Crystal Palace 8:15 AM then Splash Mountain?

[cbbi]

Question please for Crystal Palace Breakfast Experts!
We have 8:15 a.m. PS at Crystal Palace on non EE day. I am looking forward to entering park early but I am wondering if we will have time to enjoy breakfast and still beat crowds getting to Splash? And will we still feel like riding rides after eating breakfast? This will be our only day at MK and the first time at DW for the friends joining us. Would we do better to enter park with everyone else and just have early lunch at Crystal Palace? Thanks!

 

[wdwgoofeeee]

Please keep in mind that a Priority Seating is not a reservation. It is simply keeping a place in line for you for the next available table. This means that you may or may not be seated at 8:15.
If you really want to do Splash Mountain without waiting in line I would suggest that you make a PS for lunch instead of breakfast. Go straight to Splash Mountain and ride it as the line does grow for this attraction as the morning moves on. If you feel like you might want to ride again get a Fast Pass immediately and get on the regular line (it will not be long at park opening). Then after your first ride your Fast Pass window should be open so you can then get on that line and ride again right away.
Have a great time!!!!!

 

[Joan S.]

HI, Just another thought is to do a late breakfast (10:30) at Crystal Palace and let it be a brunch!! We do this all the time! This way you get the rides in early and can even get a Fast pass right before the brunch, to catch another ride with no wait. I would NOT suggest riding Splash Mountain after breakfast at CP, the food is really good and plentiful and I would think you would be Quite Stuffed! Also unless it is a HOT day, you do get WET on Splash, so try to leave time to DRY OFF before you go into an air-conditioned restaurant! Joan

 

[Traveliz]

Since its not an EE day you will be getting to Splash probably closer to 9:15 ... I find Crystal Palace meals last over an hour.

What you could do though as soon as you finish eating is head over there for a fast pass and then do some of the other activites.

I prefer doing Crystal Palace for lunch on an EE day...get there at opening...do a bunch and then go to the first lunch seating at 11:30am.

Have a great trip.

Liz

 

[3for Me]

I would agree with Joan S. and do the late breakfast. It fills you up through lunch, then you can just snack on something before dinner.

Also, this would allow you to do Splash Mountain, as well as a few other rides before eating a big breakfast.

 

[cbbi]

Thanks for the advice - I think we will change it. At first I thought it would be so cool to be the first ones walking down an empty main street and I still think that would be neat but this will be the first trip to Disneyworld for our friends children - and when I was a child if someone had brought me into Disneyworld and said okay - let's sit down and eat.... even if Pooh and Tigger were there - I still would've gone CRAZY! A few rides first and then a late brunch sounds like a better idea. Thanks again for the tips - glad I asked!