Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2014/11/06/disneylands-fantasmic-to-offer-fastpass-and-dining-packages/" target="_blank"><b>11/6/14: Disneyland's Fantasmic to Offer FASTPASS and Dining Packages</b></a>
Originally Posted By darcy-becker Hmm. Don't know how I feel about this. Fantasmic could definitely use it but this will likely ruin my strategy.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Those prices are crazy considering that no wine or beer is available. It seems crazy to me that they are offering dinner and a show for $61 and all there is to drink is water and soda. smh
Originally Posted By berol I wouldn't, but lots of people did, especially when it was on the balcony which was about as far away as you could get from the stage.
Originally Posted By doombuggy "Who would pay that?" raises hand When they first started doing it it was a buffet which we did and was $45 not the box-O-sweets they had been doing for 59 bucks!!!!!!!! It was a what the hell extra special thing and it was ok but never did it again.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Throughout the years we did the dessert seating as a special treat. Mainly because at that time of day, it hurts my old body too much to sit on the asphalt or stand for that long. I paid the crazy amount to save a trip to the chiropractor I think that including BB in this is a mistake. As it is now, it can be challenging to get a PS for a special dinner. Even with a 4:30 PS we waited !/2 hour. With "fine dining" you can't judge table turnover. I hope this question is sort of OT. If our group enters DCA first can one person take our passes and go to DL to get fastpasses?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I wonder if they're banking on the rumored nighttime parade to draw folks away from Fantastic. I know it's a favorite, but the show and storyline is getting a little long in the tooth.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Who would pay that?<< There are always a few people who will pay for it, and given it's small size they didn't need a ton of people. I never did it, but it looked like there were only about 30-40 seats for each show. Even at the high price point, it didn't take much for them to sell out every time, simply because there were so few seats for sale >>I wonder if they're banking on the rumored nighttime parade to draw folks away from Fantastic.<< Could be, but I would think that they wouldn't do FP for something that they expected to drop in popularity. I guess it could truly be a test to see how it goes, prior to reevaluating everything, but that seems unlikely. I'm sure that the parade will completely change how the nighttime crowdflow works throughout the park, but beyond that I have no idea what will happen
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I'm suggesting that FP is simply the tool they're using to manage the crowds BECAUSE of the new parade + fireworks + Fantasmic, not due to any reduction in the size of Fantasmic's audience.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I'm suggesting that FP is simply the tool they're using to manage the crowds BECAUSE of the new parade + fireworks + Fantasmic, not due to any reduction in the size of Fantasmic's audience.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 >>Who would pay that?<< I did it a few times. I wanted my kids to be able to see the show well and did not want to have to start staking out a decent spot hours in advance. If the fastpass and dining prevent people from spreading out all over the walkway for half a day leading up to the show, and the pushing and shoving to get spots, I am all for it. I am a little wary of the BB dining package, not because of the price, but because it is already really hard to get reservations there, and even when you have them it can take forever to get seated. All the rest sound like good ideas though.
Originally Posted By berol I'd do that Aladdin deal. $20 is a bargain compared to history. But really, I'd find a free spot 5 minutes before showtime.
Originally Posted By Bellella Rumored nighttime parade? Is the Electrical Parade finally coming back?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt The current rumor is that DL will get a new nighttime parade for the 60th. The assumption is that it will be a new version of the Paint The Night Parade from HKDL.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros ^^Although it hasn't been announced, it's far more than just a rumor. It's a done deal, but they just haven't gotten around to announcing any solid 60th plans yet. The parade will include the HKDL floats and some additions specifically for DL; from my understanding there's a decent chance that the show stop won't happen in the DL production
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I'm excited that DL is finally getting a nighttime parade. Hopefully they'll take the flashing lights down on a notch or two for the Anaheim version of PtN.
