Opinion on ADR time please?

[irky416]

I'm trying to decide if it would be worth it to do this... I haven't been to the parks in a while except for a one day trip.

We are going in June for about 6 days. I really want to make at least one ADR for breakfast. I really would like to be in the parks at rope drop to do the few big attractions at each park before it gets really crowded. I also *really* don't want to get up at 5 or 5:30 to make a 7am ADR (We're staying off site.). So, I was thinking about making the latest breakfast ADR possible (probably at Ohana, Cape May or CP on the day we go to Epcot) and trying to do one or two attractions, grab a fast past, hit the monorail to the Polynesian or MK, eat breakfast and head back to Epcot in the early afternoon.

Does this sound feasible? Could we get enough done - I'm thinking Soarin and Test Track, specifically - before we had to leave for the ADR to make it worth even heading to the park at 9? How long does it actually take to get from Epcot to the Polynesian or MK? Or should we just suck it up and try to go for the 7 AM time, if we can even get it at this point?

I'm open for any advice or other suggestions for this. Thanks!

ETA: We will not be spending much time in the MK this trip and have no plans going there in the morning at all. We've been there about three times in a a year and a half and not to the other parks for about 10 years. This is what makes the planning a little harder, otherwise I'd just do CP on that morning.

 

[KatMark]

Why don't you make an ADR at the Crystal Palace for 8:05 a.m. (I think this is the first seating) on your day at the Magic Kingdom. This way you will be in the park and can have an unobstructed view of the castle before the crowd arrives and you will probably have finished your meal and visited with the characters before the rope drop. What we do for our ADR at Crystal Palace is go to the Magic Kingdom the day the park opens early and we ride all of the rides that are operating (and I mean ALL) during that extra hour and then head over for a 10:00 a.m. breakfast at the Crystal Palace.

 

[irky416]

Why don't you make an ADR at the Crystal Palace for 8:05 a.m. (I think this is the first seating) on your day at the Magic Kingdom. This way you will be in the park and can have an unobstructed view of the castle before the crowd arrives and you will probably have finished your meal and visited with the characters before the rope drop. What we do for our ADR at Crystal Palace is go to the Magic Kingdom the day the park opens early and we ride all of the rides that are operating (and I mean ALL) during that extra hour and then head over for a 10:00 a.m. breakfast at the Crystal Palace.

Actually, I see I forgot an important factor here. We're not actually going to spend much time in the MK. We might head over in the evening, but we've been to the MK 3 times in the past year and a half and haven't been to the others in about 10 years. That's where the problem comes in! Otherwise, your advice would be perfect. I guess I should edit my original post.

 

[irky416]

Anyone?

 

[ampc3]

well I would maybe try and get a late bk at cape may @beach club.. I think you could take the boat or even walk (someone can correct me If I am mistaken)from epcot to beach club... I think if you were at Epcot for RD you could definitly go your fav and get fp's before you leave to use later in the day...