How long will it take

[lmtravis]

I am making my FP+ plan/touring plan and am wondering how long to account for certain meals. We won't be doing all of these depending on timing. We will have 2 adults and 2 girls (age 2&4).

So how long should I account for each meal? For instance, we have Akershus at 8:00pm with Illuminations FP. Will we be done in time to see the show?

Chef Mickey Breakfast 7:30
Chef Mickey Brunch 12:00
1900 Park Fare Dinner 7:40
Be Our Guest Dinner 4:15
Be Our Guest Lunch 12:00
Akershus Dinner 8:00
Hollywood and Vine (Fantasmic) Dinner 5:50

Thanks much!

 

[Alesia]

Generally speaking, at least an hour, probably closer to 90 minutes. The lunch at BOG will be a bit faster, maybe 40 to 60 minutes.

If your Akershus ADR is at 8:00, you won't be done in time to use the Illuninations FP.

 

[Brenda Kim]

I have been in and out of Chef Mickey's in 50 minutes, and was seated early, but that is not the norm, to see all of the characters plan at least 90 minutes as pp suggested. At Chef Mickey's you check in, then wait, then they call you to take a picture, then you wait to be seated. Since this is in a hotel, remember to add travel time to the parks for any other reservations. Magic Kingdom is a 10 minute walk, or a 15-20 minute monorail ride, since the monorail will stop at Poly and Grand Floridian on the way to Magic Kingdom.

I have been in and out of BOG for lunch in 20 minutes, really it is as long as it takes to get seated and the food is almost instantaneous, if you pre-ordered. But I would suggest taking your time to soak in everything around you.

Akershus, is same as Chef Mickey's, check in then wait for your party to be called, take a picture with a princess and get seated. This is table side ordering so the meal is prepared fresh to order which takes a bit longer (appetizers are buffet style) and desserts. I would say there is no way to make illuminations FP and really you probably will miss the beginning of Illuminations if it starts at 9 PM. For the girls Akershus will be their FAVORITE!!! So many princesses, you really don't want to rush through this and miss even one princess. The princesses will engage with you, not just pose for pictures, sign an autograph and be off. Ariel even sat at our table and drew a picture with my 5 year old niece.
Good new about Illuminations though, right outside of Akershus hall and down by Germany there is some PRIME viewing areas no fast pass needed and never really crowded.

If you can move around some reservations to make the timing work, that would be best. Rushing through a meal to get to a FP is not very enjoyable. Believe me we have done it and our whole party was so frazzled by the time we made the FP reservation ( BOG Lunch to Seven Dwarfs Mine Train) we did not enjoy it as much as we should.

I have yet to try 1900 Fair Park, just keep in mind the travel time from the dinner to the park you want to go to.

Hollywood and Vine had the best desserts I had all trip, so set aside some room for those beauties. We went there for lunch to met Doc McStuffins and Princess Sofia and were in and out in 60 minutes. Dinner may be quicker because there are no characters.

 

[Lucius Best]

Generally speaking, at least an hour, probably closer to 90 minutes. The lunch at BOG will be a bit faster, maybe 40 to 60 minutes.

If your Akershus ADR is at 8:00, you won't be done in time to use the Illuninations FP.

Agree with everything. Also depends on how fast you eat. I've found that busier places like Chef Mickey are more likely not to seat you right away, will increase the time you're there. BOG lunch can have a lengthy wait, which can be avoided by pre-ordering. Note you can't check in to BOG lunch more than 5 minutes ahead of time.

If you are wondering about FP+ planning, note that you can return for FP up to 5 minutes early and supposedly 15 minutes late. Also note that while FP return hours cannot overlap, you can definitely overlap FP return times and ADRs. For example, with a noon BOG lunch ADR, you could book a Fantasyland FP for as late as 11:30am and another FP as early as 12:30pm and make both of them.