Hi, Jessie!
Welcome back to the Disney Parks Moms Panel. I'm so happy to hear you plan to enjoy a dining package during your vacation.
Fantasmic! lights up the night at Disneyland Park as Mickey battles the forces of good and evil in his dream, and it’s my all-time favorite nighttime show!
When there are two scheduled showtimes, earlier dining reservations (generally before 6:00 p.m.) are usually given vouchers for the first Fantasmic! show. Dining reservations later in the evening typically get tickets for the second show. So, while you can’t exactly pick the time of your show in advance, making your dining reservation accordingly will influence which showtime you’re assigned.
The exception to this is if you reserve the Fantasmic! Dining Package at
River Belle Terrace with the premium seating upgrade. With this package, you can enjoy a scenic view of the Rivers of America while you partake in a starter dish, entrée and dessert. Upgrading to premium seating (only available for 8:00 p.m. dinner seatings) allows you to have your meal and then remain in your seat on the restaurant’s outdoor patio for the first performance of Fantasmic! Additionally, if fireworks are scheduled for the evening you watch Fantasmic!, you’ll be able to stay where you are to view those, too. It’s a great place to see not only the fireworks, but also the projections that accompany the show on water screens in front of Tom Sawyer Island.
I hope this helps you plan, Jessie, and that your visit is perfectly pixie-dusted! Please feel free to write back with any other
Disneyland Resort questions you can dream of as your trip approaches.
Wishing you magic,
Courtney