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If I view Spectromagic from Frontier town in the MK, will I have enough time to leave the park, hop on the monorail, and catch the fireworks from the Poly beach??
I will have 2 tired children in tow.
My guess is that the crowds on Main Street will be tough to navigate while everyone waits for Wishes to start at 10PM.
How long is Spectromagic??? 30min ?? 60 min??? Does Wishes follow immediately after Spectro Magic???
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Planning for summer of 2017. 3rd week in August. We will get blown away by the rides, or a hurricane. Either way it should be alot of fun
To be honest, I don't have any firsthand experience in trying this, but I don't really think it's possible. I think you will need to check the times guide to see when these two events are happening and see how much time there is between them. Then decide if you really think you can get your family through the crowd, onto a monorail and over to the Poly in time. It might not be worth the hassle.
We actually timed it last time. Spectromagic rolls through Frontierland at about 8:20-25 (assuming the MK is closing at 9). So, you MIGHT be able to do this, but you'd be pushing it to get through the crowds waiting for Wishes, then out and over to the Poly by 9.
Could you possibly change your plans to watch from somewhere on Main Street? Maybe in front of Tony's?
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You'd reallt be pushing it timnewise. Is it worth the effort? Why not watch Wishes from the train station - you'd still be in position for a quick exit
I really don't see that being possible, you'd have to wait for Spectro to go all the way down Main Street first, and then you'd have to fight the crowd, assuming it starts at 9:00 and Wishes at 10:00, you'd have about 15 minutes to make it from Frontierland over to the Poly beach - not gonna happen.
I would suggest finding yourself a nice spot in MK to watch both, and just stay put. Or, if it really means that much to you to watch Wishes from the beach at Poly, plan that part for another night.
I agree that it would be playing it close, espcially if you are watching from Frontierland - if you wanted to go for it then I would suggest watching the parade from Main Street, and then heading straight for the monorail...
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I read that watching Spectro from Frontierland is easier than trying to watch from Main Street. We are staying at the Poly so I liked the idea of avoiding the crush of people exiting at the end of Wishes.
Perhaps we will try to watch Wishes from the train station.
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Planning for summer of 2017. 3rd week in August. We will get blown away by the rides, or a hurricane. Either way it should be alot of fun
It's very hard to get through the crowds that are watching the parade. Why don't you watch the parade from above at the train station at the park entrance? That would give you a lot more time for a quick getaway and on to the monorail to Poly. You would be watching the beginning of the parade instead of the tail end of it.
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Spectromagic rolls through Frontierland at about 8:20-25 (assuming the MK is closing at 9). So, you MIGHT be able to do this, but you'd be pushing it to get through the crowds waiting for Wishes, then out and over to the Poly by 9.
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