Fantasmic! FP+ or no?

[Delphinidae]

I currently have the Fantasmic! Dining Package booked, but I just realized there is a FP+ for it...which of these would you say is the better use? Which one has the better seats?

 

[RAPstar]

Dining package has the better seats IIRC

 

[rteetz]

I am not sure which is better seats but I would keep the dining package and save the FP for something else.

 

[BrianL]

If you really want the best seats, stick with the package. FP is just allocated to one whole side of the auditorium. Standby gets the other side. One of the two most centered sections is FP but it will fill up first and fast, forcing you to get there very early anyway.

FPs for Fantasmic! are also usually easily obtained as one's 4th in-park one as availability is very high. I wouldn't waste one of my 3 on it.

 

[Robo]

What a FP+ for F! offers is more CHOICE in seating.



If you DO get a F! FP+, you can choose to sit in either the FP section (virtually the entire left half of the theater) or the Standby section (virtually the entire right half of the theater.)

So, whatever section has the better seating at the time you arrive, you can go there.

Without a FP, you can only choose a seat in the Standby section.



There is a very good chance that you can get a FP+ for F! as a 4th or 5th FP of the day because they issue SO MANY of them (enough to cover nearly the entire left half of the seating.) On many nights, it is possible that you can gat a FP+ for F! as you are walking to the theater.



As to when to arrive at the theater, I'd get to there 45-60 minutes before the show-time.

Even with a FP or Dining Pkg. reservation, don't wait too late.



On busy nights, the CMs can stop holding the reserved sections within 20-30 minutes before show-time, and turn over any available seats to waiting walk-in guests.



There is sometimes a "pre-show" (such as it is) that can help pass the last 30 minutes before show time.

-------------------------------------------------------------------



Map Below-

Arrows indicate the center of the seating.

Shaded areas:

(First or Only F! performance of the evening)

Cyan= Standby (walk-in) seating

Red= Dining Package Reserved

Blue= FP+ Reserved

Purple= Can be either FP+ or Dining Plan Reserved, depending on needs.



(Second or Third F! performance of the evening)

Cyan= Standby (walk-in) seating

Red, Purple, Blue= FP+ Reserved

(Although much of the outer Blue will likely be used for Standby.)

--------------------------------------

 

[Delphinidae]

Looks like I'll stick with my dining package! Thanks everyone! And thanks for the map, Robo, that helps a lot!