Parades and Fireworks

[dimoe]

Okay please help me tell me where the best spots are for the afternoon parades at mk, mgm, and ak? What about wishes and spectro? Fantasmic and Illuminations??
thanks so much
Diane

 

[kilee]

I think personal taste play a lot into picking a spot. I really love veiwing Wishes w/ the castle as the backdrop. So for me-- Main Street is the only way to go. I also prefer here for the parade-- we arrive early enough to sit. Usually somewhere near Casey's.

As for Illuminations-- I have yet to find a really great spot I really like a lot.

As for the MGM parade we tend to sit in front of the camera shop right near the end of the parade. I don't think there's anything exceptional about this spot-- just seems to be where we end up.

AK-- we've been in a different place everytime and don't have a preference yet.

 

[Lizzybee]

We watched Spectro from underneath the train station at the park entrance this past time and it was a great because then we were able to move more quickly to a good spot for Wishes. Spectro goes by and you can just about follow it up main st. We watched Wishes from a place suggested by a local AP holder, near the restuarant where the Pooh and Friends character meals are (can't remember the name right now, but it's just past Casey's. We sat on a bench on the restaurants porch until it was time for Wishes then people came and stood on the stairs so we had to stand to see, but it was still a great view.
We saw Illuminations twice, once from a table at the Mexican Counter Service place and once behind the wheelchair reserved section near the ferry boat launch to Germany. We were near a gift shop and again got to see it while seated on a bench (sitting becomes a comodity after a few days of walking walking walking ). I think I liked the view better near the ferry boat launch behind the wheelchair reserve best.
The kids didn't want to see any of the other parades this time so I can't really advise on those.