Originally Posted By MouseketeerMommy Are the picnic boxes worth it? Traveling with 4 kids, including a 2 1/2 yr old and a 9 month old, I want to make sure to get seats for the 9:00 viewing, and from what I could gather you can't pick which viewing with a fast pass.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney If you get into the park before opening, you can get a fast pass and will most likely get the first viewing. DCA opened at 10:00 am Monday. Were in the park at 9:40 am (Sunshine Plaza and Condor Flats are open 1/2 hour before park opening most days I believe). We headed over to GRR and got our WOC fast passes at 9:45 and got a great area for the 9:00 pm viewing.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros If you're there relatively early in the day (most days, before lunchtime is fine) you'll pretty much be guaranteed the first show of the day. You might not have the best spot within the viewing area, but it will be the early show. On busier days, obviously the tickets run out faster, but it seems like this strategy should work. Then again, you'll need to eat lunch (or dinner) at some point, and the food in the parks is fairly expensive everywhere (assume at least $10-12 per adult), so it just may be worth the extra couple bucks to get the picnics to ensure you get a good spot at the early show. Plus, you get a handy reusable bag with each picnic, so that helps even out the costs even more.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Get over to the FastPass early, and if you don't get the viewing time you like, then go for the picnic.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 "I want to make sure to get seats for the 9:00 viewing" Remember, they're not seats as with the Fantasmic viewing area/dessert boxes. It's all standing.
