best spot for kingdom fireworks

[dyin`tago]

my wife,son and I are there sept 6th to 22nd and the only fireworks show is saturday the 15th.
what is the best place for viewing,even a restaurant would work.
thanks!

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[DisneyWizard]

I like to be on the Tomorroland bridge, which leads right towards the Plaza Pavilion. Tink flies RIGHT above your head, and you have a perfect view of the castle and fireworks.

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[SpecJoe Magic]

There are many good places to view the fireworks. I usually just stand in the middle of Main Street facing Cinderella Castle. That may not be the best place though. I guess you will just have to experiment and find the place you like to view the fireworks from. Sorry I could not be of more help.

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[Roland]

I personally like the fairway in front of the Speedway close to the TTA. You can still watch her slide from the castle, but not all of it. The fireworks are unobstructed from there, but you won't see the castle in the foreground. Like another poster said, there are many good spots, all depends on what you want to see in the total picture.


I do not know from personal experience, but many say get reservations at the California Kitchen in the Contemporary resort. It is on the 15th (?) floor and the view is suppose to be spectacular.
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[captjeff22]

All the above locations are great. It really depends upon what you want to see in your field of vision and the environment you want to experience as you witness "Fantasy in the Sky" Fireworks.

Since I saw so many fireworks working on the ferryboats, that is my personal choice.

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[charlie]

We watched the fireworks in Fantasyland. It is a very good view and hardly anybody thinks of it. It isn't very crowded at all.

We also stood in Frontierland to watch them. We were on the little bridge by Splash Mt. and the entrance of Tom Sawyer Island. This was a wonderful view of the fireworks and they pipe in the music as if you were on Main Street.

These are just some suggestions for some not so crowded places to view the fireworks.


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[TiggerRPh]

We like to view the fireworks from Main Street near the tip board. You get a great view of the fireworks with the castle in the foreground and you get a good view of Tink starting the whole thing off. The downside is that it can be a bit crowded.



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[frakers]

I'm not telling......then everyone else would be there. Just stay away from Main Street and you'll be fine.

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[PharmD]

I have viewed the fireworks from the observation deck on the 15th floor of the Contemporary resort and there is only one word to describe the view, spectacular. They pipe in music and you can here the soundtrack from the fireworks. We go there everytime to see them.

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[FutureImagineer]

I second watching them from the 15th floor..
but there is somewhere else in the contemporary that also gives a spectaular view:
The 11th floor fire escape on the right side

You couldnt really here the music....but that didnt matter. And one other funny thing happened.... Every time a huge fire work would POP, a car alarm in the parking lot went off! My family and i were HYSTERICAL!
I had the best time that night!

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[Rachel]

Another vote for the California Grill. Request a table next to the window. When the fireworks begin, they dim the lights in the restaurant and pipe in the music. I didn't see Tink but you get a great view of the rest of the show from there.

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[Brian]

Also... if you don't mind missing the music, there is a cool spot on the main floor of the Contemporary. There is a "balcony" just outside of the end facing the Magic Kingdom. You get a great view of the fireworks, along with the undercarriage of the monrails. :smile:

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[Arcane Jill]

We managed to get a table in Cinderella's Royal Table (the restaurant inside the castle) during the fireworks -- I've never seen anything like it. It was awesome! Although tough to get -- lots of people have the same idea -- but you get to see the fireworks through the stained glass windows while they pipe in the music. It was just awesome.

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[LittleSpirit02]

My personal choice is Splash Mountain! It's awesome because before you go down the big hill, you see the castle all lit up with fireworks in the air. Then as you come out of the "Zip A Dee Dºoº Dah" Scene, you can see more fireworks as if they were a part of Brer Rabbit's celebration. Timing can be hard though. Might want to get a fastpass for that time. Enjoy!

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[Fantasmike]

We have watched them from in front of the castle and it is the classic view but our best view was behind the castle close to Cinderella's Carousel. It was unobstructed and not very crowded.

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[DreamFinder2]

The California Grill is a must! We always start our stay there (assuming the fireworks are happening that night) and we're never disappointed. In addition to a window table, the best views are on your right as you approach the bar/host/hostess area. If you get too far back in the restaurant you might as well be facing the other direction...of course then you could watch Illuminations!!!

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