We loved the FP last summer and wanted to do it again this summer but the option was gone. We did however watch CTM and Wishes from the exact same spot both years. This summer they had a tiny section roped off and right before CTM people filed into that area with their desserts in hand (they had done away with the same day dessert party but I believe still did the option for the Wishes Dessert party people to watch from the Plaza garden or the terrace). We had just as much space this time, with no FP, as we did the year with the FP. We love it there. We especially enjoy sitting towards the back, out of the way, while the mad rush to leave happens because people can't get out that way so they tend to go around the grassy area heading either down Main Street or to the back exit.