Bonjour, Jenny! It is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure that I welcome you to planDisney!
Be Our Guest Restaurant is one of my favorite places to dine at Walt Disney World. Every time I pass those mysterious gargoyles and cross the stone bridge to Beast's castle, I feel like I'm stepping straight into a fairytale. Even better? I know there's a feast fit for a princess waiting for me inside! The only thing missing is a serenade from Lumiere!
As you already know, Be Our Guest will be open during
Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. The party officially starts at 7 PM, but party guests can enter Magic Kingdom beginning at 4 PM. Meanwhile, the park closes to guests with standard
theme park admission at 6 PM. So what does this mean for your grand ballroom banquet?
Jenny, I checked in with a helpful Disney Cast Member who told me that non-party guests can book
Advance Dining Reservations at Be Our Guest on party nights, as long as the reservation is no later than 5 PM. This will give you enough time to
put their service to the test before you have to leave the park.
I know this news might have you crying BOO-hoo, but the good news is you can still snag a reservation for dinner! I suggest booking as close to 5:00 as you possibly can, so you can still get the most out of your day. If an early dinner reservation isn't your thing, don't forget that Be Our Guest isn't the only way to channel Belle in Magic Kingdom. In fact,
Enchanted Tales with Belle is one of my family's favorite interactive experiences!
If you have
Park Hopper tickets, you might also want to consider hopping over to EPCOT for dinner at
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall instead. I know it's not the same as Beast's castle, but you'll still get to dine in a storybook setting. Plus, you'll get to meet Belle herself!
I hope this helps, Jenny, and that your upcoming visit to Disney World is like an enchanted, perfect rose. If you have any other questions as you plot your big adventure, you know
where to find me right here at planDisney!
Magic awaits,
Allison