Our family likes the Illuminations cruise best. It is also our favorite fireworks show though so we may be a bit biased but I think the Illuminations cruise is more fun, we've had better drivers with more trivia and personality, you can hear and see everything perfectly. I didn't care for the Wishes cruise because you missed out on the lower level fireworks and the stuff that was projected onto the castle. I think Wishes is a show best enjoyed sitting in the Hub or on Main St. There is so much going on right around the castle with this show that you really can't beat sitting right up front for the best view of it.