Where to watch Spectro & Wishes.

[gingernick]

Where is a good place to watch Spectro & Wishes. I think I read on an old post that the Plaza Cafe Terrace was good. Any other options.
P.S would it be best to stay where we were after Spectro to watch Wishes. We will be at MK at Easter.

 

[Hilary]

For Spectro, we like to be on the veranda at the railroad station, on the bend near the Hall of Presidents or up near Splash Mountain.

Try to avoid Main Street unless you're prepared to stake out your spot hours in advance!

We haven't seen Wishes yet but, generally, it's not the case that a good viewing spot for parades is necessarily a good spot for the fireworks. I've heard that for Wishes you need to be somewhere in front of the castle for the best view.

 

[Sue F UK]

We have watched Wishes from the Plaza Terrace twice. It gives you a great view of the fireworks with the added bonus of being able to sit at a table rather than on the pavement. The only downside is that they do not turn off the lights on the terrace so you don't watch in full darkness.

If you are planning on watching from the Terrace for Spectro though beware as you can only see the tops of the Spectro floats from there and even then from a distance. A lot of people watch Spectro from Main Street and then head over to the Plaza Terrace for Wishes but most are too late to find a seat and end up standing at the back. If this is the case then you would probably be better staying on Main Street and heading back towards the main entrance so that you are in front of the crowds on the way out (and therefore not at the back of the monorail queue!)

Wishes is absolutely fantastic - not to be missed!

 

[Grumpy John]

We were in Orlando the other week. Spectromagic was only on Tuesdays and Saturdays. We stood on the corner just as it appeared - near the Town Hall. Had a great view.

For Wishes a couple of days later we stood on the bridge leading from Tomorrow land - just past the now closed Alien Encounter.

Had a great view and took some superb pics.

The problem with the restaurant is that sitting outside you have an overhang which restricts the view of the fireworks over the castle.

Everyone gathers in front of the castle but the view from the bridge was just as good - and it was not very crowded.

Hope info helps

PS: Wishes is a superb display. The best we have ever seen.

 

[WDWfan uk]

We watched Wishes from the 'hub' - the 'roundabout' in front of the Castle - neat the statue of Walt & Mickey. It offers a great view (and a wall to sit on whilst you wait!).

You need an unobscured view of the castle for Wishes and another good place is around the Casey's Corner area.

Spectro - our usual spot is anywhere between the Diamond Horseshoe Saloon in Liberty Square to the Country Bear Jamboree in Frontierland. Forward from the Country Bear Jamboree is a little 'island' with trees where you can sit. We also watch the afternoon parade from here too.