OK, I admit going in that I'm not a huge Fantasmic fan. Yes, it's nice, but I'll take Illuminations (haven't seen Wishes yet) over Fantasmic anyday.
Last night we had dinner with our touring party for December and one of the goals was to figure out what to do with Fantasmic. We've got four adults (two of whom have never seen it) and two children ages 1.5 and 3.5.
Our entire party is only going to be at MGM one evening. Between dinner, Fantasmic wait time and show, and the Osborne Lights, we'd be lucky if we hit one or two rides / shows.
The only other alternative was for some of our party (those of us with APs) to take the kiddies on our arrival night--Saturday. I figure the crowds could be even worse on a Saturday and was just not looking forward to it.
Yes, we could do the dinner package and save a bit of time. But none of those restaurants particularly appeal to us for this trip and the reserved seats are poor (been there, done that.)
And it's a given that the weather will be cold after sundown in December.
So, we decided to just skip Fantasmic altogether. We figure we'll be much better off touring the park after 6pm (7pm showtime) will all of the folks heading over there. We'll certainly be checking-out the Osborne lights around 6:30 - 7:00, and are certain it will be much more relaxed than joining 9,000 other people after Fantasmic.
Honestly now that we've made the decision, it's such a relief. Fantasmic feels like this huge albatross--too much preparation, too much wait time, big crowds afterward. Anyone else agree?
Last night we had dinner with our touring party for December and one of the goals was to figure out what to do with Fantasmic. We've got four adults (two of whom have never seen it) and two children ages 1.5 and 3.5.
Our entire party is only going to be at MGM one evening. Between dinner, Fantasmic wait time and show, and the Osborne Lights, we'd be lucky if we hit one or two rides / shows.
The only other alternative was for some of our party (those of us with APs) to take the kiddies on our arrival night--Saturday. I figure the crowds could be even worse on a Saturday and was just not looking forward to it.
Yes, we could do the dinner package and save a bit of time. But none of those restaurants particularly appeal to us for this trip and the reserved seats are poor (been there, done that.)
And it's a given that the weather will be cold after sundown in December.
So, we decided to just skip Fantasmic altogether. We figure we'll be much better off touring the park after 6pm (7pm showtime) will all of the folks heading over there. We'll certainly be checking-out the Osborne lights around 6:30 - 7:00, and are certain it will be much more relaxed than joining 9,000 other people after Fantasmic.
Honestly now that we've made the decision, it's such a relief. Fantasmic feels like this huge albatross--too much preparation, too much wait time, big crowds afterward. Anyone else agree?
I'll be visiting WDW in December with a friend who has never been to MGM, and I felt almost obligated to take her to Fantasmic, but she will only have 4 days in the parks, and with all the great holiday stuff to see and do in addition to all the regular attractions, we decided to skip Fantasmic. Once we made the decision, I was so relieved. After avoiding Fantasmic for our first three family trips because of all the hassles involved with seeing it, we finally did the Fantasmic Dinner Package in June. Well, none of us felt that the show something we'd want to spend time doing again. It was okay, but we have many, many other things at WDW that we love more and that aren't so difficult to experience.
