My daughter has attended the tea party previously and did not sit near Alice, but still had a great time.
We are going again in September and would love to see how this can be done.
She would love to sit near Alice!!
We just did this a few days ago. Yes; it is first come, first served. If your child wants to sit near Alice, I'd recommend checking in early so that you can be ready to go in as soon as they open the doors. Alice sits at the head of the table on the left when you enter the room. HTH!
my dd's did this 2 yrs ago and I don't remember seating them before we left. We checked them in, they gave us pagers, and the kids said good-bye at the door. They weren't letting the parents into the room, if I remember correctly.