PTN Dinner Package Question

[mhowens]

I will be in the parks 9/2-9/4 participating in the DL Half. This is our first visit to DLR. Seeing PTN was very high on list and even more so now that it is closing on the 5th. I fear the crowds are going to be even higher during this weekend due to the announcements of closures.

I booked the Aladdin's Oasis dinner package for PTN on 9/2. It is for the 2nd showing of PTN (10:45). It is just DH and I. My question is this, I would prefer to see Disneyland Forever from Main Street as opposed to Small World area. Do you guys think it is possible to be somewhere on Main Street for the fireworks at 9:30 and then make it to AO reserved area for the 10:45 PTN? If so, where should we try to be standing for fireworks? If not, would you cancel the dinner package and try to get the best spot possible on Main Street after the fireworks for PTN or keep the dinner package and watch the fireworks from an area closer to the AO PTN area?

Thanks!

 

[To Disneyland and Beyond]

If I was doing this I would walk up to get 2nd row on Main street about 30 minutes before the parade starts. Watch first parade from Main street then move into the street for best view of fireworks in that area, then walk to IASW. I think you will have time. Or you could watch from Main street one night and IASW the next. Good luck, it sounds like fun.

 

[beachdreamr1229]

Seeing Disneyland Forever won't be too terrible. You could sneak in 30 minutes before PtN and just watch it twice, the first time from the back of the viewing area on Main St. as was suggested above. Or you could hang out in the stores on Main St. and try to casually walk out just as everyone is flocking into the center of the street. I recommend trying to be on Main St., but closer to the Hub than the entrance for optimal viewing. The biggest challenge is going to be "walking upstream" after the fireworks. Since most people start the mass exodus to leave the park after the fireworks, you will find a wall of people walking the opposite direction to you. You can probably still make it to IASW, but you're going to have to practice a lot of weaving and dodging. Traffic and crowd control have significantly improved since the start of all this insanity, but it's still not perfect. I believe if you want to walk toward IASM, crowd control guides you on the right side of Main St. facing the castle to get through, but don't quote me on that since it's been a year since I stuck around for the nighttime fun.