Watch the Parade in Frontierland

“Avoid the crowds on Main Street and watch the parades from Frontierland for a better view and better ride access afterwards!”

It seems like everyone and their mother (sometimes literally) makes a beeline for Main Street to watch the parades and I’m just not sure why. I guess having the castle in the background is iconic, but sometimes its so packed there that you have to walk through the stores just to get past the crowd on the sidewalks! And then you’re stuck elbowing your way through when its over just to try to get to a part of the park where the parade might still be going on with more crowds…

So the solution is simple: watch the parade in Frontierland. Frontierland attracts crowds much later than Main Street does for parades so you can get a front row seat and if you position yourself cleverly enough, as soon as the parade is over you can run right on either Thunder Mountain, Splash Mountain, or even Pirates!