LittleBuford
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Even without the projections, the show’s ideal vantage point is from in front of the castle. It’s how the fireworks at the Magic Kingdom are, and always have been, choreographed.
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Andrew25
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Bingo. Every single piece of marketing Disney puts out has a family watching the show from in front of the castle. It's what the people want. Nobody wants to see it from Frontierland, even though it's a nice view... but it's not the best.
TheMaxRebo
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I do think the projections put more pressure on being closer to the castle so you can see them better, so more focus on being in the hub, vs further down Main St or even in Town Sq
but yeah, no matter what they do the majority of people will want to have a view of the front of the castle in some form
but yeah, no matter what they do the majority of people will want to have a view of the front of the castle in some form
James Alucobond
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"Stop doing that thing people love!"
JoeCamel
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How would they ever sell dessert parties and preferred viewing locations if you lost the projections and made it not castle centric?
LittleBuford
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It has always been castle-centric. It’s not as if those watching them were equally dispersed across the park in the days before projections.
UNCgolf
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That's not the point, though.
It's a matter of degrees. People were far more willing to watch the fireworks from other areas of the park than they are now -- you really can't watch them from elsewhere now because you're missing a significant part of the show.
Of course Main Street/the hub was always position A, but it wasn't unusual to see hundreds (if not thousands) of people watching the fireworks from elsewhere in the Magic Kingdom.
It doesn't have to be an equal distribution to have a noticeable effect on crowding.
I'm not suggesting they eliminate the projections (and they're not going to regardless). I do think it's pretty clear that the projections took an existing issue (the Main Street/hub crowding) and made it even worse, though. I'm not sure what the solution is other than to run the show more than once a night -- which is absolutely what they should do.
LittleBuford
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You say this as if we have definitive data for it, but it’s no less an assumption than what I’m saying.
UNCgolf
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It's anecdotal, certainly, but I'm speaking from personal experience of seeing people gather in other areas of the park to watch the fireworks. I also remember personally watching them elsewhere because we didn't want to get into the crowd on Main Street -- that's not really an option now, which is the problem I'm pointing out. You either get in that crowd or you don't see the show, which is unfortunate.
JoeCamel
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But that is not what the posters are suggesting.............
LittleBuford
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I’m also speaking from personal experience. In the absence of actual data proving things one way or the other, we’ll just have to agree to disagree.
ETA: I found quite a few old threads here discussing viewing spots:
Best Spot for Parades/Fireworks?
i love seeing all of the parades and fireworks that disney has to offer. does anyone have any suggestions of where the best place to sit is at each of the parks for the various parades and fireworks?
What is so great about Illuminations or Wishes?
To me they are just fireworks shows, but I saw in another post that people seem to get pretty emotional about them? So, what makes them so great? Maybe I just viewed them from the wrong area?
Best location to view the "Wishes" fireworks in MK
Well, the title pretty much says it all!! I know the top of the contemporary resort is a good place but we want to be in the park. This will be the first time that we see the fireworks. We would usually leave Clearwater at 6am (she was an early bird anyway) and the latest we ever stayed...
Excellent Fireworks Viewing???
From the Magic Kingdom times guide: "Wishes Nighttime Spectacular- Excellent fireworks viewing locations can be found in Frontierland, Liberty Square and Tomorrowland" Really??? Where is an "Excellent viewing location" in any of these places? Has anyone ever watched the show from one of...
"Wishes" viewing
What are some of the best prefered viewing locations for "Wishes", Inside or outside the park?:p
Other favorite Wishes spots
Hey all, I'm going for the first time with two little girls, so we will have a double stroller. Wishes is my favorite fireworks show, but with the stroller I'm looking to avoid seeing it with the other thousands of people in front of the castle. So what I'm looking for is a good place to...
Favorite Place to watch MK fireworks
What is your favorite place to watch the MK fireworks? We usually take a spot in front of the castle to watch the parade and wait for the fireworks, but are there some other, not so well-known places to watch and still get the show? How soon do you need to get there?
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JD80
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Also the parks are busier than they were 10 years ago. Hard to compare and castle/main street projections just compound the issue.
My hope is that any Beyond Big Thunder area has equally compelling viewing areas.
My day at MK this week had me see people crowded for fireworks in liberty Square and tomorrowland. It was a truly awful experience. MK was once my favorite park but with the crowds it becomes unbearable. I would like to see the park keep reservations and reduce capacity.
My hope is that any Beyond Big Thunder area has equally compelling viewing areas.
My day at MK this week had me see people crowded for fireworks in liberty Square and tomorrowland. It was a truly awful experience. MK was once my favorite park but with the crowds it becomes unbearable. I would like to see the park keep reservations and reduce capacity.
LittleBuford
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The problem with any of the alternative viewing spots is that they feel like alternatives. It’s cool seeing the fireworks from different perspectives, but they don’t line up as they should except when viewed head-on. It’s a very different matter from Fantasmic or (excepting Harmonius) the Epcot nighttime shows, which have typically been designed to be viewable from a range of angles.
Fireworks head on is the way to go. Something that stands out in my vacations is when many fellow guests were just standing in front of the Great Movie Ride and Hollywood Blvd. We were told that the evening shuttle launch was going to happen at 815pm. We all looked up in the sky , heard a sonic boom and saw the shuttle launch on a clear night. That beat any fireworks show I have ever experienced. It was a time where I wish iPhones were in existence.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
There doesn’t have to be definitive data when common sense applies
Why do people crowd Main Street…
…this really didn’t difficult
But...but the person agrees to disagree. So, what everyone else noticed must be not factual.
The difference is if you have 2,000 more people wanting main street's sweet spots due to projection facing...its a big difference. It does not take crowds ever being equally dispersed. Projection based shows just increased the demand.
Tha Realest
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The best place to watch fireworks is on BTMRR
TheMaxRebo
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One of our favorites - and with an adult beverage in my hand
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
The best place to watch MK fireworks Christmas week is on YouTube