Chef Mickey's breakfast & Hollywood Studios RD?

[slford00]

Quick question for some of the experienced veterans on here:

In a couple weeks we have breakfast reservations at Chef Mickey's at 7:10 AM. Is it realistic to try and eat breakfast there at that time and still make it to DHS for rope drop? We are staying off-site and will be driving and parking to both the Contemporary and to DHS.

Crowd calendars I've looked at suggest it should be a light day at that park. We have FP+ for Toy Story, ToT, and Star Tours, so it's not essential that we're at the absolute front of the line -- but would like to get there early enough (8:45-9?) to ride RnRC before the lines build up.



The other option we have for Chef Mickey's is to go for dinner on a Friday at 7:10 PM -- in the same vein as the previous question: does that give us enough time to take the monorail back to MK in time for parade (9PM), CBM and Wishes (and actually be able to see)?

 

[monorailrabbit]

I would say no, as when we went we waited for awhile for the characters to start coming around, and they didn't come in a constant stream either, there was some waiting in between. Also, we don't like to feel rushed during a meal. By the time you get your picture and get seated, get your food and meet the characters it takes more time then you think - and it was SO much fun I wouldn't want to rush it (Plus I'm a super dork and had to wait for a monorail to coast by so I could get my picture with it over my head )We also tried to do this and then make HS rope drop, and still made it early enough to get to the rides we wanted to do, but not before it opened. Hope this helps! Have fun!

 

[LSUfan4444]

Is it realistic to try and eat breakfast there at that time and still make it to DHS for rope drop? We are staying off-site and will be driving and parking to both the Contemporary and to DHS.

No, not really.

With a 7:10 ADR, it is unlikely you will actually be sitting down eating at 7:10 and you would want to be at Hollywood Studios by 8:25/8:30 for RD at 8:45 ish

 

[LSUfan4444]

That being said, you'll likely see a 20 minute standby until at least 9:30 on light crowd days and even less via single rider.