PPO, everyone allowed in at the same time?

[VAfamily1998]

We have an 8:15 ADR for BOG on a day MK opens at 9 am.
I've read some reference that ALL the PPO ADRs are allowed in at the same time (7:45?)
So if someone has an 8:45 ADR, do they just wait at the BOG entrance? Or are they actually brought insideand may get their food as early as 8 am as well?
I was just wondering if we were looking to maximize our time, if we should keep checking for an 8:00 AM ADR, to give us the extra 15 minutes, or will the outcome be the same with an 8:15 and an 8:00 ADR.

 

[Melissa<3Disney]

This is our experience. We had an 8:15 ADR on a 9am opening on a Thursday. We got through the tapstile around 7:50 and people (everyone not just PPO) were already let into the park. We casually strolled down main street. Took a picture. Went to the left where they checked our magic bands for our reservation and let us through. We were at our reservation by 8:10. Checked in, got in line (we did not order ahead), ordered at the kiosk, ate our food, walked around the restaurant for pics, and did bathroom runs and were in line for little mermaid by 9:05am. We had three toddler with us, so everything moved much slower. Haha! I thought we had plenty of time, and had we not had the toddlers we could have easily been done well before 9am. Hope this helps!

 

[HopperFan]

Now that the whole park opening time has changed and everyone is let in an hour early to enjoy Main Street and the show .....

... for those who have been, has this changed the process of letting anyone with a PPO past the next CMs? It was really too cumbersome to split folks up at the front but it would be easy with their scanners to only let through folks closer to their ADR.

DON'T KNOW just posting the question if things have changed since the whole park entry process has changed.

 

[Missyrose]

We have an 8:15 ADR for BOG on a day MK opens at 9 am.
I've read some reference that ALL the PPO ADRs are allowed in at the same time (7:45?)
So if someone has an 8:45 ADR, do they just wait at the BOG entrance? Or are they actually brought insideand may get their food as early as 8 am as well?
I was just wondering if we were looking to maximize our time, if we should keep checking for an 8:00 AM ADR, to give us the extra 15 minutes, or will the outcome be the same with an 8:15 and an 8:00 ADR.

Everyone is let in at the same time. You're fine to get there before your "scheduled time"

 

[AZMermaid]

Following- we have an 8:50 BOG res. I'm hoping to move it up... but I've also read anything before 9 is let in as soon as you get there. Has anyone had that experience with an 8:40 or 8:50 res?

 

[tobikaye]

I had an 8:15 am, on 2/1/17, for BOG during a 9:00 am opening. We were a little earlier than we planned, but to the far left facing the MK, they had a rope for those with ADRs and Tours to wait. We waited there for them to check us in. Then, they let us move up to just in front of the train tunnels to wait. They had to wait for the equipment to move off stage before they would let use through. We were let through around 7:45-7:50 am.

My cousin and I had time to take a picture up Main Street from the Flag Pole, she had to go to the restroom so she went to the one by CP while I took pictures of the castle area. Then we did pictures in front of the castle and made our way to BOG and arrived about 8:10-8:15. Since we preordered, it only took a few minutes to get through and find a table. After about 5 minutes, we had our meals. When we were done, we headed out expecting to wait a bit, but they had already opened up 7DMT to PPO guests. I forgot to look at the time, but we rode 4 times and probably could have rode a couple more, but ended up first in line for Pooh since we had FP for anything else that got long waits quickly at opening.

 

[Missyrose]

Following- we have an 8:50 BOG res. I'm hoping to move it up... but I've also read anything before 9 is let in as soon as you get there. Has anyone had that experience with an 8:40 or 8:50 res?

BOG holds 500 guests, so everyone with a reservation before 9 is considered the first seating. It doesn't matter what time your reservation is from 8-8:55 a.m., when you line up to check in at the restaurant is when you'll be let in.

 

[minoh]

BOG holds 500 guests, so everyone with a reservation before 9 is considered the first seating. It doesn't matter what time your reservation is from 8-8:55 a.m., when you line up to check in at the restaurant is when you'll be let in.

Is this true for other restaurants as well? We have an 8:45 ADR for GG. What's the earliest they would let us in at EP?

 

[Missyrose]

Is this true for other restaurants as well? We have an 8:45 ADR for GG. What's the earliest they would let us in at EP?

They let guests into Epcot between 7:45 and 8 a.m.

 

[DISNEY1975]

Following- we have an 8:50 BOG res. I'm hoping to move it up... but I've also read anything before 9 is let in as soon as you get there. Has anyone had that experience with an 8:40 or 8:50 res?

I had a ressie at 8:45 on a 9am opening day. We were let into the park around 8:10..as soon as we got there. Im pretty sure if we got there earlier, we would have been let in then as well. So wroth the amazing photos or a practically empty park!

 

[DisneyNB]

I am so glad to know all of these tips. Thank you all!!