Festival of Fantasy Parade timing and logistics

[vinotinto]

So, if the Festival of Fantasy parade starts in Frontierland and moves through the hub ending in Main Street:

1. Where does it fill up last? For example, for the parades that start in main Street and end in Frontierland, it seems that Main Street fills up earlier and Frontierland fills up later, but what happens when the parade starts at Frontierland?

2. If the parade starts at 3 pm and I have a FP+ for 7MT for 3:00 - 4:00 pm, can I make it to the 7MT in time? Where is the best spot for us to stand to make it in time?

TI!

 

[mesaboy2]

So, if the Festival of Fantasy parade starts in Frontierland and moves through the hub ending in Main Street:

1. Where does it fill up last? For example, for the parades that start in main Street and end in Frontierland, it seems that Main Street fills up earlier and Frontierland fills up later, but what happens when the parade starts at Frontierland?

2. If the parade starts at 3 pm and I have a FP+ for 7MT for 3:00 - 4:00 pm, can I make it to the 7MT in time? Where is the best spot for us to stand to make it in time?

TI!

1. It still "fills up" mostly on MS, direction doesn't matter. Frontierland is always the easier area to find last-minute spots in.

2. Yes, especially anywhere on the parade route from Splash to the Hub. The last parts of the parade pass the Hub about 35 minutes or so after the scheduled start time by Splash. From the Hub, 7DMT is only a 5 minute walk--10 at most if the park is particularly crowded.

 

[agavegirl1]

Awesome info mesaboy! I am hoping to see this parade and will be in Frontierland around the parade start time on one of my days.

We plan to leave the park after the parade so...(sorry to highjack) how difficult will it be to leave the park if the parade doesn't get to main street for 35 minutes?

 

[vinotinto]

Great, thanks! Will scout a spot between Splash and the hub.

 

[mesaboy2]

Awesome info mesaboy! I am hoping to see this parade and will be in Frontierland around the parade start time on one of my days.

We plan to leave the park after the parade so...(sorry to highjack) how difficult will it be to leave the park if the parade doesn't get to main street for 35 minutes?

Shouldn't be a problem. Head through Adventureland to Crystal Palace and then Casey's. You can even go all the way to Town Square from this point through the Emporium's sections without ever going outside along Main Street where the crowds will be.

Note the parade will get to MS about 20 minutes or so after the scheduled start--it ends about 35 minutes after.

 

[martinmont]

How long before should we get a spot for FoF if we want to be on main st? For the electrical parade is usually an hour plus if it's the first parade and about half an hour for the second right?

 

[mesaboy2]

How long before should we get a spot for FoF if we want to be on main st? For the electrical parade is usually an hour plus if it's the first parade and about half an hour for the second right?

Afternoon parade isn't quite as popular as MSEP but I would still recommend at least 45 minutes on Main Street itself, maybe a little less in the Town Square area.