What's the earliest Crystal Palace opens?

[AC7179]

When the park opens at 8, does CP open at 7 for the early seatings?

Thanks!

 

[DisneyFan06]

Sadly, No.

I asked when I called to make my ADRs. They said they begin seating at 8:00 in the morning, even if the park opens at that time.

 

[ROEDISNEY]

8:00 am.

 

[ReggieB]

I always seem to get 8:05am ADR's as the earliest.

 

[gigi1976]

The earliest we have gotten is 8:05

 

[candykisses]

We ate there last week and the first seating was 8:05 and the food was fabulous.

 

[momjkm]

and where do you end up at rope drop time? thanks Jill

 

[VBsHustla]

Yeah, we just got 8:05 for out trip. That seems to be the earliest. When the park opens, we think that you can go all the way up to the ropes, like you can wait by the castle behind the rope there.

 

[vdarrell]

We also got an 8:05 ADR saying it was the earliest.

 

[centurythree]

Great to know, thanks.

Like momjkm, I'd also like to know where you end up when the park opens. Is everyone just held in the restaurant until 9?

 

[danielle782001]

Great to know, thanks.

Like momjkm, I'd also like to know where you end up when the park opens. Is everyone just held in the restaurant until 9?

No you are not made to stay in the restaurant...You can go out onto Main Street but they have barriers set up so you cannot access any of the lands until the park opens...Getting a picture on Main Street when it is empty before the park opens makes for a great backdrop....We always take our picture first thing, eat at 8:05, every one must go potty before leaving CP, then we wait by Adventure Land for it to open...

Only once did we sit at 8:05 and we did not get out before the park openned...The characters took extra long coming around that day

 

[bkfree]

Last trip we had 8am ADR at Crystal Palace. We got thru eating at about
8:45. We hopped on the Train and rode it around to the back of the park and got off at the Toontown Rear Entrance Rope. Only a few people were there.
When the rope dropped we walked right into Toontown Judge's Fair with no waiting and saw all of the Princess and got Photopass picks with each one.

This is especially great with young ones that want to see the princesses and the kids were able to play at that small Goofy's playground while we waited.