Hey there, Michele!
Thanks so much for stopping by with this great question.
I love nothing more than making an
advanced dining reservation at one of the fabulous table-service restaurants inside the theme parks. My family really enjoys a break from all the hustle and bustle of the day.
If you have a dining reservation for a park that you do not have a
Disney Park Pass system reservation for, you will not be allowed to
hop over and enter the park before 2:00, so you may miss your reservation!
I recommend that you modify your existing reservation to a time after 2:00.
If there are no later reservations at the moment, I encourage you to keep checking! Reservations are updated in real-time, so if someone cancels a reservation, you just might be able to snag it.
I hope that this helped, Michele! Please come back here if we can answer any other questions for you!
See you real soon!
Sarah B.