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Grand Terrace — Grand Floridian
Are you able to have a ceremony on this terrace? and where is this terrace located at?
Grand Terrace is located on the second floor of the main lobby at the Grand Floridian, next to Enchanted Rose. It was formerly called Commander’s Terrace and used for small cake and Champagne receptions. So far I’ve never seen it used for a ceremony, and even getting it for cake and Champagne these days seems difficult, but it never hurts to ask!
Are you still able to have a full reception here?
They have never offered full receptions at this location. The most you can do is a cake & Champagne celebration.
This is one of my ideal locations for a ceremony/cake and champagne celebration! If that was even possible nowadays, would the minimums be $5000?
The $5,000 Event Minimum is the amount you need to spend in order to have a wedding ceremony and/or reception via Disney’s Fairytale Weddings. It can be higher than $5,000, depending on the ceremony venue you choose. To have a cake and Champagne celebration you need to spend at least $50/person, but you also need to meet the venue-specific food-and-beverage minimum of the location you choose. Complete details on this are in Chapter 1 of my Fairytale Weddings Guide. No one has had a cake and Champagne ceremony under the new pricing structure yet, but I would imagine that there is probably a venue-specific food-and-beverage minimum at Grand Terrace somewhere in the $500—$1,000 range. The $50/per person counts toward it. And both minimums count toward the $5,000+ you need to spend to have a Disney wedding.
Hi! Are you able to have a dessert party here for around 20 people?
Unlikely. It’s difficult for DFTW to even get approval to use it for a cake and Champagne reception. Also, you can’t see any fireworks from there. I’d recommend Sago Cay Pointe as an alternative!
Hi Carrie,
I was wondering how much this location is for a cake and champagne celebration? Thank you
The only food and beverage minimum you have to meet is the $50/person triggered by adding a celebration. And resort venues do not have venue fees.
Hey. Could you do a character meet here before going to your reception at the Enchanted Rose ? We want to do a breakfast buffet reception at the Enchanted rose but I’d heard that they don’t allow characters there and I’m trying to figure out a way around it because a character meet is a must for us ! Thank you. xox.
No, because it has the same problem Enchanted Rose has: Day guests can see the characters walking in to your event. Where’s your ceremony? You can have the characters appear at certain ceremony venues, directly after the ceremony.
Can you see fireworks from here?
Nope!
Hi Carrie! I have had my eye on this venue for years! If someone wanted to only have an intimate wedding ceremony here, the minimum would be $5000?
Hi Kay! This is one of those venues that I keep on the site so that folks will know to ask about it, but I haven’t seen it used in many years. It’s controlled by the Grand Floridian, and I think Disney Weddings has trouble getting permission to use it. But it is always worth asking! Resort weddings start at a minimum of $15,000 now. If you have the Fairytale Weddings Guide eBook, you can log back into your account and redownload it to get the latest pricing. It’s also explained in this episode of the Disney Wedding Podcast!