Pre Park Opening Reservations

[Loftin716]

I am just wondering if park restaurants open earlier when the parks do? I am wanting some pre-opening breakfasts but don't know if restaurant hours change with park hours.

 

[chinarider]

Yes some restaurants open prior to park opening. These reservations go quickly. If you want to do a pre opening, make sure that you are not planning it for a EMH morning. Highly recommend Crystal Palace. It is wonderful to get into the park prior to the majority and it makes for some great photo ops as well. The other thing to consider is your family's eating habits. We are not big breakfast eaters first thing in the morning so we only planned one prepark meal, otherwise we go the EMH park and do a 1030 breakfast so that we are most hungry at that time

 

[purple figment]

I can only think of a few restaurants inside a park that are open before the park. They are fixed price character or princess meals and require reservations in advance. The first reservation is at 8:05 for Crystal Palace (MK), CRT (MK), Akershus (Epcot), Tusker House (AK) and Hollywood & Vine (DHS). If the park has morning EMH, the restaurant doesn't open any earlier.

Rainforest Cafe at AK is just outside the park's entrance. I know they serve breakfast, but I'm not sure what time they open. Les Halles (France in Epcot) opens at 9 AM which is technically before World Showcase opens, although Future World usually opens at 9 AM.

There are also a number of restaurants at the resorts that open early for breakfast.