Question about dining in the parks before they open..

[MeetingMickeyin2006]

We have ADR's for Donald's Breakfastsauras in AK and will have an ADR for The Crystal Palace in MK as well. Both of these are for 8:00 AM, which is before the parks open. If we get done eating before the parks open, are we allowed to stay in the parks until they open?

 

[beattyfamily]

yes, you can stay and wait for the rope drop to the land you want to start in. It's a GREAT time to take some nice photos without people in the shots!

 

[lovinpoohbear]

I have a question: on one of my mk days, the park officially opens at 8 am. But this is also the day for emh morning hours. SO the mk will open at 7 am and probably be jam packed I do have a adr for crystal palace at 8 am. my idea of having the early morning crystal palace breakfast was to get nice shots before mk gets crowded and also to jump on those fantasy land rides. Should I reconsider doing this? Each day the park opens at 8 am.Would it make a big diference in my favor to switch the breakfast to another day???

 

[beattyfamily]

I have a question: on one of my mk days, the park officially opens at 8 am. But this is also the day for emh morning hours. SO the mk will open at 7 am and probably be jam packed I do have a adr for crystal palace at 8 am. my idea of having the early morning crystal palace breakfast was to get nice shots before mk gets crowded and also to jump on those fantasy land rides. Should I reconsider doing this? Each day the park opens at 8 am.Would it make a big diference in my favor to switch the breakfast to another day???

It's best to have an early ADR on a non EE morning if you want pictures with no people around.

 

[lovinpoohbear]

Thanks, I think I will just switch around 2 breakfasts-on the day mk opens at 7 am, I will make a adr for ohanas breakfast with Lilo and Stitch and our second mk day which opens at 8 am, I will try to get a 8am ressies. Quick question:If the park opens at 8 and the ressie is for 8, do they let you in the park early??? Otherwise, how would you be able to get there at exactly 8 am???

 

[MeetingMickeyin2006]

Thank you beattyfamily!

 

[lovinpoohbear]

 

[CDSTapisRouge]

Quick question:If the park opens at 8 and the ressie is for 8, do they let you in the park early??? Otherwise, how would you be able to get there at exactly 8 am???

If I am following you correctly you are coming during a holiday time when the park would be opening to everyone at 8am (which would mean that the first breakfast seating time would be 7am, as the first seating time is usually 1 hour prior to the parks official opening time)...

If the first seating time is 8am (this would normally be the case on a 9am park opening) they will not open the gates for breakfast until 8am... The restaurants know this so you will not be "late" as everyone will be coming in at the same time. If the first seating time is 7am (this would normally be the case on an 8am park opening), you will be able to get in well before your 8am seating, plenty of time to get some Main Street pics and head to the restaurant, you just need your ADR confirmation number, there is a seperate line for breakfast guests to enter through prior to the parks official opening time.