Carthay Circle Theater/Restaurant
At the end of
Buena Vista Street in Disney California Adventure is the Carthay Circle and the
Carthay Circle Restaurant. The building is a miniature of the old Carthay Circle
Theater where Walt Disney held the premier of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
in 1937.
If you arrive at
the park early in the morning and head on down to the Carthay Circle before the
doors are open you may be lucky enough to join in on a tour of this iconic
building. You need to be there before 10 a.m. to get in. If you are really
interested in doing the tour I highly suggest calling the day before and making
sure what time it will be held that day. This tour is free!
The tour starts at
the lobby where you are introduced to the building and the story behind its
importance to local and Disney history. Once the introductions are complete
they will take you into the lounge/bar when your tour guide will tell you about
building. The attention to detail is amazing. The carpets of the old, now gone
theater were recreated as were the lights and style of furniture. Your guide
will point out pictures and tell you who is in them and why they are important
to the history of Disney.
Once done in the
downstairs lounge area you will go up stairs to the restaurant. You will be
shown items of interest as you go up the stairs and enter the hall to the
restaurant itself. Once in the restaurant each room will be described. There is
the “preshow” main dining area. This is area is open so you can see who is at
the tables. Restaurants of the 1930’s often had open areas where you could see
who was there as a way to show that they were successful. If this actor or
actress is seen there then it must be good!
One special room
is the “show room” it is like being “at the movie”. This is a room you can
reserve. The minimum check total to rent this room is $750 and the room seats
12. One of the most interesting facts about this room is the base of the table.
The base of the table is a limestone reproduction of the wishing well from Snow
White! The ceiling has a painting that shows scenes from the movie.
The last room is
the Hollywood room. It is the “after show” room that looks like you have come
for drinks after a show. (You can eat your meal there.) It is a place to be
seen and see people in old time Hollywood. On the walls are pictures of various
people receiving Oscars for Disney Movies.
There is much more
to learn while on the tour of the Carthay, the tour takes about 25 minutes and
you learn about the old Carthay Circle Theater, Los Angeles, Walt Disney, the
Disney Studio, the development of Mickey Mouse and the restaurant.
Here is a video of
our tour:
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