CRT vs. Princess story book

[TyNicJen]

We just got 12:25 lunch for CRT but would have to leave a day earlier(driving) miss another day of work and Its for 5 DH,me DS 10, DS 7, DD 6. What is it really like? Don't know how boys would be but they want all Autographs and are pretty excited by any thing Disney. I guess we could just split up if they would change ressie to 2. Me and DD. We also got a lunch for the next day at Princesses in Epcot for the next day. (NO extra day off) Also my daughter really isn't all that into Cindy. More Belle and Snowwhite.
I thought Cindy's was only Cindy and family but just read a post that other princesses are there too.
Sorry for the confusion but need all the help I can get. Seems like alot of money but this may be our last trip for a long time.
I know my DD doesn't know but I feel we may miss something.
We will also be doing Donald Breakfast at 8:00 and the Epcot princess at 2:30 on the same day at the end of June. Will that leave us any time to see some of AK before princesses? AHHHHHHHH......... HELP!

 

[Sleeping Jedi Beauty]

An 8:00am adr and a 2:30adr should leave some time to do AK. Disney says allow an hour for travel from park to park via buses, so I would leave AK at 12:30 to give yourselves plenty of time. My guess is that you'd have around 3 hours in AK, so it all depends on what you want to do there and if 3 hours is enough time. As for CRT, it all depends. I remember eating in the castle when I was 18, but my little sister who was 7 at the time doesn't remember it at all. When you thrown in the recent price hike to eat at CRT, you have to decide if it's really worth it for your family.