Originally Posted By 3disneygirlz Hi there, ok, well I managed to get the last three seats in the balcony for the dessert buffet on December 4th. Can't believe how fast they sell, had the line ringing 1 minute before 8am and when the CM picked up the first show was already sold out! Still cringing over the cost (no discount for children even), but excited and hope my kids (5 and 8) enjoy it. I'm wondering if anyone that's been to this has a trip report -- my kids are dying to know what kinds of desserts are offered....any pictures out there? Thanks!
Originally Posted By sierranevada No pictures but a brief description of the desserts - my 9 yr prefers Balcony to Riverfront because of the desserts! The desserts were more upscale at the balcony - cheesecake, carrot cake, black forest cake, fritters with a sauce, fruit plates & cheese plates. Coffee, tea, sodas, bottled water, lemonade & Mint Julips.
Originally Posted By 3disneygirlz Thanks for the responses...sounds great -- ya had us at Mint Juleps!!!
Originally Posted By iDisney72 I was surprised at how much food was offered, and was very pleased that fruits and cheeses were served as well (made me feel less guilty about all the sweets!). The CMs were very nice and the second someone got up, they were right there to help so the person could sit back down again. Your kids will love it, just make sure they eat a very light dinner.
Originally Posted By CariACros My nephew was calling for us for Dec 4th. He got the last tickets for riverside. 7 tickets for the 9pm showing and 2 for the 10:30, they had only 12 left and balcony was sold out by the time he got through just after 8am. After many trips to Disneyland this will be our first time seeing Fantasmic with decent seats. We are excited! Carrie
Originally Posted By Goofy24 What is the difference in price between the Balcony & Riverside? Do you just call the same number for reservations as you do for dining? Can you stake out a spot for Fantasmic! like you can for fireworks? This is only my 2nd time to see it. The 1st time was during the summer 2 years ago and we could barely could see Mickey. Any advice for viewing would be great also!!! 32 more days!!
Originally Posted By CariACros It is $56.00 for adults riverside or balcony. The difference is kids are $46.00 riverside and $56.00 for balcony. I have read the deserts are better with balcony sitting. Call 714-781-4400 for either seating, start a few minutes before 8am and keep calling till they answer. Call exactly a month to the day you want reservations. We called November 4 for December 4. Good luck! Carrie
Originally Posted By iDisney72 Prices have gone up since May, though (from $53), so who knows when they will go up again.
Originally Posted By lovethemagic I'm really tempted to splurge on this for my 11 yr old son. This is our first trip down, just the 2 of us and as a single parent, I'm rather budget conscious. Is it really worth it? Is the view that good? I just worry about not getting the 'front row' and having to peek over people. Paying that price I'd expect a perfect view. Advice please......
Originally Posted By 4Disnee We sat at the riverside and we sat up front the and the view was great! We were told by other guest that were waiting in line with us to go in that they had been in the balcony and riverview and they both were awesome first and second rows. It is well worth to do it at least once but now we would like to do the balcony.
Originally Posted By alfrede We've just come back and we did the riverside. I am so glad we decided to spend the money because in the 4 weeks we spent there, every night that fantasmic was on, was absolutely packed. There is little chance of young ones seeing anything unless you are prepared to spend hours staking your spot. I can't believe how busy it has become with fantasmic and even the fireworks.
Originally Posted By fidoprincess We are splurging for the balcony on 11/23! My kids have never seen it because they were scared of the fire and the explosions so now that they are a bit older, I think the time is right. Both kids get easily overwhelmed with the crowds so it is a good solution for us. We usually do a character breakfast but that has become so "routine" for them and also rainforest cafe so I put that $ toward the balcony and then it doesn't seem so $$$. Sometimes when we are there, we just spend money recklessly so I'm sure we would have spent the balcony money on silly things anyway and it will even out in the end for a really special trip. Last time, they did the "Build-A-Bear" and that was around $120 just for 2 so we won't have to do that again-lol.
Originally Posted By 3disneygirlz I'm doing the single parent thing with my two girls as well...I decided this would be the big splurge this trip -- even though I try to be more budget conscience on our airfare and hotel and then set $ aside for one or two really special things. During our trip, the fantasmic balcony will be the "big" treat. To do fun stuff without killing the budget...we're going on the "discover the magic tour" at no cost because we paid for it on a visit last year and it poured rain the entire time - disney is letting us try it again on this trip for free, I used the mypoints website as much as possible this year and earned $150 in Rainforest Cafe gift cards, I used my Disney visa instead of my debit card and then just paid it off online to earn lots of points on there to cover princess dresses, and when out of town relatives asked about what to get the kids for Christmas I suggested Disneyland, Club Libby Lu, and Build a Bear gift cards -- they're sending them early so that the kids can use them on our trip the first week of December.
