Night time water pageant

[kingdomkitty]

On my many visits to WDW I have never been able to see the night water pageant. Can anyone tell me where to stand if I am not staying on Disney property?

[TheLionKing]

Hi,

From AllEars:
"Polynesian Resort -- 9 p.m.
Grand Floridian -- 9:15 p.m.
Wilderness Lodge -- 9:35 p.m.
Fort Wilderness -- 9:45 p.m.
Contemporary Resort -- 10:05 p.m.
Magic Kingdom -- 10:20 p.m. (only during extended MK park
hours)

Note that when the Magic Kingdom Fireworks are scheduled for 9 p.m., the Electrical Water Pageant runs about 7-20 minutes later."

You could maybe book a meal at one of the resorts or just grab a quick service or snack and drink to have while you watch the pageant

[NC_WDW_Daddy]

We often see it while waiting for a monorail leaving MK following fireworks.

[missbounce]

My favourite spot to watch this is on the beach at the Poly - one of the nicest FREE things to do in the world.

[kingdomkitty]

Thank you so much there are great ideas. I cant wait to see it for the first time. That is what I LOVE about Disney... there is always something left unseen that keeps us coming back for more.

[JNota0005DakMC]

stand either by fire rock geyser at Wilderness, or off by the bank of bay lake at WL... both have great views of the pageant however i prefer near the geyser... just watch out for when it erupts...

[InStitches]

We often see it while waiting for a monorail leaving MK following fireworks.

When we were at MK during the Marathon weekend in Jan., they were not running the same # of monorails that night in preparation for the next day. We watched the entire thing from the monorail line while waiting.

[tmlinz]

Last summer, watched it from the beach at the Poly, then watched Wishes (early summer) or vice versa, can't remember off-hand which was first. Really neat way to cap off our day.

[KacieG]

I just happened to catch the pageant last night while on the Ferry from Magic Kingdom. The monorail line was ridiculously long so I waited in the Ferry line and then the captain came over the PA and told us we had to hold for the water pageant. He said it was the longest-running parade at WDW. Been running since 1971.

This was around 10:40 or so. Luckily, I was in the very front of the boat and got some decent shots. (Would've been better had I had a better camera.)





More Pics on my Flickr.

[eeyore79]

its so cute! caught a glimpse of it on our aug trip, never got to see the whole parade this time! def worth seeing if you never did!! : )

[supernova]

stand either by fire rock geyser at Wilderness, or off by the bank of bay lake at WL... both have great views of the pageant however i prefer near the geyser... just watch out for when it erupts...

My wife and I grabbed lounge chairs on the "beach" (hardly) at Wilderness. A glass of wine and we were set for the show. Very relaxing, nice breeze, and not too many bugs out that night. Guess we'll be doing that again this December.

[HauntedGabe]

Really Kacie???? Take note. lol

[kingdomkitty]

Thank you so much for the info. I am really looking forward to seeing this. I will be sure to follow your advice. The pics are great!!! Now I am really excited!!!

[weepstah]

On one of my all-time greatest trips (waaaaay back in 1983) I was staying at the Contemporary Tower on the Bay Lake side and the Water Pageant came by. As this was mid-May, we had no inkling at the suprise in store - they were testing out the fireworks display that evening! I still remember the awesome BOOOOOOOOOM at the end of the show when they let loose with a major barrage of shells.

What a great show - seeing it from the beach or the Tower is really nice.

[Flrancho]

I only remember seeing it from the Poly myself, and it looked really good from there. You can watch it from almost any of the resorts along there though.