I wanted to share my experiences last week (Wednesday, Sept 13). I had done the Hallowishes party the night before and it was very awkward and a waste of money, so was worried about this one but it was within the 5 day cancellation window so knew I couldn't get a refund. Well, I'm sooo happy I went ahead and did it, because it was so much fun! I would absolutely do it again.
We checked in around 7:45 for the 9pm fireworks show. We got wristbands and they escorted us to a table on the upper terrace (near the bathrooms). I think every group had their own table and larger ones were set aside for larger groups.
Got our first plates of desserts, drinks, and also picked up a kid kabob plate on my way back to the table (we were 2 adults but they didn't bat an eye at us taking one). My sister is allergic to pineapple but loves grapes so she asked if they had any that weren't touching pineapple and they brought out a huge plate of grapes just for her!
IMO, desserts were very good and they had plenty. I think they ran out of chocolate covered strawberries and chocolate macarons during the night though. Ended up getting 2 more plates of desserts (with progressively more and more cheese/fruit...)
That night it was Once Upon a Time at 8:30 and HEA at 9pm. They did a 10 min and 5 min announcement for OUAT and about 75% of the people went out to the plaza. I saw some people trying to watch from the very edge of the terrace but I don't think it'd be a good view. We decided to catch it another night rather than give up on part of the dessert party. Everyone else ended up leaving by about 8:40, so my sister and I closed out the party! We ended up chatting for a bit with the girl running the sundae station and complimented her cupcake decorating/kabob making skills (she was very bored once everyone left). She gave us a handful of mickey straws to take home.
We were escorted out to the plaza by a CM with a rainbow wand, and we got perfect spots against the back railing, with about 15 ft of empty space in front of us. Loved, loved, loved the show!
Next time I go to WDW I will definitely be booking this again! I also did the Star Wars party a couple nights later, but I actually preferred this one because of the seating!
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