World of Color Superthread

[cruizincathi]

I just got a call back from the same CM that I spoke with. After talking with me, and me sharing that others had booked in March and April, she did some digging. Apparently, Disney has renamed the dessert party and CM have not been notified of the change. I thought it was awesome of her to call me back to help me get the reservation I was looking for. Truly amazing staff that Disney hires!

 

[Christin82]

I wonder why the entertainment schedules haven't been updated. I am going in March and WOC is not showing. Which is not surprising since I know they tend to get more specific closer, but what is surprising is it hasn't updated the entertainment schedule for 2 weeks from now when WOC reservations have been made.

I agree it’s weird, but maybe they’re purposely not emphasizing the reopen date since it falls during a time when lots of kids/locals are out of school for President’s Day/Week. There are a LOT of people waiting to descend on the park as soon as it reopens. They may choose to ease it back in without major fanfare, a “soft opening” of sorts, to minimize chaos on the day it reopens.

I honestly have no idea, though. I’m just guessing.

 

[gottalovepluto]

I just booked the dessert party for our trip in March! Are all the seats good for the dessert party or do we need to line up early for better seats? I’ve got two little ones and I’m pretty short and don’t want to get stuck behind a tall person. Thank you in advance.

There are some high tables with high tables in front of them so you don’t want to be last. We like to have a shot at picking our own table so we arrive 30-45 mins prior and wait in the line. It’s possible CM won’t let you sit where you want but we haven’t encountered that. Even a high top with a high top in front of you isn’t bad, it’s just nicer not to deal with it.

 

[gottalovepluto]

I wonder why the entertainment schedules haven't been updated. I am going in March and WOC is not showing. Which is not surprising since I know they tend to get more specific closer, but what is surprising is it hasn't updated the entertainment schedule for 2 weeks from now when WOC reservations have been made.

I’m going with Disney is just bad at updating the entertainment schedule in general. They’ll get around to it.

 

[HuskyGal]

There are some high tables with high tables in front of them so you don’t want to be last. We like to have a shot at picking our own table so we arrive 30-45 mins prior and wait in the line. It’s possible CM won’t let you sit where you want but we haven’t encountered that. Even a high top with a high top in front of you isn’t bad, it’s just nicer not to deal with it.

Oh ok. Thank you! Do you have a preference within the high tables? Left, middle or right side?

 

[gottalovepluto]

I just tried to book the dessert party for our 3/17-3/22 trip and was told no reservations are found to book...yet someone posted that they were able to make reservations for April. I called Disney dining. Is there another way to book this that might be able to see March. The CM I spoke to said they have been given no info on times, etc and were only told that WoC would begin again on 2/23. She thought maybe March would open later, but if someone already booked for April, I’d like to know how.

Call back. Online I see availability for at least 4 every night of that week. Some of the CMs are having issues bringing it up in their systems.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

Could I ask a small favour? Anybody who has booked the Dessert Party - would you mind reviewing it, maybe with a couple photos? I've read the online reviews but they are all from before it went down, so I'd love to read a more recent one!

We are headed to DL in late September for my 50th birthday and our 25th anniversary (plus a drive up the coast to San Francisco for the rest of the trip). We know we want to do Blue Bayou as our one dinner reservation while at DL, and I'm toying with the dessert party as a birthday treat. But for the $80 (and the exchange because we are in Canada) I'd love to know if it is worth it!

I'll do a review but I'm not going until March 9

 

[gottalovepluto]

Oh ok. Thank you! Do you have a preference within the high tables? Left, middle or right side?

No, I’m happy as long as I don’t have a high top in front of me!

 

[bethwc101]

There are some high tables with high tables in front of them so you don’t want to be last. We like to have a shot at picking our own table so we arrive 30-45 mins prior and wait in the line. It’s possible CM won’t let you sit where you want but we haven’t encountered that. Even a high top with a high top in front of you isn’t bad, it’s just nicer not to deal with it.

Is a high top the best pick or a lower table in front? We will be a party of 7 so will have 2 tables.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Could I ask a small favour? Anybody who has booked the Dessert Party - would you mind reviewing it, maybe with a couple photos? I've read the online reviews but they are all from before it went down, so I'd love to read a more recent one!

We are headed to DL in late September for my 50th birthday and our 25th anniversary (plus a drive up the coast to San Francisco for the rest of the trip). We know we want to do Blue Bayou as our one dinner reservation while at DL, and I'm toying with the dessert party as a birthday treat. But for the $80 (and the exchange because we are in Canada) I'd love to know if it is worth it!

The DIS search feature is wonky but have you tried that? I know we have reviews around here on it.

 

[gottalovepluto]

JUST GOT THE LAST 7:30 FEB 23rd for Carthay Circle!!

It’s possible your dates have sold out.

