shannon006
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I can't seem to find any recent experiences of the Riverbelle Terrace Fantastmic dining package with the upgraded dining option of sitting on the terrace during Fantasmic. Has anyone been recently?
We use to grab a table there before the dining packages.I can't seem to find any recent experiences of the Riverbelle Terrace Fantastmic dining package with the upgraded dining option of sitting on the terrace during Fantasmic. Has anyone been recently?
This is our feeling, too. If we are going to pay top dollar for a F! dining package, we would like a top dollar view to match -- which means right up at the railing, up by the water, with no one (pedestrians, CMs with flashlights, shoulder kids, other guests at tables in front of me, etc.) blocking my view. We can get tables next to the RBT patio (the Stage Door Cafe tables) for free. The view is still mediocre-to-poor, but at least we won't be charged a high price tag for it.We use to grab a table there before the dining packages.
Very few tables have a nice view. I would be afraid of being seated in a bad viewing zone.
This is my view from our 2nd row table. The walkway in front of RBT was kept pretty clear so people walking by wasn't really an issue, but note the guests seated in front of us, the kids on shoulders, the large tree on the right, and the pole located in the restaurant, all of which partially blocked the view. I could have gotten up and stood in the back of the restaurant to get rid of the view of the pole, but overall it just wasn't a great view. You can see that the waterline where some of the projections happen is really not visible at all. Even the view of the guests in the front row would be partially blocked from the guests standing watching the show on the other side of the walkway.
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I've watched the show from a "stand by" spot (ie, grabbing a spot where I could) in the past in front of HM ... this was a better view than that was, but the other dining packages definitely have better views than RBT IMO.
Yes, we did that in 2006. I think that space is now used by Club 33.I miss the original dessert buffet party that was $30 (or $35?) and you sat on a second floor terrace in New Orleans Square.
Yes, we did that package and the package when it was offered on the balcony of what is now the Dream Suite. There is no way this current package compares to those two! And, to address a concern from a pp, we've never had any trouble with water spray and we sit up at the railing by the water every time.I miss the original dessert buffet party that was $30 (or $35?) and you sat on a second floor terrace in New Orleans Square.
I’m surprised that you say that, as I love the WoC dessert party, which has what I think is a perfect view of the show while you are comfortably seated. Riverbelle to me is definitely a compromised (but reasonably good) view, in exchange for the only way to have a seat.Hands DOWN, a MUCH more enjoyable experience the the World of Color dessert party. Better view, tasty desserts, 2 drinks included.
We got three rows back despite the fact that I called as soon as the phone lines opened at the 60 day mark. Total waste of money for us
These are perfect examples of why, if having chairs is absolutely necessary to view F!, I would work with my group to save a table in the front row on the Stage Door Cafe patio. Yes, it will take a long time to hold a prime table. (So have people in the group take turns.) But at least it won't be a total waste of a lot of money and you will know that you will have a front row table.We also called on the 60 day mark and got a third row table. I don’t believe when you call has any impact on seat assignments. I did not think it was worth it. We had to stand to really see and the view was obstructed and the food blah. I prefer BB for a better view. However, we went with family who couldn’t deal with sitting on the ground, so it was nice from that perspective. I wouldn’t do it again.