Planning nighttime entertainment for 3 days

[smallsy]

Our park dates our Aug 1-3, and we plan to do Fantasmic dining one day (we have a few different reservations we can play with here). Our priorities (in order) are:

1. WOC
2. Fire of the Rising Moons (last date Aug. 2)
3. Skywalker Saga (last date Aug. 2)
4. Fantasmic
5. PTN parade

Can we see all of these over 3 nights or should we drop 1 of them?
Can we do 1st Fantasmic show (with dining package) and make it to the second WOC (or the reverse)?
Can we do the SWGE shows and rush over to see the second PTN parade?
Appreciate any other tips!

 

[LKing]

2. Fire of the Rising Moons (last date Aug. 2)

Fire of the Rising Moons is a view of Disneyland fireworks from SWGE. Instead of piping in the normal narration and music, they play SW themed music. It is not ending on Aug 2.

Shadows of Memory: A Skywalker Saga is ending (at least temporarily) on August 2.

 

[LKing]

Timing of evening entertainment:

Fire of the Rising Moons: 9:35-9:50 pm
Shadows of Memory: 10:15-10:25 pm
PTN 8:50 pm, 10:50 pm - First parade starts at Small World and ends at Town Square approximately 40 min later. The second parade goes in the opposite direction.
WOC 9:00 pm, 10:15 pm
Fantasmic 9:05 pm & 10:30 pm - 27 min show
Woundrous Journeys 9:35-9:50 pm

You could do multiples in one night, but I wouldn't try to get from Rivers of America (Fantasmic) to Paradise Gardens Park (WOC) or vice versa

Options that might work:

• Fire of the Rising Moons, Shadows of Memory: A Skywalker Saga then view the 2nd PTN at Small World. The first float arrives at the Small World area around 11:10 pm.
• WOC 1st show. Leave immediately and view 2nd PTN in Disneyland from Main Street.
• Fantasmic 1st show with Wondrous Journeys immediately after. Second PTN from Main Street or path to Small World.

Do you need directions for how to walk to get from one show to the other?

 

[smallsy]

Timing of evening entertainment:

Fire of the Rising Moons: 9:35-9:50 pm
Shadows of Memory: 10:15-10:25 pm
PTN 8:50 pm, 10:50 pm - First parade starts at Small World and ends at Town Square approximately 40 min later. The second parade goes in the opposite direction.
WOC 9:00 pm, 10:15 pm
Fantasmic 9:05 pm & 10:30 pm - 27 min show
Woundrous Journeys 9:35-9:50 pm

You could do multiples in one night, but I wouldn't try to get from Rivers of America (Fantasmic) to Paradise Gardens Park (WOC) or vice versa

Options that might work:

• Fire of the Rising Moons, Shadows of Memory: A Skywalker Saga then view the 2nd PTN at Small World. The first float arrives at the Small World area around 11:10 pm.
• WOC 1st show. Leave immediately and view 2nd PTN in Disneyland from Main Street.
• Fantasmic 1st show with Wondrous Journeys immediately after. Second PTN from Main Street or path to Small World.

Do you need directions for how to walk to get from one show to the other?

Super helpful, thanks! I don't need directions, but just curious about traffic flow leaving GE to get to the 2nd PTN parade. Sounds like it's doable though.

 

[LKing]

The blue star at the top is the Millennium Falcon where the SWGE shows viewing area is. The teal line takes you to and from Fantasmic (purple star) and the red line takes you to Small World.

You can exit SWGE straight down past Big Thunder to get to Fantasmic, however that area becomes extremely congested between shows. I haven't tried in a few months but I believe they are still having guests leave Fantasmic via Adventureland and enter via Frontierland. If that is the case, you would not be able to get from Fantasmic to SWGE via the path by Big Thunder.

 

[tx911]

The blue star at the top is the Millennium Falcon where the SWGE shows viewing area is. The teal line takes you to and from Fantasmic (purple star) and the red line takes you to Small World.

You can exit SWGE straight down past Big Thunder to get to Fantasmic, however that area becomes extremely congested between shows. I haven't tried in a few months but I believe they are still having guests leave Fantasmic via Adventureland and enter via Frontierland. If that is the case, you would not be able to get from Fantasmic to SWGE via the path by Big Thunder.

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That's a bummer. The path by Big Thunder looks so much shorter!

I was going to try:
PTN -> Wondrous Journeys -> Tapestry of Happiness night 1
Fantasmic -> Rising Moons -> Shadows of Memory night 2

But it sounds like we will be late for Rising Moons.

 

[LKing]

That's a bummer. The path by Big Thunder looks so much shorter!

There is only 3 min after the end of Fantasmic before fireworks start. The fireworks show is approximately 15 min so, while you won't make the beginning of the fireworks, if you are fast, you will be able to see the ending in SWGE. You will definitely be able to do Fantasmic, Wondrous Journeys on ROA -> Shadows of Memory.

Are you familiar with getting around the parks in the dark? If so, you can try to take this path:
Follow CM directions to leave through Adventureland. Stay to the left. Cut through to Frontierland by the restrooms. Follow the path to SWGE. Note that there will be a lot of people leaving after Fire of the Rising Moon so you will be somewhat swimming up stream to get into SWGE via that route.

 

[JerrodDragon89]

I'd do Fantasmic and the Normal Fireworks one night
WOC and Paint the Night one night
Then If you like Star Wars do the Star Wars fireworks and the projection show one night

The small world/disneyland projection show is worth it...the DCA projection show is meh its fine but not worth going out of your way to see...if you see it on your way out cool but if not not a big deal.