Fantasmic!!!

[dis4angie]

Quick ? what time and where is Fantasmic at in MGM? We have been several times to wdw but have never made it to Fantasmic. Don't want to miss it this time too. Oh, and how early should we get there to get a good seat?

 

[princess22]

It depends on when you are going. During the busier times they will have two shows a night (the later one is less crowded normally). It is in the theater right across the street from RNR, not sure the name, but you can't miss it!

 

[GarrettJD]

If you're going this month, Fantasmic is running at 9:00 and 10:30 most nights in July. The only exceptions I see are July 25, when there's currently only one performance scheduled (at 9:00), and July 4, where there are fireworks scheduled at 9:00 and Fantasmic at 10:30.

Go to the second showing, if at all possible-- it's much less crowded than the first. If you go to the second showing, you can usually get a good seat about 30 minutes beforehand. The first showing usually is "standing room only" during the busy seasons starting about an hour beforehand unless you use the Fantasmic dining package.

 

[Robo]

No one can predict EXACTLY what will happen on any given day.
It has totally to do with how much time you wish to invest, and the general crowd levels.

VERY Busy days:
If you go to the first show of the evening (or "only" show that evening), if you arrive about 75-90 minutes before show-time, you can sit just about anywhere.
45 minutes before: Good seats
20-30 Minutes: will vary between seats at edges and rear of theater to SRO or even "closed" to further guests.

Busy days:
If you go to the first show of the evening (or "only" show that evening), if you arrive about 50-60 minutes before show-time, you can sit just about anywhere.
40 minutes before: Good seats
25-35 Minutes: will vary between seats at edges and rear of theater to SRO or even "closed" to further guests. (The crowd of "last-minute" arrivals can be slow to get seated before show-time.)

Off-Season (not busy days):
You should be OK to enter by 10-20 minutes before, but you'll likely be seated to the outer edges, and/or way at the back.

If you do the dinner pkg. you can enter 30 minutes before (or a bit later) and still be guaranteed pretty good seats, regardless of crowd-levels.

If there are TWO Fantasmic! shows in one evening, the second one will have lower crowd level than the first one. You can arrive a bit later and still find a seat.

Be aware that the second show waiting area will LOOK like the show is too crowded.
That's because they HOLD the 2nd crowd outside the theater while the CMs CLEAN it after the first crowd has exited.

Then, they will let those waiting together in that big group IN... all at once, and there will be PLENTY of room.

(The theater holds 10,000 guests!)

 

[720L]

Whatever you do--don't sit close to the water. We were in about the 4th row and got sprayed every time the water fountains turned on. The show isn't any better closer eithier. (not just because you get wet you can see just as much farther away)