My daughter (7 years old) and I did the HEA Dessert Party with Plaza Garden viewing last Tuesday night (4/10/18) and I am glad to share our experience. There were heavy thunderstorms and torrential rains earlier in the day, but the weather was very pleasant by the time evening rolled around. My daughter and I had been at MK from 7:30 AM until about 5 PM that day, then went back to the motel for some rest before returning for the party. We got to Tomorrowland Terrace a little after 7:30 PM and expected to wait until closer to 7:45 to be allowed inside, but we were seated right away. We were among the first seated, but there were a few others who had come earlier, and all of the desserts and drinks were ready and open. There was a great variety of dessert offerings, as well as fruits, cheeses, etc. My daughter loved the table where she could decorate her own cupcakes, brownies, cookies, rice krispy treats, etc. She was also excited to be able to make her own sundae, complete with lots of Mickey shaped sprinkles. We pigged out until about 8:15 or so, at which point we were stuffed and wanted to go stake out our spot for the fireworks.
Once we were ready, one of the CMs escorted us down to the Plaza Garden area reserved for HEA Dessert Party guests. Since the show was still 40 minutes from beginning, we had our pick of where to sit. We chose a spot right in the front of the plaza garden basically in the center with minimal obstructions in our view between us and the castle. Within a few minutes other guests starting sitting around us or finding other spots. We had a fabulous view of both the castle projections and the fireworks without even needing to stand. HEA is a wonderful show (even better than Wishes, IMO) and this was truly the best vantage I have ever had.
Overall, the HEA Dessert Party with Plaza Garden viewing was a really nice experience and I would definitely recommend it to others and will consider doing it again on a future trip. I thought it was worth the money to have such a great dessert spread, drinks, and a reserved prime spot for HEA. I'm happy to provide more information or answer questions if anyone has any.
Below are some photos I took from our viewing location without even standing up.
IMG_20180410_211322185 by
Greg Lembrich, on Flickr
IMG_20180410_211122856 by
Greg Lembrich, on Flickr