Welcome BACK, Lizzie!
It's so much fun helping you plan your upcoming
Disneyland Resort vacation! Thank you again for sending another wonderful planning question to us hEAR at planDisney! Did you know that every question you ask not only helps you plan for your Best! Disney! Days! Ever!, but also helps a future guest plan theirs as these answers are sEARchable. So keep your questions coming as we not only want to assist you but future friends too!
Oh, I love the
Minnie & Friends - Breakfast in the Park breakfast buffet! Not only is the meal delicious, but this dining time also features the most Disney friends in one
Character Dining location. Be sure to have your autograph book ready and your phone fully charged because you and your crew will be cheesing it up all morning! Unlike Walt Disney World Resort in Florida,
in-park reservation-accepted Disneyland Dining Locations typically do not offer seating times outside of the posted
operating hours for each Disney day.Do note that there is a special section of the
Disneyland Park Entrance Gate for those with breakfast dining reservations; however, in my experience, this gate opens maybe 15 minutes before the standard admission time. This section is located all the way on the left side of the turnstiles, closest to the
Lost and Found service desk. Pro Tip: If you're a Guest of a Disneyland Resort Hotel, you should be able to enter the theme park during the
Early Entry opening time, which is half an hour before that day's listed time for Disneyland Park. This will give you plenty of time to get to
Plaza Inn, which is located at the end of
Main Street U.S.A., and should even allow for some time to grab a few park-opening pictures, too.
Pro Tip: If you're not staying at
Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel, the
Disneyland Hotel, or
Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, you'll want to aim to be in the standard admission line about 30 to 45 minutes ahead of the parking opening if your reservation is right at the park's opening time.
Bonus Pro Tip: You might be able to find earlier dining times at the other
character dining locations.
I hope that this helped clEAR your question up, Lizzie! Be sure to follow the
official planDisney Panel Instagram account for even more tips and tricks. And if you have any more Disneyland Resort vacation planning questions, We're All Ears!
~Kristen N.