World of Color Superthread

[HydroGuy]

can anyone plz recommend what a good time for dinner at WCT would be to allow us enough time to get against the railing at WOC? It seems that from Mary Jo's post from last month that having dinner around 6:40/7 pm is not enough time? And from the other post it seems like getting there at 8 pm would not get us at the railing either? I would also like to know what time we need to line up at WOC to get in the designated viewing area.

Until I know differently I am sticking with 3 hours before the show. As discussed in the OP.

 

[HydroGuy]

The schedule for Sept 4 and 5 (Tues, Wed, week after Labor Day) is released now. As expected, the parks close at 8pm. But WOC is listed as 9:00 and 10:30. That must be an error, right? I expected WOC to be at 8 pm, so you could stay in the park to watch the show after the attractions closed. But would they really let you stay/come back an hour and a half after close?

Probably best to wait for the schedule to solidify. Probably you are right.

 

[papamouse1]

The schedule for Sept 4 and 5 (Tues, Wed, week after Labor Day) is released now. As expected, the parks close at 8pm. But WOC is listed as 9:00 and 10:30. That must be an error, right? I expected WOC to be at 8 pm, so you could stay in the park to watch the show after the attractions closed. But would they really let you stay/come back an hour and a half after close?

This is already corrected on DL site and at touringplans.com. Both days show park close @ 8PM and one WoC show at 8:15PM

 

[cgh]

Carthay circle now has their first lunch seating at 11:30 which was really disappointing to us. (DS goes down for nap by 1, and we had an 11 am reservation). Disney Dining called me on Saturday to ask if they could change our reservation for 11:30. Now I'm wondering if I should try for another WOC dining package instead. Frustrating.

 

[HydroGuy]

Hey all. I was planning to get this thread updated based on seeing WOC last week after a CCR reservation. I was planning to scope out all of the viewing areas and talk to the CMs. I did not make it to CCR or WOC last week because I got sick - read more here if you are interested.

So I am going to need some real help getting the new borders figured out. I know the red section is gone. But can you all help answer these questions:

1. Where is the CCR WOC FP viewing section?

2. What time does one really need to arrive for the CCR WOC viewing spot?

3. Is the WCT WOC FP viewing spot the same or different from CCR? If different where is it?

4. What time does one need to arrive for the WCT WOC FO viewing spot?

5. I know the old red area is all yellow, but what are the new yellow boundaries as the approach the preferred dining spots?

You can markup my photo in the OP and post it here or PM a link.

Thanks!

 

[twinmom108]

Last week we were at Disneyland for the 1st time in 5 years. This year we were only there for 2 days & by the end of the 2nd day, even though we had tickets for WOC (we did the woc dinner) I didn't think I'd be able to see it because of my disabilities, as my body could no longer stand up stationary.

We were just going to go back to the resort, but I stopped by & asked about what they do for folks in my situation & they said they have benches. So we came back for the late show, & I indeed was able to sit down watch the WOC show & see fairly well. What a beautiful experience & blessing.

 

[mommommom]

Twinmom, I'm glad you were able to see it. We saw it last night. My kids didn't want to, but we went anyway and we all loved it.

My husband lurks on here with my account, and figured out where we should sit based off what he read here. We ended up in yellow zone by water (wet zone) in the corner by the stairs. Got a little misty (from water, not tears...hahaha) but not really wet, and had a good view. We appreciate all the great advice, especially the superthreads, on disboards.

 

[ArchOwl]

I wanted to update with my experience with the WOC Carthay experience, which was less than magical. We had lunch at Carthay and were given the preferred viewing passes to the 9pm show. On the FP it says to return by 8:45pm. We come early, about 8:25. First, no one knows where we should enter because I am on an ECV due to a broken ankle. We are direct to several different people until we are told to enter at the yellow section and head down the ramp to preferred.

When we arrive at preferred, 10 minutes later, it is pretty full. Definitely should have come earlier. Benches are packed and their is a taped off area on the ground in the preferred section where wheelchairs and ECVs are supposed to be. Only, they are not enforcing it and people are standing in the tape. I end up in the back of the section and can't really see. So I stand up during the parts I really want to see, since I brought my crutch.

Edited to add: this was Sunday, July 29th at 9 pm

I make the most of it, but it wasn't much of a preferred section and there were lots of people in the back like us, who couldn't really see. I would definitely get there much earlier, especially if you are in a wheelchair/ECV. I thought dining at Carthay would be a nice way to see the show with minimal wait, but I still needed to show up at least an hour before to secure the best seating.

