You can watch the fireworks from the 4th floor concourse at the Contemporary without a reservation. You can watch the fireworks in the public areas of the GF by the marina (in front of Gasparillas) or on the boat dock. And similar to the Poly, you can see the fireworks from the GF beach.
We used to grab some food from Gasparillas and sit and watch by the marina. Music gets piped in the same as the other places. Not a bad perspective to view from.
weve watched from the dock and on the beach near the wedding pavillion,whilst staying there once and once just parking at the gf saying were just wanting the look around the resort. both spots wer great views and missing out on the hustle of trying to get a spot on main street and then the rush to leave is a real refreshing change
You can view the fireworks for all over the open area at the GF we watched them by the marina, the beach, and our room when we stayed back when we stayed in March.
I really love the view from the top of Bay Lake Tower