Fantasmic or fireworks?

[Raenstoirm]

Our plans got switched again! We will be there thursday, friday and saturday, but friday is the halloween party (which we plan on attending). Incidentally does the first party tend to sell out?

Anyway that leaves only saturday night. We will be able to see WoC during the week, so no issue there. Given that we are WDW vets (seen WDW MK fireworks dozens of times and WDW Fantasmic tons as well) and will be seeing the halloween fireworks during the party the night before, which do we choose? I have read that you can see both, but that you cant see either well trying to get from one to the other. And I just dont want that stress.

 

[kylie71]

Welcome to our side of the boards...

If your get the F! dessert seating, you can watch the Fireworks, from your seat. Awesome view.

Have a nice trip.

Lori

 

[mummabear]

If you are only going to do one and will be seeing fireworks at the party then I would go for F! Its different then wdw. However I have been told its possible and will be attempting the 9.30 fireworks then 10.30 F! can't decide weither to do the dessert package or not.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Our plans got switched again! We will be there thursday, friday and saturday, but friday is the halloween party (which we plan on attending). Incidentally does the first party tend to sell out?

Anyway that leaves only saturday night. We will be able to see WoC during the week, so no issue there. Given that we are WDW vets (seen WDW MK fireworks dozens of times and WDW Fantasmic tons as well) and will be seeing the halloween fireworks during the party the night before, which do we choose? I have read that you can see both, but that you cant see either well trying to get from one to the other. And I just dont want that stress.

Mostly MHP tickets will be available on the party day that you want to attend. When I attended MHP in 2010 on the first day, they had extra tickets available to buy for the people who don't have the party ticket. But it is a possibility that there will not be any tickets available on the party day.

Just as kylie71 said that you can get the F! dessert seating where you can watch the first show of F! at 9pm and still be in the seats for the fireworks at 9:30pm. The F! dessert seating per $59 adult & $49 per child. 3 & under is free. Yes, you can watch both the fireworks and F! on the same day and get good spots for both shows. The trick is to watch the fireworks at 9:30pm around the Hub and then head on over to the RoA for the 2nd show of F! at 10:30pm. I have done this a lot of times and it is possible to see both shows in good spots.

Remember that MHP will be showing Halloween Screams fireworks on the party night. On Saturday, it will be RDCT fireworks. They are completely different fireworks.


Here is the tip of watching the fireworks and the 2nd show of F! from the Fantasmic! Superthread - Or Everything You Need To Know About Fantasmic at Disneyland

Can I watch the park fireworks show from my Fantasmic! viewing location?

Yes, sort of. And it depends on the schedule.

The music that accompanies the main fireworks is piped into the Fantasmic! viewing area.

As of this time Disneyland has four different fireworks shows that rotate seasonally. Some of the shows - such as the best fireworks show Remember Dreams Come True (RDCT) were designed to be viewed from the hub. RDCT has many special effects, lasers, castle lighting effects, and special fireworks launch locations that will be completely missed from the Fantasmic! viewing spot. So for RDCT you will see fireworks in the sky - from an improper angle - and you will miss all of the show in the hub. In other words you will miss 80% of the fireworks show if viewed from the Fantasmic! area.


Nights When Fireworks Are Scheduled After First Fantasmic! Show

You can see the fireworks on these nights if you are seeing the first Fantasmic! show and your viewing spot allows you to see the area behind the castle where the fireworks take place - or if you can move into a better spot to see the fireworks.

The main park fireworks show is usually scheduled to start shortly after the first Fantasmic! show ends. Many people choose to stay in their Fantasmic! viewing spot and watch the park fireworks.


Nights When Fireworks Are Scheduled Before First Fantasmic! Show

You can see the fireworks on these nights if you are seeing the first Fantasmic! show and are in your viewing spot when the fireworks start and your viewing spot allows you to see the area behind the castle where the fireworks take place.


Can I see the park fireworks from the hub and Fantasmic! on the same night?

Yes, you can on nights there is a second Fantasmic! show and the fireworks are scheduled between the two shows. And it is not that hard.

You cannot however see the first Fantasmic! show and then make it to the hub to see the fireworks. Disney purposely chooses the starting time of the fireworks to make this impractical.

To see the second Fantasmic! show after the fireworks you should watch the fireworks from the Frontierland side of the hub. Then as soon as the fireworks end move quickly into Frontierland and towards New Orleans Square where the Fantasmic! viewing area is located. You can often find a spot in the sitting area at this time.

 

[JadeDarkstar]

we just decied to do the fireworks sun sep30th 9:30 then the 10:30 f (its later then we normaly would do but we want to see norm fireworks and the party ones so works and we will have fun Good luck you can fit both in if you try