get there earlier than 845. you can enter around 8 am. take a slow walk up an empty main street usa and take pictures with no one but you and your family in them. there will also be photopass photographers out that early. its a great way to get good shots you would have no chance at getting during park hours. you can check in at CP then spend the 30-40 minutes taking great pictures in the MK!
I was just about to suggest the same thing! All you have to do is let the CM's know that you have a breakfast reservation at CP, and then you'll enter a specific turnstile. As others have said, take your time walking down Main Street & stop by the Walt & Mickey statue for unobstructed photos, only IF you get there before 8:30 a.m.!!! I say this because: 1. Guests are let in thru the turnstiles around 8:45 a.m. & the tunnels start to fill up fast! 2. You don't want to end up "walking in" with the rest of the guests, because it negates the awesome opportunities for crowdless photos.
I plan an early morning (like 8:05 a.m.) ressie at CP or CRT every trip we take with family, so we can get photos of the park with practically no one there (we've done this at EP & HS). However, make sure that the day you have your ADR, MK doesn't have Extra Morning Hours, thus negating the purpose of an early morning ressie.
The day before your early meal at CP, call down to your resorts' front desk and inquire about the "Character Meal" busses; let them know that your ADR is around 8:30 a.m. (this gives you an additional 15 min. for delays). Typically, if there is no EMH that morning, the "character" busses to MK & surrounding resorts (which are regular park busses) begin running at 6:30 a.m. (because some guests might have reservations at Ohana or Chef Mickey's, etc.) & will run every 30 min.. So, I would suggest getting to your bus stop around 7:30 a.m., which in theory, would get you to MK before 8 a.m..
When we had 8:05 a.m. ressies at CRT in Dec. 2010, we got to the bus stop at 7:10 a.m. & had missed the bus to MK and had to wait until 7:40 a.m.. The bus from AK-Kidani to MK took 25 min., so I had to speed walk up Main Street, but told the rest of my party to go a bit slower & take pictures while I checked us in. Good thing they give a 15 min. grace period!
Bottom line, get to your bus stop early, get to MK early & saunter down Main Street for photo ops!
