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, as that is still part of the show (to the best of my knowledge).I didn't mean to come across like I didn't enjoy the show. I totally agree with you in that it is the coolest fireworks show Disney has ever created. They have done amazing work with perfectly orchestrating the music to the fireworks. And yes, the Pirates and Haunted Mansion parts are very cool! I was just hoping for the same experience that we had before when we watched the show in 2005.danimal3114u wrote:Standing is a safety issue, as people could get stepped on in the traffic flow areas (aside from the problem with having to move quickly in an emergency and possibly getting trampled). I know they allow you to sit where there isn't any traffic, such as the hub itself, without any problems.
The reason that they don't allow seating/viewing directly in front of the castle is that for this show there are many more pyrotechnics coming out of the castle itself and the area immediately surrounding the area. Two years ago most (if not all) of the display was actually set off behind toon town, and there wasn't as much danger of people viewing directly in front of the castle. I'm sorry that you didn't get Tinkerbell
I'm surprised you were dissapointed with the show. It is by far the best fireworks display I have seen in my life. The tour through Disneyland is a great storytelling vehicle in my opinion, and the surprises of the Haunted Mansion and Pirates areas are truly awesome. The entire show is wonderfully orchestrated and planned out and they hit every que perfectly. I love the show so much that I still make sure to catch the showing every time I'm at the park when they have it going, even though I have an annual pass.
Is there any particular part of the show that you didn't like?
. I'm not sure how the change in traffic direction impacts this area, but it might be designated as a foot traffic area now, so sorry if this suggestion is out of date.
Thanks for all your imput! We are going again this Saturday and we will be sure to check out one of the spots you mentioned. Hopefully Disney will try and fix this foot traffic problem right in front of the castle. You'd think that they could just rope off areas on Main Street ahead of time that would be designated traffic areas. It seems that they were already doing that in front of the castle. So I can't imagine that being too difficult to resolve. Oh, well. If they don't fix it then we'll just stick with one of the areas you mentioned! Thanks again!danimal3114u wrote:That is very strange about the traffic right in front of the castle. I imagine that it might have something to do with the increase in the amount of people watching the show. You are correct that before they used to have people cross Main Street to head to Adventure/Frontier/Critter County or Tomorrowland. The last couple of times I've noticed that they have each side of Main Street delegated one way, and have everyone continue moving up toward Tomorrowland and not cross anywhere until past the hub. I always assumed that they had people go around the back and not in front of the castle, as they now doing. It looks like they aren't able to let people cross Main Street anymore because the entire street is full of people all the way back to the Emporium. That is poor planning that they have the crossing right in front of the castle, and hopefully they can change that next time.
Once again, really sorry that you had a bad experience during the fireworks, and I really hope that you can go again sometime relatively soon and be sure to watch tinkbelle and not have to deal with people cutting across.
Also, just FYI I found one of the best places to view the fireworks and not have to deal with the crowds is over to the west side of the castle, near the side entrance to Frontierland with the covered performance area (they use to have an ice cream parlor here). You're able to see about 90% of the show, and only miss a couple of low lying fireworks that shoot off on the east side of the castle, or from the very back of the park. You have a perfect view of the Matterhorn (probably the best in the park) for those segments, and you're right in the middle of some great Haunted Mansion and Indiana Jones pyros. You can still hear the music perfectly, and you don't miss a beat. But the best part is that you can usually grab a chair from the band performance area and have key seating about 10 minutes before start. Out of the 6 times I've watched from here, only once were there more than 15 people in this location, so you also got a nice sense of comrarderie with strangers which you can only get at Disneyland
Anyway, I hope you have a better experience next time! Thanks!
I wouldnt say that unless you have seen the fireworks show at Disneyland.yodiwan1 wrote:i have never seen the fireworks here before, but there is no way they can compare to IllumiNations at Epcot!!!!
I don't even think you can compare the two. I've watched IllumiNations and think we could do something more with it, I mean the globe just sits there the whole show. I like how the DL show has a flow, and a story, which is way more than IllumiNations has. Just my .02yodiwan1 wrote:i have never seen the fireworks here before, but there is no way they can compare to IllumiNations at Epcot!!!!
actually, the globe moves from around the England pavillion to the middle of the lagoon during the show, as it's spinning and playing the movie.broncoflyer8912 wrote: I mean the globe just sits there the whole show.
I also thought nohting could top IllumiNations, then I saw a youtube video of "Remember" along with my cousin's (not as good) video-taping of it. The videos alone were enough to convince me that this fireworks show is the mother of all fireworks shows. I can't wait to see it in person. Unfortunatley for me, DL isn't going to be as easy to get to as WDW for various reasons.i have never seen the fireworks here before, but there is no way they can compare to IllumiNations at Epcot!!!!