The preferred section was also VERY chaotic and no one seemed to know where we were supposed to go or how to get us there. Which was strange because there were lots of handicapped folks in the preferred section. But I still loved the show and really enjoyed the Brave section. I just want to give people a heads up that the Carthay FPs don't guarantee you a good view.

 

[RunRosemary]

First timer here, thanks for all the advice! I've been waiting to reserve two picnic lunches to get reserved seating to WOC for September 1 but that date still isn't available online. Talked to a CM yesterday and she just said it should open up soon. Anyone else have this experience?

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[mvf-m11c]

First timer here, thanks for all the advice! I've been waiting to reserve two picnic lunches to get reserved seating to WOC for September 1 but that date still isn't available online. Talked to a CM yesterday and she just said it should open up soon. Anyone else have this experience?

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I have done the WoC picnic and it is a nice cold meal where you get a good meal of what you paid for. There is no reserved seating for WoC, it is a standing up show unless you are in the handicapped section or VIP section. You are guarantee a FP for the yellow viewing section for the 1st or 2nd show.

Here is a tip from HydroGuy OP about the picnic.

What are the main differences between World of Color Preferred Dining viewing, picnics, and regular FASTPASSes?

All of the viewing areas are standing only. There are a few benches here and there usually used by those less able to stand (e.g., the elderly).

o The Preferred Dining costs $35-40 per person and gets you a quality meal and entrance to the central viewing area (as shown in the viewing chart above and close-up map later in this post). The viewing spots are central to the show but do not think that if you stand here you will have a guaranteed good view. The quality of your spot depends on how tall you are and where you stand. See advice also below on getting a good spot in the preferred dining viewing area.

o The picnics get you a cold meal and a guaranteed FP to the yellow viewing section. That is all. WCT lunches are functionally the same. Your FP has a different look than regular FPs but is functionally identical. You do not get admittance to the preferred dining section in the center or any special viewing area at all. You are mixed in with the regular free FP sections. The main advantage is you have guaranteed admittance to a specific show at a specific time and do not have to commit time to go into DCA in the morning to get regular FPs. You can show up really late for your picnics (like 6PM) and still be able to see WOC.

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.

o Regular FPs are for blue, yellow or red sections. These are free. You cannot choose which color you get. If you go to the WOC (GRR) FP machines they give out one color at a time. If you want a different color section you have to come back later when that color is given out. But there are no specific times when each color is given out so which color is available depends on how busy the day is at DCA and when you happen to arrive. The way to find out which color FP is being distributed is to ask the CMs or just walk up and look at what other FP gatherers are actually getting.

See this excellent post by Disneyland 1951 for what the various WOC entrance tickets look like.

 

[KaChow]

Carthay circle now has their first lunch seating at 11:30 which was really disappointing to us. (DS goes down for nap by 1, and we had an 11 am reservation). Disney Dining called me on Saturday to ask if they could change our reservation for 11:30. Now I'm wondering if I should try for another WOC dining package instead. Frustrating.

When did you get this info? We have a 11am reservation for the 15th of August and I have not received a phone call yet. I wonder if it's coming? I was going to call early next week to confirm all of my reservations, so I may get a answer then.

 

[cgh]

When did you get this info? We have a 11am reservation for the 15th of August and I have not received a phone call yet. I wonder if it's coming? I was going to call early next week to confirm all of my reservations, so I may get a answer then.

They (Disney Dining) called my cell phone on July 28th. The reservation was for Monday, August 13th at 11 made originally on June 13th. Maybe it's just Monday they aren't open?

Really, the whole thing put me in a tizzy. Long nice meal with a 3 1/2 year old near nap time. 11 is so much better for us then 11:30. It will be a different dining experience as we'll have to rush more.

 

[cgh]

I called Disney Dining back to see if they know of any days that Carthay Circle is open at 11, and they didn't have that info readily available. I'd suggest calling if you have an 11 reservation. I think we are just going to stick with 11:30. I like the WOC dining option better there then at WCT and the way I scheduled the week that's just the best. (we are taking Tuesday as a sleep in day). I think we'll stop by the day before maybe to figure out what we are eating so we can order right away.

