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Can anyone please tell me if the dining package for World of Color is worth it or is a fast pass enough?? I figure we have to have dinner anyway and if we do it with the dining package, we get the preferred viewing area. This is our first time to Disneyland so I need a bit of help. Thanks!!!!
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While I can't comment on the sit-down service, my friend and I did the lunch picnic and rather enjoyed it. I liked the idea of not having to worry about getting a fastpass, and like you said- you gotta eat anyway, right?! I'd definitely recommend that again.
FWIW, no matter what you do, I think you still need to show up early to get good seats in your color section. We didn't (and neither did the writer in the article) and ended up towards the back. Still not a bad show, and I had no problem seeing it all from the back. But that may bother some other people. Personally, I thought it was OK to be in the back because that made for a much quicker exit at the end of the show!
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I did the dining package at Ariel's Grotto in late September last year, and it was awesome. I'd never done a dining package before, but I figured one table service meal on my own was justifiable (my husband was there for a conference, so I toured the parks alone for 2 1/2 days, lucky me).
I didn't like the menu options at the other restaurant...not really a big Italian food fan...but the tri-tip I had at Ariel's was wonderful. I sat outside, with a gorgeous view of Paradise Pier (roller coaster & carousel) at sunset.
The dessert was a plate with a lot of mini-desserts. Fortunately, I found the desserts more lovely than tasty, since I was alone and didn't need 2,000 calories in one meal!
Here's a picture of the dessert:
That "film strip" is white chocolate with the pictures imprinted on it. Yum!
Unfortunately, I didn't know where the best view would be when it came to getting a place in the viewing area, so I had to crane my head around the people ahead of me to get the best view. What I learned is that, if you have an unobstructed view of Mickey's head on the ferris wheel, you're in exactly the right place. Hope this helps...have fun!
Ginger
PS: I hope the pix aren't too big...I sized them using the guidelines but they still look kinda big to me.
Thanks very much for your responses and the pictures Ginger. I think we are going to do the dining package. I got a little bit ansy because I read some bad reviews of Ariel's Grotto but I think we are going to go for it. Why not!!!!!!!!!
Again thanks for all of the great info. It really is invaluable!!!!!!!!!!
We did the picnic dinner, and frankly I wasn't impressed. It also didn't leave us with that good of seats for the show either (but this was just a few weeks after it started.......hopefully the madness has died down a bit since then)! I would do the dinner package the next time we go!
Well I am sooooo excited again. I just purchased our Disney entrance tickets online and made our reservations for World of Color dining package. We will be having dinner at Ariel's Grotto for 7:30 pm and seeing the World of Color show at 10:15 pm on April 10. I can hardly contain myself I am so excited.....lol. And this is the first Disney trip without the kids. They will be staying home this time. I have to dance.....
I think you'll be happy with your choice! We ate at Ariel's Grotto for the World of Color package last August and didn't have any complaints. We both enjoyed our meals, and as we left the restaurant we walked over to the viewing area, got a great spot to watch and only waited about 20 minutes for the show to start. On our next trip, in May, we are going to try the dinner at Wine Country Trattoria.
We did the dining package at Wine Country Trattoria and honestly - we were unimpressed.
The food was not worth the money - the kids refused to eat their food. Dessert was okay - but we watched as those who had either fastpass or the picnic (not sure which) lined up while we ate. All the diners at Wine Country stayed in the area and we were escorted to our viewing area - which was actually very good. Unfortunately I am short (5'1") and there were tall people in front of our family so we did not see it as well as we could have. If we had stayed on the stairs and not gone down all the way we would have had a better view.
The show was AWESOME!
You will enjoy it very much - Have fun at Ariel's Grotto!
I can't wait to read your review! Congrats on booking the package--I'm thinnking about booking one for December, but I haven't decided which restaurant I want to eat at!
I am short as well, same as you, 5'1", so I was afraid I might not be able to see. What I really don't understand is that our dinner is at 7:30 pm and we only have 60 mins to eat. The CM told me that right on the phone when I booked. But the show isn't until 10:15 so I guess I get some sort of ticket and we go back. Im sure they will explain how it works. I am just finishing off some packing today. So excited and I will definitely give a trip report when I get back. Thanks to everyone for their tips and comments. As usual, it has been invaluable tips and opinions.!!!!!
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I thought the same as you - we have to eat anyway - so we did the sit down at Ariel's Grotto.
TOTALLY WORTH EVERY PENNY!!!!
Although the dining time was a little bit earlier than we would have liked, the meal was delicious! And we have eaten at Ariel's Grotto on many, many occasions, so I kind of knew what to expect, price-wise. The package was fairly comparable to the price of eating there on your own. Our viewing spot was AMAZING. My sister and nieces had gone to see it about a week before us, and didn't do a package, they only got FPs. She said their viewing spot was horrible and they could barely see. People were in front of them and the only thing they could see was if they looked directly up.
I will definitely book this package every single time to see WOC!!
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We did the sit down at Ariel's Grotto our last trip (Get the Tri-Tip) and this time we're trying Wine Country Trattoria and now you have me nervous! We have some food snobs traveling with us and i'm nervous it's going to be a bust! Should we switch?! AAAH, i wanted to branch out and try something new, should we go for it or jump ship and swim back to the grotto?
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