Question for CRT veterans

[princessj&e]

I have just made an ADR for CRT in March (thanks to reading about the new policy on the DIS boards). Anyway, I took the 815 sitting. Given your choice, would you do the early sitting or would you do a later one?

Now that I made the early one, I am kind of thinking maybe I should take a later one? (This is making me crazy because I had thought I had a few more months to figure this out)

How early can you enter the park for the early sitting?

Thanks
Steph

 

[DW mouser]

I know exactly what you mean!! I about went nuts when I found out about the 180 days out and called and got my ressie's and was not even sure what I wanted to do yet!!! Boy, if your away from these boards one day!!!!
I also got a breakfast at CRT in March. I took the 9:20 one but was wanting a later one. You can get into the park with your ressie number but we're staying at Port Orleans without a car and I'm wondering if we can make it on the bus!!Guess if we leave about 7:15. Now I find out CRT has been changed to 2 ts credits!! I wonder if it's worth it!!!

 

[Princess Nancy]

We arrived about 20 minutes late for our CRT ressies last week. My sis waited a long time at WL for a bus. Anyway, I was there early and went to check in and they said wait til your whole party arrives, we won't give away your ressies. We still had time after they arrived to see Fairy Godmother, so I would not really sweat being late for your ressie.

It was great to see all the princesses at once and the food was good, but the chaos was more than I could stand, but still better than a buffet. We probably won't go again.

 

[gigi1313]

we reallllllly enjoyed our late ps (adr) for crt/breakfast in '04... we had a short wait, outstanding service and amazing character interaction as the restaurant started to empty out... plus, we had visited all of tomorrowland and a significant portion of fantasyland before we ate... then when we stepped outside, belle was doing her storytime... it really was perfect! imo it's smarter to use that early morning time to tour the park (before the crowds get thick/lines get long) and then use the meal as a much-needed break... again, we also find we get better character interaction near the end of a meal...

 

[lucky1]

I really like the early ADR at CRt, because if it is on a non-early entry morning, you can walk through the MK without the crowds and get some good morning shots. We found the buses ran early enough from the resorts to accommidate those with early Character meals.

 

[lisareniff]

I'm also debating between the 8:10am - before the park opens breakfast and the 10:20am breakfast on EMH day (Thurs). We have done the 8 am a couple times and really liked walking into the park empty. It was very magical. However, the 10:20 on EMH(I wish it was a tad later!) sounds great too. We would have from 8-10:20 in the park to do Fantasyland and a few other things then get to eat in the castle at a nice break time. It would be a little early for lunch but it could work nicely.

Which would you chose??