MrToadsWildRide
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Aug 17, 2009
So I was in Morocco enjoying some Chocolate Honey Baklava, one of the special Holidays Around the World special treats.
I walked out of the seating area by the Tangierine Cafe and noticed what appeared to be a never ending line passing through Morocco. Any decent Disney guest worth their cheese knows, when you see a line, get in it. Then find out what it's for.
Turns out, the line was for the Candlelight Processional.
Not the Moroccan Candlelight Processional. (there isn't one)
Not the Japan Candlelight Processional. (not one here either)
The line was for the Candlelight Processional two stops over, in the American Pavillon.
No way! I looked towards America and could not see an end to the line. I looked towards France and I couldn't see an end to the line. At least, I couldn't see an obvious end, with all the people walking around.
I headed off towards America and (long story line) short, I came to the end of the line, right in front of the America Gardens Theatre. Which was empty at the time. I walked over to the right side of the theatre and there was a line of people waiting to get into the same theatre in what could be called the Stand-by Line. Pretty sure it wasn't the other end of the long line on the left, as people weren't facing away from the theatre.
The really long line on the left side of the theatre (the one that passes through Morocco) was for people who purchased a Candlelight Processional Dining Package. Purchase lunch or dinner at an Epcot restaurant and you get a guaranteed seat for the Processional. What if you don't purchase one of the dining packages? Well we stuck around until the start of the show. Once all the dining package people were seated there didn't seem to be any (countable?) seats left for all the stand-by people.
It was a holiday weekend, so perhaps the park was more crowded than a weeknight? Or maybe it was the fact that Gary Sinise was narrating? Either way, if you plan on attending one of the events, you might want to consider not only getting a dining package, but getting in line early. The lady I spoke to in line outside Morocco said she showed up 45 minutes early and couldn't believe how far away she was from the theatre. "What theatre lady? There's no theatre here in Morocco," I helpfully pointed out. (my humor was lost on her)
Also keep in mind there's no FastPass+HolidayEdition options. Buy a dining package and get in, or stand around outside the back as we did. Which was a better view than many of the standby people wound up with, since after they didn't get in they had to stand behind us. Which is not that great of a viewing location. It was hard to hear Gary, especially with the constant "Hey, what's going on?" questions everyone standing around you keeps asking.
I walked out of the seating area by the Tangierine Cafe and noticed what appeared to be a never ending line passing through Morocco. Any decent Disney guest worth their cheese knows, when you see a line, get in it. Then find out what it's for.
Turns out, the line was for the Candlelight Processional.
Not the Moroccan Candlelight Processional. (there isn't one)
Not the Japan Candlelight Processional. (not one here either)
The line was for the Candlelight Processional two stops over, in the American Pavillon.
No way! I looked towards America and could not see an end to the line. I looked towards France and I couldn't see an end to the line. At least, I couldn't see an obvious end, with all the people walking around.
I headed off towards America and (long story line) short, I came to the end of the line, right in front of the America Gardens Theatre. Which was empty at the time. I walked over to the right side of the theatre and there was a line of people waiting to get into the same theatre in what could be called the Stand-by Line. Pretty sure it wasn't the other end of the long line on the left, as people weren't facing away from the theatre.
The really long line on the left side of the theatre (the one that passes through Morocco) was for people who purchased a Candlelight Processional Dining Package. Purchase lunch or dinner at an Epcot restaurant and you get a guaranteed seat for the Processional. What if you don't purchase one of the dining packages? Well we stuck around until the start of the show. Once all the dining package people were seated there didn't seem to be any (countable?) seats left for all the stand-by people.
It was a holiday weekend, so perhaps the park was more crowded than a weeknight? Or maybe it was the fact that Gary Sinise was narrating? Either way, if you plan on attending one of the events, you might want to consider not only getting a dining package, but getting in line early. The lady I spoke to in line outside Morocco said she showed up 45 minutes early and couldn't believe how far away she was from the theatre. "What theatre lady? There's no theatre here in Morocco," I helpfully pointed out. (my humor was lost on her)
Also keep in mind there's no FastPass+HolidayEdition options. Buy a dining package and get in, or stand around outside the back as we did. Which was a better view than many of the standby people wound up with, since after they didn't get in they had to stand behind us. Which is not that great of a viewing location. It was hard to hear Gary, especially with the constant "Hey, what's going on?" questions everyone standing around you keeps asking.
