We at 6:40 reservations there last July 4th. We got done dinner about 8:40 and watched the fw from the porch. They made your show your receipt if you were not getting up from a table to go outside. Lots of people were trying to get in. They even had security guards.
They did play the music.
People were trying to watch from the boat dock, but they were made to get off -- some people had been waiting a long time, thinking they got a great spot, then were told to move and had to juggle for a spot on land. I kind of felt sorry for them.