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Only One Night for Wishes would you spend it at 'Ohana?
I've got an ADR for 'Ohana at 9:15pm, so we should be able to catch Wishes during dessert. The issue is that our son and his girlfriend can only join us for 4 days of our vacay, so that is their only MK day. My son's girlfriend has never been to WDW so I'm debating canceling the ADR so that she can experience Wishes in the park instead of at 'Ohana. What would you recommend?
I think I'd go for the in park experience, as there's no guarantee you'll get a window seat at 'Ohana, and to me, for a first timer, there's nothing like seeing it in the park itself.
If you can get in early enough and stake out a spot up on the train station, that's a great vantage point! (some would say there are better spots much closer to the castle but I hate the crowds down near the hub..... ).
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Another vote for watching Wishes at the park. Like Cheryl said, there is no guarantee you'll get a window seat at Ohana and the view of the castle is far away. There's something magical about being at MK while Wishes is on.
Ok I'm donning a fire proof suit before I ask this but why is it that people seem to love wishes so much. To me it's just seems like any other fireworks show except it has music from Disney movies in it. Don't get me wrong I like Disney fireworks shows my top two are Remember from Disneyland and Iluminations from Epcot. I'm just not a big fan of wishes.
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I would say skip 'Ohana, unless you can score a much earlier reservation and then go back to the park for Wishes. There is nothing like watching Wishes from Main Street for the first time! If you'd like to have a nice sit down dinner outside of the parks before Wishes I'd suggest Citricos or Narcoossees or even The Wave.
I'm going along with all the people saying stay in the park for Wishes. Do an early dinner/late lunch somewhere in the park and then stake out a spot. Yes, it's annoying to have to deal with the crowds, but there is really no other way for the first time attendee to see any Disney parade/show.
I think a lot of the fascination is for first-second timers as opposed to us 60 timers. And it's WHERE the fireworks are--in the MK and that adds to the Disney experience. And for a display that is put on virtually every night, they do a good job.
Fireworks have just fascinated people since they were invented
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I think a lot of the fascination is for first-second timers as opposed to us 60 timers. And it's WHERE the fireworks are--in the MK and that adds to the Disney experience. And for a display that is put on virtually every night, they do a good job.
Fireworks have just fascinated people since they were invented
I think my inner pyro manic just think Ilumiantions is collier especially the inferno barge just the idea of balls of fire on the water, blows my mind.
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'Ohana is my mostest favoritest bestest place to eat EVER in WDW. It CANNOT BE MISSED!
However, you can try for another ADR for 'Ohana. Wishes is properly experienced from the park for a first-timer. After you've seen it from the park, you can later see it from secondary vantage points like 'Ohana, the Poly beach, or the ob decks at Contemporary.
I'd go for the park experience. There's no guarentee you'll even be in the restaurant when the fireworks are going off. The last 2 times we were at Ohana they were 30 minutes behind on the reservations. Dinner takes 2 hours there. If you had nothing else exciting on the agenda I'd say maybe but if it's the only night, definately see the fireworks. Narcoosee's is a good option, fireworks are visable and it's not the crazy crowded madhouse that Ohana is, not to mention MUCH better food!
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