Disney World breakfast reservations and a ride – before the park opens!

We often talk about pre-park opening breakfast reservations, but not about the attraction perks that sometimes come along with those.

None of these are guaranteed, but are often added bonuses for people attending an early pre-park opening Disney World breakfast.

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Here’s how it works…

Some general Disney World breakfast advice

Make your dining reservation as early as possible

To increase your chances of being able to eat and visit an attraction before park opening, you’ll want to make your dining reservation as early as possible. The parks will usually open at 9:00, with the earliest breakfast reservation being at 8:05.

People with early reservations should be sure to show up by 7:15-7:30 to get into the breakfast reservation line and enter the park as soon as they allow. Be sure you know how you will navigate to the park to make sure you’re there on time.

What if you don’t have an 8:05 reservation? Let’s say your reservation is at 8:20 or 8:40. You will want to behave as though you have an 8:05 reservation and hope the restaurant will seat you earlier. This is more likely to happen at some places (like Garden Grill) than others (like Cinderella’s Royal Table), but it won’t hurt to try.

Some park hours warnings

There are some park hours things that can affect your Disney World breakfast reservations.

1.) Opening park hours sometimes change after you’ve made your dining reservation which might mean that the park will open at 8:00. That would mean you’ll be dining while the park is open and won’t get to ride anything before the park opens.

2.) Extra Magic Hours scheduled in the morning mean that lots of people will already be riding by the time you finish eating.

3.) Early Morning Magic at Magic Kingdom is a ticketed event that allows people to enter Magic Kingdom on select mornings and visit Fantasyland attractions. They don’t sell too many tickets to this so this shouldn’t affect you too much.

Pay for your food early

All of the restaurants below (except Be Our Guest) are fixed-price Table Service meals, so you should ask for your check shortly after being seated so you aren’t wasting time after eating waiting to pay.

Be Our Guest is the only exception because it’s a Quick Service location where you pay for your food before you get it. To save yourself some time at Be Our Guest, you can order food online up to 30 days beforehand. Get more info on ordering breakfast at Be Our Guest.

Magic Kingdom

The current park opening procedure at Magic Kingdom allows anybody to enter the park all the way to The Hub in front of the castle. However, people with early reservations will be able to go beyond that for their breakfast reservations. Just look for somebody holding the breakfast reservation sign in The Hub area telling you where to go.

Be Our Guest and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Be Our Guest is a fantastic Magic Kingdom pre-park opening breakfast choice since it’s the least expensive, quickest, and because people who are finished eating before the park opens are often allowed to ride Seven Dwarfs Mine Train – a huge perk since it’s one of the hardest FastPass+ reservations to get, and the standby line builds FAST.

Cinderella’s Royal Table and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Cinderella’s Royal Table is another Magic Kingdom location where you can often ride Seven Dwarfs Mine Train if you’re done before park opening, but it’s not easy to do since the meal takes much longer. However, if you happen to have a reservation right when it opens and are able to eat and meet characters quickly, you can head toward Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.

Epcot

Garden Grill and Soarin’

Garden Grill is a WDW Prep favorite character meal at Disney World, and people dining there before Epcot opens who are finished by about 8:40 can often hop on Soarin’ before the park opens. Service is fast, food is delicious, you’ll get to see the characters, and then you often get to walk downstairs to board Soarin’.

Akershus and Frozen Ever After

Akershus princess breakfast is located right next to Frozen Ever After, and many people have been able to board before the park opens.

Hollywood Studios

Hollywood & Vine and Jedi Training Signup

Signing up for Jedi Training at Hollywood Studios is very competitive and requires being at Hollywood Studios early, but people with pre-park opening breakfast reservations often get to do it before they eat and before the crowds arrive.

Animal Kingdom

Tusker House and Kilimanjaro Safaris

Tusker House is located in the Africa section close to Safaris. People finishing up early are usually able to head to Safaris before the park opens.

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Have you been able to do a Disney World breakfast with a ride? Or have you done something else that’s not on the list? Please share in the comments.

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Shannon started this site in May of 2012 to help people plan Disney World trips. Since then, she's visited monthly and stayed in every resort several times. You can find her on social media as well as her weekly podcast, WDW Prep To Go. Email Shannon

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