We have an 8:15 at Crystal Palace with a 9 am MK open day. If we eat fast enough to get done by 9 am, can we go straight to the Elsa and Anna M&G or do we need to go back to the front of the park for rope drop? TIA!!
If you want to meet all of the characters at CP, I actually doubt you'll be finished by 9:00 it usually takes around 45-ish minutes for Eeyore, Pooh, Piglet, and Tigger to make their rounds when the restaurant is as busy as it usually is. It took my family a solid hour this summer (I actually ended up not meeting Pooh at all because I had to duck out and meet my friend). One thing that helps is to ask the server for your check as you're seated, then leave the money and tip as soon as want to get up and go.
If you are done by 9:00- GOOD JOB! You'll be faced with the internal rope drop, as 1 DISNEY FAN already said, but other than that, you're fine
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