CRT early morning ADR...

[glohoffman]

We have an 8:05 CRT breakfast ADR but i started wondering, are we going to get stuck in all of the A&E madness coming out of our breakfast? Ideally we want to get in to get fantasyland out of the way and will not be seeing A&E that day, so I would like to avoid the crowds as much as possible. We arrive in 9 days!!!!! Any tips?

 

[LSUfan4444]

We have an 8:05 CRT breakfast ADR but i started wondering, are we going to get stuck in all of the A&E madness coming out of our breakfast? Ideally we want to get in to get fantasyland out of the way and will not be seeing A&E that day, so I would like to avoid the crowds as much as possible. We arrive in 9 days!!!!! Any tips?

You should be fine. If the mad rush worries you, access fantasyland through Liberty Square instead of the hub/castle

 

[heybravo626]

If anything, it will make it a little easier once you stay away from the crowd rush. People going to A&E means less people on PP, Pooh, Areiel, etc....

It worked that way for us when we bypassed A&E since we had a FP+ later.

 

[glohoffman]

I just wasnt sure where we will be exiting the castle and where everyone will be lined up to get in to see a&E. I have only been to Disney once like 13 years ago! So i have no idea where everyone will be etc. Thank you for the tip!

 

[LSUfan4444]

You said CRT and I sure read Crystal Palace. My bad.

Yeah, the rush leaving the castle might be a bit much.

I would say it all depends on the time. You certainly don't want to be walking against the traffic as it is coming towards fantasyland. So, either eat fast or try to get out maybe a little after 9 am and just get left and stay left ASAP.

Hit Peter Pan, etc first, then move towards Enchanted Tales, Pooh, etc.

 

[glohoffman]

You said CRT and I sure read Crystal Palace. My bad.

Yeah, the rush leaving the castle might be a bit much.

I would say it all depends on the time. You certainly don't want to be walking against the traffic as it is coming towards fantasyland. So, either eat fast or try to get out maybe a little after 9 am and just get left and stay left ASAP.

Hit Peter Pan, etc first, then move towards Enchanted Tales, Pooh, etc.

Thank you! So go to the left...is the princess hall to the right? I have a fastpass for peter pan but I am really thinking about switching it to haunted mansion ( the thing my daughter will want to ride the most) and hitting peter pan first thing. I dont know I am so stressed lol I am hoping we can get out a little before 9...but I dont want to cut the character interaction down for my girls in the castle!

 

[TigerE]

You should be fine. If the mad rush worries you, access fantasyland through Liberty Square instead of the hub/castle

Sorry to hijack, but we actually have an 8:05 at CP! So, thank you for the map! This would be our first time at DisneyWorld, so feeling slightly overwhelmed. May I ask what's the best way to go if we wanted to see Merida at the Fairytale gardens first thing? (She ranks super close to A&E in my kids lists of "characters they wish to meet" ....). Thank you!

 

[LSUfan4444]

So go to the left...is the princess hall to the right?

Yes, stay left. Actually, from what I have read they force everyone left (even those lining up for A&E. Not everyone knows this so they try and go right, then find out they need to go left and it causes even more of a traffic jam.

So stay left, as left as you can be.

I have a fastpass for peter pan but I am really thinking about switching it to haunted mansion ( the thing my daughter will want to ride the most) and hitting peter pan first thing.

That's what I would do.

Keep your morning, say 9 - 10:30 free to do Fantasylany via standby. Peter Pan, Ariel's Grotto, Little Mermaid Ride, Its a Small World. A 10:30 ish FP+ for Enchanted Tales, then head over to Haunted Mansion, check standby time and ride standby if not too long then if you don't need your FP+ for Haunted Mansion, grab lunch at Harbour House and move your Haunted Mansion FP+ to something else. Thunder/Splash etc.

Good luck.

May I ask what's the best way to go if we wanted to see Merida at the Fairytale gardens first thing? (She ranks super close to A&E in my kids lists of "characters they wish to meet" ....). Thank you!

Well, you're kinda stuck.

Unfortunately I do not know the current status of the path/hub construction but I don't think it would be any easier for your to walk through Adventure Land etc to get there.

You want to try some variation of this depending on what is open at the time:

 

[glohoffman]

Yes, stay left. Actually, from what I have read they force everyone left (even those lining up for A&E. Not everyone knows this so they try and go right, then find out they need to go left and it causes even more of a traffic jam.

So stay left, as left as you can be.



That's what I would do.

Keep your morning, say 9 - 10:30 free to do Fantasylany via standby. Peter Pan, Ariel's Grotto, Little Mermaid Ride, Its a Small World. A 10:30 ish FP+ for Enchanted Tales, then head over to Haunted Mansion, check standby time and ride standby if not too long then if you don't need your FP+ for Haunted Mansion, grab lunch at Harbour House and move your Haunted Mansion FP+ to something else. Thunder/Splash etc.

Good luck.




Well, you're kinda stuck.

Unfortunately I do not know the current status of the path/hub construction but I don't think it would be any easier for your to walk through Adventure Land etc to get there.

You want to try some variation of this depending on what is open at the time:

Thanks for being so helpful! I will switch my peter pan fp for haunted mansion once im sure MDE is up and running later!

 

[TigerE]

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Well, you're kinda stuck.

Unfortunately I do not know the current status of the path/hub construction but I don't think it would be any easier for your to walk through Adventure Land etc to get there.

You want to try some variation of this depending on what is open at the time:

@LSUfan4444 Thank you very much!!!! Really appreciate the map with paths!

 

[Winnowill]

Sorry to hijack, but we actually have an 8:05 at CP! So, thank you for the map! This would be our first time at DisneyWorld, so feeling slightly overwhelmed. May I ask what's the best way to go if we wanted to see Merida at the Fairytale gardens first thing? (She ranks super close to A&E in my kids lists of "characters they wish to meet" ....). Thank you!

Merida doesn't start meeting until 9:15. If you have a breakfast at CP, you can make your way to her afterward - she's to the right of the castle, right where the paths from the front and back converge.

 

[TigerE]

Merida doesn't start meeting until 9:15. If you have a breakfast at CP, you can make your way to her afterward - she's to the right of the castle, right where the paths from the front and back converge.

Thank you!

 

[LSUfan4444]

Merida doesn't start meeting until 9:15. If you have a breakfast at CP, you can make your way to her afterward - she's to the right of the castle, right where the paths from the front and back converge.

True she doesn't start meeting until 9:15, but the line will start forming immediately after rope drop.

If you're the first one there, you're likely to wait about :25 (8:50-9:15). If you arrive at 9:15, you may end up waiting :45 (9:15-10:00).