Crystal Palace before park opens?

[constanze]

Excuse my ignorance, just trying to figure how this works.

So if we wanted to do breakfast at Crystal Palace, what's the earliest we can get in there? We're staying at GF...how early can we take the monorail in there, and will the park let us in for our reservations? Just trying to figure out how this works. I can't figure it out...I can't see us making our way through lot's of folks already in line there for the rope drop.

 

[DavidandLeahZ]

There's a separate turnstile for breakfast ADRs.

As far as I know - the earliest ADR is 8:00am -and the monorail should be able to get you there in plenty of time.

 

[constanze]

ahhhh...that makes sense!
Thank you!

 

[DavidandLeahZ]

You're welcome.

PS - be sure to have your ADR number on hand. It's rare that someone reports being asked for it - but it's better safe than sorry.

PPS - Take advantage of an empty main street and castle forecourt when you get in early - you'll never see it that way again (just don't make an ADR for a day with Morning EMH) .

 

[LuvMickey36]

Book it on a day that MK doesn't have EMH

 

[constanze]

It will be fun for my entire family to experience walking down Main Street...as if it were a ghost town

 

[LuvMickey36]

Book it on a day that MK doesn't have EMH

 

[jsantini]

We ate at Crystal Palace on our last trip just to get in to MK early (the food was great too, though!) We got great photos on empty Main Street!

The CM at the turnstyle did ask us for our ADR, so as the other poster said, it's a good idea to have it on hand.

Have fun!

 

[constanze]

Awesome tip! I will definitely have the ADR number on me.

 

[constanze]

Are there any other "breakfast" restaurants at other parks I should look into, to get in early at the other parks well?

 

[DavidandLeahZ]

Are there any other "breakfast" restaurants at other parks I should look into, to get in early at the other parks well?

EPCOT = princess breakfast at norway
STUDIOS = hollywood & vine
AK = tuskerhaus

 

[noahdove]

When I make my ressies for breakfast, I put all info on a 4x6 card and take it with me. I put down the date and time and person I spoke with when I made the ressies and then the name of restaurtant, day, date, time and ressie #. It's much easier taking a file card with me than any other thing and then I can make comments on the back side of what we ate, charachter interaction etc. This works great for me..especially since I am the only adult...good luck

 

[TheLadyTremain]

Booking an early reservation at the Crystal Palace was the best thing we did on our last vacation. The pictures I have of my then 16 month old DD walking down Main St. were incredible. And we were finished and out of the resturant in under an hour so we took advantage of being at MK right as they opened and hoping on all of the Fantasyland rides with no waits!!!!

 

[constanze]

Very cool!

 

[jc040404]

We did this on our last trip. You'll LOVE it!

Not to hijack your thread, but...

Can you do this if you need to get tickets at the park? We were hoping to do breakfast before the park opens on a birthday and need to get our free tickets & upgrades first. What time do they start ticket sales? TIA!