Are 10:00 am ADR's too late?

[TaurusNYY]

I currently have a 10 am for CRT the day I will be going to MK (also a MNSSHP night). I am fine with this ADR since they were non others available and I feel lucky to have gotten it. Do you really miss alot by having ADRs around 10 am and would you recommend doing them at the parks instead of resorts? Any breakfast recommendations are appreciated.

 

[Tropics]

Will you be at the park for rope drop? Is there EMH that day? I find that a 10:30am or 11am ADR works a bit better for us because then we get to do a bit more before the park gets busier and before our ADR.

 

[Maleficent Dragon]

The only negative I have ever experienced about a later ADR is that the food is sometimes not as good/fresh when going to a buffet. I always go first thing in the morning. However, for my December trip, we will be doing some between 9:30 AM and 10 AM to accommodate the late sleepers. I have to admit I am not feeling to excited about those later ones.

 

[bankgirl05]

I currently have a 10 am for CRT the day I will be going to MK (also a MNSSHP night). I am fine with this ADR since they were non others available and I feel lucky to have gotten it. Do you really miss alot by having ADRs around 10 am and would you recommend doing them at the parks instead of resorts? Any breakfast recommendations are appreciated.

It really depends on you and your family... Are you going to MSSSHP that night also? If not, the park closes for you at 7pm, but "party night" days tend to be less crowded than other parks on "party night" days. Are you early risers? will you be at the park at rope drop, like the previous poster asked, is there an early morning EMH that day? Is this your only day delegated for MK?

I have a 9:55CRT am ressie on a day that is MK morning EMH. I really do want to be there for rope drop, but my family is dawdlers, so we probably won't get there until it is just before breakfast. But I am planning on doing MNSSHP later in our vacation, so I do know that some rides that we may miss (due to crowds being larger than other parks, even though overall crowd levl is expected to be a 2 anyway) we can easily do during the party.

I do like my later breakfasts, because this usually saves us from having to stop for a big lunch. I usually pack a box of poptarts and granola bars that my kids can grab one and eat on the way to/waiting for the bus just to "tide them over" and then snacks in the afternoon, or dogs from Casey's or turkey legs, or Eggrolls from adventure land, during the afternoon parade. Counter service for dinner that we carry to our fireworks viewing spot and eat while we wait for Wishes!!!

 

[TaurusNYY]

The day we are going they are not offering EMH and it is a MSSSHP night- we are still debating if this is really worth it ($). This will be our last full day at the parks and only day at MK (we leave the next day). I am hoping we can get the full experience with this plan- suggestions? advice?

 

[brios86]

The day we are going they are not offering EMH and it is a MSSSHP night- we are still debating if this is really worth it ($). This will be our last full day at the parks and only day at MK (we leave the next day). I am hoping we can get the full experience with this plan- suggestions? advice?

You could probably ride Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Railroad by 10am. Those are the rides we end up riding pretty much all day so for us a 10am ressie would be okay. You could also grab a FP(given that they are still around) to use after you breakfast.

 

[bankgirl05]

The day we are going they are not offering EMH and it is a MSSSHP night- we are still debating if this is really worth it ($). This will be our last full day at the parks and only day at MK (we leave the next day). I am hoping we can get the full experience with this plan- suggestions? advice?

Can I ask: How old are your kids? How long are you going for? and do you have Park Hoppers?

For me (my kids will be 5&7 next trip) we still spend most of our time in MK last year we skipped AK and only spent 1 day each @ Epcot and HS. There just isn't enough at those parks to want to spend more ime there yet. This year we are doing one day at AK, HS, EP and 3 at MK including MNSSHP. (with a day off mid week) I do have CRT ressies on our first MK day, but it is not our only MK day, so I know I won't have to stress about anything or feel like I need to rush through breakfast. I don't know that I would do it on a 9am-7pm day though, especially if it were my one and only MK day. But that is just me.