World of Color Superthread

[crystal1313]

If you want a front railing spot in the viewing area (depending on what color you get) for WoC Winter Dreams, I would show up at least 30 minutes or even an hour (to be safe) before the CM's let the guests in the viewing area. I would talk to the CM's where they are letting the guests enter the designated color queue so you will be able to go in the queue just when they let the guests in. The CM's will let the guests in one hour before the show starts at it's designated time.

Thank you! With the later show time (9:45) we are trying to determine how long we can wait before DS5 will fall asleep! He ALWAYS falls asleep while waiting for night time shows....so hoping we can maybe bribe him with a treat while we wait! 30-60 min sounds reasonable...I just hope he can stay awake! We shall see

 

[HydroGuy]

Thank you! With the later show time (9:45) we are trying to determine how long we can wait before DS5 will fall asleep! He ALWAYS falls asleep while waiting for night time shows....so hoping we can maybe bribe him with a treat while we wait! 30-60 min sounds reasonable...I just hope he can stay awake! We shall see

That is not 30-60 minutes before the show. That is 30-60 minutes before guests are allowed into the viewing area. Which is typically 60 minutes before the show.

Bottom line is the 90 minute rule is still as much a rule as ever. Nothing has changed.

 

[mvf-m11c]

That is not 30-60 minutes before the show. That is 30-60 minutes before guests are allowed into the viewing area. Which is typically 60 minutes before the show.

Bottom line is the 90 minute rule is still as much a rule as ever. Nothing has changed.

Just as HydroGuy said that it is before the CM's let the guests in the viewing area. I have seen people line up and hour before they are let in the viewing area.

 

[goofy4tink]

We'll be at DLR Dec 2 and 3. Planning on doing WOC the night of the 2nd. Two adult couples...3 who aren't going to want to stand around, killing time, for 60+ mins. I was going to book a WOC dining pkg, but one couple is a bit 'tight', if you follow me. So figured FP might be our best bet. So....with all this in mind, with it being the Tues after Thanksgiving, what time should I plan on getting everyone there, for how long a wait?
I know there are no 'exact' times to plan on, but a ballpark would be nice.. Any thoughts?

 

[HydroGuy]

We'll be at DLR Dec 2 and 3. Planning on doing WOC the night of the 2nd. Two adult couples...3 who aren't going to want to stand around, killing time, for 60+ mins. I was going to book a WOC dining pkg, but one couple is a bit 'tight', if you follow me. So figured FP might be our best bet. So....with all this in mind, with it being the Tues after Thanksgiving, what time should I plan on getting everyone there, for how long a wait?
I know there are no 'exact' times to plan on, but a ballpark would be nice.. Any thoughts?

I have not seen anything solid to change my mind on the "90 minute rule" in the OP. Especially with normal FP. Reserved dining FP is maybe 75 minutes. If you are willing to risk a so-so or poor view then 60 minutes may work for you.

 

[HydroGuy]

Here is a link to a blog I wrote on Winter Dreams.

http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2014/11/15/...rld-of-color-winter-dreams-feels-more-disney/

 

[goofy4tink]

I have not seen anything solid to change my mind on the "90 minute rule" in the OP. Especially with normal FP. Reserved dining FP is maybe 75 minutes. If you are willing to risk a so-so or poor view then 60 minutes may work for you.

Crap. Ah well. They'll just have to wait then. I doubt I'll be back any time soon, so I need to see this show. The fireworks aren't a huge deal for me, but WoC is. Thanks.

 

[HydroGuy]

Crap. Ah well. They'll just have to wait then. I doubt I'll be back any time soon, so I need to see this show. The fireworks aren't a huge deal for me, but WoC is. Thanks.

FWIW, the Winter Dreams show in December is good but not as good as the regular WOC. I am on the fence in recommending you or anyone see it unless they have plenty of time on their trip such that they can dedicate an evening to WOC. If you decide to spend your time in some other way than Winter Dreams then that has merit. If you decide to see Winter Dreams don't get your hopes sky high. It is cool, and unlike anything at WDW, but does not hold the killer punch that the other show holds. My two cents.