 

[KaChow]

I called Disney Dining back to see if they know of any days that Carthay Circle is open at 11, and they didn't have that info readily available. I'd suggest calling if you have an 11 reservation. I think we are just going to stick with 11:30. I like the WOC dining option better there then at WCT and the way I scheduled the week that's just the best. (we are taking Tuesday as a sleep in day). I think we'll stop by the day before maybe to figure out what we are eating so we can order right away.

Thanks! I'm going to call them on Monday, I haven't heard anything yet. We have a large party (12) so I wonder if a different area of disney dinning handles those calls? I'll let you know what I find out. Hope it goes well for you!

 

[DemonLlama]

We are considering booking dinner at Carthay Circle the day we arrive for 7:00, which if I'm reading the posts correctly, would give us passes to the preferred seating area for the second show, which on October 13 should be at 9:15? (The schedule isn't out for Oct yet but the September 15 Sat. schedule shows WoC at 8:00 and 9:15.)

Does that give us enough time to dine and get to the seating area early enough for a good spot? We would be walking there directly from dinner, although I'm not sure how long to give ourselves between the restaurant and Paradise Park?

I was assuming we would want to arrive for the show an hour in advance, but with a second show, that doesn't pan out. We can't get there for a spot at 8:15 while the first show is still in progress.

Has anyone done the second show with CCR passes?

 

[PinkBudgie]

We are considering booking dinner at Carthay Circle the day we arrive for 7:00, which if I'm reading the posts correctly, would give us passes to the preferred seating area for the second show, which on October 13 should be at 9:15? (The schedule isn't out for Oct yet but the September 15 Sat. schedule shows WoC at 8:00 and 9:15.)

Does that give us enough time to dine and get to the seating area early enough for a good spot? We would be walking there directly from dinner, although I'm not sure how long to give ourselves between the restaurant and Paradise Park?

I was assuming we would want to arrive for the show an hour in advance, but with a second show, that doesn't pan out. We can't get there for a spot at 8:15 while the first show is still in progress.

Has anyone done the second show with CCR passes?

I don't know the hours for non summer WOC shows. But we did do the second show with CCR passes at 10:15pm. We were tired and had nothing to do anyway, so we wandered over to the show area at 9:40 to see what was going on and they were just setting up the signs for the FP sections. We saw the one marked "Reserved Viewing" and went over. We were let in and told to give our ticket to the CM down and to the right. The people in front of us must have had WCT tickets because they were told to head straight down to the circle area. We go in and have our pick of railing spots. We just sat down on the ground and leaned against the railing in our "spot". I can't say when exactly but by 10pm the railing spots were full but as far as the viewing area went it was very uncrowded. Just before the show a family came and stood behind us. Not inches behind us, but feet behind us. There was a lot of room in that area and I imagine they could see better by standing further back behind us. So, you really could just wander in before show start and probably have a decent view. Or 30 minutes before and probably get some sort of railing spot.

 

[jojomojo]

Does that give us enough time to dine and get to the seating area early enough for a good spot? We would be walking there directly from dinner, although I'm not sure how long to give ourselves between the restaurant and Paradise Park?

I can't answer your question in regards to the second showing (we went to the first), but we (party of 8) just had lunch there (CCT) on 8/1 at 12:30. We didn't get out of there until after 2:30. We had a fair amount of time in between courses (apps, main, dessert) to just sit and talk so I don't think it was because we are slow eaters Not sure if it was because the restaurant was busy or what (we ate in the Hollywood room, so it was just us and one other family, several open tables in there). Not sure if everyone experiences such a relaxing pace, but I thought I'd mention that.

Also, our group was 5 adults (4 adults & a 14 yr old ordering off of adult menu), and 3 kids (12 yr old ordering off kid menu, and 5 & 8 yr olds). Our server told us the kids could order whatever off the kids menu and it would count for the ticket. Orders from the adult menu need to be the app or dessert & entree (and that she'd allow a salad as an entree). Not sure if all servers will say that, but I was sure glad ours did, it would have been a lot of waste if the kids all had to order a kids dessert too (they didn't mind skipping dessert because they had ice cream right before lunch ).

And since this is the WOC superthread, I wanted to share a pic of where we stood that night. It was an amazing view! We were back far enough to take it all in, and caught glimpses from the surface of the water up now and then too. I was a little worried about the massive black lamp post in the way, but it wasn't an issue at all. We were also told that it was dead center of the show, have they realigned it? The pic from the beginning of the thread shows we were off center.

