Getting to 805am Crystal Palce ADR

[sienk1mh]

So just wondering if there will be bus service from our resort AoA to the Magic Kingdom in order to be in the park early for our 805am ADR at Crystal Palace?

Anyone have experience with this?

We want to take advantage of our extra park time if we can!

Thanks

 

[Snappy in OK]

We like early ADRs at MK. It is great getting in the park before it opens & getting pictures without a lot of people around.

The buses should start running early enough to get your family to MK & get to Crystal Palace in time for your reservation. There will be a gate (to the far left, if I remember correctly) and a CM will verify your name on their list of ADRs and you can enter the park early. In fact, you should be allowed to enter about 15 before your ADR. You can ask at AoA to how much time they suggest allowing to get to MK. We have done this when staying at POP and BC.

Good luck & have a great time!

 

[TiggerTrigger]

Buses are supposed to start running at 6:30a. You can look for an MK bus, but if it's been a while and you haven't seen one- approach drivers of other buses. They may accomodate you since they are used to handling transport for the early morning character meals...but we've only had luck with this when hitting a character meal at a resort. At the very least, they can radio over to see when the next bus is expected for MK. There should also be a phone there with instructions to call if you haven't seen a bus to your destination in something like 20 min. If it's really been a while- a good plan B is to tell them you're trying to get to the Contemporary to Chef Mickey's. Even though that's not where you're headed...you can walk to MK from the Contemporary.

Either way- just allow plenty of time... better to allow at least an hour and be early than less and be late.

We've gotten in as early as 7:45a...but I'm guessing you can get in earlier than that since BBB starts taking reservations for 8am and they tell you to be at BBB by 7:45a...i.e. we'd probably need to be in the park before that.