World of Color Superthread

[fctiger]

Only that it is coming, no rumors of when or what the details of it will be. I'd expect it soon since marketing for the Summer movie has been increasing.

Thanks but actually after wrote that post, I went HARD CORE searching and found out that yes it will still be coming and it will premiere on, you guessed it, June 15th lol! It was confirmed by Disney itself through a twitter message basically.

But no, did not find anything beyound that but at least we know when its coming! So excited though, will have WOC dinner passes that day!

That day is going to be a total madhouse!

 

[cfrith5]

I've read the first post and many, many more. It seems that things have changed a bit with different sections in recent months. Is doing the Preferred Dining the best way to get in the BEST viewing area? And the restaurants with PD are the new Carthay Circle, Ariel's Grotto, and WCT?

Also, if we don't end up doing the PD, and we don't get a great viewing spot, is WOC even worth it?

 

[skiingfast]

Thanks but actually after wrote that post, I went HARD CORE searching and found out that yes it will still be coming and it will premiere on, you guessed it, June 15th lol! It was confirmed by Disney itself through a twitter message basically.

I've seen this too that they said it will be there then, on the 15th, but I question it quite a bit. The movie opens on the 22nd, with advertising already started, why not put it in the show even earlier? Market it more to head off competition from the sequels to Madagascar and Ice Age.

 

[fctiger]

I've seen this too that they said it will be there then, on the 15th, but I question it quite a bit. The movie opens on the 22nd, with advertising already started, why not put it in the show even earlier? Market it more to head off competition from the sequels to Madagascar and Ice Age.

True! I SUSPECT it could open earlier like Mad T Party is actually opening before June 15th, but that is the 'official' opening. So I wouldnt be surprised it does open earlier.

In fact I think a lot of the entertainment that is suppose to open on June 15th will probably soft open days if not weeks before the date anyway like Mad T Party. We'll see!

 

[HydroGuy]

I've read the first post and many, many more. It seems that things have changed a bit with different sections in recent months. Is doing the Preferred Dining the best way to get in the BEST viewing area? And the restaurants with PD are the new Carthay Circle, Ariel's Grotto, and WCT?

Also, if we don't end up doing the PD, and we don't get a great viewing spot, is WOC even worth it?

I would say do not do PD just for a good viewing spot. You can get good viewing spots for free. It so happens that my favorite viewing spot is in PD, but I would not pay just for that spot.

AG is no longer a PD for WOC after June 15. CCT will be.

IMO WOC is not worth seeing unless you put in the effort to get a decent viewing spot. "Good" depends on how tall you are.

 

[fctiger]

I've read the first post and many, many more. It seems that things have changed a bit with different sections in recent months. Is doing the Preferred Dining the best way to get in the BEST viewing area? And the restaurants with PD are the new Carthay Circle, Ariel's Grotto, and WCT?

Also, if we don't end up doing the PD, and we don't get a great viewing spot, is WOC even worth it?

Actually Ariel's Grotto will stop selling them completely come June 15th and will switch to Carthay Circle from that point on! And yes, WCT will still have them.

As for viewing preference, in all honesty PD is considered the best view out of all of them BUT it doesnt neccessarily mean you will have the best view either! It will still depend where you end up in the area, but it generally is considered the best UNLESS like to see the show as close as possible as many do and see it on the boardwalk.

If you get just a regular ticket and end up with a bad view like the red section (although I guess there is no longer a red section?) and its an awful view then it is questionable if its really worth seeing the show or not. The first time I saw the show, opening day, I saw it in the red section and the view wasnt great. BUT I still enjoyed it! But I had about 3 beers by then so I was enjoying everything lol. But yes, when you see it from a really great area like I did on my second viewing you really do see the differences night and day!

My only advice is just do the PD if you can and follow the instructions here and you will most likely get a great view! If you get the regular ticket get there ASAP to get a decent view!

 

[JadeDarkstar]

i heard that special Brave thing in DL should be there by Memorial day, i hope so id liek to see it, maybe thats also when the new brave thing for woc would start?

 

[cfrith5]

I would say do not do PD just for a good viewing spot. You can get good viewing spots for free. It so happens that my favorite viewing spot is in PD, but I would not pay just for that spot.

