World of Color Superthread

[HydroGuy]

Wow. That is crazy - they put you the furthest back, and more off-center than the middle of blue or the other dining, and then on their web-page call it a special "center stage" for CCR guests only.

If you go back to posts from last summer you will see many of us puzzling over this. It has been a year now. I do not get it. The key thing is to be assertive about where you want to go. Some CMs just say "No problem, go wherever you want". Others try hard to guide you into the "CCR area".

Okay, now I understand why I have to tell a CM I'm going elsewhere, and why they told me on the phone it was a separate section. So now I understand it is in the green, but roped off separately.

So my plan will be, regardless of where I end up dining, to go to the "Front Rail Elevated" or "Stairs" of the dining section.

The stairs are a backup if you have no other choice. I would prefer not to be there and if it were me I would move down below the elevated spot to the very front rail on the water if I could not get the elevated spot. That is a very good spot. I would not go to the stairs unless you arrive too late and just have no other good option.

 

[HydroGuy]

I have booked CCR WOC package for my family but it sounds like this may not be suitable.

I have two boys aged 6 & 9 and I wanted to make sure they got the best views. Maybe I should change to WCT or AG instead - which one better than the other?

I wonder what you chances would be like 1 month out. It may even be too late to change.

None are better than the other. For any WOC area it is key to know where you want to go, arrive early, have backup spots, and hold those spots. As outlined in the OP. Do not get a CCR res because you think it will automatically get you to a good view or the best spot. It will do none of that. Especially with children or those of short stature.

 

[Jaina]

Just to clarify (after reading through the OP and last several pages): If you get the CCR lunch WOC package ($39 per person), and show up 60-90 minutes before showtime (for the single 8:15 WOC show on a "short" day) and know which spots are best, you should be able to get a good view, right? My friends are going just after Labor Day, and have decided they want to eat at Carthay Circle anyway, so I am trying to make sure I give them good info.

 

[HydroGuy]

Just to clarify (after reading through the OP and last several pages): If you get the CCR lunch WOC package ($39 per person), and show up 60-90 minutes before showtime (for the single 8:15 WOC show on a "short" day) and know which spots are best, you should be able to get a good view, right? My friends are going just after Labor Day, and have decided they want to eat at Carthay Circle anyway, so I am trying to make sure I give them good info.

They should be able to. If they know where to go and try hard to get there and are assertive. Otherwise they will end up with a mediocre or poor view - depending on how tall they are.

 

[MsMinne]

None are better than the other. For any WOC area it is key to know where you want to go, arrive early, have backup spots, and hold those spots. As outlined in the OP. Do not get a CCR res because you think it will automatically get you to a good view or the best spot. It will do none of that. Especially with children or those of short stature.

I changed my CCR booking to AG WOC. So all is good. Thanks for the advice. I don't want to risk and be too far from the action. I know my kids will be itching to be closer if were set back in the CCR reserved area

 

[lucysmom]

This December will by our second trip to DLR. Last year I sat in the handicapped area on a bench. I was not very impressed by the show at all. I think we were just too far away to feel like we were part of it. This year were really want to enjoy the new holiday show. I was thinking of getting a dining package and just trying for your recommended spot by the rail. The problem is I really can't stand a long time. So, I have read that the second show is the one to go to. Do we just stand for an hour or do people sit down? Hydroguy, I know you said you need to be assertive, but how does that work exactly?

 

[HydroGuy]

This December will by our second trip to DLR. Last year I sat in the handicapped area on a bench. I was not very impressed by the show at all. I think we were just too far away to feel like we were part of it. This year were really want to enjoy the new holiday show. I was thinking of getting a dining package and just trying for your recommended spot by the rail. The problem is I really can't stand a long time. So, I have read that the second show is the one to go to. Do we just stand for an hour or do people sit down? Hydroguy, I know you said you need to be assertive, but how does that work exactly?

When you arrive at any spot, it is perfectly OK to sit down until the show starts. The show lasts for 26 minutes. Can you stand that long?

Also, do you have some in your group who are more mobile and can go on ahead of you to secure a spot while you make your way down? If so that may be best.

When I say be assertive, it mostly applies to the reserved viewing area as the CMs do not form a queue. It is disorganized and unfair to those who show up first. But it is what it is. So when they start allowing guests in, you need to move quickly forward.

The regular viewing areas have queues so no assertiveness is really needed except to hold your place in line.

 

[Mouseketeers4]

We just got back from our trip and I wanted to share our WoC experience in case it might help someone else. I also have to say a big thanks for this thread because it made it so easy for us. The show was the highlight of the entire trip for DH and me and our little ones really enjoyed it too.

We went to the one and only show (8:15) on Wednesday, September 4th. I forgot to grab passes in the morning, so we ended up with the yellow section around 1 or 2 in the afternoon. I believe passes were still available later when I headed in to line up for the show. I got to the yellow queue around 6:50 and there were only 6 people in front of me. They let us in to the viewing area just after 7:15 and I went straight to the spot I had picked ahead of time - on the rail just behind the wet zone, at the two green stars next to the reserved viewing area. I put down a beach towel to save enough space and sat and read while waiting for the rest of my group.

DH arrived with the kids in our double stroller about 25 minutes before showtime and they were able to join me fairly easily. I pushed the stroller right up to the rail where the towel had been and DH stood behind it while I stayed on the rail next to it. The kids sat in the stroller until showtime and then I held DD (1) in a carrier while DS (3) stood in the stroller. We loved the show and I highly recommend seeing it. If I could only pick one nighttime show to see it would be this one, hands down.

