zanzibar138
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Nope, I wasn't charged and didn't have to give any credit card details or anything. I'm not doing the castle dining though, just Lumiere's at the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/05/09/2003645815
Does this mean 16th-18th or is it including some days before 16th (when the park would not be open to the general public)?
Found this on instagram.. seems like they might start on the 14th!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFK2ZryrigI/
I called reservations today though to book breakfast at Lumiere's for the 17th. Be aware that the 6:30am time slot has already been booked out, so if you're planning to make any dining reservations I would get onto it ASAP. I ended up with the 6:45am slot so not too bad.
I ended up with the 6:45am slot so not too bad. Apparently the park will open at 8am in peak times, so I may still decide to ditch the dining in favour of being at the park for rope drop.
I called up today (well, yesterday in Chinese terms) and I was told they still have "plenty of availability" for the 6:30am slot. Strange?!
I reckon it only takes about half an hour to WALK from the hotel to the park - and surely will be even quicker by boat. I think we'll be fine getting an early breakfast and still being there for rope drop.
I generally allow an hour for a character breakfast
walk to the park in time for rope drop (I plan to walk rather than take transportation as I think the lines/crowds will be out of control!). I hate that nothing's on Google Maps yet, so it's really hard to get any idea of how long it will take to get from A to B!
I'm still really tossing up which day is going to be best for the breakfast. I don't even know if they'll do it on the 16th, but I'm not sure how early I'll be able to get there on the train, and really just want to go straight to the entrance to line up.
Any idea how far away the hotels are from each other?
The only reason I'm doing a character breakfast at all is for the characters. I love meeting characters, and I'm afraid that the lines will be prohibitively long in the park (as much as I love characters, I also want to ride some rides).
If I wanted a quick breakfast I could just grab something from the concierge lounge that morning.
As for the 16th, my hotel has a free breakfast, but not sure that it will be early enough for me. If not, I'll probably try to grab something the night before that I can eat in my room/on the way, as well as some snacks to get me through to opening time!
To be honest, I also want to have a character breakfast to meet characters!! Character meeting has not really been a focus of any of my previous Disney trips (WDW, DLP). But since my last trip in 2014, I have somewhat caught the bug of wanting to meet characters, and looking forward to starting that journey on this trip. But I just think 17th is not the right time to be trying to meet characters before the park opens. I want to do a "proper" character breakfast on another day. I think we may be thinking along the same lines here.
I had considered that but I feel quite confused how it is going to work. Do you have any experience gleaned from prior trips? Because the other breakfast venues at the hotel (e.g. Bacchus Lounge, Ballet Cafe) are not bookable, I don't know if there will be massive queues or if they will even be properly open (i.e. have a range of food available) that early. I thought to book the only bookable breakfast restaurant (Aurora Restaurant does not do breakfasts) was the safest way to ensure I could get a quick breakfast on time before heading to the park. But if there are almost certainly going to be other options available, I may look at cancelling that reservation.....
Unfortunately the staff on the helpline are a bit unhelpful in this regard. They literally just read out what it says on the website word-for-word, and can't seem to answer any more complicated questions.....so if anyone else has ideas based on past experience, it would be really interesting! (I've never stayed on property before.)
I am in the same position. My hotel offers breakfast (not free though like some lucky people!) but I don't know what times. I don't quite know what I would buy the night before which would keep and also sort out my hunger!! Here at home I'd go to a local newsagents and buy a cereal bar brand which I know I like. But in China it is going to be a bit of a minefield - who knows what you are getting or even what it says on the front of the packet!!