Oh WOW- if you got wet in the WOC dessert party area, I can't even imagine how wet the people at the rail in the wet zone got!!!!! The wind must have been blowing right for a soaking. We've watched it from both places. We learned after our first time at the rail- to bring ponchos for the wet zone!
I did not think it was obvious. It is just past the bathrooms across from Mermaid - continue on like you are going to Grizzly River Run, and it is at that T-intersection. Around 7pm they put up a sign saying World of Color Dessert Party Checkin and the line formally starts. I believe a few people were hanging out before that to secure the first couple of spots. I was about 20 people back at 7:15. By 7:30 the line was at least 50 people.
When I went at 7:30 they already had 2 separate lines, one for the first show and one for the second. So it seems you can line up at 7:30 if you want to. The line for the second show only had about 10 people in it. I assume it got much longer as the evening wore on.
Thanks! So, the second show people just get their wristband and table assignment at that point, and then they are free to leave until later?
Yes, that's how it worked when I was there.
The CM will check you in and that's when you can request a table. I asked for a low table as far to the right as possible. I think we were closer to the middle of the front row. I forget our table number but we had a great view!
We just went and your right the place to line up is between the bathrooms and Grizzly and people started lining up before 7pm. I was there at 7pm and got like 4th place in line. I wanted a high top table and know I had to be there early if I wanted a good seat. We went on Friday 7/22.
We are asking for a high top on the rail!
I like the low top because I don't like sitting in director's chairs. They hurt my back. We had a great view from our low table.
I usually don’t like sitting in directors chairs but these were extremely comfortable. They also had footrests, which added to the comfort level.
I'm not sure about other people's experience, but we all got wet at our low table in the front row.
We did not get wet at all. I think it’s pretty unusual for people at the dessert party to get wet (usually it’s the people on the railing in the very front who get wet). To get wet at the dessert party tables, which are very far back, the wind would have to be blowing just right.
