How long to plan for CRT breakfast?

[mommy2paisley]

We haven’t been in a few years and can’t remember how long breakfast took last time. We had a Thunder Mountain FP scheduled for 9:25-10:25, and then I was able to snag a dining reservation for CRT for 9:05. Think it is possible to be done with breakfast in time to make the FP? The way I had FP set up, I would have to rearrange all 3 of them, and it would be easier if we could rush to make it to the FP instead. Anyone who has been recently have any thoughts?

 

[Wayland10]

It might be tight if they don’t bring you in immediately. Service is efficient, but the wait to get in can be unpredictable.

 

[MomOTwins]

I think you'll be fine. Don't forget you get a 15 minute grace period after FP expires. And breakfast doesn't take as long as lunch or dinner.

 

[DISNEY1975]

The food comes out fairly quickly. What takes time is the characters making the rotation. If you hit it right, they could be at your table at the beginning of your meal. Worst case is that they just past your table when you are seated and you have to wait for them to circle the entire restaurant again. We are usually there a good 90 minutes, though you can leave without seeing the "last" princess if you want to make your FP.

 

[Momto2minniemice]

I would not want to spend the money at CRT and feel rushed. Can you prioritize which one is more important?

 

[TiggerTrigger]

It's going to be tight, but I think it's doable. Breakfast at CRT seems to be the only meal where it was in and out for us. We've usually had the first seating, but they always seem to have us out the door between 50-55min. With FPs, they also tend to give you about 15 min after your window expires. No guarantees that it'll work that way, but we've used the 5-early/15-late strategy with Big Thunder before and it's always worked for us. So, you could have up to 10:40am to get there.

 

[Jacq7414]

We had reservations at 805 and were on line for 7DMT just after 9. So I think it is doable.

 

[mommy2paisley]

I would not want to spend the money at CRT and feel rushed. Can you prioritize which one is more important?

We have eaten here a few times, when my 14-year-old (only girl) was younger, and we didn’t do it our last trip, when she was 12. She doesn’t care much about it, and my other kids are boys (8, 2, 2), so we are just eating there because I want to. I just want to see the castle again, seen some princesses and see the little wishing ceremony thing they do. It’s totally just for me! Haha! So I’d be okay if we had to cut the meal short even.

 

[JZCubed]

We haven’t been in a few years and can’t remember how long breakfast took last time. We had a Thunder Mountain FP scheduled for 9:25-10:25, and then I was able to snag a dining reservation for CRT for 9:05. Think it is possible to be done with breakfast in time to make the FP? The way I had FP set up, I would have to rearrange all 3 of them, and it would be easier if we could rush to make it to the FP instead. Anyone who has been recently have any thoughts?

My suggestion is:
a.). maybe try adjust your FP+ time. If that does not work......

b.) arrive to check-in 15-minutes prior to your ADR - 8:50am in your case.
c.) inform your server that you're trying to make your FP......

d.). RELAX, you're gonna' make your both your breakfast & FP+!