What time to schedule dinner and catch MGM shows before Fantasmic?

[IvyandLace]

I know, I know...I'm just full of questions today! I was looking over my iterinary for my next (still tentative) trip today (yes, I DO have it memorized already!! ), and I realized that I can't figure out what time to schedule dinner and STILL make the Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast shows before Fantasmic.

Here's the layout:
Date-April 28, 2004 (Wednesday)
Fantasmic-8:30pm
2 adults (myself and my MIL who LOVES Fantasmic and has NOT seen either show mentioned above...I know she will enjoy them!)
*This will be our first full park day as we arrive the day before in late afternoon. We are doing a couple of morning hours at MK to start the day (eating lunch at noon at Kona Cafe) and will be taking a "rest break" prior to entry to MGM*

I was thinking that we could be in MGM around 4pm. With Fantasmic at 8:30pm, we need to be in the stands for seats at LEAST 30-40 minutes before the show. How can we see the Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast shows AND make dinner?? We are leaning toward Brown Derby for dinner.

Any suggestions?? The hard thing about shows is that I won't know for sure when they are planning until about the week before. I always have trouble planning for shows anyways!

Please help! IVY

 

[nativetxn]

Bumping this back to page one for you so that some of our veterans can offer advice.

 

[Harambe]

Well if you are interested in the Little Mermaid, then Brown Derby would be a good bet since it is so close to LM. And if you do the Fantasmic Dinner Package here, you will get passes for seats to Fantasmic! So you wouldn't have to line up as early as you are planning. I have read of people getting PS's here at 4:30! So you could eat, pick up your passes, and be out in the park by 5:30 or 6pm. Plenty of time to fit in the shows!

My only thing is that I couldn't sit for three shows like that in a row. I'd rather spread them out.

 

[ColoradoDis]

You can PS for the Fantasmic Dinner Show Package. The Brown Derby is one of the options. That way you'll not have to worry about standing in line so long for Fantasmic. There's no additional charge and I believe the times are between 4-4:30. Have fun!