DCA's World of Color

[innerSpaceman]

That is pretty much precisely what I thought after experiencing the herd phenomena. Why bother? There's no requirement to be in the herd in order to enter the yellow section with your picnic-purchased yellow fastpass.

In fact, if you time it right, and waltz past both the red line-up (along the former San Francisco bathrooms) AND the yellow line-up (at the head of the Grizzly Mountain back passage), and wander aimlessly for a few minutes until the yellow line is released - - you can hit the entry to the yellow viewing area with all the other fools who waited in the back passage for up to 90 minutes.

I was astounded when, after lining up for 90 minutes, they simply released the yellow crowd into the Park, mixing with regular guests, to wander the admittedly short distance to the yellow zone entry.

But in that short distance, savvy DCA guests (perhaps an oxymoron) can simply infiltrate the yellow crowd and show their yellow fastpasses at the ridiculous bottleneck of the yellow zone entry.


I don't know if you can still watch Fantasmic and Fireworks and arrive at the entry at the same time as those who lined up, but if you want to guarantee a prime viewing spot, you can do it that way. If you're good with very front or very back, you can apparently include Fantasmic! and Magical on your evening's entertainment itinerary.


TeeHee, I love how it always pays to be slightly in-the-know at Disneyland.