Hi Carrie! Welcome back to the Disney Parks Moms Panel.
The evening that you are planning at
Chef Mickey’s for dinner and then watching the
Wishes nighttime spectacular sounds like a truly magical evening. If you time allows try to catch the
Electrical Water Pageant also. This is such a neat little water parade and you can get a great view of it from the beach at Disney’s Polynesian Resort.
It is hard for me to pinpoint an exact time for your dinner reservation. Without knowing the exact day I wouldn’t be able to look up the time for the fireworks or the water pageant. What I will say is that when dining at a restaurant with Characters, I try to a lot for approximately two hours at the meal. This is to make sure that we don’t feel rushed and don’t miss any of the Character interactions. One you are done with the meal depending on the time of day, you may find that the Monorail may be a bit busy transporting a lot of guests to a lot of different locations. I would allow for a minimum of 30-45 minutes of travel time to get you to
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. You can check the calendar in your
My Disney Experience App for the scheduled time of Wishes and then make your dining reservations from there.
I hope that you have an Unforgettable evening!
~Heather~