Originally Posted By disneydan14 Can you see the fireworks fairly well from any of the Magic Kingdom area resorts? I know you can the castle, but does it give a good view of fireworks? Thanks
Originally Posted By TDLFAN No. You can pretty much see the overhead shells but most of what happens around the castle at lower altitudes is not greatly appreciated from the resorts. Sometimes, they don't even pipe the music around the Seven Seas Lagoon, and concequently, you miss a lot of the show's feel. The only place where you may get a decent view would be from the Top of the World at the Contemporary.
Originally Posted By hopemax That said, we watched the fireworks from the 4th floor observation deck at the Contmeporary once. Watching the big shells explode over Space Mountain gave a whole different perspective and it was kind of neat. You do miss all the stuff around the Castle though.
Originally Posted By danyoung >...Top of the World at the Contemporary.< Which is of course now the California Grill. And I'm pretty sure they control access up there now. If you're not dining there, you don't get to go up and enjoy the beautiful outside balcony.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Call it anyway you want. It will be the TOP OF THE WORLD for me, forever. You can find a CA Grill in every corner, so why downgrade the place by making it so common with the rest of them?
Originally Posted By danyoung I understand your passion - Port Orleans Riverside will always be Dixie Landings to me. But Top of the world won't mean anything to most people, other than us old timers.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Maybe I am just talking to the old timers and not anyone else who would not know anything about WDW's history.
