BOG ADR at Park Opening

[Princess KP]

I had originally booked BOG for 8:05am but now the park hours have changed to open at 8:00am. Will they allow us to enter the park earlier to get to our reservation? TIA!

 

[Barbydoll8]

Yes. They will probably scan your magic band to verify your ADR but typically, they will let you in at least 15 min earlier than your ADR.

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

Doubtful.
Everyone will be let in prior to official park opening for the opening show in front of the castle so no reason for you to enter even earlier than that.

 

[disneyvoice]

We had an odd experience with a similarly timed BoG breakfast. Our ADR was at 8:05. We arrived at the gate at approximately 7:45. There were three parties in the line in front of us, one had some kind of issue and it was taking them forever. Right before the group in front of us checked in the woman checking people in for breakfast announced they would not be doing any additional check in and told us we had to get in the regular park entrance line with everyone else. It's now probably 7:55 and the lines to get in with everyone else were crazy long. I freaked out because that left us with only five minutes to get though the lines and back to BoG. Everyone in the breakfast check in line was shouting their same concerns but she told us we would be fine as she walked away. We got back to BoG about 8:10 or 8:15 and they didn't even blink that we were there late so it really was fine - it was just a stressful way to start out the day. That's the only time we have ever had that happen with an opening time breakfast. We've even been let in early for ADRs that are 15 minutes after opening. Not sure what they deal was that day but based upon that experience we now get to the gate closer to 30 minutes before our ADR just in case.

 

[_auroraborealis_]

It really depends on the CM. I wouldn't count on being let past the castle before everyone else. Keep in mind everyone is let onto Main Street before open.