egritz
Never too old for Disney!
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- Dec 26, 2008
We had 6:30 reservations for WCT on Tuesday evening, June 15th at 6:30 -- 2 separate reservations for 8 & 2 since they said the max party size is 8.
How our day went was we did EE at DL & when we left for an afternoon break I ran to DCA & picked up FP for Soarin'. We entered DCA around 4:30 & got our spots for the Pixar Parade (which was great), used our FP's for Soarin' after the parade & made it to WCT at exactly 6:30.
We asked if we could possibly get a table for 10, but all they could do to seat us immediately was to split up the parties to 6 & 4 (which was fine). We ended up having the same server & she was able to combine our bills (dinner was our treat) so that was very nice.
We sat upstairs under cover (not sure if it is considered inside or outside, but we were chilly by the time we were done around 7:40 or so). Food was exactly the same as everyone else has reported - blah. EVERYONE ordered the New York... Our server told us the kitchen was having issues with the roaster & that all meat was going to be medium rare...anything more would require as much as a 20 minute wait. We didn't want to add time so everyone was fine with medium rare. We got our bread, it was fine - nothing spectacular. Salad was okay, different but rather small. We got our New Yorks & there wasn't a bit of pink in any of them. We figure they carved the roast & had the meat sitting out so it continued to cook. While there was no pink, it was, at least, tender. Potatoes (which not all were cooked through) had the tiniest piece of Gorgonzola cheese on top & the green beans were pathetic little shrivels of vegetable. Dessert was interesting, but nothing I would choose to order again. Upstairs they were not able to bring my mom coffee -- server said it was too much of a hassle since the only coffee maker was downstairs & we didn't want to wait.
We got our bill rather quickly....total was $380 including tip (but before the $30 discount for Disney Rewards Visa) for 6 adults, 3 kids & non-paying "infant" (they let my 10 year old niece order off the kids menu, saving me $20). But then I had to remind them to give me my WOC Showpasses after I paid (which was annoying).
We left WCT & went straight towards assigned seating. The first CM told us to go straight to the "YELLOW" viewing area (I don't know if i was blind, but I wasn't seeing ANY colors). I went straight towards the center area & showed our passed to the CM who said we were in the right area. We were pretty close to center, in the third tier. We arrived there around 7:45. I have no idea if this was really the Yellow area.
To answer a previous poster's question as to what to do to entertain the kids, I bought a ton of glo-sticks at the dollar store & we got those going & shared among the other kids in our area. We chatted with the other families & when the pre-show started (what fun!) and then later on during the actual WOC everyone was great about letting the kids get up front to the railing so they could see. I would think you could also bring cards, books, small toyss etc. to keep them entertained.
My 5 yo niece had to use the bathroom during the pre-show & it wasn't an issue at all. They gave my SIL a ticket to get back into the area & she made it back in plenty of time.
Also, interestingly we had a CM approach us to tell us we may need to lift up the kids during the show & she offered that shoulder sitting was fine as long as we weren't blocking anyone behind us. This suprised me, but we didn't have any kids on shoulders (wasn't even necessary, let alone it is rude!) Though I did see a few kids in the lower tiers on shoulders.
Oh, and the show? It was fun! I think I like Fantasmic! better though. I would definitely do the Dinner package again (would try AG though) simply to not have to stress about getting a Showpass & I would like to eventually return & have closer viewing. I figure we have to eat dinner anyway & really we are paying to not have to stand in the show-pass line & we get the bonus of mediocre food!
I am curious though about previous posters/reviewers who said that their Picnic SP were in the Yellow area. I don't know if we were told the wrong color or what, but we did appear to be pretty close to center, so I'm not sure if they really are changing around the colors each night.
Okay, sorry for rambling....working on 5 hours of sleep & then a 14 hour day between the two parks and I'm running on fumes. Also apologize for any spelling errors as I'm too exhausted to proof-read. Hope some of this helps someone in their decisions about viewing WOC! if I think of anything else when I am more alert I'll add it later.