AG is no longer a PD for WOC after June 15. CCT will be.

IMO WOC is not worth seeing unless you put in the effort to get a decent viewing spot. "Good" depends on how tall you are.

Thanks! We will be there towards the end of July. We haven't been in a few years and trying to decide what is most important to fit into 3 days. We have 3 kids, ages 13, 10 and 4. My DD13 thinks we should do Fantasmic (never seen in our 5+ DLR visits) one night, WOC another, and fireworks the other night. I'm wondering if we should even bother with any (maybe fireworks) since we'll only be in the parks 3 days during the super crowded season. Hmmmm...

 

[cfrith5]

Actually Ariel's Grotto will stop selling them completely come June 15th and will switch to Carthay Circle from that point on! And yes, WCT will still have them.

As for viewing preference, in all honesty PD is considered the best view out of all of them BUT it doesnt neccessarily mean you will have the best view either! It will still depend where you end up in the area, but it generally is considered the best UNLESS like to see the show as close as possible as many do and see it on the boardwalk.

If you get just a regular ticket and end up with a bad view like the red section (although I guess there is no longer a red section?) and its an awful view then it is questionable if its really worth seeing the show or not. The first time I saw the show, opening day, I saw it in the red section and the view wasnt great. BUT I still enjoyed it! But I had about 3 beers by then so I was enjoying everything lol. But yes, when you see it from a really great area like I did on my second viewing you really do see the differences night and day!

My only advice is just do the PD if you can and follow the instructions here and you will most likely get a great view! If you get the regular ticket get there ASAP to get a decent view!

Lol! Like the beer suggestion! Thank you for your help!

 

[subtchr]

Thanks! We will be there towards the end of July. We haven't been in a few years and trying to decide what is most important to fit into 3 days. We have 3 kids, ages 13, 10 and 4. My DD13 thinks we should do Fantasmic (never seen in our 5+ DLR visits) one night, WOC another, and fireworks the other night. I'm wondering if we should even bother with any (maybe fireworks) since we'll only be in the parks 3 days during the super crowded season. Hmmmm...

I haven't been to DLR in quite a few years, but I visit WDW pretty often, and the nighttime shows to me are a big part of the experience. No one does them better than Disney.

So when you say you might not see them since you are going during a super crowded season, do you mean that you would use that time to ride rides or do other things around the parks? Remember, the parks are open LONG hours in the summer. You could be touring the parks for 12 HOURS or more before these nighttime shows. Sounds to me as if sitting and waiting for a show at that point might not be all bad! And from my reading, for both WOC and F!, once your family establishes a spot, people can leave a few at a time to use the restroom, maybe do another ride, get drinks or snacks, etc.

We are staying even shorter than you are, just 2 nights, and we plan to see F!, then fireworks from our F! seats, then maybe MM&Y, and WOC the next night.

You can always plan to see them, and if your family is not up for the wait, just scratch it. But my advice is to at least try - the shows are an amazing way to end a Disney day!

 

[mad hatter fan]

Note, on March 5, 2012 Bret aka mvf-m11c reported that last weekend the red section was gone and now only blue and yellow sections exist.

Is this still true? If so, is there an updated map somewhere in this thread?

 

[HydroGuy]

Is this still true? If so, is there an updated map somewhere in this thread?

There is no updated map. Sorry. I am planning to scope this out in July myself and update the map. I have asked for someone to clarify the new color sections but have not been able to get that info over the last few months.

 

[cmwade77]

Basically Yellow and Red are now combined. Right now, they are still offering FPs for the Yellow section; however, starting June 15th when The dining experience moves to Carthay Circle and tickets are even included with Lunch, it is my understanding that there will be very few, if any free FPs for the Yellow section.

I will let you know when I go and see it next Saturday and use the lunch FP from Carthay Circle for WOC.

 

[HydroGuy]

Basically Yellow and Red are now combined. Right now, they are still offering FPs for the Yellow section; however, starting June 15th when The dining experience moves to Carthay Circle and tickets are even included with Lunch, it is my understanding that there will be very few, if any free FPs for the Yellow section.

I will let you know when I go and see it next Saturday and use the lunch FP from Carthay Circle for WOC.

