Fantasmic - am I the only one

[Disney Doll]

I haven't seen it in years. It's actually probably my favorite nighttime show, right there with IllumiNations, but seeing Fantasmic! takes so much effort. Very little is worth waiting that long. We usually skip it, unless we can go to a later presentation.

That's how I feel. I like the show, but it's too much effort.

[ransam]

for me it's fantastic. My all time favorite show. I would never miss it.

[egospotter]

I saw the Disneyland Fantasmic show first and was blown away by it there. When it came to WDW I was excited to see it and thought it was a good idea for it to have it's own theater. I was really disappointed. It seemed too staged and cold to me, where DL's Fantasmic was so much more immersive and intimate.

We haven't seen it in a few years. This year we are doing the Diner Package, which hear is a joke - but we wanted to eat at Brown Derby anyway. But I'm not going to get there super early just to get in, and if we have too many issues, we'll just skip it. It's a good time to go on ToT and RR a few times each.

I'll also add that I have mild claustrophobia, especially when in large crowds of people, and leaving the theater after the show is a nightmare for me.

[TikiLounger]

That's how I feel. I like the show, but it's too much effort.

I soooo agree with you. We enjoyed the show but would never do it again. Too much trouble and too much waiting. Actually, now that I think of it, the only show we've seen multiple times is the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular. This is because my son loves it so much and, for him, it's not a trip to Disney World if he doesn't get to see it.

[KAJUNKING]

i like the show but like illuminations its not something we see on every trip, mabey every other year

[PrincessJadesMom]

I thought it was a good show, but it's at night (obviously) when your'e already tired and then by the time you wait for what seems like forever in that line.... it's just not worth the hassle for us to go to. We've seen it once, I guess that's enough.

[danimator]

My DW, DB, and DW's friend all liked it, but I wasn't blown away. All that waiting and hype for what basically ended up being a 'best-of' clip slideshow (ie, an extended advertisement) of Disney movies.. but projected on water. Yippee.

I was hoping for something more in the way of original content. I know the whole Park is a cross-advertisement for Disney franchises, but with Fantasmic, I felt that fact a lot more than I think I was supposed to.

[mouseketeer mom]

That's how I feel. I like the show, but it's too much effort.

I am completely on board with you. Too much effort. We saw it once, really enjoyed it. Then we had a package booked a few months ago and decided against it. None of us wanted to eat that early, we were all bushed from being in the heat and crowds all day, and we headed back to our resort to relax and watch fireworks from the beach instead. Believe me when I say, my entire family breathed a sigh of relief with that decision. Sometimes the effort is just not worth it.

[MickeyMousse]

In all the years we have been to WDW, we have never seen Fantasmic except for a little from our windows at YC or BWV. I tried to book the dinner package one trip, thinking I could kill 2 birds w/one stone, and couldn't get a ressie. Have not tried again since.

[Goes4FastPass]

Everyone is entitled to an opinion.

That includes those people who love Fantasmic and those heart has lost all it zipadee doo dah.

[Melanie]

I completly agree. I really enjoyed the early version of Illuminations, much better then the current one ... and Wishes can't compete with what they do here in CA, so Fantasmic is my favorite at WDW.

Agreed!!! Believe really does blow Wishes away. No comparison.

[bruin1344]

the show is good but i hate the wait before the show and really hate the crowd at the end of the show!!!

same reasoning for me

[Imagineer1981]

We really like Fantasmic but can go several trips without seeing it and not feel bad. Its a great show, but sometimes it I feel let down when I leave, not like WOW!!

[MNNHFLTX]

I like Fantasmic, although like many others I do not make a point in seeing every time I'm at WDW. I think the production at Disneyland is better, simply because you are so close to all the action and not just sitting in stands watching it.

[Lynn J Mc]

My whole family loves it. We even watch it on video at home. From the 8 YO to the 65 YO and all in between love it. We do the dinner package as we plan to eat any way. The crowd at the end is easier to get out of than Wishes at the MK.

[Mushu11756]

We plan on seeing Fantasmic for the first time this year. I hope i'm not let down! We try to not hit everything all the time just so we have something new to look forward to on next trip!

[forever a child]

DD and I love it! Our favorite night time show. Could care less about Illuminations.

[mainemajor]

If I never see it again I will not loose any sleep. Once I fell asleep during the show. Both Wishes and Illuminations are can not misses for me, though.

[VaderGirl]

I agree, it's nice, but nothing spectacular, in fact I have no interest in seeing it, since i saw it in 2006, waste of time & park hours!

[Septbride2002]

The wait to see it is what gets me. You're stuck in that big outdoor theatre and you can't entertain the kids or even really do anything but sit and wait. To me it just isn't worth it.

~Amanda