Help me decide: DINNER on Princess & Pirate Party night

[biggroofy]

This is our First PPP and DD4 is very excited about it. We will be on Deluxe Dining Plan and booked Ohana @ 5:30pm. Now not sure if this is the correct choice - will it be a bit rush? We wanted to be inside MK before 7pm, since we won't be able to stay for too long (latest we have to leave by 9:30pm since this is bedtime for DD4).

Alternatively should we book a TS restaurant in MK on that night? I've heard only very limited restaurants will be opened - any idea which ones will be open?

Furthermore - there has been some posts about the "earliest entry time" with the PPP ticket. I read they let people in around 4pm, but the official entry time is 7pm. What If I book dinner @ Crystal Palace (if it is open) at 5:30pm but they don't let me in?

Please give your comments. Thanks.

 

[JoanneNC]

Not sure about the offiical allowed in time - the CM I spoke to when booking told me 4pm but I was already planning on being in the park that day.
I am eating at Liberty Tree for a causal dinner with close convenience

Good luck

 

[MickeyNicki]

What has worked best for us on party nights is to have the lastest seating that CP will take and while we are eating the park is clearing out. By the time we are done it is party time!

 

[becca011906]

We are eating at 1900 Park Fare at 4:30 then going to the parks, but we'll be on a regular park ticket that day anyways so i'm not sure what i'd do in your spot, i know quite a few were booking up placed around 5:30-6:00 and told they could get in but only w/ a ADR # best thing to do is wait and see if others get in at 4 over the next few weeks... when are you going to the party? But if you can get in at 4 and then leave at 5 for dinner back in there for only about 2 hours it's kinda a waste ... i'd definatly make ADR in the park that night if you can if you are leaving early, we don't plan to leave till closing so getting there around 6 is no big deal to us...

 

[dancin Disney style]

O'hana would be a great choice...just a hop skip and a monorail away. How about just an earlier ADR...say 4:45pm.

I did the PPP last February and you can get in around 4:30pm.

 

[biggroofy]

when are you going to the party? But if you can get in at 4 and then leave at 5 for dinner back in there for only about 2 hours it's kinda a waste ... i'd definatly make ADR in the park that night if you can if you are leaving early, we don't plan to leave till closing so getting there around 6 is no big deal to us...

We are not going to use our MYW tickets on that day - so entry by the PPP tickets only.

Option 1: Ohana dinner at 17:30 and hopefully we can be done by 18:30 and head off to MK

Option 2: IF possible, book Crystal Palace dinner @ 17:30 or 18:00 (if they will allow us enter MK early with PPP tickets)

In EITHER cases, ideally we wanted to be in MK around 18:30 and leave by 21:30. Any suggestions?

 

[disneyfan2]

i would probably stick with Ohana and maybe try to get in earlier for 5. that way you can easily get to the park by 6:30, just in case they aren't letting people in before 6pm for the party

 

[marivaid]

We booked LTT at 5pm for MNSSHP and this time for P&PP I got LTT for 4.20pm (latest I could get). I think it's easier to eat inside the park and the characters are awesome there

 

[dreamer17555]

I second the idea for an early 1900 PF. Just hoping that they announce one for April 1st I went and booked a 4:30 ADR there.

-Becca-