Do you want to see the Nighttime Spectacular World of Color? Every time you try and get fast pass do you come up short? We say goodbye to those failures. I am going to tell you how to get a ticket in the first available area.
1. 9:15. Be at Disney's California Adventure's Park Gates.
-Every day now Parking is getting worse and worse. If I were you, depending on what day of the week it is, I would try and get there at about... 8:50- 9:00. If you're already at the park's entrance a little early... so what. At least you're not late.
-They will let you through the gates at approximately 9:30 or 9:45 (Pretty sure it's 9:30). IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE PERSON IN YOUR GROUP, EVERY SINGLE PERSON MUST ENTER CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE TO GET A FAST PASS. If you're in line and your friend is on the freeway but you have his/her park ticket or pass, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET A FAST PASS FOR HIM/HER. Another example: If your friend is in Disneyland, but you have his/her pass, YOU CAN NOT GET A FAST PASS FOR WORLD OF COLOR FOR THAT PERSON. The reason: The ticket/pass holder must enter with his/her ticket/pass to get a fast pass for World of Color.
3. 9:15-9:29. When your whole party is with you, select someone who can run/speed-walk while holding all of the passes to get in the front of the fast pass line. Let me explain. When your whole party enters the park, have everyone pass their tickets/passes to the person who will be able to run/speed-walk to the front of the crowd. The rest of you won't have to worry about running to the line or getting a fast pass period. As long as all of the tickets/passes have been scanned at the front gate, the person operating the fast pass machine will accept all of them.
4. 9:30. The gates will open. Once the whole party enters, hand off all of the tickets/passes to the "runner". "Runner": Try to maneuver your way through the rushing crowd. *WARNING*: RIGHT NOW THERE WILL BE A MAD RUSH TO THE GRIZZLY BEAR RAPIDS FAST PASS LINE. Only have 1 Person run as fast as they can to the line. The rest can just walk to grizzly and wait for the runner after he/she gets the passes.
5. 9:31-10:00. At this time, after we have our passes, I head over to the area where they are building the new Little Mermaid Ride. If you're unfamiliar with the area, you can ask a cast member or use your map to head to Paradise Pier. They will stop you before you get to the actual Paradise Pier. They will let you go at 10:00.
6. 10:00- ???. At this point I would normally run to Toy Story Midway Mania, California Screamin', or wherever I wanted to go, but the key here is this: when I went with my family and I sped ahaid so I could save a spot in line, half of them didn't get to ride with us because I was too fast. Either you can stay with your family and only have to wait 15-30 (Toy Story- 10-15 California Screamin'), or you can try timing it right and being able to get everybody on. That's a little harder.
-From here, you havethe rest of the day to go on rides, eat, collect fast passes, etc. etc. Just make sure you are in California Adventures around 6:30 and you have already eaten dinner (Unless you want to eat after the show).
7. 7:??-8:59. If you want the best spot, get to the World Of Color Seating Area at the time it says on your fast pass. If it says 7:00, be there at 7:00. (It either says 7:00 or 7:30... I can't remember) If you want to be in the Wet Zone, you might need ponchos. It really depends on where your standing and what way the wind is blowing.
They have a little pre-show that starts at about 8:45. It's cute, the young ones get to see colorful characters sing and dance. A good way to start the show. Trust me on this one: The show is AMAZING. You will be glad you saw it.
