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tassie42

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We are going to MGM on April 1, We want to squeeze in as much as possible. We have a ps at 50's Primetime at 5:00, do you think we have time to do 1 or 2 attractions before the 7:30 Fantasmic? Has anyone gone there less than an hour before the show and still got in to see it? Can you stand or do they have a limit of people they let in?
 
You will be there at a pretty busy time. We tried to see Fantasmic once in the summer and arrived about an hour before the show only to find that we were not allowed in. They do limit the number and "close the gates" when the stadium reaches capacity. Or next time to try was early December. We got there way early and had to sit/wait for a long time for the show to start. It was WAY worth it but still hard to do with 4 kiddos. The next time we went, summer 02, we did the dinner package where we ate at Brown Derby and then went to the reserved seats. This was the best option for us, even though some people don't like where the reserved seats are. My advice is check in about 1 to 1and a half hours before the show to see if people are going in. They often have comedians. etc to watch while you wait. Fantasmic is not to be missed, IMO!!!!! Good luck. We are going to WDW in 2 weeks but are not doing MGM this time.
 
Originally posted by tassie42
We are going to MGM on April 1, We want to squeeze in as much as possible. We have a ps at 50's Primetime at 5:00, do you think we have time to do 1 or 2 attractions before the 7:30 Fantasmic? Has anyone gone there less than an hour before the show and still got in to see it? Can you stand or do they have a limit of people they let in?


You can probably manage 45 minutes and get bad seats. I did that once, and ended up leaving mid show because I could not see anything.

Last time I went, I was about 1.5 hrs early, had front & center seats. It was worth the wait. The stadium was mostly full when there was 30 minutes to go.
 
You could always call and try to get a Fantasmic Dinner Package, that way you are guaranteed a seat (although I don't think 50's Prime Time is one of the FDP restaurants). I called today and got Brown Derby at 6:00 for April 4th. I didn't think there would be any more available at this late date, but I was pleasantly surprised! I know the seats are not the best but it's better than waiting in line for over an hour and still run the risk of getting not-so-great seats.
 

I got that Fantasmic packaged as well. How early do you have to show up with the vouchers? Our dinner res is at 4:30pm, I guess between the end of dinner and the show, we can do what we please?
 
If you want a good seat you should probably plan to get there an hour early... April 1st is a busy time. But if you don't mind being in the back, or in the standing room only section, you can walk in all the way up until just before showtime.

With the Fantasmic dinner package they like for you to be there early also. Mainly because they open the extra reserved space up to the general public when it gets close to start time. :)
 
We ate at 50's P/T last August and also had a 5:00 PS. We were also going to catch Fantasmic that night. However, our server was really slow, even tho we told her we needed to get out to see Fantasmic. We had planned to be at Fantasmic about 1 hr. and not have to rush over there. But, by the time we finished our meal, it had taken close to 1 1/2 hrs. to eat!!!! We flew over to the stadium only to find that we were late. They were putting people in the standing room only area. We lucked out and were able to sit on some handicapped seating. (the CM put us there!!). And this was with an hour to wait for the show!!! Sheesh. Next time we'll eat lightly and maybe eat at our seats!!
 
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