World of Color Superthread

[mom2rtk]

We are considering doing a dining package the night we arrive since we'll be there too late to get a FP and it will be the first day of the Candlelight Processional and I expect things to be busy.

Can someone tell me what time lunch at CC ends and dinner begins?

 

[mvf-m11c]

We are considering doing a dining package the night we arrive since we'll be there too late to get a FP and it will be the first day of the Candlelight Processional and I expect things to be busy.

Can someone tell me what time lunch at CC ends and dinner begins?

I ate at the CCR last month and the first available dinner time was at 4:30pm (but that was when WoC started at 8:15pm since it was a shorten day). I could be wrong but I would say that the last lunch time at CCR is around 3pm since dinner starts at 4:30pm.

 

[mom2rtk]

I ate at the CCR last month and the first available dinner time was at 4:30pm (but that was when WoC started at 8:15pm since it was a shorten day). I could be wrong but I would say that the last lunch time at CCR is around 3pm since dinner starts at 4:30pm.

Thanks Bret! I want to eat early enough that we are not rushed getting over to WoC and I don't want to worry about running late. But I don't want to schedule so early that we'll be stressed if our flight runs late.

 

[Karin1984]

Hi all,

I need some advice, I've already read a lot in this thread but still not sure what to do. I'm travelling solo, half November, I'm a Disneyland newbie, question: Fast pass or package or neither?
- Standing in line for FP and to get into the area, seems like a waste of my touring time.
- The package is my fear of not liking everything on the special menu (Wine County is probably my choice) and the costs.
- Neither will give me touring time and save me money, but is that wise for a first timer? How easy is it as solo traveller to get a good spot at the last moment?

Thank you for your advice

 

[mom2rtk]

If there's more than one show and you do the dinner package, do you get your choice of shows? Or does it depend on your dinner time?

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

If there's more than one show and you do the dinner package, do you get your choice of shows? Or does it depend on your dinner time?

The one time we did the WOC package, we ate lunch at CCR (much cheaper than dinner!) and were given the choice of which show we wanted to see. I don't know if that is normal or not though.

 

[mom2rtk]

The one time we did the WOC package, we ate lunch at CCR (much cheaper than dinner!) and were given the choice of which show we wanted to see. I don't know if that is normal or not though.

Thanks Jamie! we're traveling that day so I have no interest in a late show. But then I still don't even know if they'll be doing more than one show that day. Hopefully with CP going on they'll have the sense to have 2.

I'd love to hear more reports on whether choice of shows is still how they would handle this.

 

[HydroGuy]

If there's more than one show and you do the dinner package, do you get your choice of shows? Or does it depend on your dinner time?

It used to be that when you made your res for dining you also made your res for which show you wanted to see. Not sure if they still do that when they have two shows.

 

[mom2rtk]

It used to be that when you made your res for dining you also made your res for which show you wanted to see. Not sure if they still do that when they have two shows.

Thanks for that. Maybe I'll call to make the reservation so I can double check.

 

[HydroGuy]

Hi all,

I need some advice, I've already read a lot in this thread but still not sure what to do. I'm travelling solo, half November, I'm a Disneyland newbie, question: Fast pass or package or neither?
- Standing in line for FP and to get into the area, seems like a waste of my touring time.
- The package is my fear of not liking everything on the special menu (Wine County is probably my choice) and the costs.
- Neither will give me touring time and save me money, but is that wise for a first timer? How easy is it as solo traveller to get a good spot at the last moment?

Thank you for your advice

How many days do you have at DLR? If you have at least two full days I would recommend seeing WOC. if only one, then I would recommend skipping it.

If you are getting a dining package thinking it will save you time or get you a better spot with less time waiting, then that is not the case on average. So my answer would be do not get the dinner package.

If you are solo that does improve your chances of seeing WOC without as long of a wait. But it depends on how tall you are.

Even with me being 5' 11", I would still plan to wait a minimum of 60 minutes to see WOC if I wanted to get a good viewing spot.

 

[ColdNeverBotheredMe]

Hi all,

I need some advice, I've already read a lot in this thread but still not sure what to do. I'm travelling solo, half November, I'm a Disneyland newbie, question: Fast pass or package or neither?
- Standing in line for FP and to get into the area, seems like a waste of my touring time.
- The package is my fear of not liking everything on the special menu (Wine County is probably my choice) and the costs.
- Neither will give me touring time and save me money, but is that wise for a first timer? How easy is it as solo traveller to get a good spot at the last moment?

