Breakfast: BOG or Crystal Palace

[VioletSparkles]

I currently have reservations for BOG at 8am and Crystal Palace for 9:15am. I obviously won't be doing both but I'm very torn on which reservation to keep. I think I'm mostly leaning towards keeping the Crystal Palace one because my daughter likes Pooh Bear a lot and we already have a BOG dinner reservation BUT I also really want some empty park pictures that everyone raves about that an early ADR can make possible.
Any suggestions?

 

[sharonabe]

The problem with your 9:15 CP ADR is the timing. That first hour of park time is the LEAST crowded of the entire day. If eating with Pooh is important to you, then keep it. If you'd like to enjoy shorter lines and be ahead of the crowds, keep BoG. My suggestion would be to keep BoG and be ahead of the rope drop crowd into Fantasyland, and to look up where you can meet Pooh in the parks. I know he used to be in the UK area over in EP World Showcase. That way you get your empty park and your DD gets to meet Pooh.

 

[goofyintoronto]

I agree with the above poster. Keep BOG. You'll get a somewhat empty park, great photo ops! I say "somewhat" because I was on main street around 740am and couldnt believe how packed main st was at that time. I was expecting it to be empty!!!! Kinda disappointing. In any case, as much as I adore CP breakfast, having an 8am ADR @ BOG is pretty sweet! i'd keep this one.

 

[pumba]

I think that the best choices for breakfast food items (besides the characters) is Crystal Palace...besides you already have a reservation for BOG for dinner...

 

[PoohsFan1]

I agree with the other PPs and keep your BOG breakfast ADR. We are big fans of pre-park opening ADRs and the time you have CP is right when the park opens, so you are missing some valuable park time. Even though we haven't had BOG breakfast (yet) and we love the breakfast at CP for the food and the characters, I would still eat at BOG over CP if I had to choose just because of the timing. However, if it is really important for your daughter to eat with Pooh and Friends, then you can always keep checking for a pre-park opening CP ADR to open, people are always changing around their plans and one may open up for the date you are looking for. Good luck.

 

[ghoulardi]

BOG