Crystal Palace breakfast PPO timing

[Lisa F]

Is CP a reasonable PPO breakfast to do if you can get an ADR right at 8am?

I would really love to do this for breakfast (I do not care for the lunch/dinner as much) and it would be part of a park touring plan that started at frontierland and back into adventureland in the morning before doing some FP+ in tomorrowland/fantasyland... planning to leave the parks around 3-3:30. My experience later in the morning is that it was a 90 minute breakfast all told, but if I managed to score something right at 8am would it be more typical to be out of there by 9am? I think with only being there until 3pm or so that I don't want to give up prime park touring time of 10:45-after noon.

This is for the sunday of princess marathon weekend.

 

[ncc1701]

We have gotten an 8:00 - 8:15 ADR and have been done in 60 minutes . One suggestion is to ask for the check early.

 

[JZCubed]

Is CP a reasonable PPO breakfast to do if you can get an ADR right at 8am?

I would really love to do this for breakfast (I do not care for the lunch/dinner as much) and it would be part of a park touring plan that started at frontierland and back into adventureland in the morning before doing some FP+ in tomorrowland/fantasyland... planning to leave the parks around 3-3:30. My experience later in the morning is that it was a 90 minute breakfast all told, but if I managed to score something right at 8am would it be more typical to be out of there by 9am? I think with only being there until 3pm or so that I don't want to give up prime park touring time of 10:45-after noon.

This is for the sunday of princess marathon weekend.

You can ask for the check when you sit down and meet your Server.

It's a self-guided buffet.

You can be 'done' in 5 minutes.

Then it's how ever much time you want to invest in meeting the Characters.

Otherwise, there is no strategic advantage to dining at Crystal Palace PPO.

 

[Lisa F]

You can ask for the check when you sit down and meet your Server.

It's a self-guided buffet.

You can be 'done' in 5 minutes.

Then it's how ever much time you want to invest in meeting the Characters.

Otherwise, there is no strategic advantage to dining at Crystal Palace PPO.

the only strategic advantage would be to move it out of the regular park day into pre opening hours. I would plan to go "against crowds" and not try to go to fantasyland in the morning but rather to frontierland and then adventureland before using FP+ in tomorrowland and fantasyland in the afternoon.

the previous day (my full MK day) I would plan to PPO at BoG and use that strategic advantage in fantasyland.

I need my pooh and tigger fix. Trying to get it at the best time given limited time in the parks (just 2 full and one until 3pm before a cruise... one full each at epcot and MK then a half day at MK before my parents arrive and dinner at the resort and fireworks cruise)

 

[Lisa F]

We have gotten an 8:00 - 8:15 ADR and have been done in 60 minutes . One suggestion is to ask for the check early.

Thanks. I think in general things are less backed up and moving more smoothly at first opening than later in the day. Hoping if we get there as early as possible, and get the check right away (good suggestion, I have read it many times but it never clicked as necessary) this will be the smallest overall impact on touring on my partial day rather than going for a late breakfast, which will take longer and take a big chunk out of the day I can't afford to lose as well.

 

[lorileahb]

In our experience, CP is one of the places it takes awhile to meet all of the characters (there is good interaction plus the parade). We LOVE CP and all the characters, we we always make time when we are going there. In fact, last time we were there for lunch (so maybe it was more backed up it would be than early in the morning), after we waited an hour and 40 mins, we still hadn't seen Eeyore - the cast members were great; they actually walked us over to where Eeyore was... and when he was done at that table, he stepped over to meet us for a minute. Maybe consider a late breakfast time (it could be lunch with breakfast food) - then you could use your early morning hours to take advantage of short wait time for rides. We are doing this at Tusker House and Cinderella's Royal Table. Lines get long about 11 a.m., good time to break (or use fast passes). We are gonna break for breakfast/lunch and then start fast passes afterwards.

 

[JZCubed]

the only strategic advantage would be to move it out of the regular park day into pre opening hours. I would plan to go "against crowds" and not try to go to fantasyland in the morning but rather to frontierland and then adventureland before using FP+ in tomorrowland and fantasyland in the afternoon.

the previous day (my full MK day) I would plan to PPO at BoG and use that strategic advantage in fantasyland.

I need my pooh and tigger fix. Trying to get it at the best time given limited time in the parks (just 2 full and one until 3pm before a cruise... one full each at epcot and MK then a half day at MK before my parents arrive and dinner at the resort and fireworks cruise)

That's certainly the way to maximize ride time.

Be advised - sometimes Disney messes with your plans by rescheduling Park to open earlier. It's a constant complaint on Dis'Board. Be prepared to have a sense of humor....

 

[brockash]

Is CP a reasonable PPO breakfast to do if you can get an ADR right at 8am?

I would really love to do this for breakfast (I do not care for the lunch/dinner as much) and it would be part of a park touring plan that started at frontierland and back into adventureland in the morning before doing some FP+ in tomorrowland/fantasyland... planning to leave the parks around 3-3:30. My experience later in the morning is that it was a 90 minute breakfast all told, but if I managed to score something right at 8am would it be more typical to be out of there by 9am? I think with only being there until 3pm or so that I don't want to give up prime park touring time of 10:45-after noon.

This is for the sunday of princess marathon weekend.

I highly doubt you'll have any chance of getting out of there by rope drop, especially if you're wanting to see all the characters, now that rope drop has changed, however you should be able to get out a little after and if you're heading to Adventureland/Frontierland I don't think it'd negatively impact you.

In my opinion, CP no longer has any advantage in terms of a PPO breakfast, so I wouldn't spend the money unless you really wanted the food and characters. Having said that, it also doesn't seem to be a huge disadvantage, unless you're heading towards 7dmt or maybe Peter pan on a busy day.

 

[unrequited23]

I think you will be fine. RD in adventureland and frontierland is one of the most pleasant ways to start MK. Arrive early, ask for your check when seated and have a grand old time. Even if you, gasp, leave the restaurant at 9:15 your morning will not be shot.

 

[Lisa F]

I highly doubt you'll have any chance of getting out of there by rope drop, especially if you're wanting to see all the characters, now that rope drop has changed, however you should be able to get out a little after and if you're heading to Adventureland/Frontierland I don't think it'd negatively impact you.

In my opinion, CP no longer has any advantage in terms of a PPO breakfast, so I wouldn't spend the money unless you really wanted the food and characters. Having said that, it also doesn't seem to be a huge disadvantage, unless you're heading towards 7dmt or maybe Peter pan on a busy day.

I want to see the characters in the way that is least intrusive to the rest of my plans... I'd rather not spend the time during regular park hours basically since I am only planning to be at the park from 9am - 3pm... so rather than take an hour and a half hour of my day mid morning I'd rather do it before the park opens.

I think you will be fine. RD in adventureland and frontierland is one of the most pleasant ways to start MK. Arrive early, ask for your check when seated and have a grand old time. Even if you, gasp, leave the restaurant at 9:15 your morning will not be shot.

this is kind of what I am hoping. We'll head straight back to BTMRR and do that and splash then back to adventureland then start doing FP+ after in fantasyland/tomorrowland.