Thank you for your advice

I would DEFINITELY recommend going with the FP. It's not as big a deal as it might seem. In my family's experience it is basically impossible to get a good spot at all without a fastpass. And it's not even a big deal to just pick up WoC fastpasses when we're done with GRR or something. We've always been able to get great spots, although it does take a little bit of waiting. But yeah, I'd vote FP.

 

[Diszona]

How many days do you have at DLR? If you have at least two full days I would recommend seeing WOC. if only one, then I would recommend skipping it.

If you are getting a dining package thinking it will save you time or get you a better spot with less time waiting, then that is not the case on average. So my answer would be do not get the dinner package.

If you are solo that does improve your chances of seeing WOC without as long of a wait. But it depends on how tall you are.

Even with me being 5' 11", I would still plan to wait a minimum of 60 minutes to see WOC if I wanted to get a good viewing spot.

I can't speak for the average, but I will say when we did it last week (we ate at the Wine Country Trattoria, which was great) we got a spot right in the front, unobstructed on a rail with no wait about 30 minutes before the start of the show. It probably depends on which night you a going (we did it Monday) and the kind of crowd that day.

 

[HydroGuy]

I can't speak for the average, but I will say when we did it last week (we ate at the Wine Country Trattoria, which was great) we got a spot right in the front, unobstructed on a rail with no wait about 30 minutes before the start of the show. It probably depends on which night you a going (we did it Monday) and the kind of crowd that day.

Yes, I hear of that happening. Thanks for your feedback.

 

[Karin1984]

I can't speak for the average, but I will say when we did it last week (we ate at the Wine Country Trattoria, which was great) we got a spot right in the front, unobstructed on a rail with no wait about 30 minutes before the start of the show. It probably depends on which night you a going (we did it Monday) and the kind of crowd that day.

Thanks for sharing! I plan to be there on a Wednesday, a weekday should have lower crowds.

I would DEFINITELY recommend going with the FP. It's not as big a deal as it might seem. In my family's experience it is basically impossible to get a good spot at all without a fastpass. And it's not even a big deal to just pick up WoC fastpasses when we're done with GRR or something. We've always been able to get great spots, although it does take a little bit of waiting. But yeah, I'd vote FP.

Good to know! A local friend also told me getting WoC fastpasses is not taking so much time anymore as it did in the beginning. (I'll skip GRR, not much fun when travelling solo )

How many days do you have at DLR? If you have at least two full days I would recommend seeing WOC. if only one, then I would recommend skipping it.

If you are getting a dining package thinking it will save you time or get you a better spot with less time waiting, then that is not the case on average. So my answer would be do not get the dinner package.

If you are solo that does improve your chances of seeing WOC without as long of a wait. But it depends on how tall you are.

Even with me being 5' 11", I would still plan to wait a minimum of 60 minutes to see WOC if I wanted to get a good viewing spot.

I'm about 5' 6'', so I will need a good spot
I have several days, (Sun 3PM - Thursday 5PM), I do have time to see WOC. But as it's my first visit I want to see everything at a leisurely pace.

 

[maleficent55]

Hi! I could use a little help planning! I've read a bit around on this thread but can't read it all!

We (a party of 4 adults and 1 toddler) are coming to the parks with park hoppers 10/24-10/27. We have MHP on Monday the 27th and I want to save either Saturday or Sunday to see F! For our first time ever.
I'm trying to figure out which night would be best for is to try to see WOC (for our first time too). I was originally thinking Friday night, since we are getting kicked out of DL anyway (because of the MHP on that night that we don't have tickets for). But will the crowds be exceptional on Friday due to all of the people heading over to DCA who aren't going to the MHP?

So which night is a big question? And my other question is to get a dining package or not?
I'm thinking if we try to see the show in Friday maybe we SHOULD get a dining package because the crowds will be so much larger? Or not?!?

I will add that the least amount of time we have to queue up, the best. Not so much because of the toddler but because my husband walks on prosthetics. Standing around in one spot is much harder than actually walking and moving, which is why he also gets a DAS.

Any tips surrounding these issues would be fantastic! Thank you!

 

[HydroGuy]

Hi! I could use a little help planning! I've read a bit around on this thread but can't read it all!

We (a party of 4 adults and 1 toddler) are coming to the parks with park hoppers 10/24-10/27. We have MHP on Monday the 27th and I want to save either Saturday or Sunday to see F! For our first time ever.
I'm trying to figure out which night would be best for is to try to see WOC (for our first time too). I was originally thinking Friday night, since we are getting kicked out of DL anyway (because of the MHP on that night that we don't have tickets for). But will the crowds be exceptional on Friday due to all of the people heading over to DCA who aren't going to the MHP?

