The Best Disney Fireworks Show

What is the best Disney Fireworks show? To answer this, we are going to look at several factors: Fireworks, timing and theme to music, viewability, wait times, and crowd levels.

4. Epcot's Illuminations - This show ranks the lowest because it has the worse viewability.
Unless you are in certain locations, there will probably be a tree or building blocking your view. The special locations with good views are very crowded and standing room only. The show centers on a spinning globe in the center of the lake - but the globe is so small that it is nearly impossible to see what it is projecting. Those issues aside, the fireworks and laser lights are excellent.



3. Hollywood Studio's Fantasmic - Seeing this show usually means arriving early and standing in a crowded shoulder-to-shoulder line for 30-60 minutes. Sure, you get to sit during the presentation, but you have to stand forever in line! Often, the huge amphitheater fills, so, if you don't get in line you might not get a seat. The presentation is old and tired - it has been around since the park opening with very few improvements. Nevertheless, it is a good story, the fireworks and effects are well themed, and viewers do get to sit during the show.






2. Magic Kingdom's Wish's Night Time Spectacular - Many people will put this at the top of their
list, and for good reasons. Fireworks around the castle are just... tradition. It wouldn't be a trip to Disney World without it! Disney has done much to improve the show over the years, including projections on the castle itself, and expanding the viewing area so that more people can watch. However, even with these improvements it can become very crowded and the view is easily obstructed by trees or lamp posts. The fireworks are themed well to the music, but sometimes it appears they are just throwing up fireworks to add volume.  When Jiminy Cricket says "Look, it is the blue fairy" and they fire off a blue fireworks... weak. While some of the fireworks are unique and spectacular, many are just filler. Regardless, this is an amazing show worth watching.



1. Hollywood Studio's Frozen Summer - Our favorite for now two years in a row is the Frozen
Summer Fireworks. The show begins right after a dance party that gets the crowd rocking. The fireworks are themed perfectly to the music, and the snow effect at the end brings you into the story and follows you as you exit the park. The music is very popular - even the cast members can be seen getting into it. Unfortunately, like all the shows except Fantasmic,  there is no place to sit. And like Illuminations, the streets can get crowded. But this ranks #1 as our favorite fireworks.

Instead of read about it, why not see it? To see the Frozen Summer Fireworks, click here: https://youtu.be/vii4skvbXTM