For the hard ticket events eat early and eat fast. No sense wasting a lot of party time sitting in a slow restaurant. We always do a TS lunch on party days and just do a quicker CS for dinner so we don't miss any of the shows or parades you can't see except during the party - you can ride the rides any time, but you are paying for the special things that are only available during the party - take advantage. I'd do either a very early dinner or else try for breakfast or lunch instead.