Stage 12/Hollywood & Dine question

[josh2000]

Today from the outside, the former Hollywood & Dine restaurant (now known as 'Stage 12') at DCA is used for meet and greets with characters.

But I've read that the restaurant interior was left intact and was used for a time as an exclusive restaurant for groups that would rent out the park after-hours for special events. Does anyone know if that's still the case today?

I know the restaurant is not remembered fondly but I think it'd be fascinating to see recent photos of the inside.

 

[wityblack]

Wasn't it used for the arcades for ElecTRONica and Mad Tea Party? Was that just built inside the space like they did for the Frozen meet and greet in Ursula's Grotto, leaving the food court intact?

 

[josh2000]

Wasn't it used for the arcades for ElecTRONica and Mad Tea Party? Was that just built inside the space like they did for the Frozen meet and greet in Ursula's Grotto, leaving the food court intact?

It's too hard to tell if it was built inside from the footage I can find. I'm going to assume that the food court no longer exists since there's no info on it after 2008-ish.

 

[Professortango1]

I'd imagine the tables and chairs have been removed, but the food windows and kitchen layout still exists behind the walls they put up for the Disney raves.

 

[el_super]

I'd imagine the tables and chairs have been removed, but the food windows and kitchen layout still exists behind the walls they put up for the Disney raves.

This is probably true. They built a small room in the middle of the dining room to house the arcade, and I think they converted the open space around the sides of the room to dressing rooms/green rooms for the entertainers (and later for the performing groups). The backwall though is probably still the same as it was when it was Hollywood and Dine. Maybe covered up with plywood. The kitchens in the back half are still in use for special events and candy production.