Complete details on this venue, including pricing and capacity, may be found in Carrie Hayward’s Fairytale Weddings Guide.
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Has anyone ever got married outside of Napa room overlooking the magic kingdom?! My wedding at Disney is planned for November and we are thinking of postponing to March because we have a lot of people traveling. We were thinking of just doing a small ceremony for us and our parents and we would love to have the view over magic kingdom!
The catwalk is not available to reserve for events. You could reserve the restaurant or either of its private rooms by meeting the food and beverage minimums. They might let you do a ceremony in one and a reception in the other. You could also use Top of the World Lounge for a reception and request approval to use the outdoor patio there for the ceremony and see what they say. But it is very sunny and very windy—not ideal conditions for a ceremony. Another idea would be to have them request permission from the Contemporary to use the 4th floor balcony that overlooks Magic Kingdom. Lots of people love the Wedding Pavilion because you can see the castle in its magnifying window behind the altar. You can also see the castle in the distance from Luau Beach and the three venues at the Grand Floridian Marina.
Hi! I bought your book and it has been great help! Are we able to have cake and champagne celebrations, with additional foods like appetizers, in the restaurants, like California Grill? Or must they be an actual meal?
You can have your cake and Champagne celebration anywhere you would normally do a reception, as long as you meet the food and beverage minimum for that venue. So for California Grill’s main dining room, you would need to spend at least $4,000 on food and beverages for your 2-hour event (and cake wouldn’t count toward that unless the Contemporary makes it). And because it’s California Grill, you’d have to pick those appetizers from their menus.
Can the Happily Ever After music be piped into the Napa Room or other indoor venues around Seven Seas Lagoon?
It is piped into the Napa Room already, but most of your guests will probably want to be out on the catwalk watching the show instead of behind glass and set way back from the balcony (and they play the music out there too!). None of the other indoor event venues around Seven Seas Lagoon have views of the show, but you can pay to have the music piped in at Sago Cay and on the Whitehall Room’s patio. The Marina has built-in speakers that play it.
Can you see the castle from the Napa and Sonoma Rooms?
From the Napa Room, yes. From the Sonoma Room you can’t see Magic Kingdom at all; it faces Bay Lake. But there are catwalks accessible to guests in both rooms that allow views of the fireworks.
Hi, Carrie: How much capacity is reduced for a sit-down reception in this room if adding a dance floor?
Hi! You’d only be able to seat about 40 people. Usually what they do is have the dancing across the hall in the Sonoma Room, but that means you have to meet its food and beverage minimum too.
If I have an evening reception here will I also be charged a fireworks viewing fee for my guest?
Nope! The viewing fee is only for in-park events. Think of it as a pro-rated ticket that lets your guests in just to see fireworks during the last 30 minutes of park hours.
Hi! We have a celebration planned next year to conclude our wedding weekend and are currently working on guest lists! We are aware (and fine with) the strict 50 capacity in the Napa room but was wondering if anyone knows if infants (1- 1.5yr) count towards the actual guest count since it seems like they aren’t charged per head for food. Also – does adding the Sonoma room for a dance floor change the capacity/ how would that work for a celebration not a full reception? Could we still get a DJ? Thanks in advance!
Infants are included in room capacity guest counts due to fire codes. Since a celebration only lasts 2 hours, there isn’t time for dancing, but you could have a DJ for background music. If you’re going to spend the money to meet the food and beverage minimums for Sonoma on top of Napa, you might as well have a full 3+ hour reception, which would give you time for dancing. You’d still have the 50-person limit at Napa though, since the meal would be served there.
Hi there! I am having a dinner reception in the Napa Room with 30 guests and a DJ and was told that 32 is the capacity rather than 50 once you include the DJ and dance floor. I am worried that the room might be a little crammed with everything. Do you recommend the Napa Room for a reception? Is there any drawbacks? My vow renewal is June 2025 and I really wanted a view of Magic Kingdom’s fireworks which is why I picked this room. I just want to make sure it’s not an awkwardly crammed space!
Thank you for all your help!!
Hi! Often what folks do is reserve the Sonoma Room for dancing and keep the Napa Room for dining. However, that means meeting the Sonoma Room’s food and beverage minimums too. I think you’ll be OK in Napa with 30, it just won’t feel as spacious as the dance floor in a ballroom would. The other drawback to the Napa Room is not being able to do a menu tasting, and some folks find the menus too restrictive (though you can swap items among different CA Grill menus, and you can add certain other items, like Mickey waffles).
If you reserve both the Napa and Sanoma rooms, is the catwalk behind the main dining room catwalk reserved for your guests only?
Historically, yes! But it’s always good to check with your sales consultant in case something has changed.