What is the difference between arrival time free tickets and ticket price reserved tickets?

I had wondered the same thing. It's basically dinner or no dinner. Your seats are reserved either way. We got the early arrival tickets. The dinner menu is expensive, but the food was comparable to the price. The food was excellent. Overall our experience at Jazz at the Bistro was awesome! Can't wait to go back. Gonna bring friend next time. Dave

Usually no difference

David said it all.

I don 't know about "free" tickets.