where to eat during mnsshp?

[hannymom]

i'm reading 'horror' stories about how crowded mnsshp is this year. i'm sure that will cause problems when trying to find dinner. any suggestions ? thanks

 

[Nancyg56]

I solve that problem and have dinner before we go to any party. I would have a very late lunch, or very early dinner. I don't care about entering the park at 4 PM if I am going to a party, so I have a 5 PM dinner booked somewhere, however if you have not booked dining I would get CS on the monorail line or at Columbia Harbor House.

 

[Disneylover99]

We ate at CHH and Peco Bills this year, both times between 5 and 6pm. It was a good time to go. No crowds at the registers and easy to find a seat. It gets crowded later.

 

[Marc D]

Personally, I wouldn’t use party time to have a sit-down meal. I would eat a bigger lunch and snack on the special items during the party. That’s what most people do, so you will not have trouble finding a table before 7pm.

 

[Liz Z]

We actually booked Crystal Palace for a 6:15pm quick buffet dinner. Never did this before at a party so we're trying it for the first time.

We,re older now and need to take a break cuz well be there right at 4

Liz

 

[Barbydoll8]

I will reiterate, I would NOT eat during the party. I was there on a Tuesday (9/11) this past year and it was horribly crowded. They are just letting too many people into these hard ticket events.
I would have an early dinner - like 4-4:30 and then maybe a snack at the party later. Especially if you want any of the rare character interactions. People were lining up at 5 pm for Jack & Sally the night we were there.

 

[DisneyWishes14]

Our tradition has become eating at Skipper's around 5:30/5:45 pm on party nights. That gives us some time when we enter at 4 pm to do a few rides and then duck out of the growing crowds (party and general day guests mixing) in that 4 - 6 pm hour. By the time we are done, it's almost party time and we don't need to eat again for the remainder of the night.

 

[Figmentmommy]

We like to eat an early in park dinner - 4-5pm and then we’re ready for the party without having our meal take up any of the festive party time.

 

[gharter]

The one time we went, we ate at 4 pm. For the cost of the ticket, I would not want to spend a lot of time at a restaurant.

 

[brewhome]

I was there on 9/16 and Pecos Bills was almost empty around 5:45...

 

[3DisneyBuggs]

We ate lunch at Tony’s Town Square, which was good. Since we spent the morning at the MK we took a pool break after lunch. During the party we ate at CHH at 745.