The Festival of Fantasy Parade occurs at 3:00 daily in the Magic Kingdom. This parade is a fantastic opportunity to view both rare and familiar Disney characters.
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Disney's Festival of Fantasy Parade runs every afternoon at 3pm† and there's plenty of space for families with buggies and little ones!
The new wrinkle is that Disney Enchantment now has a second showtime each night, with a nightly performance of the fireworks at 11 pm. This is in addition to the 9:20 pm showtime, which remains on the schedule and doesn't move (because it can't really be moved forward–ask as meteorologist or astronomer as to why.
Along the Side of the CastleOur Number One favorite spot to watch parades at Disneyland is along the side of Sleeping Beauty Castle, before the Alice in Wonderland restrooms. This spot is ideal because it has the best of both worlds: benches and brickside seats.
If you purchase Disney Genie+ Service for your day at Magic Kingdom Park, you can book a Lightning Lane to access a designated viewing area for the Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade.
We find that the days closest to the weekends (Friday and Monday), as well as the weekends themselves, are the busiest days at Walt Disney World. Because Magic Kingdom is often the number one park on visitors' lists, they'll hit it first on their trip. If they arrive on a weekend, that makes it a Sunday or Monday!
As you can guess if Monday is the busiest, Tuesday tends to be the best day of the week to go to Magic Kingdom. We also find Thursday to be one of the least busy days of the week at Magic Kingdom, with Sunday being a great weekend option.
The nightly Magic Kingdom fireworks show is estimated to cost Walt Disney World anywhere from $40,000 to $50,000 a night, but what is Disney really getting out of keeping people in the parks later than normal?
Best view of both projections and fireworks: Hub area, near the reserved sections for the Dessert Party viewing. Best view of projections only: If you don't care about seeing the fireworks, aim to be between the Walt “Partners” statue and the castle, right in the center.