CRT: How long will we be?

[MickeyFans!]

We're lucky enough to have ADRs for our trip in November as well as BBB times on the same day - in fact, one hour after our CRT time!!

I know everyone's experience is different depending on the level of Princess interaction your kids want, but are we gonna make it?? Can you get away with 45 mins for lunch at CRT?

 

[_auroraborealis_]

1. Personal opinion: CRT before BBB is the wrong order.

2. You need more than 45 minutes. You're assuming you are seated on time, no wait to see Cinderella, and are in the right part of the room to get all the girls in 40 minutes -- plus, service happening that quickly.

1 is a matter of preference, but 2? You need to allow 75-90 minutes for CRT, and it's $$ enough that I don't advocate rushing it, especially with a child of an age to do BBB.

 

[alc571]

I agree with PP. This is the wrong order. Why wouldn't you want your little princess to have her BBB makeover before eating in the castle with the princesses??

 

[MickeyFans!]

Thanks for the replies, sorry I didn't respond sooner...work! We trie to get BBB before CRT, but there was nothing available. We are checking for cancellations almost every day at BBB to try to get in earlier, but nothing so far. Hence my post...sort of a Plan B if we can't get in to BBB earlier.

 

[RockyMtnMouse]

We were there two weeks ago for an 8am ADR. Even with an early ADR we had to wait 10 minutes to see Cinderella. All the princesses stopped by before we were done eating. Even with that it was still a 75 minute meal. I had estimated 90 so I felt like we got an extra 15 minutes of park time (I took every minute I could get).

 

[HopperFan]

Yeah, we have never gotten through start to finish in less than 75 to 90 minutes. We've been stuck in the foyer waiting to meet Cinderella and have our name called to go upstairs 30 minutes before we even get seated. It costs way too much money for me to be running out half way through.

 

[Jgeauxmo]

They were running an hour behind when we had dinner there. I don't think you have enough time.

 

[tink too]

I think 45 minutes for breakfast would be cutting it fine, but for lunch? I would plan on that taking at least an hour.

Personally, we've checked in, seen Cinderella about 15 minutes later and been called right afterwards to be seated upstairs. The first time we had lunch there though was the complete opposite. We checked in, walked into an almost empty foyer and saw Cinderella immediately then waited and waited, until there were no other families left. Then after another 5 minutes with no-one else around, a CM finally approached us and said our table was ready. Our server was great and service went at a reasonable pace for a sit down meal, but with character meetings and the little ceremony they did, we ended up being there for over 2 hours.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

They were running an hour behind when we had dinner there. I don't think you have enough time.

1) True.
2) One hour from CRT ressie time is not adequate for your BBB appointment.