What do people think about this? I have heard that the viewing spot isn't the best from over that area.
Would you suggest it or is it better to get something from The Confectionery and just grabbing a spot on Main Street.
We did this Christmas night, and loved it! It was a different, but fun, thing to do Christmas night. It was a bit of a splurge, but I'm sure I ate $50 worth of desserts myself!
We were seated at 9:10pm and left at about 10:30pm or so. There were so many awesome desserts from which to choose, it wasn't super crowded (although it was sold out), and we loved being able to sit and relax. We're booking it again for our next trip.
Just a few points/thoughts:
Bring your appetite...the desserts, coffee, tea, etc. just keep coming for well over an hour. We tried not to eat from the time we finished our 'Picnic in the Park' at AK about noon, until the dessert party. It was a bit too long, so we had a little bite to eat at about 5pm, but still left plenty of room for the desserts and fruit. Wait, is fruit a dessert? Anyway...
Pace yourself. I heard people 'complaining' that they ate too much, too quickly and didn't feel well. You are there for 75-90 min. Be aware that after 'Wishes', nearly everyone leaves the event, but there's still lots of food, drink, etc. We stopped eating before the fireworks knowing that we'd get another plate and coffee after the show. We stayed about 15-20 min. after 'Wishes' ended.
The viewing area was great...although most everyone stood for 'Wishes' along the terrace wall. There was room for everyone to see well. I know that the show is designed to be seen from 'the front' so I wouldn't want first time 'Wishes' viewers to see it from this angle, but if you've seen it before...this isn't a big deal at all. (We've watched from the top of BLT, etc., so the 'side view' was fine.)
We also got to see SpectroMagic from our table while enjoying our 'first course'.