Originally Posted By Labuda BTW, I'm actually looking forward to holding a spot for F! at DL at some point - so far, I've only seen it from the balcony - which I would do again in an instant if I could get Eric to come out to DL with me again! If not, I'll just go with the masses.
Originally Posted By danyoung ^^ By now you know my trick, don't you? Center lighting column? Right behind the tech deck? Try it - it's a perfect spot, easily as good as right up front without having to blow 3 or 4 hours holding down a spot.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN NO one waits 3-4 hrs for DL's F! anymore. It's been over a decade since it started you know.
Originally Posted By disney pete I've gotta say i just love Orlandos fantasmic so if i ever make it out to CALifornia it sounds like that show will blow me away.
Originally Posted By basas <<I've gotta say i just love Orlandos fantasmic so if i ever make it out to CALifornia it sounds like that show will blow me away.>> They're both amazing shows. I actually like the Pocohantas section, and the stadium set-up.
Originally Posted By danyoung >NO one waits 3-4 hrs for DL's F! anymore. It's been over a decade since it started you know.< I'm not so sure about that. Seems that I've read reports recently about people camping out, spreading blankets, and holding their ground way early. For me even 30 minutes is too long. I can't imagine just sitting, watching all the fun going by, and not being able to participate. No show is worth that much to me!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I saw blankets out around 5:00pm one day, so there are definately people who still get there plenty early.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Well, it was right next to the river, and I don't recall ever seeing people sit on the ground by the river to eat. But it might just be one of those little things that I never really noticed, because I didn't need to.
Originally Posted By SJHYM sorry, that was a joke because of the current inability of guests to get tables as sit down restarants
Originally Posted By LadyandtheTramp >NO one waits 3-4 hrs for DL's F! anymore. It's been over a decade since it started you know.< Last time we went, over Labor Day weekend, there were people waiting 4 hours for the first showing of F!, just as there were people waiting over 3 hours in the hub for the fireworks. Of course, we went to the second showing of F!, after seeing the fireworks, and got the "obstructed" viewing spot in the middle - have been doing this since we lived in LA.
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^I am perplexed that after all these years people would still camp out for hours to see F! Its not like they haven't seen it before. I have found that if there is a second show we can arrive 10-20 minutes before and still get a decent location. The only downside is that by that time we are pooped and would like to sit on a bench (those are long gone by then). That is the one thing I like about MGM's F! Maybe someday we will splurge for the dessert buffet (its just so darn expensive!)
Originally Posted By danyoung >...and got the "obstructed" viewing spot in the middle - have been doing this since we lived in LA.< Pretty cool, ain't it?
Originally Posted By Labuda fkurucz, DO the balcony! It's soooo very worht it! And when you do it, just be glad you're not me. I had booked it in January then had to miss it because I had the flu. So when I saw it in July, I had paid a total of over $100 for my ticket! lol The view and zilch wait time worth it to me, though.
Originally Posted By jlghk I started up this thread about a month ago. After coming back from WDW, I am now able to give some feedback on F! in MGM. This is the first time I have been in WDW. I took the advice and had a seat near the centre of the amphitheater, nearly the upper most row. The good part of it is I could see the picture of the whole scene, fireworks, colorful left & right water fountains, parades floating on boats all the way from left to right or vice versa. But the short coming of it is I could hardly watch the details of the laser cartoon projecting on the water curtain, and I could not watch the CMs¡¦ performance on stage clearly. But if I took a seat upfront, I would have missed a large part of the fireworks as a whole. Also I would not be able to watch what the CMs were performing on the boats when they were riding on the most left or right hand side of the artificial lagoon. So there is no `the best location¡¦ to watch F!. It¡¦d be better for me to come back again next time and take a different seat at a different location, once on the side of the amphitheater or once right in front of the lagoon. Despite the critics on F! in MGM in comparison with that in DL, I do appreciate this show. It involves a no. of CMs performing live on stage in combination with laser display, fireworks, all those special effects & virtual realities. By the way, there is one more thing. Before the F!, people started the so-called `Mexican wave¡¦ from one side of the amphitheater to the other for a couple of times. Do the guests there do the same every night every time?
Originally Posted By MrToadWildRider The Mexican Wave? What's that? Is it just another name for "The Wave" or is it different in some way?
Originally Posted By disney pete They've done the mexican wave everytime i have been there and you are right i have never sat in the same place you see different things each time you go are there still lots of lazy so and sos who leave their trash all over the floor
