BraveLittleToaster2
DIS Veteran
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- Feb 21, 2010
Okay, so here is my review....
The fireworks themselves were amazing!!! I arrived at the party around 7:25, which was 5 minutes before the start time and we were able to find a table right outside the dessert area. I tried the infamous bread pudding but actually didn't care for it. I like the frozen nutella. The brownie was okay, a tad dry...nothing special. My toddler loved the cheese cubes and watermelon! My two older children enjoyed their mickey bars and my husband loved two finger size desserts but I honestly can't say I know what they were.
During the party it was very crowded. Getting food to and from our table with 3 kids was very difficult. My 2 year old obviously couldn't reach the tabletop but seemed to do just fine standing next to us and having us hand him food. My two older kids 9 and 12 could reach the table no problem. I personally felt the space was much to crowded for the money spent. I have done the MK terrace dessert party a few years ago and that felt much less crowded then this experience. The storm troopers mulling around during the party were fun and did take a picture with my kids upon request which was nice.
We were done eating fairly quickly and headed out to the reserved area at 8pm for 8:45 fireworks. We were the first people there, but only by a few minutes, then it gradually started filling up. We got a spot right behind the rope for us and our kids. Our party had no handicapped so the whole front section was all kids. It worked well.
The staff outside was very friendly and chatty which was great, and my kids seemed to keep themselves busy waiting the full 45 min before the show that we arrived to the spot once they were handed their chewie steins. Just so you know the lines for Chewbacca during our party was about 10 min or less. So perhaps a good time to visit him or kylo.
Overall. I am glad we did it because the show was fantastic and we had great spots to view it. However, if I was among the many who were walked out following storm troopers I would have been unhappy with my spots. The roped in area seemed very full and had many stroller users like myself that took up space. IMHO it wasn't entirely worth the money, but we had fun and for us it was a one time thing. I wouldn't book it a second time.
I hope that they decrease the number of attendees (which I think they've already done for future shows) and perhaps find a different way to set it up thats less crowded around the food area. Also it would be nice to sit or at least have 1 large low table setup for smaller kids. It was a lot of standing for sure!
The fireworks themselves were amazing!!! I arrived at the party around 7:25, which was 5 minutes before the start time and we were able to find a table right outside the dessert area. I tried the infamous bread pudding but actually didn't care for it. I like the frozen nutella. The brownie was okay, a tad dry...nothing special. My toddler loved the cheese cubes and watermelon! My two older children enjoyed their mickey bars and my husband loved two finger size desserts but I honestly can't say I know what they were.
During the party it was very crowded. Getting food to and from our table with 3 kids was very difficult. My 2 year old obviously couldn't reach the tabletop but seemed to do just fine standing next to us and having us hand him food. My two older kids 9 and 12 could reach the table no problem. I personally felt the space was much to crowded for the money spent. I have done the MK terrace dessert party a few years ago and that felt much less crowded then this experience. The storm troopers mulling around during the party were fun and did take a picture with my kids upon request which was nice.
We were done eating fairly quickly and headed out to the reserved area at 8pm for 8:45 fireworks. We were the first people there, but only by a few minutes, then it gradually started filling up. We got a spot right behind the rope for us and our kids. Our party had no handicapped so the whole front section was all kids. It worked well.
The staff outside was very friendly and chatty which was great, and my kids seemed to keep themselves busy waiting the full 45 min before the show that we arrived to the spot once they were handed their chewie steins. Just so you know the lines for Chewbacca during our party was about 10 min or less. So perhaps a good time to visit him or kylo.
Overall. I am glad we did it because the show was fantastic and we had great spots to view it. However, if I was among the many who were walked out following storm troopers I would have been unhappy with my spots. The roped in area seemed very full and had many stroller users like myself that took up space. IMHO it wasn't entirely worth the money, but we had fun and for us it was a one time thing. I wouldn't book it a second time.
I hope that they decrease the number of attendees (which I think they've already done for future shows) and perhaps find a different way to set it up thats less crowded around the food area. Also it would be nice to sit or at least have 1 large low table setup for smaller kids. It was a lot of standing for sure!
