Wishes: A Cruise to Wish For

Ranked high among these events is the Magic Kingdom’s jewel, Wishes, the nightly fireworks spectacular bursting over Cinderella’s castle. The thrill of standing in front of the castle watching the rockets explode and shimmer can make you feel like you and your family is the only one in the world sharing this awe-inspiring display. But what if you really could be together for a “private” viewing of this beloved show? You can!

The Wishes Fireworks Cruise is a way to explore Walt Disney World’s Bay Lake and Seven Seas Lagoon, learn Disney trivia, and enjoy a front seat to the nightly Electrical Water Pageant and Wishes Nighttime Spectacular. Add dinner at one of the Magic Kingdom resorts and you have an evening guaranteed to charm every member of your family!

The cruise is available at any of the Magic Kingdom Resorts: The Grand Floridian, Polynesian Resort, Contemporary Resort and Wilderness Lodge. Your experience starts at the resort’s marina approximately forty-five minutes before Wishes begins. Your guide will meet you and escort you to one of the marina’s many pontoon boats, each with a capacity of eleven passengers. As your boat moves out onto the dark waters, the guide will regale you with trivia about the many sights around Bay Lake and the Seven Seas Lagoon. Our family’s most recent Fireworks cruise followed an animated dinner at Wilderness Lodge’s Whispering Canyon Café, and began with a cruise across Bay Lake to see the old River Country water park, the shoes hanging from the tree across from Fort Wilderness, and bird speckled Discovery Island. Once this tour was complete, we were treated to a breathtaking view of Wilderness Lodge with its “hidden bear” image, lights sparkling in the darkness.