Originally Posted By tink2680 So is it worth it to get this? We are going in a few weeks and I know you have to get a fastpass for the show...is this reserved seating better?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros The reserved viewing area is more centered than the FP areas, so it is slightly better, but you can get pretty good spots without the dining package too. However, if you consider the cost that you'll likely pay for a counter service meal elsewhere in the park, the picnics are actually quite reasonably priced, and give you a lot more flexibility to your day. It ends up being about $5 more than you'd pay for another meal, and to me it's worth having the flexibility first thing in the morning to go somewhere else in the park (or even sleep in!).
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Do fp's for WOC still "sell out" early in the day? If not, the picnics may not be worth it. Remember, the picnics just get you a regular fastpass, not the special section the full meals do.
Originally Posted By tink2680 there is a special section for full meals? is that on the website? Is that better?
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Those get you the absolute best view, dead center. Originally the meals were offered at Ariel's Grotto and the Wine Country Trattoria; now it's the Trattoria and the Cathay Circle. The Trattoria has prix fixe deals (either lunch or dinner), and at the Cathay Circle the price will vary - you have to order an entree, and either an appetizer or a dessert. See details at <a href="http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneys-california-adventure/world-of-color/dining/" target="_blank">http://disneyland.disney.go.co.../dining/</a> They also have info on the picnics. The picnic just gets you a regular fastpass, not the best section. The advantage of the picnics was that in the early days of the show, regular fastpasses were gone early in the day, and a pre-ordered picnic gave you a guaranteed admission to the viewing area without you having to get your fastpass first thing in the morning. Others who live in the area will know much better than I, but I don't think all the regular fastpasses disappear super-early any more, so the advantage of the picnic may not be what it used to be.
Originally Posted By cheesybaby During non-holiday weeks, the normal FPs no longer "sell out" super early. They do "sell out," but most Saturdays I have seen FPs for the second show still available in the afternoon, sometimes as late as 3 or 4PM. I'm not sure when the first show "sells out." Again, I am talking about non-holiday weeks. Depending on when you are going, they might disappear quickly. But with the opening of Cars Land, the big morning rush has shifted to getting FPs for Racers and then running to Cars Land. World of Color still fills up every show, but it is much more sane now in terms of urgency.
