No more loose ice starting May 1

[disneyflush]

Not the world's biggest news but wanted to make anyone aware who might be planning on doing this on an upcoming trip. Loose ice and dry ice will not be permitted into the parks beginning May 1. You can apparently still go by Food and Beverage and gets complimentary cups of ice if you want to go that route. Disney is recommending re-usable ice packs instead. If you are staying in a room without freezing privileges then you may need to get fairly creative.

 

[Nemo14]

I'm curious how this will be enforced. Will they be dumping out coolers at the gates?

 

[Jon81uk]

What would the reason be for no ice?

 

[peter11435]

What would the reason be for no ice?

I would assume security.

 

[Jon81uk]

I would assume security.

I meant, why is ice a secuirity risk?

I can get the dry ice would be a problem due to the risk of expansion and issues in sealed containers. My assumption is therefore that security can't tell the difference between CO2 dry ice and H2O wet ice, so they ban both.
Can't see any direct reason water ice would be a security risk that wouldn't also apply to liquid water.

 

[danv3]

People were routinely bringing “loose ice” (whatever that is...ice cubes, I guess?) into the parks? Why?

 

[King Panda 77]

I meant, why is ice a secuirity risk?

I can get the dry ice would be a problem due to the risk of expansion and issues in sealed containers. My assumption is therefore that security can't tell the difference between CO2 dry ice and H2O wet ice, so they ban both.
Can't see any direct reason water ice would be a security risk that wouldn't also apply to liquid water.

Maybe people with coolers that contained "wet" ice have dumped it wherever therefore causing a slip hazard. Easier just to ban it.

 

[Nemo14]

perhaps the plan is now to charge for those complimentary cups of ice?

 

[Jon81uk]

People were routinely bringing “loose ice” (whatever that is...ice cubes, I guess?) into the parks? Why?

Because you can get it from the ice machine in your hotel and then use it to keep the drinks in your cooler cold. If you are already bringing a stroller to carry all your food and drink (and maybe a child) then why not add ice to the cooler. Unless you have a villa it would be hard to freeze plastic ice packs, but almost all hotels have ice machines.

 

[peter11435]

I meant, why is ice a secuirity risk?

I can get the dry ice would be a problem due to the risk of expansion and issues in sealed containers. My assumption is therefore that security can't tell the difference between CO2 dry ice and H2O wet ice, so they ban both.
Can't see any direct reason water ice would be a security risk that wouldn't also apply to liquid water.

The ice itself is not the security risk. It’s that security can’t see what might be hiding in a cooler full of loose ice without digging through it.

 

[peter11435]

Maybe people with coolers that contained "wet" ice have dumped it wherever therefore causing a slip hazard. Easier just to ban it.

I doubt this is the reason as they still recommend getting loose ice from quick service locations and they still have it readily available in carts around the parks.

 

[Dr. Ludwig von Drake]

I'm curious how this will be enforced. Will they be dumping out coolers at the gates?

Guests with ice will be required to walk through a special tunnel heated to 120 degrees. (11 degrees hotter than the rest of us are experiencing at WDW in the summer)

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Should we inform Elsa and Frozone about it......

 

[asianway]

What would the reason be for no ice?

This is a gateway to banning outside food and drink. @wdwmagic I’m calling it now it’s coming

 

[larryz]

This is a gateway to banning outside food and drink. @wdwmagic I’m calling it now it’s coming

It didn't work the first time -- there are always too many exceptions to allow enforcement on everybody else.

 

[lentesta]

What would the reason be for no ice?

I think it's a slip-and-fall risk. You take something out of your cooler, a couple of ice cubes fall on the sidewalk, and it creates a slip risk.

 

[lentesta]

It didn't work the first time -- there are always too many exceptions to allow enforcement on everybody else.

I'm told they're just worried about eliminating traffic flow and safety risks for lots and lots of people walking very, very fast.

 

[RAXIP]

This change is effective today. The smoking and stroller changes are May 1.

 

[peter11435]

I think it's a slip-and-fall risk. You take something out of your cooler, a couple of ice cubes fall on the sidewalk, and it creates a slip risk.

But this same thing happens more frequently from drink cups (especially without lids) and outdoors carts. And Disney themeselves is still encouraging guests to get cups of ice from quick service locations.

 

[Dr.GrantSeeker]

I think it's a slip-and-fall risk. You take something out of your cooler, a couple of ice cubes fall on the sidewalk, and it creates a slip risk.

To add on this, I've seen families that bring in coolers full of ice, dump the entire cooler of ice out right on a walkway. Now that imo is much more of a reason to enforce this than just a few ice cubes.