Garden Grill restaurant permanently immobile? No.

[tirian]

I know this probably sounds like one of those overly-dramatic "vacation ruined!!1!" type of comments, but if true, I won't eat there again.

I don't care enough about characters and while it's good, there are better places in Epcot for food.

The big draw for me *is* the rotation...I love when the restaurant rotates around to the farm house--I've spent so much time trying to pick up on the little details in the upstairs bedroom.

If the restaurant on top the Seattle Space Needle can still rotate, every effect in Epcot should still be working.

 

[R W B]

One of my favorite places to eat because of the rotation. Plain and simple, I won't eat there again if they don't fix it.

 

[popcenturylover]

Glad we tried it December when it was still working! The food was good but, probably won't go back. Especially, if the restaurant no longer rotates!

 

[Marc Gil]

I've always wanted to dine at Garden Grill, but I wasn't sure if the food was any good. I just thought the rotating dining room was a pretty good feature.

I'm sure they'll fix the turntable, let's just hope it's as soon as possible.

 

[Captain Chaos]

Hmmm if they don't fix it, and I doubt they will, think they will still advertise it as a rotating restaurant? Hell, they still advertise the yeit as working and we know it hasn't been working in years... Where is the line drawn from marketing ploy to false advertising?

 

[Communicore]

They should put a strobe effect then to simulate the rotation and rename this to Mannequin's.

 

[jpittore1]

We just ate there tonight. There are semi-permanent screens in front of the restaurant with plants to provide privacy to the people dining that are facing out towards the open space. The CM said they stopped trying at night about a week again to fix and it didn't seem likely. Our reservation was for 7 pm about 1/3 of tables were empty. CM said they are getting a lot of cancellations for to the restaurant not rotating, but just way too expensive to fix. I'm sad....
Oh by the way...our table was the one right above the rooster and dog barking in the farmhouse scene...lovely

 

[Tom Morrow]

Oh by the way...our table was the one right above the rooster and dog barking in the farmhouse scene...lovely

I was thinking about that. Being stuck next to that scene for the entire meal would be annoying.

 

[FettFan]

It's been inop for over a month.

Cannot lie: I totally read that as "It's been ihop for over a month."

 

[wogwog]

We just ate there tonight. There are semi-permanent screens in front of the restaurant with plants to provide privacy to the people dining that are facing out towards the open space. The CM said they stopped trying at night about a week again to fix and it didn't seem likely. Our reservation was for 7 pm about 1/3 of tables were empty. CM said they are getting a lot of cancellations for to the restaurant not rotating, but just way too expensive to fix. I'm sad....
Oh by the way...our table was the one right above the rooster and dog barking in the farmhouse scene...lovely

Too expensive to fix a moving platform? But WDW has no problem with $11 hot dogs, $17 to park, and $13 for a rubber band souvenir. Plus ripping out trees and putting in concrete can't be cheap. Guess the 2 to 3 billion number wasted on MM minus being tossed around could be accurate. Gotta make those fake numbers for Wall Street.

 

[jakeman]

We just ate there tonight. There are semi-permanent screens in front of the restaurant with plants to provide privacy to the people dining that are facing out towards the open space. The CM said they stopped trying at night about a week again to fix and it didn't seem likely. Our reservation was for 7 pm about 1/3 of tables were empty. CM said they are getting a lot of cancellations for to the restaurant not rotating, but just way too expensive to fix. I'm sad....
Oh by the way...our table was the one right above the rooster and dog barking in the farmhouse scene...lovely

Epcot lives and dies by food and beverage. If people are cancelling like you say (and no reason to think otherwise, I sure as heck won't eat there if it doesn't rotate) then I bet that will increase the likelihood that it will be eventually repaired.

 

[docandsix]

I sure as heck won't eat there if it doesn't rotate.

Ditto. Without rotation, it's among the most poorly themed restaurants on property, stupid character intrusions notwithstanding. How many people really go there for the food? (Aside from the catfish, what does it have to offer that's not done better or available elsewhere?)

 

[jakeman]

Ditto. Without rotation, it's among the most poorly themed restaurants on property, stupid character intrusions notwithstanding. How many people really go there for the food? (Aside from the catfish, what does it have to offer that's not done better or available elsewhere?)

I've never been overly impressed with their menu.

 

[michael.fumc]

We just ate there tonight. There are semi-permanent screens in front of the restaurant with plants to provide privacy to the people dining that are facing out towards the open space. The CM said they stopped trying at night about a week again to fix and it didn't seem likely. Our reservation was for 7 pm about 1/3 of tables were empty. CM said they are getting a lot of cancellations for to the restaurant not rotating, but just way too expensive to fix. I'm sad....
Oh by the way...our table was the one right above the rooster and dog barking in the farmhouse scene...lovely

Well at least they didn't say "Elsa" did it, and called it the the new "frozen overlay" of the Garden Grill

 

[DTale]

Well at least they didn't say "Elsa" did it, and called it the the new "frozen overlay" of the Garden Grill

And then when it starts spinning again they cans ay for the first time in forever we have a rotating restaurant again.

 

[GoofyPalWalt]

Arriving in October and have been waiting for this thread to say something positive about it working again. If not, will definitely cancel current reservation.

 

[disneydaddy101]

I'm new to the forum and this news is just heart breaking for my family. We have been coming to this restaurant for years and We will no longer visit if it stops rotating. For shame DIsney, the uniqueness will be gone forever if you don't fix this.

 

[muteki]

Arriving in October and have been waiting for this thread to say something positive about it working again. If not, will definitely cancel current reservation.

Same here. I can't imagine eating there and it not rotate.

 

[disneydaddy101]

Same here. I can't imagine eating there and it not rotate.

I couldn't imagine getting a table at the entrance and then that is all you see.

 

[Kissarmy11]

Does anyone know if it or is not working? Would like to try this but if it not rotating maybe not so much