Originally Posted By Momtoo2 We are going to DL from Dec 16 to the 20 and I have hemmed and hawed about doing the fantasmic Balcony or riverside seating. I know this has been discussed ad naseum but I was wondering if I could get one more round of opinions Would you do riverside or Balcony? It will be winter so I wonder how cold it will be...has anyone done it in the Winter...what was your thoughts? I like the "look" of the riverside because you are closer but I think the desserts sound better Balcony. Can you get hot cocoa and coffee at both? Or only riverside? Last question...we are staying at the GCH so we could use Vacation Planning to make the ressies...do you know the number? Also how bad is second row since I have small children and it will stink if we pay $240 for seating and they have to stand on a chair or our laps the whole show. THank YOU Thank you for any advice.
Originally Posted By ssturgeo I loved the balcony...and the children should be able to see from any of the seats.
Originally Posted By ssturgeo sorry...did not answer all of your questions...cocoa and coffee at both. I let VP make our ressies...you can call them now and they will make them on the appropriate date, 30 days prior to the performance. We got first in and choice of seats letting VP do it. And, did not have to worry about remembering to call! Your credit card will be charged, and you can pick up the tickets when you check in at the hotel.
Originally Posted By tinkerbell77 I just went through VP to have them book my Fantasmic!. THey were able to get us for Dec 9 at 10:30pm. I called them a few weeks before the date and gave them my cc # and they called and booked it for me then charged my cc. I have never done the riverside, but I think that you have to do the balcony atleast once in your life. That being said, when we went last year, there were 3 small kids behind us and they loved being able to be in the back row. They were closer to the desserts! They could stand on the chairsor their parents laps. Then they could also get up and wonder a little without bothering anyone. I think that you should do the balcony, you wont regret it!!
Originally Posted By Lady Yo Ho I have done both and prefer the riverside. I like being surrounded by the crowd. You can really pick up on the energy of the crowd but you still have your nice spacious viewing area. Either way the chocolate covered strawberries are wonderful!
Originally Posted By goodgirl Balcony: Pros: Panoramic view; you see the entire show from a distance. Yummy desserts. Fireworks after the first show. Seating is tight quarters. Riverside: Up close views. You can feel the heat from the pyrotechnics and a light spray of the water. I've done balcony three times and riverside twice. I prefer riverside because you are up close. If you haven't done balcony then its fun to do it at least once. As far as the temperature goes, one year it was so-gosh-darn-cold-you-better-wear-a-warm-coat-hat-and-gloves-weather and another year it was short sleeves weather.
Originally Posted By Momtoo2 Thanks for all the advice. I too think I would prefer being closer with the Riverside seating but we will only be able to do this once as it is just so much money so maybe we should just go Balcony. Can you see the fireworks very well from the Balcony...or better from the Riverside?
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Better from the Riverside. IMHO the trees block quite a bit of the view of the fireworks on the balcony. Not that it is terrible from the Balcony, just better with Riverside.
Originally Posted By gardenrooms But for Riverside, don't you have to arrive quite early? I've only done balcony; one reason I haven't done the Riverside is because of the time I thought would be tied up getting a good seat, but if I'm wrong, I'd like to try it.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 You check in with the hostess an hour early. Your check in number is your seating number. They'll tell you when to come back for seating. We usually check in and then wander NOS, hit the restrooms and are back at our appointed time. It is a bit more time spent than for the balcony but we find that if we have either seating we want to be in NOS well ahead of time so we don't have to worry or rush.
