SURPRISE! Cinderella's Royal Table Opens a Day Early with a 5 MINUTE WAIT in Disney World!

Although several restaurants around Disney World are still closed, quite a few have started to reopen recently.

Cinderella Castle

Today, another restaurant officially reopened, this time in Magic Kingdom, a whole day earlier than it was originally scheduled to!

Not too long ago, we shared that Cinderella’s Royal Table would be reopening soon in Magic Kingdom. Well, if you’re looking to dine like royalty, your day has finally arrived…a little bit early! Cinderella’s Royal Table was scheduled to reopen on September 24th, but it actually reopened today — one day early!

Cinderella’s Royal Table

We spotted social distancing markers in various areas throughout the waiting area outside, indicating where guests could stand while they were waiting to be called in to the restaurant.

Cinderella’s Royal Table

There was also a sign directing guests to scan a QR code to check in for their dining reservation or check reservation availability.

Cinderella’s Royal Table

We were able to join the Walk-Up Waitlist at this location by going to that feature on the My Disney Experience app and the estimated wait was only 5 minutes!

Cinderella’s Royal Table Walk-Up Waitlist

The dining experience here will be notably different than it was before the park closures, as the Princesses are not set to greet guests as they traditionally did. We were able to grab a spot on the Walk-In Waitlist to dine at this location today to see how the experienced has changed.

Have you ever dined in Cinderella’s Castle? pic.twitter.com/birKMfPYPh

— AJ Wolfe (@DisneyFoodBlog) September 23, 2020

Update: When we dined at Cinderella’s Royal Table, we were greeted by a surprise royal guest! The one and only Cinderella appeared in her beautiful ballgown and waved at all of her adoring fans.

Look who made a surprise appearance at the reopening of Cinderella’s Royal Table! pic.twitter.com/ac6LIKhKPZ

— AJ Wolfe (@DisneyFoodBlog) September 23, 2020

Of course, it wasn’t the same interactive character greeting guests used to experience at this location, but it was a glorious surprise. It reminded us quite a bit of the Beast’s surprise greeting at Be Our Guest Restaurant.

Click here to read all about Cinderella’s appearance during our meal!

Stay tuned for our full review of our experience at Cinderella’s Royal Table.

Check out our thoughts on how much Disney is charging guests for this castle dining experience.

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