What DO YOU DO in the morning at Disney World?
It’s no secret that Walt Disney World has a litany of food options. There are table service restaurants and quick service locations offering countless options for dinner, lunch, and – – our focus today — breakfast. We took to our Facebook page to ask our readers whether they eat breakfast in the parks at Disney World, and the results were a bit surprising.
While the majority of respondents to our question (59%) responded that they do eat breakfast in the parks, a frankly larger-than-we-anticipated 41% of those who answered said they NEVER eat breakfast after they have tapped in. Hat tip to the “No… granola bar for the win!” crowd. So, why do so many people skip breakfast in the Disney Parks? Well, as they’re prone to do, our readers let us know.
The biggest reason given was time, with many saying that they simply didn’t want to dedicate “valuable” park time to breakfast. As reader Christina put it, “Never. I’m not wasting precious morning hours by slowing down for food. We bring a to-go bfast snack to eat in the gate line.”
We always eat a nice breakfast at one of the resorts and hit the parks about 30 – 45 minutes after rope drop. We walk right in….no standing for 75-80 minutes at the turnstiles for us. Not to mention lining up for the buses, etc. everything moves so much more smoothly right after rope drop.
True Story, we packed our electric skillet in our suitcase so when we stayed at Animal kingdom Lodge we could cook pancakes for our family of 5 before we go to the parks. We typically are at the gate an hour before park opening so we are eating earlier than some places open…
Generally speaking, I’m not one to eat a big breakfast, so I always have cereal in my room before heading to the park, and it’s been years since I had breakfast in the parks. Usually once per vacation (usually on check-out day) I’ll go to the resort’s quick-service for some Mickey waffles.
We have stayed in a resort many times and we always have a relaxed breakfast time in the resort and get to the parks around mid morning by that time the mad rush has gone and we always have a good day Plus we are able to spend time late in the day say at Disney Springs or the late fireworks in the parks and still have plenty of energy left!!