jaklgreen
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Well, I guess if you can't go a day without it, then yes, its and addiction. LOL
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Well, I guess if you can't go a day without it, then yes, its and addiction. LOL
mitchk
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Is there any reliable source stating that this is even true?? Anytime a thread comes up about alcohol in the Magic Kingdom you all go nuts... Wait until it's at least confirmed before you start voicing all your "" opinions ..smh..
Btw, not sure what Walt would think, but keep in mind, one of the reasons Walt pulled the plug on the indoor theme park in Missouri was because of a rude comment made by Busch, " Anyone who builds a theme park in Missouri that doesn't serve alcohol, is a fool". The project was dropped after that. I'm just sayin.....
Btw, not sure what Walt would think, but keep in mind, one of the reasons Walt pulled the plug on the indoor theme park in Missouri was because of a rude comment made by Busch, " Anyone who builds a theme park in Missouri that doesn't serve alcohol, is a fool". The project was dropped after that. I'm just sayin.....
lostpro9het
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Not only does it make you an addict but also a member of the "drunken idiots"...
xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
Agreed. Add in all the rotten kids and I could really do with a drink.
NMBC1993
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I really have to laugh at the amount of people on this board who were offended by my comments about "Drunken Idiots". Imagine if I said that all people who smoke marijuana are "Crippy Fiends" or if I said all people who use cocaine are "Snow Coke Slaves". I bet I wouldn't get nearly as much guff, in fact some of you might have even agreed with me. But oh, when I say something that people use in society, they immediately get offended and assume I'm targeting them personally. It's a generic term that I personally use to describe people who drink alcohol. Would "Buzzed Buffoons" be PC enough for you?
As I've said before, if you want to drink, great! You've got an entire property of places to go get your fix. But the question still stands, why do you need to have it in the Magic Kingdom as well? To make it more easily accessible? Because walking to the Contemporary or riding a monorail to Polynesian is too "inconvenient"? The Magic Kingdom has been able to stay in operation for forty-one years with no alcohol in it and people seemed to get by. Why do we now all of a sudden have to have flowing taps all over the park? Maybe Disneyland should start catering to the medical marijuana crowd? Have spots for them to openly smoke in public, it is "legal" after all. Wouldn't want to "impede on their rights".
@216bruce Hit the nail on the head. The Magic Kingdom was created as a place for families to take their children to enjoy time together. If anyone needs to inhale an alcoholic beverage just to deal with other guests in line, maybe that goes to show that there are severe problems in the park already. You've got 5 year-olds clinging to Ipads being pushed around by parents who have a Starbucks (another addictive product) in one hand and their phone (possibly just as addicting) in the other while they attempt to take a "selfie". This is what the world has become, a self-important lifestyle full of people who feel "cheated" if they don't immediately get their way. There was once a news story in TX of a woman who felt the need to text in a theater, even though the rules said she could not. Once she was told she could not text, she immediately went into a tantrum, calming that "it's her right to text wherever she wants". I feel the same case applies to this. People are saying that it doesn't matter if Walt wanted something a certain way, times change. Well, maybe this shows that times are changing...for the worse.
The Magic Kingdom was dedicated in memory of Walt, sure he wasn't around to see the park open, but he worked on the project none the less. So all of you who want alcohol in the park just in case you "might desire some" are treating Walt just as much as an IP as Bob Iger is and putting your own desires above his. "Forget what he believed in, I need my fix now". It's funny how people around here moan and groan about all the other blatant money-grabbing ploys by Disney, but when they do something as easily noticeable as bringing alcohol in the Magic Kingdom it gets a pass and is praised as a "brilliant idea with no evil intentions"...
EDIT: I've got an idea. If people want to drink in the Magic Kingdom so badly, why not use that to promote the "Disney After Dark" event? "Drink all you want, ride as many rides as you want, spend as much as you want with no consequences or judgmental stares".
As I've said before, if you want to drink, great! You've got an entire property of places to go get your fix. But the question still stands, why do you need to have it in the Magic Kingdom as well? To make it more easily accessible? Because walking to the Contemporary or riding a monorail to Polynesian is too "inconvenient"? The Magic Kingdom has been able to stay in operation for forty-one years with no alcohol in it and people seemed to get by. Why do we now all of a sudden have to have flowing taps all over the park? Maybe Disneyland should start catering to the medical marijuana crowd? Have spots for them to openly smoke in public, it is "legal" after all. Wouldn't want to "impede on their rights".