Apparently, we were too entranced with the show that we didn't get any pics until it was over

Stood at the red dot, on the steps along the railing. This section (going to the right of us) was the only section I was offered. I was told that the preferred dining down front past the circle was WCT, but I was welcome to go there if I wanted. The section in front of us may have been preferred dining as well, it was hard to tell what the CM was pointing at, but it looked roped off and stayed empty until close to the start of the show. I sat down right at 8 when they opened it and was pretty much alone for the first half hour (there were a few other families along the rail down the way). Directly to my right was 2 or 3 benches along the railing taped off for those who needed them (these filled up quickly). I was also a little surprised that we got "wet" here (not soaked, just felt it). Not just the mist from the high fountains, but from the little fountain in the garden area just in front of us.

I hope this helps someone. I was very pleased with our view (being vertically challenged at 5', that's a big deal!).

 

[nancy drew]

I can't answer your question in regards to the second showing (we went to the first), but we (party of 8) just had lunch there on 8/1 at 12:30. We didn't get out of there until after 2:30. We had a fair amount of time in between courses (apps, main, dessert) to just sit and talk so I don't think it was because we are slow eaters Not sure if it was because the restaurant was busy or what (we ate in the Hollywood room, so it was just us and one other family, several open tables in there). Not sure if everyone experiences such a relaxing pace, but I thought I'd mention that.

Also, our group was 5 adults (4 adults & a 14 yr old ordering off of adult menu), and 3 kids (12 yr old ordering off kid menu, and 5 & 8 yr olds). Our server told us the kids could order whatever off the kids menu and it would count for the ticket. Orders from the adult menu need to be the app or dessert & entree (and that she'd allow a salad as an entree). Not sure if all servers will say that, but I was sure glad ours did, it would have been a lot of waste if the kids all had to order a kids dessert too (they didn't mind skipping dessert because they had ice cream right before lunch ).

And since this is the WOC superthread, I wanted to share a pic of where we stood that night. It was an amazing view! We were back far enough to take it all in, and caught glimpses from the surface of the water up now and then too. I was a little worried about the massive black lamp post in the way, but it wasn't an issue at all. We were also told that it was dead center of the show, have they realigned it? The pic from the beginning of the thread shows we were off center.

Apparently, we were too entranced with the show that we didn't get any pics until it was over

Stood at the red dot, on the steps along the railing. This section (going to the right of us) was the only section I was offered. I was told that the preferred dining down front past the circle was WCT, but I was welcome to go there if I wanted. The section in front of us may have been preferred dining as well, it was hard to tell what the CM was pointing at, but it looked roped off and stayed empty until close to the start of the show. I sat down right at 8 when they opened it and was pretty much alone for the first half hour (there were a few other families along the rail down the way). Directly to my right was 2 or 3 benches along the railing taped off for those who needed them (these filled up quickly). I was also a little surprised that we got "wet" here (not soaked, just felt it). Not just the mist from the high fountains, but from the little fountain in the garden area just in front of us.

I hope this helps someone. I was very pleased with our view (being vertically challenged at 5', that's a big deal!).

Wait, I thought the preferred dining section was the green section on the photo you posted. Has that changed?

 

[HydroGuy]

Wait, I thought the preferred dining section was the green section on the photo you posted. Has that changed?

WCT lunch is not preferred dining and does not get you into the green section. Read the OP in this thread for more info.

 

[jojomojo]

Wait, I thought the preferred dining section was the green section on the photo you posted. Has that changed?

WCT lunch is not preferred dining and does not get you into the green section. Read the OP in this thread for more info.

We had lunch at CCR. The area that is yellow, where I put my red dot, was set up for preferred dining. I was told the area past the circle (that is green on the picture) was reserved for WCT preferred dining, but I was welcome to stand there if I wanted.

Unless I was directed to the wrong spot, yes, I guess the preferred dining section has changed. I tried to watch WOC only once before, in 2010 and was stuck deep in the red section and saw nothing but shoulders, so I don't have much experience with all this. But I can say I walked directly from the preferred dining sign/entrance (top center in yellow area on pic) to the spot I stayed (recommended by 3 different CMs as one of the best), it was roped off and never got crowded, saw a few people ask why they couldn't stand there (was told it was reserved). The section that was in front of me (also yellow on the pic) I was unsure of...it was roped off as well and stayed empty pretty close up until the show started.

Same CCR dining experience as Alfred described in this post.