We are going to WDW in September and I am thinking about park hopping to HS after my day at Epcot. I've never been to the Frozen Sing a Long or Fantasmic and I was wondering if it would be easy enough to see both shows late at night.
I am thinking of going to the 7:30 show of Frozen and then Fantasmic is at 8:30. I know Fantasmic is really popular but
1. would there still be seats for 2 people if we get out of Frozen at 8-ish?
2. I probably won't be getting FPs for either of these.
2. Or would it be smarter to go to the 6:30 showing of Frozen?
1. I wouldn't count on it.
2. Getting FP's won't guarantee seats if the shows are sell-outs, anyway.
3. Yes. I recommend getting to Fantasmic! 45+ minutes before show-time.
The remedy to seeing "busy" shows is to arrive EARLY.
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 having 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.
Guests who learn how to take advantage of the various available "tools" and timing strategies will be able to take more control over their WDW experiences.
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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.)