@216bruce Hit the nail on the head. The Magic Kingdom was created as a place for families to take their children to enjoy time together. If anyone needs to inhale an alcoholic beverage just to deal with other guests in line, maybe that goes to show that there are severe problems in the park already. You've got 5 year-olds clinging to Ipads being pushed around by parents who have a Starbucks (another addictive product) in one hand and their phone (possibly just as addicting) in the other while they attempt to take a "selfie". This is what the world has become, a self-important lifestyle full of people who feel "cheated" if they don't immediately get their way. There was once a news story in TX of a woman who felt the need to text in a theater, even though the rules said she could not. Once she was told she could not text, she immediately went into a tantrum, calming that "it's her right to text wherever she wants". I feel the same case applies to this. People are saying that it doesn't matter if Walt wanted something a certain way, times change. Well, maybe this shows that times are changing...for the worse.
The Magic Kingdom was dedicated in memory of Walt, sure he wasn't around to see the park open, but he worked on the project none the less. So all of you who want alcohol in the park just in case you "might desire some" are treating Walt just as much as an IP as Bob Iger is and putting your own desires above his. "Forget what he believed in, I need my fix now". It's funny how people around here moan and groan about all the other blatant money-grabbing ploys by Disney, but when they do something as easily noticeable as bringing alcohol in the Magic Kingdom it gets a pass and is praised as a "brilliant idea with no evil intentions"...
EDIT: I've got an idea. If people want to drink in the Magic Kingdom so badly, why not use that to promote the "Disney After Dark" event? "Drink all you want, ride as many rides as you want, spend as much as you want with no consequences or judgmental stares".
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Cmdr_Crimson
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Ohh goody...Will see the true beauty of Disney Characters the way they are meant to be shown....
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
I'm amazed at how seriously some people take themselves and their opinions.
I don't have a problem with WDW serving alcohol at select TS restaurants during dinner - I would rather have enjoyed a nice pint with my dinner at LTT, rather than that orange nightmare they call Patriot's Punch (and I dislike Butterbeer in both its forms, too). However, no restaurant that has character dining (CRT, Crystal Palace) should be serving alcohol. It was our 2nd dinner at Garden Grill that I had the misfortune to witness how an adult with little self control can spoil a meal not only for his son, but for those unfortunate to be dining near him. And it wasn't just him, it was all the adults at the table. Fortunately, the manager stepped in pretty quickly once he got belligerent with the wait staff and had his party escorted from the restaurant. I felt so sad for his little boy, because once it became obvious that he'd had waaay too much beer, Mickey, Pluto and Chip & Dale didn't stop by their table any more. And in Florida (and I'm sure in other states, too), the bar/restaurant can refuse to serve you any more alcohol if it is determined you are three sheets to the wind. Which is what I think set this guy off.
I've witnessed too many drunks stumbling their way out of Epcot. I've seen people wandering around Disney Springs at 10:00 am with a nearly finished beer. I like my pint, but I'm not going to start that early. I just think there needs to be some restaurants that are dry.
I've witnessed too many drunks stumbling their way out of Epcot. I've seen people wandering around Disney Springs at 10:00 am with a nearly finished beer. I like my pint, but I'm not going to start that early. I just think there needs to be some restaurants that are dry.
No you're not....
xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
It's vacation dude. You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning.
xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
What's throwing you off?
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
Its all about pace and commitment and not pausing so the brain can intervene.
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
betty rose
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Hubby just got over kidney stone surgery. major
His vision is 50 years old now, and included the point that things should continue to change. There's lots of good reasons to not have alcohol in the parks, or in the MK, but the fact that Walt didn't want it in 1955 or 1965 just isn't at the top of the list.
It is anyone's guess, but I think Walt would have approved of wine and beer with a meal at a sit down signature restaurant, just as he did with Club 33. Disneyland was not a vacation destination that Walt Disney World is today where people go for extended vacations.
draybook
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wendysue
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And who can AFFORD to buy drinks after paying to get in???
BigRedDad
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How is someone having a drink going to ruin your trip to WDW? I am perfectly fine with alcohol being served. To each their own. If anyone wants to talk about Walt's vision, they need to take a look at the prices first. WDW is priced out of reach for many of the Middle Class. If you look at the overall population, I would venture to say 25% could truly afford to go. Of that half of them don't want to. This is why they are targeting more foreigners to come.