8:35 AM Garden Grill/Akershus, get in at 8:00 AM?

[DWeav]

If you have a dining reservation for Garden Grill or Akershus at 8:35 AM, do you still get in the park with the 8:00 AM reservations? I'm assuming you'd get seated with that group anyway at 8 AM, as I can't imagine turning those tables in 35 minutes?

 

[KenHutch]

Always gotten in that early before.

 

[Greg Lembrich]

If you're there at 8, they will seat you immediately if possible or within a few minutes at worst. All PPO ADRs get in the park at same time and are usually seated roughly in order of arrival. They MAY give preference to those with earlier reservations who arrive around the same time as you, but will seat you as soon as possible and definitely won't make you wait until 8:35.

 

[DIS_AWC]

I'm pretty sure anyone with an ADR before the official park opening time will be allowed in the park gates at the PPO reservation entrance time (usually ~7:45 for a 9:00 am park open).

On our last visit we had an 8:30 reservation for Akershus on a 9:00 opening day. We arrived at the park around 7:30 and were let in at 7:45. We took our time walking back to the restaurant, checked in when we got back there a bit before 8:00, and were seated by 8:10.

 

[pattyw]

Yes we've had an 8:30 Garden Grill and were let in with all of the pre park opening ADR people. We were seated immediately upon arrival, had a leisurely breakfast, saw the characters, and made it to Soarin' just before the rope drop crowd!