Early morning hours at AK. ??

[Simba's Mom]

Next week, AK Early Magic Hours start at 7:30 on the day I'm planning to go. Sunrise is at 7:30. Will the Pandora section look different with the limited sunlight from when I usually see it mid-day? Worth a trip? And I know that KS won't be open until 8:00. But can I still enter the Africa section to eat breakfast at Kusafari Bakery? As a second choice, I enjoy the pastries at Tamu Tamu. Do they open at 7:30? I guess I'm trying to decide if I should spend that extra 1/2 hour in AK, or I should just plan to get there at 8:00, and use the extra 1/2 hour to sleep.

 

[kmrobins03]

We rope dropped AK in Mid-December (on a Thursday). Early morning entry started at 730am that day. We went to FOP first thing
- We Left all stars movies at 635am.
- We Arrived the park at 645am
- We Tapped in at 709am (we were held at the gate entry for a little bit before they let people in)
- We arrived At the bridge at 715am. We were held here until 730am
- we were Off FOP by 8am (this also included a potty break for my daughter)

personally, I love pandora in the morning. The sun light hits the greenery so nice and it is beautiful. (I attached a picture)

not sure if those restaurants are open- but you should be able to get to Africa first thing. Like you said, KS opens at 8am- but EE opens at 730am

 

[tseitel]

Don’t forget that EE is down for a lengthy refurbishment

 

[Simba's Mom]

Don’t forget that EE is down for a lengthy refurbishment

Thanks, but EE was too much for me.

kmrobins03, you’ve definitely convinced me. Thanks for the detailed description. Pandora sounds beautiful at that time.

 

[SwanVT2]

Don’t forget that EE is down for a lengthy refurbishment

Oh no! Until when? We have our one park day planned for AK cause DD really wants to go on it!

 

[summerlvr]

Oh no! Until when? We have our one park day planned for AK cause DD really wants to go on it!

Through mid April

 

[SwanVT2]

Through mid April

Boo

 

[kmrobins03]

Thanks, but EE was too much for me.

kmrobins03, you’ve definitely convinced me. Thanks for the detailed description. Pandora sounds beautiful at that time.

if You are looking for a quick breakfast (with average tasting food), check out pongu pongu (near FOP).They offer a basic breakfast sandwich, French toast sticks and a pineapple cream cheese spring roll. They open at 8am and there is plenty of seating nearby.