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Electrical Water Pageant Parade
Hi all,
My girlfriend and I are going this year for our second time ever. I have two questions.
1-How do I get to see it?
2-What is your opinion of it?
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If you stand along the 7 Sea Lagoon you will have a great view of it. The beach over at the Poly or GF are great locations. I have also watched it from right in fromt of the MK. It's a nice little often overlooked parade.
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Here is some information on it for you from Info Central. It's a nice parade, I saw it by chance a few years ago after leaving the campfire movie early at Fort Wilderness and thought it was really neat. We plan on watching it in September. The times are all listed so you can head to one of the Magic Kingdom resorts around the time it's supposed to pass by and enjoy yourself!
Upcoming:
October 2013
8 nights at Pop Century with Free Dining to celebrate DS turning 4 years old!!!!
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My family and I have been going to WDW since 1999 and saw King Neptunes water pageant for the 1st time last year. It has been running since the World opened in 1971 from what I understand. If it is just the 2 of you then I would watch from one of the resorts in the Magic Kingdom area, but if you could splurge, take a Wishes Cruise and the boat driver pulls right up to the barges. We have done this the past 2 years and plan on doing it again next year. We go to the Hoop Dee Doo and get picked up at Fort Wilderness Campground.
The cost of the cruise is $275 plus tip. Hoop Dee Doo $59 per person. The whole experience... Priceless.
1999 All Star Music (Country)
2000 Boardwalk Villas (DVC)
2001 Boardwalk Villas (DVC)
2002 Boardwalk Villas (DVC)
2003 Boardwalk Villas (DVC)
2004 Boardwalk Villas (DVC)
2005 Boardwalk Villas (DVC)
2006 PORFQ / BV (DVC)
2007 BV (DVC)
Next Up 4/26/08 BV (DVC)...
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Ok this is cool. I have never seen this in all my trip to WDW! We are staying at the Grandfloridan this fall !!!! Were very excited and have a Magic Kingdom view so I hope we can see this from our balcony!
Gorsh I love this place...
2007 (September) GRAND FLORIDIAN yea the kids are big enough to appreciate a nice resort!
2006 All Stars
2005 POPa
2004 All Stars
2003 All Stars
2002 All Stars
2001 :(
2000 All Stars
1993 Poly
1977 - 84 Howard Johnsons
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We watched it almost every night from our room when we stayed at the Poly w/ FIL.
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It's cute. Sometimes you can even see it if you take the boat from the MK.
ºoºKathyºoº TimeShare 12-12
GKTW June 2011,Off site Feb/March 2011
Dolphin and POFQ 8/10
POFQ Sept 08
ASMu Aug-Sept 07
Dolphin & CS-12/05. Mousefest & Dis Cruise
Dolphin & POR July 04,WDW-Dolphin June 02Dolphin 6/2000
Swan 6/99 -Dolphin March 98, March 94
+many more times offsite
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In December we're planning to see at at the WL. We've never seen it before so we're excited.
**WDW: December 8th-19th 2007~Celebrating our 4yr Anniversey~Pop Century Resort**
WDW: November 9-15th 2003 **HoneyMoon***
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(Please note I've been to DLR countless times. Just posting recent trips.)
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We have ADRs at O'Hana's on 15 Dec 07 so that we can enjoy this parade afterwards. Never have seen it and can't wait for a new experience.
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Originally Posted by Magic Smiles
We have ADRs at O'Hana's on 15 Dec 07 so that we can enjoy this parade afterwards. Never have seen it and can't wait for a new experience.
So funny I could tell you weren't from the US by the way you wrote the date!
We're looking forward to trying O'hana for the first time this year.
I hope you enjoy the EWP. It is truly a WDW classic!!!
"All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them." - Walt Disney
"Too many people grow up. That 's the trouble with the world, too many people grow up." - Walt Disney
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We finally managed to see The Floating Electrical Water Pageant last year for the first time & we thought it was totally cool! DH & DS's 8 & 10 & myself all thought it was great! We like to try different dining experiences & so I made ADR for The Whispering Canyon Cafe at the WL which was the perfect time & location to see the pageant afterwards! After dinner & some shopping & checking out the resort, we walked out to the water dock & watched the parade! Then we caught a water taxi over to the MK just in time to watch Wishes from the water! That was awesome - such a different view of the fireworks! That was a great evening!