How our day went was we did EE at DL & when we left for an afternoon break I ran to DCA & picked up FP for Soarin'. We entered DCA around 4:30 & got our spots for the Pixar Parade (which was great), used our FP's for Soarin' after the parade & made it to WCT at exactly 6:30.
We asked if we could possibly get a table for 10, but all they could do to seat us immediately was to split up the parties to 6 & 4 (which was fine). We ended up having the same server & she was able to combine our bills (dinner was our treat) so that was very nice.
We sat upstairs under cover (not sure if it is considered inside or outside, but we were chilly by the time we were done around 7:40 or so). Food was exactly the same as everyone else has reported - blah. EVERYONE ordered the New York... Our server told us the kitchen was having issues with the roaster & that all meat was going to be medium rare...anything more would require as much as a 20 minute wait. We didn't want to add time so everyone was fine with medium rare. We got our bread, it was fine - nothing spectacular. Salad was okay, different but rather small. We got our New Yorks & there wasn't a bit of pink in any of them. We figure they carved the roast & had the meat sitting out so it continued to cook. While there was no pink, it was, at least, tender. Potatoes (which not all were cooked through) had the tiniest piece of Gorgonzola cheese on top & the green beans were pathetic little shrivels of vegetable. Dessert was interesting, but nothing I would choose to order again. Upstairs they were not able to bring my mom coffee -- server said it was too much of a hassle since the only coffee maker was downstairs & we didn't want to wait.
We got our bill rather quickly....total was $380 including tip (but before the $30 discount for Disney Rewards Visa) for 6 adults, 3 kids & non-paying "infant" (they let my 10 year old niece order off the kids menu, saving me $20). But then I had to remind them to give me my WOC Showpasses after I paid (which was annoying).
We left WCT & went straight towards assigned seating. The first CM told us to go straight to the "YELLOW" viewing area (I don't know if i was blind, but I wasn't seeing ANY colors). I went straight towards the center area & showed our passed to the CM who said we were in the right area. We were pretty close to center, in the third tier. We arrived there around 7:45. I have no idea if this was really the Yellow area.
To answer a previous poster's question as to what to do to entertain the kids, I bought a ton of glo-sticks at the dollar store & we got those going & shared among the other kids in our area. We chatted with the other families & when the pre-show started (what fun!) and then later on during the actual WOC everyone was great about letting the kids get up front to the railing so they could see. I would think you could also bring cards, books, small toyss etc. to keep them entertained.
My 5 yo niece had to use the bathroom during the pre-show & it wasn't an issue at all. They gave my SIL a ticket to get back into the area & she made it back in plenty of time.
Also, interestingly we had a CM approach us to tell us we may need to lift up the kids during the show & she offered that shoulder sitting was fine as long as we weren't blocking anyone behind us. This suprised me, but we didn't have any kids on shoulders (wasn't even necessary, let alone it is rude!) Though I did see a few kids in the lower tiers on shoulders.
Oh, and the show? It was fun! I think I like Fantasmic! better though. I would definitely do the Dinner package again (would try AG though) simply to not have to stress about getting a Showpass & I would like to eventually return & have closer viewing. I figure we have to eat dinner anyway & really we are paying to not have to stand in the show-pass line & we get the bonus of mediocre food!
I am curious though about previous posters/reviewers who said that their Picnic SP were in the Yellow area. I don't know if we were told the wrong color or what, but we did appear to be pretty close to center, so I'm not sure if they really are changing around the colors each night.
Okay, sorry for rambling....working on 5 hours of sleep & then a 14 hour day between the two parks and I'm running on fumes. Also apologize for any spelling errors as I'm too exhausted to proof-read. Hope some of this helps someone in their decisions about viewing WOC! if I think of anything else when I am more alert I'll add it later.
of the changes to the various colored viewing sections...