So which night is a big question? And my other question is to get a dining package or not?
I'm thinking if we try to see the show in Friday maybe we SHOULD get a dining package because the crowds will be so much larger? Or not?!?

I will add that the least amount of time we have to queue up, the best. Not so much because of the toddler but because my husband walks on prosthetics. Standing around in one spot is much harder than actually walking and moving, which is why he also gets a DAS.

Any tips surrounding these issues would be fantastic! Thank you!

Have you read the OP? I pretty much answers all these questions. Except for which night to go!

o Crowds at DCA have no real impact on WOC because it is all FP reserved.

o A WOC dining res does not get you much more than a free FP. It is only worth doing the dining res if you want to dine at one of those restaurants anyways.

o Once you get your WOC spot you all - including your husband can sit and wait for the show to start. He will need to stand during the show of course if he is in the regular area.

o If you want to have a slam dunk good view of the show you need to queue 90 minutes early as outlined in the OP. If you want to take a chance at a poor view you can try 60 minutes. I would take that chance when seeing WOC for the first time. A good view of the show vs. not being able to see makes all the difference.

o I think going Friday night is the best night to go because you have to leave DL anyways. That will bump crowds up at DCA and it is the best time to see a show for which you have a reservation.

 

[maleficent55]

Have you read the OP? I pretty much answers all these questions. Except for which night to go!

o Crowds at DCA have no real impact on WOC because it is all FP reserved.

o A WOC dining res does not get you much more than a free FP. It is only worth doing the dining res if you want to dine at one of those restaurants anyways.

o Once you get your WOC spot you all - including your husband can sit and wait for the show to start. He will need to stand during the show of course if he is in the regular area.

o If you want to have a slam dunk good view of the show you need to queue 90 minutes early as outlined in the OP. If you want to take a chance at a poor view you can try 60 minutes. I would take that chance when seeing WOC for the first time. A good view of the show vs. not being able to see makes all the difference.

o I think going Friday night is the best night to go because you have to leave DL anyways. That will bump crowds up at DCA and it is the best time to see a show for which you have a reservation.

I guess I was questioning doing a WOC dining package was because of the
Reports from people about lining up so late...maybe 30-60 minutes vs 60-90 minutes and getting a much better viewing area? Anytime we can shave off of standing/sitting around the better.

 

[HydroGuy]

I guess I was questioning doing a WOC dining package was because of the
Reports from people about lining up so late...maybe 30-60 minutes vs 60-90 minutes and getting a much better viewing area? Anytime we can shave off of standing/sitting around the better.

It depends on whether you want to see the show with a "for sure" good view or not.

One of my co-workers took her kids to see WOC in June. They had seen it before from a good spot so know how good it is. That night they did not arrive early enough to get a for sure good spot. They left with her kids in tears. This story has played out countless time on this forum over the last 4 years since WOC debuted.

You can risk that or you can plan to arrive 90 minutes before the show. 75 minutes early may be enough if you have a dining package. 30 minutes may be enough on certain nights if you get really lucky. I am telling you if you want to see the show then do not count on getting lucky and plan to arrive 90 minutes early. It is much, much better to be 15 minutes too early to see this show rather than 15 minutes too late.

It is Disney's fault for designing such a poor viewing area. But the show is excellent when you have a good view. The dining package will not save you much if any time in waiting.

 

[MG3G]

Sorry this thread is HUGE and I didn't see it glancing through---
Can someone please explain how handicapped seating works? I will be on my scooter and have a family of 7 - 2 adults, 5 children. Will we be allowed to see the show together? Is there a suggestion on which viewing area is better for HC access? Do we get a fast past still? AND is the view any good from the HC area? I CAN NOT stand for 26 minutes let alone the wait BUT maybe if the HC area is no good we can get a dining package and I can sit on the stairs or something?

 

[HydroGuy]

Sorry this thread is HUGE and I didn't see it glancing through---
Can someone please explain how handicapped seating works? I will be on my scooter and have a family of 7 - 2 adults, 5 children. Will we be allowed to see the show together? Is there a suggestion on which viewing area is better for HC access? Do we get a fast past still? AND is the view any good from the HC area? I CAN NOT stand for 26 minutes let alone the wait BUT maybe if the HC area is no good we can get a dining package and I can sit on the stairs or something?

I do not know the answer to your questions. Hopefully others will. I need to update the map in the OP because there is now an HC section near the front in what used to be the yellow section. Not sure how to get in that area but I would try to find out how and go there if I was working with an HC situation.

HTH