I see I am in the minority here but we have seen Fantasmic 4 times, never done the dinner package, and have never regretted not doing it. It might be different if we were going to be there around a holiday when it is extremely crowded but we haven't ever had to stand in line for more than 15 minutes and got great seats, middle, and high enough up not to get wet. IMO these seats are much better than the reserved sections. We usually do Fantasmic on a day that we have had a sit down meal at lunch and just get hot dogs, popcorn, and drinks while we wait for the show to start. There is entertainment before the show begins and we have always had fun and met very nice people sitting around us. It's not nearly as much a bother to wait if you are sitting down and enjoying a snack/light dinner. I've looked at the menus for the package restaurants and I know we could still eat dinner at them and get plenty to eat for much less $$ without paying the package prices. It depends on your family but we don't ever order an appetizer , entree, and dessert EACH, we get our own entrees but split appetizers and desserts. To the original poster, we have been twice in May and one time was the first week of May which is a wonderful time to go and was not crowded especially during the week. Just thought I'd provide another perspective on the subject.
