Is this part of general admission to Epcot in December, or a hard ticket event? I just want to know how to plan.
and what is it exactly? newbie here when it comes to this.
We were there on a last minute trip and didn't book until the day before and only had the package available for Biergarten, and at a weird time...still great, just not ideal for my group.
We've been going to WDW the first or second week of December for many years and always take in the CP. I won't buy a dinner package because of the inflated prices of an already expensive meal. I can honestly say that we've never had a problem getting in standby. We avoid the wildly popular narrators, such as Neil Patrick Harris and Whoopi Goldberg, because those shows are always packed. If you go on a weeknight when there's a narrator you're barely ever heard of, you'll stand an excellent chance of getting in, and without waiting in the standby line. We wait at the back while the standby line is let in. After all those people are in, they'll open up the entrances at the back if there's room, and there almost always is . The America Gardens Theater holds more than you would think. I know others' mileage may vary, but that's been our experience for years.
Just as a "warning" to all - the show itself is about 40 minutes long and so you will have to plan to be there earlier than the start time (even with a package) and then have to make your way out of the theater after so plan on a full hour just to enter, watch the show and then exit. And that's not including the time spent waiting for the show before you enter the theater. So make sure bathroom breaks for younger and older people are put into plans, that you have eaten and are content with that. Food and drinks can be taken in and there is a "ahem" beer stand close by so you can partake while waiting. Also, the huge bathrooms in America are there so easy access during the performance.
I just wanted to let people know that if they want the full experience, it will be a longer time than what is listed for the actual performance. It's more of an attraction than a performance.
I was able to exit once seated and reenter without a problem...Can you leave the waiting line to take kids to the bathroom and return to the rest of your group without a problem? About what time do the lines start being let into the theatre to sit?
You mention the bathrooms in America for "easy access during the performance." Once you take your seats in the theatre, is there anyway to take a kid to the bathroom and still return to your seats, if an emergency arises? Do you need to get any kind of pass from a CM to be allowed back into the theatre to your seat?
Can you leave the waiting line to take kids to the bathroom and return to the rest of your group without a problem? About what time do the lines start being let into the theatre to sit?
You mention the bathrooms in America for "easy access during the performance." Once you take your seats in the theatre, is there anyway to take a kid to the bathroom and still return to your seats, if an emergency arises? Do you need to get any kind of pass from a CM to be allowed back into the theatre to your seat?