Complete details on this venue, including pricing and capacity, may be found in Carrie Hayward’s Fairytale Weddings Guide.
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Hello. So if guests were to come to a dessert party here (or at any resort) would they be able to park for free?
Yes! The new parking fees at the resorts are only for overnight parking (i.e., people staying in the hotel). There is no parking fee for what they call “day guests” who are dining, shopping or attending an event at the resort.
Hello! Is this venue available for the $5,000 event minimum? Also wondering if you would have to have a dessert party at this venue if you rented it for the ceremony, or if you would be able to have the dessert party elsewhere. Thank you in advance!
Yes! You’ll see it listed on page 7 of Carrie Hayward’s Fairytale Weddings Guide in that box! The only way you wouldn’t be able to use this venue for a ceremony and a dessert party is if you picked the 7:30pm ceremony slot, since that would not give Disney enough time to strike your ceremony setup and set up your dessert party.
Is Disney flexible with ceremony times? My fiancé and I are looking to have a ceremony somewhere at the Grand Floridian at 11 AM instead of 12PM. We weren’t sure if this was possible.
Unfortunately they are not. Moving your ceremony time up by an hour would affect all the other ceremonies at the GF that day. Is there a reason you prefer 11am? Maybe I can think of another way to approach the schedule!
Hi there – In accordance with your 12/7 reply, regarding the inability to have both ceremony and dessert party at the marina terrace, does Disney charge you twice if you were to use Conch Key for your ceremony and then the Marina for your Dessert Party? I am a DCL vow renewal bride, in October, waiting for August to roll around. If we cannot sail, I am going to have to make our renewal at the resort and just weighing out my options within budget. I down loaded the guide and what an amazing resource and help!
Hi! There are no venue fees for either of those locations, so you don’t have to worry about being charged twice. You do have to pay the Ceremony Fee for Conch Key and meet the food and beverage minimum for the Marina, but everything you pay Disney for at both events would count toward the overall Event Minimum.
Could you have a full reception here?
Yes! You’d just need to end amplified entertainment by 10pm, and they may say you can’t have characters. (I have seen members of the Fab 5 at the adjacent Sago Cay before, but lately they have been telling people they aren’t available there).
I was about to ask that question! Do you have any additional details on if that might change guest count or how the space would be set-up with a DJ?
The only DJed events I’ve been to/seen here didn’t have dancing, but it would be the same as at any other location: Leaving room for a dance area decreases the guest count by something like 20%—it varies by location, so you’d have to find out the exact number from your sales consultant. There are some areas off to the side of the main Marina Patio where they could tuck the DJ, but I can’t remember where they put the DJ at the event I went to there! If you have a larger group, you could use both Sago Cay and the Marina so that you have separate areas for dancing and dining.
Do you have to pay the $2,500 food and beverage minimum for a cake and champagne celebration here or can you just pay the $50 per person cake and champagne celebration fee so if you had 10 guests it would only cost $500?
You must meet the venue’s food and beverage minimum ($2,500 for a walkaround event) and Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings celebration per-person minimum ($50) concurrently to use this space. This is explained on page 67 of the Fairytale Weddings Guide. There are other venues with lower (or no) food and beverage minimums though!
Ok,thanks!
Hi Carrie! So, if I am thinking of doing a 5pm ceremony at the WP then dinner reception to follow at Sago Cay will I still be able to see the fireworks with my guests? Or does it specifically have to be a “dessert party” to be able to see the fireworks with your guests?
Thank you!
The fireworks happen no matter what type of event you’re having! As long as you will be at the venue when the show starts, you’ll see them.
Hi Carrie! We are getting married here in October. Do you know if GF would be willing to move the boats out of the background?
They will not. It also states in the venue description that ther will be noise from the boats during your ceremony. But I’ve never heard anyone complain about it!
Hi Carrie! If we have a welcome party at the Marina, do we have to pay for the music to be piped in at this location? Also, what time would a welcome party take place in June to view the Magic Kingdom fireworks?
Hi Carlana! Nope, the Marina is the one spot that has built-in speakers for the show soundtrack! The party timing would depend on when fireworks are scheduled. Unfortunately, MK’s fireworks times aren’t as easy to predict as EPCOT’s. But if you look up the previous year’s fireworks schedule on that date, then figure the party will start about 30-60 minutes before, it’ll give you a good idea.
Hi Carrie! Thanks for your response! Do you know how a combination of Sago Cay and Marina has been done before with the dancing and dinner areas? Would it essentially be meeting the food and beverage minimum for both?
Exactly! You can do dinner in Sago Cay and dancing in the Marina, or vice versa—they’ll let you know which setup is best based on your guest count.