Originally Posted By familyguy I am taking my wife here for our 10th anniversary. I wondered if there are any special seating areas that I should try to request when making my Disney Dining arrangements. I know that there is outdoor and indoor seating. We will be going in November, so I'm thinking outdoor will be somewhat cold. But any reccomendations that you may have to make this as special as possible would be greatly appreciated!
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I have posted this before but they do have a special outdoor table seating for 2 perfectly situated to view the DL fireworks. i think it is referred to as the engagement table...might be difficult to request. Other than that specific description I can tell you it is all a special experience. They also have special seating for larger groups. I have only been once but would love to return!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 LOL! Just realized something. We went in July for our 37th anniversary. When we checked in the CM noted our anniversary buttons, said "Happy Anniversary" and made a note on our tag. When we arrived at our table we balked. It was outside on the "balcony" a lovely table but it was in the FULL sun on a July evening. Holy HOT Batman. We said "no thank you" and the CM seating us acted all flustered, like we had refused a winning lottery ticket. Much ado went on and we were seated by the pass. If we hadn't watched "Hells Kitchen" we wouldn't have known that this was special seating Now I realize that the first table was a special table Now back OT familyguy I'd just make sure to mention that it's your anniversary when you make the PS. Ask for a "quiet" table if that is what you want or a table by the pass if you want that. The main dining room is busy and somewhat noisy. Not so that you can't have a conversation but that is where the action is. Have fun!
Originally Posted By KCCHIEF We had dinner there tonite Great restaurant ......food delish They were turning people away so make sure you have reservations
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Good to hear that it's popular. When I was there in the summer they were having problems getting people in there according to the bar staff.
Originally Posted By DlandDug The reservations have been full since before the restaurant opened. Perhaps the bartender was referring to the downstairs lounge. There is still confusion over the fact that no reservation is required-- and anyone can walk in and order drinks and snacks.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo The bartender I talked seemed to think that it wasn't obvious enough that it was a restaurant. Unless you know (like the people with reservations), it might be easy to miss that it's a restaurant so lots of reservations, but few walk-ins.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Perhaps the bartender was referring to the downstairs lounge." Nope, he was talking about the restaurant. We made advanced reservations, but there was walk up seating available the day we dined there.
Originally Posted By familyguy We do have reservations! Really good to hear you enjoyed it! I'm excited!
Originally Posted By leemac <<The reservations have been full since before the restaurant opened.>> The restaurant has been running at 95% occupancy on Fridays and Saturdays and less than 80% during the week - so they have been taking walk-ups.
Originally Posted By Kidz-n-k9s We had dinner last Thursday for our Anniversary. Had reservations and were seated just about right on time. We were seated in a corner in the area where you see the kitchen, which was nice for my two kids. I walked around and looked at all the memorabilia and the other seating areas - everything was so well done. Our server was great and the food/drinks terrific (my son loved his filet!). If you are OK plucking down some change, I'd recommend it. It was worth it, and something we only do once every few years, plus the AP discount helped. They do have a WOC dining package, which required the two adults to order appetizers or desserts. We picked two delightful desserts. The seats is center stage, but all the way back. We didn't show up until ~30 minutes pre-show and didn't have a good place to stand.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Thank you for posting Kidz Our DD and SIL are planning to dine there for their anniversary and have asked me about the WOC viewing. We had our anniversary dinner there in July (also had a nice time but skipped WOC. I'll let them know they need to be there early. It's still all standing only correct?
Originally Posted By Kidz-n-k9s <<It's still all standing only correct?>> The area they directed us to did have some park benches. They were LONG gone before we arrived. I think there were two rows of them and maybe 20 people could sit (?), and then a row of people could stand behind the benches. All the rest of us were standing in mutiple rows in the rest of the area.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Does anyone know why The Carthay Circle Theater terrazzo is being replaced in front of the building?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I have no idea, but my guess would be related to what happens when it gets wet. Terrazo is notorious for being a huge slipping hazard, since the water just sits on the surface, much like marble. That means that when you step on in, your feet are likely to 'hyrdoplane' and slip out from under you. My guess is that they are either replacing it with a surface that allows a little more friction, or rebuilding it with a better slope for drainage. I've never understood southern California's obsession with putting terrazo (and even non-porous concrete) on outside walkways. No, it doesn't rain every day, but it does actually rain on occasion!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Wouldn't they have known that it would be slippery before installing? I don't recall any major rainstorms hitting the west coast before the reconstruction began.
Originally Posted By ksargen Isn't that the terrazo they made from the pieces of the old entrance mural? Hope they don't have to junk it!
Originally Posted By DlandDug There was major terrazo in Downtown Disney when it first opened, and it all had to be covered up and then replaced. The February of 2001 was one of the wettest in years! Terazzo for the Carthay is both an aesthetic and historic choice. The work is done now, and it doesn't look any different to me. It is possible that the sub-surface was not as stable as hoped. But that is just a guess.