If you could nail down all the changes, the color areas as they exist now, the queue locations for the colors, and the PD area, that would be awesome!

 

[coaches24]

Last week all I noticed was yellow and blue. Looked to me like it was half and half. We were near the middle where both sections met. And from our room in the PPH all we saw were yellow and blue lights marking the sections.

 

[cmwade77]

If you could nail down all the changes, the color areas as they exist now, the queue locations for the colors, and the PD area, that would be awesome!

I will see what I can find out, but from what I have seen all that they did was combine the Yellow and Red sections into one large Yellow Section.

This was mostly done to better accomodate guests with Disabilities, as the Red section had no good view for them, this way they didn't have to keep making exceptions to let them into the Yellow section.

The last time that I have seen it, there are no queue areas for either show, instead they say do not show up before XX:XX PM and they now mean it, they will send you away from the area until that time, unless you are eating, going on one of the rides, etc.

This has been done this way on and off for the past couple of months, the other option that they have tried is putting everyone in Redwood Creek Challenge Trail. But they stopped that, as they want to minimize how much of the park they have to close for WOC after the increased crowds come in.

That being said, we will have to wait until June 15th to know more about how the queues are going to work, but since I will have tickets to the first show, I may not know much about that part.

 

[cmwade77]

Ok, so here is the updated information:

Blue section is the same as it has always been.

The prime viewing locations in the dining and preferred dining sections are now reserved for Carthay Circle. Please note that this doesn't mean that if you dine at Carthay Circle you will be stuck here if the view would be bad and you arrive at least 15 minutes early. Carthay Circle seems to have the benefit of being able to put their guests wherever they will get the best view and that meets their individual needs, i.e., you have someone in a wheelchair or you can't stand for a long period of time or you have a child that can't see over the people in front of you, they will do everything that they can to accomodate you. Please note that this is based on personal experience only, as we had a person in a wheelchair and two that couldn't stand for the length of the show. They were even going to add an additional bench if nothing else could be worked out (my guess is they would have put us in the VIP area before that happened, but they found us a spot is what is truly one of the best bench areas in our opinion).

You do have to show up 15 minutes prior to the show to be accommodated though, but not any earlier than that.

The old Yellow section has now been incorporated into the dining sections. The exception to this is the old Yellow Section Benches and Wheelchair seating and directly in front of it is still part of the Yellow Section, not the dining section.

The old Red section is now the Yellow section.

For the second show, it appears that all lining up occurs at Wine Country Trattoria, either in the picnic area, for those who need assistance or across the bridge for everyone else.

 

[Blue32]

Are they abolishing the queues for both shows then?

 

[cmwade77]

Are they abolishing the queues for both shows then?

The second show has a queue, but all areas appear to share the same queue. The first show has never really had an official queue, despite guests trying to create one.

 

[DLR29]

Ok, so here is the updated information:

Blue section is the same as it has always been.

The prime viewing locations in the dining and preferred dining sections are now reserved for Carthay Circle. Please note that this doesn't mean that if you dine at Carthay Circle you will be stuck here if the view would be bad and you arrive at least 15 minutes early. Carthay Circle seems to have the benefit of being able to put their guests wherever they will get the best view and that meets their individual needs, i.e., you have someone in a wheelchair or you can't stand for a long period of time or you have a child that can't see over the people in front of you, they will do everything that they can to accomodate you. Please note that this is based on personal experience only, as we had a person in a wheelchair and two that couldn't stand for the length of the show. They were even going to add an additional bench if nothing else could be worked out (my guess is they would have put us in the VIP area before that happened, but they found us a spot is what is truly one of the best bench areas in our opinion).

You do have to show up 15 minutes prior to the show to be accommodated though, but not any earlier than that.

The old Yellow section has now been incorporated into the dining sections. The exception to this is the old Yellow Section Benches and Wheelchair seating and directly in front of it is still part of the Yellow Section, not the dining section.

The old Red section is now the Yellow section.

For the second show, it appears that all lining up occurs at Wine Country Trattoria, either in the picnic area, for those who need assistance or across the bridge for everyone else.

What's the difference between the dining section and the preferred dining section? Isn't it all just people who got the WoC package and ate at Carthay or WCT?