I thought Plaza Inn opened before the Park?

[bethwc101]

I am generally looking at Plaza Inn hours for diners to get an idea if it is worth it for our trip in June. I am looking at the first available May at it shows dining not available until 9:20, expecting park to open at 9.
I also checked April 18, same day of week we will be going and same weekday, and again it shows 9:10 availability with definite park opening at 9. I thought Plaza Inn opened an hour before the park?

 

[Mamato4boys]

Plaza Inn opens 10 minutes after early entry starts typically. So, if Tues is a day with MM, and that starts at 9, with a regular park opening of 10, Plaza Inn will open at 9:10 (at least in my experience). If no early entry, it opens with the park.

 

[figment_jii]

It looks like the schedule is in flux at this point...or there is system glitch. I checked a random scattering of days and it seems like the first ADR time and the opening time are not always in sync. It's possible that they're not opening early at this point due to all of the constructions on Main Street and around the park. Things might be different by June.

I noticed that for mid-April, it looks like the opening times are back to the old times, but the ADRs aren't syncing with that. So it might be just a glitch at this point.

 

[Niltiac]

I also checked April 18, same day of week we will be going and same weekday, and again it shows 9:10 availability with definite park opening at 9. I thought Plaza Inn opened an hour before the park?

What I've heard is that Plaza Inn only opens early if the park is opening early anyway for EMH - that is, you won't be entering a completely empty park, you'll just be entering along with the people who get early entry. That's typically on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, so if I understand you right and you'll be there on a Wednesday, I wouldn't expect Plaza Inn to open early.