Finishing
Touches Put on Carthay Circle
September
7, 2011
On September 7, 2011, Walt Disney Imagineering put the
finishing touches on the new Carthay
Circle Restaurant at Disney
California Adventure Park with its crowning feature – a cupola modeled
after the one which sat atop the real theatre which was the site of the 1937
world premiere of Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs.
In June 2012, a
fanciful larger-scale replica of the theater building was finally opened in the
Buena Vista Street section of Disney California Adventure Park. Although this
replica is larger than a version that opened as the "Once
Upon a Time" gift shop on the Sunset Boulevard section in Disney's
Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, it is still
slightly smaller than the 1926 original, and has a modified exterior footprint
and interior floor plan. While there is no actual theatre inside, the building
houses the "Carthay Circle Lounge" on the first floor, and both the
"Carthay Circle Restaurant" and the members-only "Club
1901" on the second floor. The restaurant is located on a circular plaza
known as Carthay Circle on the new Buena
Vista Street giving the impression that the theater is named for its
location on a circular plaza. Also, the original's signature circular floor
plan is absent from the replica building, and the circular parapet is squared
off from the outside. Carthay
Circle Restaurant occupies the second floor of a detailed reproduction of
the iconic Carthay Circle Theatre.
The decor reflects the romance and glamour
of Hollywood’s Golden Age, including references to the accomplishments of Walt
Disney and his original animators. See Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Courvoisier cels—the only animated art ever to hang in Walt Disney’s home—and
charming pastoral scenes from the movie painted on the vaulted ceiling of the
main dining room. Advance reservations for dining at Carthay
Circle Restaurant are highly recommended. For booking, please check
availability and make your reservations online, or call (714) 781-DINE or (714)
781-3463 up to 60 days prior to your visit. Reservations can also be made in
person on a limited basis, subject to availability. Better yet, take advantage of the World
of Color Dining Package which includes a 3 course prix fix meal as well as
seats in the preferred viewing area for the nightly spectacular World
of Color. Whether stopping in for a
relaxing break in the Lounge, or enjoying one of the best meals Disneyland has
to offer, don’t miss Carthay Circle Restaurant.
And that’s what happened today in Disneyland history.
