FP+ for Fantasmic?

[Brittany12]

I will be at Hollywood Studios on Friday, September 25. There is MNSSHP going on that night. Fantasmic is at 8pm and Illuminations at 10pm. Will Fantasmic be more packed than usual due to MNSSHP? Should I FP+ Fantasmic? I am really not sure if I should or not but have never seen it before.

 

[Robo]

I will be at Hollywood Studios on Friday, September 25. There is MNSSHP going on that night. Fantasmic is at 8pm and Illuminations at 10pm. Will Fantasmic be more packed than usual due to MNSSHP? Should I FP+ Fantasmic? I am really not sure if I should or not but have never seen it before.

Getting a Fantasmic! FP+ as your 4th or 5th FP+ of the day (day-of) should be easy.

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.)

 

[Brittany12]

Thank you for the information and the map! It is very much appreciated!

 

[Robo]

Thank you for the information and the map! It is very much appreciated!

Have a great trip!

 

[allwritemel]

We Fast passed fantasmic once and BOY were we glad we did - I've seen it loads of times but love it! We were allowed in early and had a great choice of where to sit. A crowd of people in front were worrying me but they were fine once the show started, thankfully!

 

[Robo]

Just to be clear, having a Fantasmic! FP does not allow guests to enter early.
It allows guests to sit in certain sections of the theater.