Stuff isn’t booked out yet. Even on 2/23 you can get 4 in at Carthay at 6, 6:20, 7... Stuff is starting to be booked (like 7:30) but considering booking just started yesterday and we don’t have an official park blog post pointing it out yet it’s still safe to assume CM issues over booked out.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Is a high top the best pick or a lower table in front? We will be a party of 7 so will have 2 tables.

Can’t say because I haven’t been at a low table.

 

[Speedracer5]

I just got my reservation for the dessert party for 4/11.

I've done the dessert party before. I will agree that it's a big splurge, but we had such great seats (and some space!) that it was worth the splurge. However, it was just my husband and I. This trip, my sister is coming as well. When we went before, we were in the very front of the line. I requested a high top and was brought to the first high top table in the row. We were sitting next to the walkway that the non-package people are funnelled through to get to the show. We heard a lot of "hey! what did those people do to get a seat? How do I get champagne?" that made me laugh. They let you choose a non-alcoholic beverage, or you can have champagne or some fruity cocktail. The cocktail sounded too sweet, so I went with the champagne. If I remember right, the menu says that you get a glass of champagne, my husband and I managed to get two. Lol. There is a bread basket that the table shares. Everyone at the table gets a plate with fruit, cheese and some petit fours (I think like 5-6).

I would say, do not go into this specifically for the food. For me, this was more than enough dessert... never enough champagne though (lol). However, not having to be crammed like sardines in the viewing area, and not being able to see (I'm 5'2, my husband is a hair under 6' so he doesn't have as many issues seeing as I do) was frustrating. We're also celebrating my sister's 30th birthday and she hasn't been to Disneyland since 1999, so this is something special.

Also, if you're a small party, like a 2-top, just know that they may seat another 2-top with you. Our partners at our table were nice and we had no issues.

Here are photos of what we had. I'm sorry, I couldn't figure out how to resize these photos. These photos are from September of 2017, so the petit fours may be different now.

 

[HuskyGal]

No, I’m happy as long as I don’t have a high top in front of me!

Great. Don’t want to run and make myself look crazy.

 

[Speedracer5]

If I remember right, all the high tops are in the back of the viewing area and the low tops are in the front. I was sitting at the far right side and had a great view. I imagine that every seat has a good view--it better at that price point! Lol.

 

[bethwc101]

Are larger parties preassigned? We are a party of 7 and would think it would be silly if our tables were split due to lack of options. Or does that mean we just have to show up way early to guarantee two tables together?

 

[Drew Perri]

2 Questions.

1) Where Can I find the Menu for carthay and wine country for the WOC viewing.

2) Does AP discount apply for these?

 

[Skjhjb]

I'll do a review but I'm not going until March 9

Our trip isn't until the last week of September - thanks!

The DIS search feature is wonky but have you tried that? I know we have reviews around here on it.

I haven't - and I will - I was just wondering about something more recent now that it is back up and running. Just wondering if the offerings had changed or we can pretty much expect what I've read from 2016/2017.

Thanks!

 

[gottalovepluto]

...Just wondering if the offerings had changed or we can pretty much expect what I've read from 2016/2017.

Thanks!

Ah. No, it’s not back yet so we won’t know if changes were made for a couple weeks. Maybe we’ll get lucky & get some changes to the desserts...

 

[gottalovepluto]

I just got my reservation for the dessert party for 4/11.

I've done the dessert party before. I will agree that it's a big splurge, but we had such great seats (and some space!) that it was worth the splurge. However, it was just my husband and I. This trip, my sister is coming as well. When we went before, we were in the very front of the line. I requested a high top and was brought to the first high top table in the row. We were sitting next to the walkway that the non-package people are funnelled through to get to the show. We heard a lot of "hey! what did those people do to get a seat? How do I get champagne?" that made me laugh. They let you choose a non-alcoholic beverage, or you can have champagne or some fruity cocktail. The cocktail sounded too sweet, so I went with the champagne. If I remember right, the menu says that you get a glass of champagne, my husband and I managed to get two. Lol. There is a bread basket that the table shares. Everyone at the table gets a plate with fruit, cheese and some petit fours (I think like 5-6).

I would say, do not go into this specifically for the food. For me, this was more than enough dessert... never enough champagne though (lol). However, not having to be crammed like sardines in the viewing area, and not being able to see (I'm 5'2, my husband is a hair under 6' so he doesn't have as many issues seeing as I do) was frustrating. We're also celebrating my sister's 30th birthday and she hasn't been to Disneyland since 1999, so this is something special.

Also, if you're a small party, like a 2-top, just know that they may seat another 2-top with you. Our partners at our table were nice and we had no issues.

Here are photos of what we had. I'm sorry, I couldn't figure out how to resize these photos. These photos are from September of 2017, so the petit fours may be different now.

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To the server... “Can I trade you the dessert plate for a bottle of that sparkling wine?”

Fwiw it’s normal to get 1 refill, servers are usually pretty good about making making sure they offer refills or a 2nd beverage before the lights go down & they can’t serve. But if your server doesn’t offer or misses you don’t be afraid to ask.