Best time for Crystal Palace/CRT breakfast?

[RetroMama77]

I'm sorry if this has been asked a million times...but what is the ideal time for a breakfast reservation at the Crystal Palace or Cinderella's Royal Table?
We want to experience walking through an empty park, and we want to have enough time to eat, but still be able to get in line at the earliest possible times for rides. Help!

 

[gypsydoodlebug]

I'm sorry if this has been asked a million times...but what is the ideal time for a breakfast reservation at the Crystal Palace or Cinderella's Royal Table?
We want to experience walking through an empty park, and we want to have enough time to eat, but still be able to get in line at the earliest possible times for rides. Help!

We always have great luck with 8:05 am or 8:10 am at Crystal Palace. I love being able to snap a quick shot of my DD on an empty Main Street. We eat quickly and then head to Dumbo first thing. We can usually get most of Fantasyland knocked out by 10 am. We've even been able to just stay on Pooh without getting off before.

 

[BelleinPA]

We ate at CRT last week. We had 8:15 reservations. We got to the MK at 8, walked down an empty Main Street and had many pics taken in front of the castle! We were seated quickly and finished our meal and were out of the castle by 9:00. We did not feel rushed at all. It was great being in the park as the streams of people started down Main street.

 

[The Tabasco Kid]

Get the first ADR in the morning, usually 8:05 or 8:10. Last year, we got in CP at 8:05 and were done in time for rope drop into Tomorrowland. Went on Buzz Lightyear as first ones on *and* first family to board, earning us a free picture at the end.

 

[mmullena70]

We had 8:15 ADRs at CP and really enjoyed a quiet Main Street. There were already Photopass CMs in place, so we got some excellent pics in front of the castle with NO ONE in the background! Yay! We saw a little bunny hopping around on the grass between CP and the path to Adventureland, and wouldn't you know that's one thing the kids talk more about than many of the rides!

Like the PP, we went straight to Fantasyland when we finished our meal and knocked out all those rides very quickly.

 

[despina]

around 8 is a great time!!