Disney World does amazing nighttime entertainment is pretty great. I love Wishes, love Illuminations and can't wait for Rivers of Light to start at Animal Kingdom. I love all the nighttime shows in different ways but they really are all pretty great. My favorite of them all is Fantasmic! This show is so fun! It has Lion King and Princesses and Mickey getting back his imagination from the villains! It has fireworks, projections on water and live performers. All of it put together is a show to fall in love with. This show is all about Mickey's imagination. Mickey. All of the wonderful things that came from Disney pretty much came from Mickey's imagination (ya know since Walt invented Mickey and even voiced him for a time). Best part - the music. What a great score! Fantasmic! is a very popular show so I recommend 2 courses of action. 1.) You can get a Fastpass+ for this. Now rumor floating around is Fastpass is going away for the parades and shows so keep an eye on that. 2.) The way we use is to book the Fantasmic! Dinner Package. You get to pick from 1 of 3 restaurants at Hollywood Studios (all of the restaurants accept the dining plan) and then you get VIP seating at the first showing of Fantasmic! (I mean it - it's center section seating). If you don't plan on using the dinner package be prepared to be in line early and for a long time or if you go on a night where there is a second show plan for the later one. Back when we were newbies in 2010 we figured we wouldn't be making the first show with the line we saw so we grabbed some dinner and went to the later showing - it was neat. It was about 11 when it was all over and the then 2 year old Cupcake asked what we were doing next. It's a favorite of all 3 of us. Here's some pictures...
Ready to see our first show! Cupcake - age 2 1/2
It's a great time and a definite must see!
Take a sneak peek at this YouTube Fantasmic video but just remember you can't beat seeing the show live and in person.
