How long does it take to eat dinner at Epcot Restaurants?

[bjpedersen]

Hi All,
I have been reading a lot of threads the past few months and want to say THANK YOU to you all for all the great help you have given me for setting up my family of 3 and my friends family of 3 - total of 6 going for the first time in beginning of Dec 1-8th. I do have a question about the Candlelight Processional dinner package. I already have dinner reservations at San Angel Inn at 4:15pm on 12/5. We have to, as my 9 year old daughter say, go on this date because were in Epcot that day and Monique Coleman from High School Musical I & II is the storyteller, and the question is How long does it take to eat a dinner at Epcot. Not sure if we'll make in time to the 6:45pm, but will the dinner reservation people say its okay for us to go to the 8:30 performance? Thanks for all you help.
Bonny

 

[byoung]

You should be out from dinner before 5:30.

 

[DizneyNutz]

Did you book the dinner as a Candlelight Processional package? If not then you will have to stand in a LONG line to view the show. We did this ourselves on our last visit. We booked our own dinner reservations and stood in line to see the show. It is doable but you must be ready to be there about one hour (at the very least) before the show to get in line. I would reccommend an hour and a half. So if not the package, then I would suggest an hour and a half before the show you want to be in the standby line for the show.

 

[Mr. & Mrs. Smith]

In our experience, it takes about an hour to eat at an Epcot TS restaurant.

 

[ILoveDisney&Cruising]

In our experience, it takes about an hour to eat at an Epcot TS restaurant.

Yep, I was going to say an hour also. Maybe a few minutes more, depending on the waiter & such.