 

[Nonsuch]

...If I could only pick one nighttime show to see it would be this one, hands down.

While it seems most guest love Fantasmic, WoC is my favorite show

 

[czmom]

We just got back from our trip and I wanted to share our WoC experience in case it might help someone else. I also have to say a big thanks for this thread because it made it so easy for us. The show was the highlight of the entire trip for DH and me and our little ones really enjoyed it too.

We went to the one and only show (8:15) on Wednesday, September 4th. I forgot to grab passes in the morning, so we ended up with the yellow section around 1 or 2 in the afternoon. I believe passes were still available later when I headed in to line up for the show. I got to the yellow queue around 6:50 and there were only 6 people in front of me. They let us in to the viewing area just after 7:15 and I went straight to the spot I had picked ahead of time - on the rail just behind the wet zone, at the two green stars next to the reserved viewing area. I put down a beach towel to save enough space and sat and read while waiting for the rest of my group.

DH arrived with the kids in our double stroller about 25 minutes before showtime and they were able to join me fairly easily. I pushed the stroller right up to the rail where the towel had been and DH stood behind it while I stayed on the rail next to it. The kids sat in the stroller until showtime and then I held DD (1) in a carrier while DS (3) stood in the stroller. We loved the show and I highly recommend seeing it. If I could only pick one nighttime show to see it would be this one, hands down.

Thank you SO much for sharing this! I have been back and forth about the dining package for our upcoming trip, but your plan seemed to work great! I also have 2 small children and we really want to be at the rail.
I guess the area where you were was raised high enough that no ones views were blocked from the people in the wet area below you?

 

[HydroGuy]

Thank you SO much for sharing this! I have been back and forth about the dining package for our upcoming trip, but your plan seemed to work great! I also have 2 small children and we really want to be at the rail.
I guess the area where you were was raised high enough that no ones views were blocked from the people in the wet area below you?

All of the locations in the OP with green stars are areas where guests of any height can see the show. Yellow stars it depends on how tall you are.

 

[HydroGuy]

We just got back from our trip and I wanted to share our WoC experience in case it might help someone else. I also have to say a big thanks for this thread because it made it so easy for us. The show was the highlight of the entire trip for DH and me and our little ones really enjoyed it too.

We went to the one and only show (8:15) on Wednesday, September 4th. I forgot to grab passes in the morning, so we ended up with the yellow section around 1 or 2 in the afternoon. I believe passes were still available later when I headed in to line up for the show. I got to the yellow queue around 6:50 and there were only 6 people in front of me. They let us in to the viewing area just after 7:15 and I went straight to the spot I had picked ahead of time - on the rail just behind the wet zone, at the two green stars next to the reserved viewing area. I put down a beach towel to save enough space and sat and read while waiting for the rest of my group.

DH arrived with the kids in our double stroller about 25 minutes before showtime and they were able to join me fairly easily. I pushed the stroller right up to the rail where the towel had been and DH stood behind it while I stayed on the rail next to it. The kids sat in the stroller until showtime and then I held DD (1) in a carrier while DS (3) stood in the stroller. We loved the show and I highly recommend seeing it. If I could only pick one nighttime show to see it would be this one, hands down.

WOC rocks! I am glad I have now have more people like you on the bandwagon!

 

[czmom]

All of the locations in the OP with green stars are areas where guests of any height can see the show. Yellow stars it depends on how tall you are.

Awesome! Thanks HydroGuy!

 

[czmom]

One more thing- I noticed on the map in the original post there are 2 entry points for the Blue Section. Does this still happen? And which one would you line up at for the front part where the green stars are?

 

[HydroGuy]

One more thing- I noticed on the map in the original post there are 2 entry points for the Blue Section. Does this still happen? And which one would you line up at for the front part where the green stars are?

AFAIK, yes. If you want the green stars line up at the north queue.

 

[patmarcu]

We are thinking of getting a dining package for first night of the new holiday/Christmas WOC show. My dad will be in a scooter. Is there good handicap seating in the dining reserved area or would it be better to just get a FP for the handicap seating?

 

[disneyworld1977]

Just my two cents for the fire hydrant spot. We went there on September 5. It's a good spot. We got the blue section fast pass. We went to that spot there was someone already there kind of by it. But it was still not very Crowded in that area and we were able to see a lot of the show from there instead of being crowded down below. So I do recommend that spot

 

[Andyman33]

agree completely. the place was packed in...there were a few groups at the fire hydrant when we got there about 30 minutes prior to showtime. I was able to see over them and I put my daughter on the light stand to sit on (she's 4) and held her -- perfect view! -- now to find the light spot at fantasmic

 

[HydroGuy]

We are thinking of getting a dining package for first night of the new holiday/Christmas WOC show. My dad will be in a scooter. Is there good handicap seating in the dining reserved area or would it be better to just get a FP for the handicap seating?

I do not know. If you have a chance to go to DCA ahead of time (like the day before you see WOC) then you can ask. Hopefully others can add more about their experience.

 

[Shinji4u]

Sorry to ask it, I could imagine, that it is asked alot of times allready, but I couldn't find it

Can anybody tell me, what are the sections for WCT Lunch, WCT Dinner, AG and CCR Lunch and Dinner...As far as I read it here, there are differences between these locations.

We are planing to go on a day with only one show and wouldn't like to spent TOO much money for the food, but would love to get in the reserved area, not the blue section ^^