PPO 8:05 CRT ADR

[socababy]

For those of you who have had a PPO 8:05 CRT ADR, what time did you finish breakfast without feeling rushed? We are mainly going to CRT for the novelty of eating in the castle. Like a Disney bucket list item if you will! I would like to be done, with the majority of not all the princesses to have come by, before MK opens. Feasible?!

 

[_auroraborealis_]

Maybe not all of the princesses. There is a backlog to get seated at 8:05 due to the Cindy M&G downstairs. I would expect to be out between 9-9:30.

 

[Kkb0517]

If it's important to you to be down earlier it helps to get seated earlier. Do this by getting to the park well in advance tinge at the start of the line and heading directly (or nearly directly) to the castle to do the meet and greet and get in line to be seated. A lot of people stop to take a bunch of pictures and end up further back in line.

 

[eeyore81]

We were the first ones seated the morning we went and we did not get out until 9:20ish. We did see all the princesses but we did feel very rushed about the entire experience.

 

[PolyRob]

Went back in May with an early ADR. Luckily I took PLENTY of time stamped photos so I have a very accurate time for my meal:

8:04am: Entered the castle
8:14am: Met Cinderella
8:19am: Seated with menu
8:27am: Met Snow White
8:33am: Main dishes came out
8:34am: Met Aurora
8:38am: Met Ariel
8:42am: Met Jasmine (Last princess)
9:02am: Had our check adjusted with TIW discount by 9:02am (had to wait a few minutes for this to happen)

I did not feel that I was rushed back in May, but looking at the physical amount of time I was there now, I guess it was pretty quick! The TIW discount took some time, but if we did not have to wait, we would have been out a few minutes before 9am.

I will also note that we were three adults and probably the fifth or sixth party seated that morning.

 

[eeyore81]

I should add we were a party of 6, with 2 4 year olds.

 

[Hopefully]

Please Know that it is possible, at some times of year even likely, that the opening time at the MK will be moved up and your PPO breakfast will not be PPO

 

[IrishNYC]

We were the third or fourth table seated, and we when we left, the rope drop crowd was just coming through the castle. We saw all the princesses and weren't at all rushed.

 

[vetrik]

We had an 8:25 PPO reservation. We were meeting Cinderella at 8:26, met our last princess at 9:05, and were on our first ride in Adventureland by 9:30. We were a party of 2 adults and our 5 year old daughter. It didn't feel too rushed to us, and we were still able to get a ton done in Adventureland after we left. It probably wouldn't have worked out as well if we were trying to rush to more crowded attractions though.

 

[Masonmj84]

I've had the 8:05 am reservation on three separate occasions and we were always done by around 9 am on the dot (including a restroom break immediately following the meal). For each of those meals, I seem to remember the last princess visiting our table around 8:45ish.

A key I've found is to arrive early enough so that you're one of the first people in line (i.e., get to the podium well before 8 am). In that regard, the line to get in really builds quickly (due to the photo opp bottleneck with Cinderella prior to going up to eat).

On top of that, the princesses who visit the tables tend to come out in shifts. So if you don't get them all in the same shift, it tends to take a bit linger (another reason to arrive early enough such that you're not waiting between shifts to see all of the princesses).

Another thing to note is that the wait staff here is typically very motivated to turn tables. So slow service is probably not going to be an issue.

 

[socababy]

Please Know that it is possible, at some times of year even likely, that the opening time at the MK will be moved up and your PPO breakfast will not be PPO

Yes I know this! I'm going off of last year's hours and hoping for the same! This will be our 3rd MK day so if we are out a few minutes late, I guess it's not the end of the world!