Need Fireworks Advice Please

SzczerbiakManiac · 09-23-2005, 03:07 PM

I have yet to see the spiffy new fireworks show. Since it's just Friday & Saturday nights now, would you suggest I go after work on a Friday (I'm thinking about going tonight) and camp out at the hub ASAP, or go on a Saturday when I can get there earlier.

Will going on a Friday mean (slightly) less crowds? Since I don't get off work until 5:00pm, do I stand a chance of getting to DL in time to get a decent spot?

Thanks,
SM

innerSpaceman · 09-23-2005, 03:19 PM

I think getting to Disneyland by 7:00 p.m. and camping in the Hub will get you a decent spot. Best thing to do is to find out the current parade schedule. As long as you are in the Hub while the parade is still going, none but the 10 primo camping spots will be gone. It's only after the parade passes that Hub camping really starts in earnest.

Ever so slightly Tomorrowlandish of Castle is best! Best distance is on the hub sidewalk, or as close in the street as you can get back that far.

Kevy Baby · 09-23-2005, 07:04 PM

Light them with a long match. Keep a fire extinguisher handy. Carefully supervise the kids.

Oh wait... wrong answer.

iSM pretty much covered it. If you don't feel like camping that long and don't mind a 95% as good (IMO) viewing, you can opt for a 1/2 hour before start time arrival on Main Street. Get as close to the hub before the trolley track split. In the center of the street or slightly to your right (towards Plaza Inn). The audio is a little better here as you get an excellent stereo image (which I appreciate, but I'm weird that way).

HOWEVER, note that they start doing hard-core traffic control around the hub leading up to the show. If you were coming out of Tomorrowland, they would guide you clockwise around the loop, in front of the Castle and past the entrances of Frontierland and Adventureland to get on to Main Street!

At the entrance of Buzz Lightyear is a really bad place to see the fireworks.

Ghoulish Delight · 09-24-2005, 10:13 AM

We were there last night. At 9:00, we easily walked right up to our old spot, behind the rope outside the camera shop, with no problem. We subesquently slid over to the other side of the street so we could see the Matterhorn. It's good view and no camping needed.

Gn2Dlnd · 09-24-2005, 01:25 PM

So, SZ, how'd it go?

Who's going tonight? Anyone? Beuller?

Kevy Baby · 09-24-2005, 02:16 PM

Bueller isn't going tonight

Not Afraid · 09-24-2005, 03:33 PM

It's a cemetery night.

Motorboat Cruiser · 09-24-2005, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

It's a cemetery night.

I was just pondering the fact that a cemetery outing is probably vastly more entertaining than a trip to DCA. Perhaps even without the movie.

Not Afraid · 09-25-2005, 12:59 AM

Yes, well, it WAS entertaining and we had a little dance party with the dead following the film. Funny, but I don't miss Disneyland at all!

Motorboat Cruiser · 09-25-2005, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Funny, but I don't miss Disneyland at all!

Blasphemy!

09-23-2005, 03:07 PM	#1
SzczerbiakManiac "ZER-bee-ak" Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,409	Need Fireworks Advice Please I have yet to see the spiffy new fireworks show. Since it's just Friday & Saturday nights now, would you suggest I go after work on a Friday (I'm thinking about going tonight) and camp out at the hub ASAP, or go on a Saturday when I can get there earlier. Will going on a Friday mean (slightly) less crowds? Since I don't get off work until 5:00pm, do I stand a chance of getting to DL in time to get a decent spot? Thanks, SM
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09-23-2005, 03:19 PM	#2
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I think getting to Disneyland by 7:00 p.m. and camping in the Hub will get you a decent spot. Best thing to do is to find out the current parade schedule. As long as you are in the Hub while the parade is still going, none but the 10 primo camping spots will be gone. It's only after the parade passes that Hub camping really starts in earnest. Ever so slightly Tomorrowlandish of Castle is best! Best distance is on the hub sidewalk, or as close in the street as you can get back that far.
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09-23-2005, 07:04 PM	#3
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Light them with a long match. Keep a fire extinguisher handy. Carefully supervise the kids. Oh wait... wrong answer. iSM pretty much covered it. If you don't feel like camping that long and don't mind a 95% as good (IMO) viewing, you can opt for a 1/2 hour before start time arrival on Main Street. Get as close to the hub before the trolley track split. In the center of the street or slightly to your right (towards Plaza Inn). The audio is a little better here as you get an excellent stereo image (which I appreciate, but I'm weird that way). HOWEVER, note that they start doing hard-core traffic control around the hub leading up to the show. If you were coming out of Tomorrowland, they would guide you clockwise around the loop, in front of the Castle and past the entrances of Frontierland and Adventureland to get on to Main Street! At the entrance of Buzz Lightyear is a really bad place to see the fireworks. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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09-24-2005, 10:13 AM	#4
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	We were there last night. At 9:00, we easily walked right up to our old spot, behind the rope outside the camera shop, with no problem. We subesquently slid over to the other side of the street so we could see the Matterhorn. It's good view and no camping needed. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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09-24-2005, 01:25 PM	#5
Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	So, SZ, how'd it go? Who's going tonight? Anyone? Beuller? __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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09-24-2005, 02:16 PM	#6
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Bueller isn't going tonight __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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09-24-2005, 03:33 PM	#7
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	It's a cemetery night.
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09-25-2005, 12:59 AM	#9
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Yes, well, it WAS entertaining and we had a little dance party with the dead following the film. Funny, but I don't miss Disneyland at all!
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