Ikaikalani
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- Jan 28, 2007
Help! I'm not understanding how a Fast Pass would work for an outdoor parade/light show? I thought you could just watch it from anyplace you could find?
Help! I'm not understanding how a Fast Pass would work for an outdoor parade/light show? I thought you could just watch it from anyplace you could find?
I agree. We don't like epcot fireworks FP area either. Much better places along the lagoon to view it.In my humble opinion, the Fast Pass area in World Showcase is not the best place to view the Epcot fireworks. Waste of a Fast Pass. There are no Fast Passes for parades (that I'm aware of)
I agree. We don't like epcot fireworks FP area either. Much better places along the lagoon to view it.
Rivers of Light FP area is good, but I don't think it's that difficult to get into the show without FP. And once it's near showtime, if the FP area is not filled up they let standby people into the FP area. We've gotten ROL FP day-of as a 4th FP.
Fantasmic is in a stadium-like setting with bench seats, so you don't get in, you can't see the show. ROL is similar, although there are a few spots around the area where you can kinda see from bridges (those wouldn't be great viewing IMO). If we want to see Fantasmic, we just make sure to arrive early to get in.
Fireworks at MK, epcot and Star Wars fireworks/Jingle Bell Jingle Jam at HS you can just walk up and find your own spot. The castle hub area does fill up with tons of people for Happily Ever After, so that's one that you'll want to show up early for to get a good spot with an unobstructed view of the castle.
I don't know about Epcot Forever, but wasn't Illuminations "focal point" designed for between the 2 stores at the beginning of world showcase (to be specific, like 10 feet away from the platform along the lagoon)? I ended up catching 3 FPs the last 3 nights of our last trip (because there weren't any other FPs available anyways) and it was great. Even better that you are in the beginning of the floods of people leaving the park afterwards....
My spots to watch Illuminations have usually been near Canada or in front of Norway, but closer to the front of the park is a perk...
I don't know about Epcot Forever, but wasn't Illuminations "focal point" designed for between the 2 stores at the beginning of world showcase (to be specific, like 10 feet away from the platform along the lagoon)? I ended up catching 3 FPs the last 3 nights of our last trip (because there weren't any other FPs available anyways) and it was great. Even better that you are in the beginning of the floods of people leaving the park afterwards....
My spots to watch Illuminations have usually been near Canada or in front of Norway, but closer to the front of the park is a perk...
but I guess the question is now is if the imagineers took the designing from a specific viewpoint like they did Illuminations......but I still think that having a place to sit down and spread out in a convenient area is always better than squished, standing up, in a random spot....The new show takes place entirely in the sky. No need to be in a specific area or against the rail. Just need a clear view of the sky.
Faspass don’t sit for the Epcot show though. We were standing right next to it and the fp area looked pretty full. I don’t know if it’s meant to be watched from a certain point of view...the boats go around the entire lake and fireworks look good from any angle...
I’m sure the permanent show coming will have best spots.