Seeing MK fireworks after early F! w/o hopper?

[mickeymom629]

We plan to see Fantasmic! on a Jollywood party night, so we will be leaving HS at 7p, after the show since we don't have party tickets.
We do not have hoppers but may like to see MK fireworks either at Contemporary or TTC (we may drive our car to HS that day) or elsewhere.

I'd love to hear from anyone who has done this and any advice you may have!
Thanks!

 

[thanxfornoticin]

You have several options. The ones that come to mind, if you don't drive your car and use Disney transportation that day: 1) take a bus from HS to CR, where you can go to the 4th floor observation area to see the fireworks and hear the music. That area can get pretty crowded, though. 2) take a bus from HS to Poly, then walk over to the TTC area near the ferry boat dock, where you can see/hear the show. It might be a bit challenging to get back to your room after, especially with the MK crowd exiting after fireworks. But you can monorail to the MK buses and return to your resort (assuming you're staying on site).

If you do decide to drive and park during the day at HS, you can drive to MK/TTC parking lot (you won't have to pay, if you're an on-site guest; you won't have to pay AGAIN if you paid to park at HS, just keep your receipt). Then tram/walk to the area near the ferry boat dock. Just don't plan on driving and then parking at CR or Poly/TTC if you don't have a room or dining reservation - they probably won't let you through with your car. Have fun - hope it works out for you!

 

[mickeymom629]

You have several options. The ones that come to mind, if you don't drive your car and use Disney transportation that day: 1) take a bus from HS to CR, where you can go to the 4th floor observation area to see the fireworks and hear the music. That area can get pretty crowded, though. 2) take a bus from HS to Poly, then walk over to the TTC area near the ferry boat dock, where you can see/hear the show. It might be a bit challenging to get back to your room after, especially with the MK crowd exiting after fireworks. But you can monorail to the MK buses and return to your resort (assuming you're staying on site).

If you do decide to drive and park during the day at HS, you can drive to MK/TTC parking lot (you won't have to pay, if you're an on-site guest; you won't have to pay AGAIN if you paid to park at HS, just keep your receipt). Then tram/walk to the area near the ferry boat dock. Just don't plan on driving and then parking at CR or Poly/TTC if you don't have a room or dining reservation - they probably won't let you through with your car. Have fun - hope it works out for you!

Thank you! Where you stated about taking the monorail to the MK buses, would it be better to take the monorail to Epcot buses if the fireworks at MK are at 9?

 

[mickeymom629]

You have several options. The ones that come to mind, if you don't drive your car and use Disney transportation that day: 1) take a bus from HS to CR, where you can go to the 4th floor observation area to see the fireworks and hear the music. That area can get pretty crowded, though. 2) take a bus from HS to Poly, then walk over to the TTC area near the ferry boat dock, where you can see/hear the show. It might be a bit challenging to get back to your room after, especially with the MK crowd exiting after fireworks. But you can monorail to the MK buses and return to your resort (assuming you're staying on site).

Not sure you saw my question that I added in my last post but, if the MK fireworks are at 9, would it be better to take the monorail to Epcot buses to avoid crowds?

 

[thanxfornoticin]

Not sure you saw my question that I added in my last post but, if the MK fireworks are at 9, would it be better to take the monorail to Epcot buses to avoid crowds?

If you're near the TTC, it might be a choice to consider. Remember that Luminous at Epcot is usually 9:00, too - it's at 9:30 during the several weeks they are running the Candlelight Processional show. So you might be avoiding the MK fireworks traffic, but jumping into the Epcot Luminous traffic!!

 

[Dave006]

Not sure you saw my question that I added in my last post but, if the MK fireworks are at 9, would it be better to take the monorail to Epcot buses to avoid crowds?

It really depends on where you end up to watch the MK Fireworks.

Example: From the CR it is faster to walk to the bus loop at MK and get a bus direct to your resort vs catching the Resort Monorail to TTC and transferring to the Epcot line. It is a 16 minute ride to Epcot, and you will hit the Epcot crowds exiting at the front of Epcot.

Dave

 

[mickeymom629]

It really depends on where you end up to watch the MK Fireworks.

Example: From the CR it is faster to walk to the bus loop at MK and get a bus direct to your resort vs catching the Resort Monorail to TTC and transferring to the Epcot line. It is a 16 minute ride to Epcot, and you will hit the Epcot crowds exiting at the front of Epcot.

Dave

Thanks, that makes sense! I should have stated that I meant if we were watching it from the TTC...but I think we would probably have our own car anyway, if we were watching it from there. Do you know if it gets crowded watching at the TTC?