Shari
-"There's A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow..."
'02 - All Star Movies
'04, '05, '06, '10, '11, '16, '19, '21 - Pop Century
'08 - Offsite/Pop Century
'13, '21 - Offsite
'17 - Port Orleans/French Quarter!
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I love it! I remember watching it as a little girl on my first trip to WDW, from the beach at FW in 1977...and it is much the same today as it was then. It's very nostalgic for me. It's a classic that everyone should experience and I'm impressed and thankful that WDW has kept it around all these years!
1977 - Fort Wilderness
1991 - Port Orleans FQ
1998 - Wilderness Cabins
2001 - All Star Music
2002 - Dolphin
2003 - Coronado Springs
2005 - Polynesian
2007 - Port Orleans Riverside, Animal Kingdom Lodge, Saratoga Springs
2013 - Caribbean Beach
2011 & 2016 - Pop Century
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We love it!!!
'09~Pop
'08~Pop,CR
'07~Pop,POR
'06~WL,Pop
'05~CSR, Pop, CBR
'04~ASSp, ASMu, Pop
'03~ASMo,POR,Poly
'02~WL
'01~ASMo
'00~Off Site :0(
'95~ASSp
Sept 1991~Honeymoon~Off Site
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We saw the parade on a Magical Fireworks Cruise for Magical Gatherings and it was great. If you're going with a Magical Gathering, I highly reccomend the fireworks cruise. The view of the parade and the fireworks was great.
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I love it! Its one of my favorite hidden treasures. I can still remember watching off the balcony of our tower MK view CR room in 1982. I wish I could afford that now
First Trip- Oct 1978 (9 months old)
Last Trip- Everett's Summer Vacation June '10
Next Trip- Everett's 1st Food and Wine Oct '10
Oct 4-6
58 trips in between
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I think its cool! DH said it was the "cheesiest thing he ever saw"
I will say this, last trip we stayed at WL. Our room was at the far end of the hall closest to the water. Our first night we feel fast asleep early because we got up so early to catch our flight. The next thing we know we are awoken by LOUD music. DH went out on the balcony to see what it was, it was the Water Pageant passing. It got a little annoying by the end of the week
Melissa
4/87 offsite, 3/05 AKL, 10/06 WL, 3/08 GF, 1/09 WL, 3/09 Poly, 10/09 SSR, 1/10 AKV, 10/10 BLT, 12/10 AKV, 2/11 Poly, 5/11 BCV, 10/11 BLT, 12/11 WL, 5/12 1st Cruise on the Dream & BWV, 10/12 BLT!
"...That's the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up." Walt Disney
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Electrical Water Pageant Parade
I have to agree with Melissa's DH - seemed kind of cheesy to me as well. During our past stays at WL we really got tired of it by the end of the week.
Previous trips:
Nov 2000, Oct 2002 - WL
Dec 2002 - CSR (conf.)
Feb 2004 - AKL
Feb 2005, Jan 2007 - POR
Oct 2007 - CSR (conf.)
Oct 2008 - POP (pre-conf. visit)
Oct 2009 - BV Suites (conf.)
Oct 2010 - POR
Nov 2010 - BV Suites (conf.)
June 2012 - POR
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I agree that there is nothing really jazzy about this parade, but for me and my family, it holds a lot of memories. We used to stay at Poly in the 80's and would watch the parade and then MK fireworks; we'd get soft drinks and snacks at Trader Jack's and go out on the beach. We still see the parade whenever we're at O'hana's for dinner.
"Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear eats you. But always dress for the hunt!" Kungaloosh!
"Happy are those whom the Muses love."
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I can remember being very excited by this as a child, and still feel a bit of that for it now. Always try to catch it at least once a trip
1975-2000 Family Trips, FW
Nov 2005- FW
June 2006- FW
Feb 2007- FW
Dec 2007- POFQ
Feb 2008- POR
July 2008- WL
Dec 2008- FW
Feb 2012- POFQ
Herb
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