dcfromva
May 24th, 2004, 00:52
I called for our reservations the other day and I was able to get reservations for the balcony seating for the first show of the evening on one of the evenings we will be there!!
A little background on this. Fantasmic originated at Disneyland. The show springs to life out of the Rivers of America almost well, like magic. It has always awed me. The only downside is the show's popularity and there is very little seating. If you want to get a good view of the action, you have to get there extra early and stake out a place to stand or you can try for the two different reserved seating options. One option is the Riverside seating (which I haven't tried) and the other option is Disney Gallery Balcony dessert seating.
The Disney Gallery is located on the second floor above the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. This space was originally planned to be the Disney family apartment inside Disneyland, but it did not get finished prior to Walt passing away. So, the space was used for an art gallery. The balcony is just off what would have been the dining room.
There are about 22 seats (2 rows ) that are set up on the balcony along with all kinds of yummie desserts and coffee and lemonaide and tea, et'c.
The last time we tried for these seats, they only took same day reservations. I got into line at 5am (there was one person ahead of me) and waited for guest services to open at 8am. (The folks in line kept me company and they were pretty entertaining :) )
The good news is that now, they do take advance reservations--30 days to the day--ie, if you were going on Sept 1, you would call on Aug 1.
The reservation office opens at 8am Pacific time. Since reservations are so limited, try to get in right at 8am (I started dialing a couple minutes before 8am)
The phone number is: 1 714 781 4400.
The price is 49.75 per person with tax (it is the same price for adults as it is for children). Your credit card is charged immediately (and is a non-refundable transaction)
Your seats are reserved in the order you call in to make the reservation. The front row seats are reserved first.
The experience is awesome. We did this about 3.5 years ago and the seats provided an excellant view of Fantasmic.
-DC :ears:
A little background on this. Fantasmic originated at Disneyland. The show springs to life out of the Rivers of America almost well, like magic. It has always awed me. The only downside is the show's popularity and there is very little seating. If you want to get a good view of the action, you have to get there extra early and stake out a place to stand or you can try for the two different reserved seating options. One option is the Riverside seating (which I haven't tried) and the other option is Disney Gallery Balcony dessert seating.
The Disney Gallery is located on the second floor above the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. This space was originally planned to be the Disney family apartment inside Disneyland, but it did not get finished prior to Walt passing away. So, the space was used for an art gallery. The balcony is just off what would have been the dining room.
There are about 22 seats (2 rows ) that are set up on the balcony along with all kinds of yummie desserts and coffee and lemonaide and tea, et'c.
The last time we tried for these seats, they only took same day reservations. I got into line at 5am (there was one person ahead of me) and waited for guest services to open at 8am. (The folks in line kept me company and they were pretty entertaining :) )
The good news is that now, they do take advance reservations--30 days to the day--ie, if you were going on Sept 1, you would call on Aug 1.
The reservation office opens at 8am Pacific time. Since reservations are so limited, try to get in right at 8am (I started dialing a couple minutes before 8am)
The phone number is: 1 714 781 4400.
The price is 49.75 per person with tax (it is the same price for adults as it is for children). Your credit card is charged immediately (and is a non-refundable transaction)
Your seats are reserved in the order you call in to make the reservation. The front row seats are reserved first.
The experience is awesome. We did this about 3.5 years ago and the seats provided an excellant view of Fantasmic.
-DC :ears: