Grand Californian Super Thread

[bakofarmgirl]

i went to pinnochios workshop as a kid

 

[evilmommie]

i went to pinnochios workshop as a kid

How CUTE is that!!!

 

[maleficent55]

We are booked for this coming February 2026 as a DVC rental, very excited. I was reading today about the Paradise View Terrace and watching World of Color from there. Can anyone tell me how crowded it gets? We arrive on a Thursday and aren’t doing a park that day because our kids will be wiped out but I’d love to catch WoC that night (assuming it is showing) if it’s not going to be super crowded or require me arriving an hour early or something.

It's a very side view, not really getting the full show experience in my opinion. You can hear music and see lit up water but you're missing everything else.

 

[mauionabreakaway]

It's a very side view, not really getting the full show experience in my opinion. You can hear music and see lit up water but you're missing everything else.

That's fine, it's just a way to get the trip started that isn't going in to a park, is it crowded?

 

[LKing]

Thought you might be interested in this.

 

[maleficent55]

That's fine, it's just a way to get the trip started that isn't going in to a park, is it crowded?

anytime I've been up there it's been pretty small crowd, like Mayne us 3 plus another 2-3 groups of 2-5 (ish)

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

anytime I've been up there it's been pretty small crowd, like Mayne us 3 plus another 2-3 groups of 2-5 (ish)

Is this different that the terrace they told me was closed “indefinitely” when I visited in March?

 

[ClaraOswald]

Is this different that the terrace they told me was closed “indefinitely” when I visited in March?

Yes, it's different. The terrace to view WOC is not closing.

 

[Jojo Cat Lady]

I made reservations at GCH in November for a June trip. I called today to pay off the balance and they found a "promotion" that reduced my costs by $1,600! We've made 7 trips to Disneyland in the past 13 years and that has never happened. But I'm not complaining!

 

[Pluto468]

We are booked for this coming February 2026 as a DVC rental, very excited. I was reading today about the Paradise View Terrace and watching World of Color from there. Can anyone tell me how crowded it gets? We arrive on a Thursday and aren’t doing a park that day because our kids will be wiped out but I’d love to catch WoC that night (assuming it is showing) if it’s not going to be super crowded or require me arriving an hour early or something.

We did that last summer and it was awesome. There were maybe 15 people up there including us. Plenty of space for everyone. Alot of people brought their own cocoa, wine or snacks. Most kids were in their pajamas. It's a side view but you can see the fountains and they pipe the music in. My family really enjoyed it.

 

[Pluto468]

Does the Grand still have rollaway beds or did they get rid of those years ago? I booked a standard and will hopefully get 2 queens and a daybed, but another bedding option would be nice so the kids don't have to share. (Party of 5)

 

[LKing]

It's a side view but you can see the fountains and they pipe the music in. My family really enjoyed it.

If you liked that view, you'll be fine with the view from Lamplight.