Frazzled newbie - transportation from fireworks help

[AngelStar]

Hi all,

This is a multi-question post from a worried WDW newbie. I will be going on the Land/Sea vacation as part of my wish trip at the end of this month. All of these questions will be related to my 4 nights at WDW (Sun-Thurs morning -- 25th to the 29th).

I am planning to catch all of the special nightly events that happen there, including MK's Wishes and SpectroMagic; Epcot's Illuminations; and MGM's Fantasmic.

According to the schedule here: http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/july04.cfm - Wishes runs at 10pm (on the days I'm at WDW), Spectro at 9pm; Illuminations at 9pm; Fantasmic at 9pm (and 10:30 on two days)

For Fantasmic, would it be a lighter crowd at the 10:30 one? Since we are staying at the Caribbean Beach Resort, will we have time to watch the show (26 min, so would end at about 11pm) and still catch transportation back to the CBR, seeing as MGM closes at 10pm all nights?

Just for reference, four of us are going - dad and mom in the 40s, 22-year-old brother, I am 18.

For all of these questions, feel free to post a variety of suggestions. Thank you all so much for your tips thus far on the board... it's been so helpful and reassuring!


~Angel~ aka Frazzled Newbie

 

[Traveliz]

For Fantasmic, would it be a lighter crowd at the 10:30 one? Since we are staying at the Caribbean Beach Resort, will we have time to watch the show (26 min, so would end at about 11pm) and still catch transportation back to the CBR, seeing as MGM closes at 10pm all nights?

Regardless of what time the park closes the transportation will be running for quite some time after the park closing....lots of those people at Fantasmic will need to get back to their Disney hotels and Disney won't leave them stranded there. I think the official word is transportation runs an hour to an hour and a half past park closing...in this case Fantasmic will be taken into account.

 

[Chip 'n Dale Express]

Buses will run from the parks until the park is clear of all day guests. Never fear, you will not be left behind.