Fantasmic Reopening Watch

[ceecee101]

So we haven’t been to WDW in over 10 years. We love F! and this is a special trip for us. However we have never gone without doing the dining package. Alas, being there mid-November it’s not an option. Assuming it’s standby only what time should we line up. A bit worried as we’re old folks now, 90 minutes would be REALLY hard.

 

[mattpeto]

So we haven’t been to WDW in over 10 years. We love F! and this is a special trip for us. However we have never gone without doing the dining package. Alas, being there mid-November it’s not an option. Assuming it’s standby only what time should we line up. A bit worried as we’re old folks now, 90 minutes would be REALLY hard.

Some of our insiders here did suggest it would be on Genie+, which make the most sense since it was a FP+ previously and DHS needs the inventory.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Anyone else finding no dining packages available any date? They had been widely available until yesterday.

 

[evenstephan]

Do the Fantasmic dining packages require prepayment like some other special dining? I'll be looking to make a reservation soon for a trip in early January, and we haven't quite settled the size of my party. If it books like a normal ADR, I'll look to make it for the larger number (then call to change it if fewer people can attend), but if it requires pre-payment, I'll look to make the booking for the number that I now know will be able to attend.

 

[nickys]

Do the Fantasmic dining packages require prepayment like some other special dining? I'll be looking to make a reservation soon for a trip in early January, and we haven't quite settled the size of my party. If it books like a normal ADR, I'll look to make it for the larger number (then call to change it if fewer people can attend), but if it requires pre-payment, I'll look to make the booking for the number that I now know will be able to attend.

No prepayment required.

 

[wdwdonnie]

Did it reopen this weekend?

 

[SaucyBoy]

Did it reopen this weekend?

It reopens to the public on Nov. 3

 

[jrhwdw]

Happy F! CM Preview Day!!!!!!!! We Made it!!!!!!

 

[Starship824]

Happy F! CM Preview Day!!!!!!!! We Made it!!!!!!

For those who want to watch the show tonight
Fantasmic Cast Member Preview

 

[jrhwdw]

For those who want to watch the show tonight
Fantasmic Cast Member Preview

Yep!!!!! There's a few Streams scheduled tonight and tomorrow night! So glad DHS isn't making this a Secret CM Preview!!!

 

[ToTBellHop]

Are they ever reopening the dining package? Day 4 of it not being bookable.

 

[Mikomike12]

So, how much change are we expecting beyond the new sequence?

 

[Starship824]

So, how much change are we expecting beyond the new sequence?

Only Disney knows and we’ll find out tonight

 

[pdude81]

Are they ever reopening the dining package? Day 4 of it not being bookable.

I'm wondering if they will just do ILL for the dining package sections early on and see how that goes. It's not like they need a tool to sell TS reservations currently.

 

[Disney Analyst]

My hope is a fully upgraded lighting package / projections, new fountains (unlikely it seems), and an updated pyro package.

 

[mattpeto]

Visually...A lot.

We don't talk about? No no.

 

[Starship824]

My hope is a fully upgraded lighting package / projections, new fountains (unlikely it seems), and an updated pyro package.

I really hope they updated the fountains too, they did do a fountain test where the water was very high and the World of Color fountains I think can get up to 200 feet high so that's encouraging at least.

 

[wdwmagic]

The fountains were not updated.

 

[Starship824]

The fountains were not updated.

Oh well

 

[Disney Analyst]

The fountains were not updated.

Next refurb... in 25 years.