We have a Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique appointment for our little princess at 9:10AM in the Magic Kingdom. And then we have 10:15AM reservation at Cinderella’s Royal Table for breakfast.

We are staying at the POP’s Resort and the busses are set to start running at 8AM (we were told that the busses may actually start running 10-15 minutes prior to 8AM). This will also be our 1st day (a Sunday, 11/6/2011) at WDW. We will have traveled the previous day and checked in at a Motel 6 (or something similar) and then check out the same morning of our 1st day at WDW. The plan is to get to the POP’s Resort with enough time to park, Pre-Check in to the POP’s Resort, get our Keys to World, then head to the bus stop.

Questions regarding POP’s Resort….

Can we Pre-Check in pretty much 24/7?
If not, what is the earliest time to Pre-Check in at the POP’s Resort?

The Cast Member indicated that we could Pre-Check in pretty much anytime that morning, but I forgot to specifically ask how early.

Based on your experience/knowledge of WDW, what time should we arrive at POP’s Resort to allow for enough time to park, Pre-Check in to the resort, get our Keys to the World and then be able to catch the first bus from POP’s Resort to the front gate of the Magic Kingdom?

The Cast Member we spoke to while making reservations indicated that 15 minutes would be enough time to travel from POP’s Resort to the front gate of the Magic Kingdom. Is this accurate?

Since we will be arriving at the front gate of the Magic Kingdom at approx. 8:15AM and the park does not open till 9AM that day, the Cast Member related that we would just need to communicate with the front gate people that we have a BBB reservation, show/give them our reservation number, etc…

My question is, what part of the front gate is the best place to enter in this situation?
I am just imagining a mob of people waiting to enter and then we just be-bop our way there and then make our way through the crowd to the front gate. Is there a designated entry point at the front gate to for folks with reservations and such?
Or do we just make our way through the mob/crowd to the first Cast Member we see and then go from there?

I know I am probably overthinking this, but just want to approach this in the most efficient manner.

Thanks - SMSP