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If you didn't do a Fantasmic Dining Pkg...
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xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
45-60 minutes. Unless things have changed drastically.
Philasusan
Member
I just got back from WDW three days ago. Unfortunately, things have changed with Fantasmic. If you choose standby, then you will not be admitted into the theatre until ten minutes before the show. Then you have two choices - you can stand or you can sit in the bleachers located all the way in the back of the theatre behind the main bowl, which provides a terrible view. The main bowl is now filled entirely with Fastpass+ guests and those who booked Fantasmic dining packages.
BigTxEars
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So it appears they "create" lots of FP+ for it. Interesting, I would have guessed they would leave most open to standby lines. But I guess it plays into the FP+ design in a way to reserve more space for them.
DfromATX
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I've seen Fantasmic a few times. I just love it! Anyway, one year we seemed to walk right up to it and get in, another year no such luck. I don't remember what happened but we were not able to get in. I was very disappointed, so on our trip last year I wanted to insure we didn't miss it so we did the dinner package. It was great for getting into the show, but you have to eat at an odd time, like 3:00 in the afternoon.
If they are offering 2 shows go to the 2nd if you are able. Traditionally a much smaller crowd. I haven't been since last Nov. Hopefully FP+ hasn't made the second show standby undesireable as well.
xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
That 2nd show is very rare these days.
That's too bad. If your kids can stay up later it is always less crowded and toucan cash in on some rides during the shorter lines of the first show.
xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
The second show was great. Unfortunately, it's not terribly cost effective to run the show with a half full theatre.
cw1982
Well-Known Member
I wouldn't say "very rare." Perhaps this is true in slower seasons but I know there are two shows going while I am there in June.
End of May\ first week and a half of June is when we generally get two shows.
BigTxEars
Well-Known Member
cw1982
Well-Known Member
We have FP+ for a second show that week.
I may do that if it's still available after we do everything else we want to do
BigTxEars
Well-Known Member
It's
It's a off park day for us so we are not using FP+ for anything else really that day. If we feel like we just don't want to go then we will cancel it.
I may do that if it's still available after we do everything else we want to do
It's a off park day for us so we are not using FP+ for anything else really that day. If we feel like we just don't want to go then we will cancel it.
cw1982
Well-Known Member
Gotcha. We didn't plan any of those... maybe we should have lol.
But yeah, if the second show is that much less crowded, I may be able to still get a FP+ for it that evening. If not, we'll see how crowded the walk up line is if and when we decide to check it out. It'll be what it'll be, and I'm good with that. It sounds cool and all, but I don't want to not have access to extra fastpasses during the day because of it.
BigTxEars
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We try to have a off day in the middle of the week to relax. Plus since it rains so much it's good to have a free day to move stuff around the rest of the week if needed.