Sounds like the later parade is slightly easier to see without an hours-long wait. Just sounds like getting there after F!/fireworks may be a challenge. Glad to see that Hofmanns4, you were able to do it!

 

[figment_jii]

I think it depends on a couple of things...theoretically, yes, I think it's possible to see all three shows in a single night (assuming there are 2 F! and 2 PtN being presented). However, the questions are, how important is a prime view, how time are you willing to invest in waiting for spot, and which show is more important (F! or PtN). My instinctive feel is that the least time option is probably to watch the first F!, the watch fireworks from the F! viewing area, and then find a spot for PtN. Assuming you either do the dining package or have a FP, you can probably get a good view of F! (in most cases - dining package for sure, FP is a little more hit-or-miss). The view for Fireworks is pretty good from the F! viewing area according to some reports, but by the time you get out of the F! viewing area, I'd guess that most (if not all) front row viewing spots along the parade route will be taken. Fighting traffic control is not going to be easy, so I would just go with whichever direction they send you, then start working your way up the parade route until you find a spot.

Otherwise, you're going to have to put in a fair amount of time waiting for the first PtN (assuming you want a front row or second row spot). I'd opt to watch the parade from somewhere very close to where you want to watch fireworks. Then as soon as the parade passes, move into your fireworks viewing area. After that, go with crowd control and make your way to F!. This option probably gives you a better view of PtN (maybe) and fireworks, but you're going to sacrifice time and (most likely) your F! view.

 

[lizabu]

We're doing the Fantasmic dining. I was planning to sit tight after the show for the fireworks and then started to wonder if it were possible to squeeze in the later parade. If Fantasmic is at 9 and fireworks at 9:30 and the parade not until 11 it made me think maybe there's a shot to see it. I would be fine standing behind someone else. It sounds like we have a chance. We're not huge parade people but it would be nice to have seen it without camping out on the curb for 3 or 4 hours.

If anyone has suggestions of where I should try to head to I would appreciate it. I see Hofmanns4 mentioned the entrance to Tomorrowland. The hub looks like the closest place from Fantasmic but I'm guessing it will be busy. Or maybe I should try to scoot over to its a small world. Maybe if anyone has been to the 11pm parade we might be able to figure out where the least busy spots are.