Hi Tracy!
Thank you so much for the compliment on the Walt Disney World Moms Panel! We absolutely love helping guests plan their vacations! Thank YOU for reaching out to us with your Disney questions.
The
Fantasmic! Dining Package is a great way to experience dinner and a show. The Fantasmic! Show is the best display of fireworks, music and a show in all of Walt Disney World (in my opinion,) so the show fills up fast. Many times you need to line up an hour or two before the show begins to secure a spot in the amphitheatre. I'm always worried when I visit that we won't get there quick enough and won't have a seat for the show.
However, the Fantasmic Dining Package takes that worry away because when you purchase the package, you can dine at either
Hollywood and Vine, The Hollywood Brown Derby or Mama Melrose's and pick up a VIP Fantasmic! Pass when you arrive at your reservation. This pass ensures you a seat in a special section of the amphitheatre.
With The Hollywood Brown Derby and Mama Melrose's you can book a lunch or dinner reservation and request the Fantasmic! Package. However, with Hollywood and Vine, you may only purchase the Fantasmic! Dining Package with a dinner reservation, and it is not available for lunch bookings. I can understand that you want to book a breakfast or lunch because of the Disney Junior characters.
But, you can always dine at Hollywood & Vine for dinner, without the characters and then take your nieces to Disney Junior Live! On Stage earlier in the day to see the Disney Junior characters.
Please let me know if I can help you with anything else!
Magically,
Stacy