4PM ressie

[disneyfreak71]

Hi. We have a 4 PM ressie for Crystal Palace on a party day. We have party tickets. Can we get in a little early for the ressie? We are not planning on using a regular park ticket that day. TIA

 

[BrianL]

Hi. We have a 4 PM ressie for Crystal Palace on a party day. We have party tickets. Can we get in a little early for the ressie? We are not planning on using a regular park ticket that day. TIA

They are not going to let you into the park early because of the ADR, however they do usually start churning the party line a little bit before 4 PM, like 3:45 or so (this can vary). If you are at the front of the pack, then you should be fine. Keep in mind that you will get scanned in, then have to stop for your wristbands. I don't know if they do this for the Christmas Party, but for Halloween they direct you up the East side-bypass for Main Street first, so just note the process. I recommend showing up pretty early so you can be near the front of the entry lines for the party. There will be specific gates dedicated to event entrance that are usually the far right gates.

I might recommend trying to move the reservation time to like ten after, just to be extra safe, though you'll probably be fine even if you are a minute or two late.

 

[Kooks and Bay Bay]

No they won't let you in early.
This is why you should make an ADR for an appropriate time.
They usually do start letting party guests in a little earlier than 4pm so be there by 3pm to get in line.

 

[Disturbia]

If this is for the holiday season, then I would recommend lining up at 2:30 pm-2:45 pm. We have a 4:15 pm BBB and from reports it can take 30 mins+ to get in if you’re not in the first few people going in.

If it’s going to be warm, I would not stand in those crowds. Try to change the reservation. Crystal Palace usually has availability, if not, you can setup a dining alert on the stakeout app. Ear scouts did a time lapse regarding crowds (see 2024 video below).

Also it can take 10 mins to get to Crystal Palace from the entrance and you won’t be able to check in until you’re really close. There is a 15 min grace period.

crowd down the holiday trail: