Fantasmic

[gonitts]

Is Fantasmic show every night at DHS or is it just performed a few times per week? We are going to be there the week of 10/25-10/31.

 

[WEDWDW]

"Currently" every night-there have been times in WDW's history where it wasn't every night.

 

[gonitts]

The park closes at 7 the day we are planning on doing DHS. So what time would Fantasmic be?

 

[Robo]

The park closes at 7 the day we are planning on doing DHS. So what time would Fantasmic be?

The F! show-times may or may not be associated with park closing times.

F! times are listed on the calendars. Use THIS one.

 

[BrianL]

There are some nights where they don't perform it, but usually they do. Just check the calendars.

 

[minnie mum]

Is Fantasmic show every night at DHS or is it just performed a few times per week? We are going to be there the week of 10/25-10/31.

Easywdw shows that F! will be shown at 7:30 all week. The 7:00 closing probably means they have pm EMH that night. You can still see F! that night even if you aren't eligible for EMH.

 

[Robo]

Easywdw shows that F! will be shown at 7:30 all week.

The 7:00 closing probably means they have pm EMH that night.

DHS is closing at 7PM every night that week, but only has PM EMH on Oct. 25.

DHS can "close" at 7PM, but still offer F! at 7:30PM.
It is actually very common for DHS to offer a F! show-time a half-hour after the rest of the park is "closed."

 

[gonitts]

We plan to do DHS on the 29th only. We really want to see it so we will be off early to get a seat. How early should we show up to get a seat?

 

[Robo]

We plan to do DHS on the 29th only. We really want to see it so we will be off early to get a seat. How early should we show up to get a seat?

I'd get a same-day FP+ for the show.

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.

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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.)