Complete details on this venue, including pricing and capacity, may be found in Carrie Hayward’s Fairytale Weddings Guide.
© Carrie Hayward
© Carrie Hayward
© Carrie Hayward
California Grill – Contemporary Resort
Hello! I love all the pictures you’ve provided, if we are looking to have a reception here, is there a reception fee for California Grill? Also what is the easiest/cheapest way to get guests from an Epcot wedding to the Contemporary?
Hi! Disney doesn’t charge reception fees—you just have to meet the per-person food and beverage minimum, the venue-specific food and beverage minimum (concurrently) and Event Minimum (to which both apply). Certain venues also have a venue fee, but if you don’t see one listed in the venue description in the Fairytale Weddings Guide, that means there isn’t one! Unfortuntely, there is no cheap way to get guests from an EPCOT ceremony anywhere because Disney requires you to book a chartered motorcoach for a 5-hour minimum, regardless of group size, whenever you have a ceremony or a full reception inside a park. Pricing is in the chart on the Transportation chapter!
Can you use the dinner menu for a lunch at the Napa room?
You should be able to. I’ve interviewed tons of couples who freely mixed and matched among California Grill’s various menus.
Hi Carrie!
With our own photographer, will our guests be able to use the terrace and viewing area for some pictures during a reception?
Hi Lindsay! Yes, there are no restrictions on where non-Disney photographers can shoot at California Grill.
How many people can this venue hold with a dance floor?
102 people.
Would you be able to view the fireworks from the Napa Room for a reception and get the firework music too?
They play the music for the fireworks in the Napa Room and you can see some of them from the room, but usually guests go out on one of the restaurant’s catwalks if they want to really see the show.