Oh, get there much earlier than 7:30. DH and I got in line at 7:30 on Thurs. night for the 9 pm show and the line already went down the stairs and started going around the *corner* by the fence. You only have to have one person check in your whole party and there were a couple of people in front of us checking in parties of 5 to 7. You also have to check in for the later show at the same time.
The dragon still wasn't out on Thurs., but I don't know if that's changed. We haven't taken the time to watch another show.
We loved the show - had never seen it before and thought it was great. We were in the second row, in the very far right, center stage. Ask the CM's, they know the good places to sit and will help you figure out where the best place for your party is. We were second row - far right - right behind a mom and little girl celebrating her 6th b-day. I am short and DH is tall, so we were able to see just great. The CM's remembered who was sitting where, so we could pick a good spot. And the chairs are not lined up right in front of the next row, they sort of stagger them so you are seeing over the shoulders of the people in front of you.
If you can, get in Bora's section, she was terrific. Super nice and had tons of cool DL info and could answer questions. She filled us in on all the pertinent info and even encouraged us to sit and watch the fireworks and told us where to look for Dumbo and Tink (who didn't fly, by the way).
When my little kids are older I would consider the F! seating again. Right now I don't think they would like the show. I think they would be scared of some of the music and the scary images. I may set them up when they are 10 and 12. (they are 5 and 7 now) That should give me enough time to save up!
