Breakfast/A&E strategy

[MamaMeggie]

Sorry for yet another Frozen question, but I'm a month out and trying to plan park schedules. Our first day at MK we have a breakfast reservation at Crystal Palace for 8:05. How long does breakfast usually take there? Will we be finished before everyone else is let into the park? I do have a FP scheduled for our other MK day for A&E, but am wondering if we have a better shot of a shorter wait if we get there right at rope drop instead of the FP I have scheduled since I chose a slot a little later in the day. I've never experienced Disney with any kind of FP, so I don't know how long the FP lines can get. Thanks!!

 

[Robo]

Sorry for yet another Frozen question, but I'm a month out and trying to plan park schedules. Our first day at MK we have a breakfast reservation at Crystal Palace for 8:05.


1- How long does breakfast usually take there? Will we be finished before everyone else is let into the park?
I do have a FP scheduled for our other MK day for A&E, but

2- am wondering if we have a better shot of a shorter wait if we get there right at rope drop instead of the FP I have scheduled since I chose a slot a little later in the day. I've never experienced Disney with any kind of FP, so I don't know how long the FP lines can get. Thanks!!

1- 50-75 minutes.

2- Keep your other FP+.

 

[MamaMeggie]

Thanks for the input! I will certainly not cancel it.

 

[mexican-mouseketeers]

If you don´t mind missing a character, you could request the check when you arrive and hurry through breakfast to be the first out of there.

We have done CP so many times, that I would totally do this.

 

[rbrbnd]

You an always change your FP if you end up getting there after CP. just make sure you request your check early.

 

[ferd]

Sorry for yet another Frozen question, but I'm a month out and trying to plan park schedules. Our first day at MK we have a breakfast reservation at Crystal Palace for 8:05. How long does breakfast usually take there? Will we be finished before everyone else is let into the park? I do have a FP scheduled for our other MK day for A&E, but am wondering if we have a better shot of a shorter wait if we get there right at rope drop instead of the FP I have scheduled since I chose a slot a little later in the day. I've never experienced Disney with any kind of FP, so I don't know how long the FP lines can get. Thanks!!

If the CP is busy, it can take an hour to an hour and a half for all of the characters (Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and Eeyore) to make the rounds and come around to your table. Plus you will have to wait to be seated and served drinks, pay your bill, etc, so it's not a super fast breakfast. If you want to try to rush it and eat swiftly and ask for your bill up front, you can do that, however you will only be able to get so far into the parks and will not be able to get to Fairytale Hall before anyone else. After the morning show at the train station, everyone out front will be admitted into the park and then there are ropes in different parts of the parks that keep people from venturing too deep into the different lands until the park is officially opened. So you may make it to a rope first, but there will be a huge crowd of people at the ropes with you by the time they're opened.

Hang onto your FP for A & E and my recommendation would be to show up for your breakfast early (they will let you in the gate around 7:40 am) You run a good chance of being seated early. Then if you are able to finish your meal by about 8:45 you can head to the ropes near the castle and wait and then once they are opened rush straight to Fairytale Hall and see if you are close to the front of standby. If you are and you are able to see the girls early, then you can dump your FP and switch it to something else.

 

[MamaMeggie]

Thanks, everyone! Especially for the details re: park opening. I had no idea there were also rope drops internally. We'll just see what happens! One more question - how long will a FP wait be for something that's really popular like these two? I'm frankly not willing to wait 2 hours to meet a character, and just won't tell the kids they are there....

 

[Robo]

- how long will a FP wait be for something that's really popular like these two?

Nobody knows.

I doubt that it would be "2 hours" but we don't have any actual info on this brand new phenomenally popular meet at its MK location.

 

[MamaMeggie]

Thanks. I know it hasn't started yet at MK. I was just wondering if anyone might have experienced a FP line with a different new super popular ride/attraction. But we won't be there until after they have been at MK for a couple of weeks, so I should probably ask then!

 

[Princess Sparkle]

Sorry for yet another Frozen question, but I'm a month out and trying to plan park schedules. Our first day at MK we have a breakfast reservation at Crystal Palace for 8:05. How long does breakfast usually take there? Will we be finished before everyone else is let into the park? I do have a FP scheduled for our other MK day for A&E, but am wondering if we have a better shot of a shorter wait if we get there right at rope drop instead of the FP I have scheduled since I chose a slot a little later in the day. I've never experienced Disney with any kind of FP, so I don't know how long the FP lines can get. Thanks!!

Hi mama Maggie just wondering if you ever succeeded with A&E meet and greet with ur pre opening ADR? I have the exact same situation as ups and was wondering if I should or should not attempt to rush BFK for the M&G chance