DD24 and I attended the Before party, garden viewing. Our reservation time was 7:30 with fireworks at 9. We got there about 8pm. We were escorted to our table, plenty of space for everyone. For savory food, there were cheeseburger egg rolls (weird, but tasty, but only handed out 2 at a time), cold spinach dip, cheese/cracker tray, and fruit trays. Desserts were... I don't know, cupcakes, a few different fancy bars, some cheesecake bites, macarons, cookies, ice cream, s'mores. There was sparkling cider, tropical juice, lemonade, strawberry lemonade, coffee, tea, milk, water. We went down to the garden at about 8:30, went immediately to the back railing as close to Main St as we could get. Everyone was sitting down, relaxing, kids playing, etc. We talked with a lovely family from England who were in the States for a 3 week vacation. When the show started, people stood up but there was still plenty of space- and from where we were, I really could have stayed sitting down and had just as good a view. The show was magnificent; we had a direct, straight-on view of the castle, and the projections were amazing. We loved this show, and I went in with ho-hum feelings as we ADORED Wishes! While I am not sure I'd pay the money again, it was definitely worth it. The Hub and Main St. were packed- I swear, out in the crowds you could have picked up your feet and not fallen down, it was that crowded and closely packed in. I am definitely glad we did this party. HOWEVER... MK was open for evening Magic Hours, so DD and I stayed to close the place down. After the fireworks, it was craziness getting into the rest of the park! Thinking it over, we maybe should have opted for the after party, as we spent at least 30 mins hanging around in the garden after the show, waiting for the crowds to clear, and still had to fight our way "upstream" to Haunted Mansion.