 

[goofy4tink]

FWIW, the Winter Dreams show in December is good but not as good as the regular WOC. I am on the fence in recommending you or anyone see it unless they have plenty of time on their trip such that they can dedicate an evening to WOC. If you decide to spend your time in some other way than Winter Dreams then that has merit. If you decide to see Winter Dreams don't get your hopes sky high. It is cool, and unlike anything at WDW, but does not hold the killer punch that the other show holds. My two cents.

You are not helping!!! I don't have a ton of time.....two days. I guess I'll just pay it by ear and see what happens. I booked an WOC pkg ADR at Cathay for lunch....if we decide to go that might fine. If not, so be it. Thanks for your insights. I'm way out of my comfort zone. Ask me anything about WDW and I'll give you an answer. DLR? No clue.

 

[ACDSNY]

You are not helping!!! I don't have a ton of time.....two days. I guess I'll just pay it by ear and see what happens. I booked an WOC pkg ADR at Cathay for lunch....if we decide to go that might fine. If not, so be it. Thanks for your insights. I'm way out of my comfort zone. Ask me anything about WDW and I'll give you an answer. DLR? No clue.

I thought I'd add our experience to help you decide. We did the Cathay Circle lunch WOC package last Wed. We headed to the reserved area at 7:45 PM for the 8:15 PM show and we're fine. It did start filling up right after we got our spot.

 

[goofy4tink]

I thought I'd add our experience to help you decide. We did the Cathay Circle lunch WOC package last Wed. We headed to the reserved area at 7:45 PM for the 8:15 PM show and we're fine. It did start filling up right after we got our spot.

Ahhh....that does help. Thanks! How was the lunch?

 

[figment_jii]

We are going in two weeks and DS5 and DS6 desperately want to see Olaf in WOCWD. We plan on pulling a FP when we get there in the morning. Is it still a rule of thumb to get to the viewing area 90 minutes before the show? I am hoping to get a spot on the rail so the boys can stand on their own. DH and I really don't want to have to hold the boys to see as they are too heavy now days to hold that long. TIA!

So....with all this in mind, with it being the Tues after Thanksgiving, what time should I plan on getting everyone there, for how long a wait?
I know there are no 'exact' times to plan on, but a ballpark would be nice.. Any thoughts?

I just got back from DLR and from seeing WoC on a Tuesday night. The show was at 8:15 pm and the FP for the "blue" section said to return starting at 7:15 pm. We arrived at about 7:15 pm, and all of the railing spots in the Blue area were taken and some areas were already 2 to 3 people deep. Folks were sitting down on the ground making it look more busy than it was, but in the end, I agree with HydroGuy that you have to commit a large chunk of time if you want a good viewing spot (especially if you're on the shorter side). I would say 90 minutes before show time is the minimum amount of time if you really want a rail spot.

 

[HydroGuy]

You are not helping!!! I don't have a ton of time.....two days. I guess I'll just pay it by ear and see what happens. I booked an WOC pkg ADR at Cathay for lunch....if we decide to go that might fine. If not, so be it. Thanks for your insights. I'm way out of my comfort zone. Ask me anything about WDW and I'll give you an answer. DLR? No clue.

If you do not build the expectations to be really high, then I think you will be good. It is a unique, fun show. If your group likes the Frozen movie and characters (like 99% of the rest of humanity ) that will help.

 

[jomarsou]

We were there on Thursday night and I left WOC thinking that was two hours of my disney time that I won't get back! We got a FP at about 10.30, got the blue section, got there about 6.30 to line up for the 8.15 show. There was already lots of people lining up. We ended up at the side of the circular section in the middle, only one row back from the rope. We still couldn't see anything. I'm not strong enough to lift my 4 yr old onto my shoulders so was trying to hold her up as high as I could but we still couldn't see. I'm sure it's a great show but so disappointing. Get a tall person in front of you and it's all over! Fantasmic on the other hand was just that - FANTASMIC!! Loved it and had a great spot.

