What time to leave AoA for BOG at 8:40?

[nicolewi]

I managed to get a BOG reservation for 4 of us today. I'm still keeping an eye out for reservations for 6, but for now, I have this.

What time would you leave AoA to make an 8:40 BOG reservation? The park opens at 9:00, so I am thinking the buses are really busy at that time. 

ETA: AS I understand it, the girls get to enter the park at around 8:00 and wait around/go get our 8:40 breakfast. But the boys would have to stay in a line waiting until 9:00 RD? Could they leave later than us if they want to do RD? What time? I thought the general rule was to allow about an hour.

[rainbowchip]

If you are taking a bus, I would be at the bus stop by 7AM at the latest.

[nicolewi]

Argh! That's really early!

I wonder how much it would be to just do the Minnie Van again!

[bowies]

It was tumbleweeds at the AoA bus stop early in the morning. We were usually the only ones there at 7:15 am. We were typically on the bus around 7:15-7:30 and arrived to MK around 8:00 am, maybe a few minutes after.

[revolution]

I’d be at the stop at 7:30. Give yourself bus time and then time to walk back to BOG

[lacey]

Do you want emptier park pictures of your girls? If so get on a 7am bus so you get to the park in advance of opening, check in all the way on the left (there will be signs) and you (and all the other pre park opening reservation people) will be the first through the gates at about 7:45. Head down to the castle and take a few pictures and then head to BOG. You will very likely be allowed in to eat early, ideally finishing before 9am. They will let you line up at the rides in Fantasyland. Get a bonus ride on Seven Dwarfs, Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, or whatever else you guys like. You can look for a pre-park opening reservation for any time for 2 for your husband and son and they will be let in at the same time as you and you will be able to sit together at BOG. Your food will be on different orders and will come out separately, but shouldn't be too big of a deal.

If you don't care about the picture, you can certainly do a 7:30 bus. If you don't care about the bonus ride 7:45 or 8:00 would be fine (but try to get to the bus at least 15 minutes early...we encountered some long lines for Magic Kingdom at AOA. Really, I recommend getting there early enough to try to eat early. If you are going to be there early try to maximize the rides you go on from 9:00-9:30 when the lines are shortest instead of eating breakfast during that time.

[nicolewi]

Thanks, this is all great info. This will be our second day of vacation/first day at the MK/first full day in a park after a partial day at AK. I was planning to try to get there for opening, but not necessarily PPO...but maybe this could be a really cool way to start the day. I will just have to try to get us to bed early and up early!

I'll look for breakfast for 2 for my DH and DS.

Pictures could be really neat.