 

[HydroGuy]

We were there on Thursday night and I left WOC thinking that was two hours of my disney time that I won't get back! We got a FP at about 10.30, got the blue section, got there about 6.30 to line up for the 8.15 show. There was already lots of people lining up. We ended up at the side of the circular section in the middle, only one row back from the rope. We still couldn't see anything. I'm not strong enough to lift my 4 yr old onto my shoulders so was trying to hold her up as high as I could but we still couldn't see. I'm sure it's a great show but so disappointing. Get a tall person in front of you and it's all over! Fantasmic on the other hand was just that - FANTASMIC!! Loved it and had a great spot.

Where you stood is definitely not recommended. You have to be at a rail or in your case the best you could do was at the rope. Regardless, the viewing section is flawed and you should not have had to be in that situation in the first place if Disney had done a better job of designing the viewing section.

I agree F! has more good viewing spots. However, it too requires a significant time investment to see the fist show of the night. Like 2-3 hrs.

 

[mom2rtk]

You are not helping!!! I don't have a ton of time.....two days. I guess I'll just pay it by ear and see what happens. I booked an WOC pkg ADR at Cathay for lunch....if we decide to go that might fine. If not, so be it. Thanks for your insights. I'm way out of my comfort zone. Ask me anything about WDW and I'll give you an answer. DLR? No clue.

goofy4tink...... we have not seen the regular WoC but saw Winter Dreams last December as our first initiation into WoC. We really enjoyed it. It's something uniquely Disneyland. We stood down front and center and really enjoyed it. I think the ones saying they didn't enjoy it as much are the ones who have seen the regular version for comparison.

I would love it you would post your experience here when you get back. We are having dinner at CC on our arrival night (12/6) and are trying to decide for ourselves how early to get in line.

We were "helpled" last year by the very cold weather. I think people were less inclined to stand down front in the wet zone leaving the spot for us even though there were a lot of people in line already when we lined up.

 

[goofy4tink]

If you do not build the expectations to be really high, then I think you will be good. It is a unique, fun show. If your group likes the Frozen movie and characters (like 99% of the rest of humanity ) that will help.

I like Frozen, I really do. BUT....I think that after my last two WDW trips (Sept and then two weeks ago), I'm about Frozen'ed out!!!!

goofy4tink...... we have not seen the regular WoC but saw Winter Dreams last December as our first initiation into WoC. We really enjoyed it. It's something uniquely Disneyland. We stood down front and center and really enjoyed it. I think the ones saying they didn't enjoy it as much are the ones who have seen the regular version for comparison.

I would love it you would post your experience here when you get back. We are having dinner at CC on our arrival night (12/6) and are trying to decide for ourselves how early to get in line.

We were "helpled" last year by the very cold weather. I think people were less inclined to stand down front in the wet zone leaving the spot for us even though there were a lot of people in line already when we lined up.

I'll be sure to come back and let everyone know how it went. It all depends on what others in our group want to do. Of course, I could get really lucky and get a villa that overlooks WOC!! But, probably not.

 

[BARBARAL26]

Does anyone know what the WOC menu is for the 3 resteraunts? Thanks

 

[HydroGuy]

Does anyone know what the WOC menu is for the 3 resteraunts? Thanks

Look on the DLR website. For example, here is Carthay Circle:

https://disneyland.disney.go.com/dining/disney-california-adventure/carthay-circle-restaurant/menus/

 

[starjazz]

I'll say it here again since it warrants another comment.

I think the best location for viewing that requires minimal time is at the bridge. Your kids can sit right at the edge and it seems to fill up last. The angle may not be 100% perfect, but its totally fine, and if you're like me and don't want to dedicate 2 hours to the thing, the bridge works great for an unobstructed view.

Plus, if you get a decent CM, they'll often let a portion of your group go under the rope to walk around the pier while the others hold your spot!