No outside food and drink in WDW parks?

[asianway]

OK whats your point? I said I don't like paying $25 a day on water, I didn't mention anything about quick service. But since you bring it up,

So I guess again if you don't feel like paying $16 a person for a rice bowl and drink or $6 for a pb&j kids meal, you are a peasant who shouldn't be at Disney. I can bring my kid a bag of grapes and a uncrustable and juice box for about $1 if not less, so that means I can't afford Disney? I think it means I am not crazy.

A Big Mac meal costs over $6 nowadays, do you bring food in there too? I mean, thats kind of expensive.

 

[Est1971]

To be very honest, why the heck does it bother so many people if people bring in outside food and drinks? WOW what has this world come to?! Not to mention how much we are being robbed and taken away every year and yet paying more and more!

 

[erasure fan1]

A Big Mac meal costs over $6 nowadays, do you bring food in there too? I mean, thats kind of expensive.

But a happy meal is $2.99 with nuggets, grapes, fries and a drink. Family of 4 = $20 at MCDs at Disney = $50. Thats a pretty big difference. The point most are making is just because someone would rather bring their kid a pb&j lunch and a bottle of water for themselves and save a significant amount of money doesn't mean they are poor and shouldn't be at Disney.

 

[parkhopper1213]

Yes, that is what is now being considered. Do I think this is a good thing? Glad you asked.

While it is motivated by nothing but pure greed, I grew up on Disney in an era where you didn't have people making sandwiches on benches (oh yeah, do you guys/gals even know what those are?) with jars of condiments spread out and Wonder Bread ... in an era where someone wasn't bringing in a cooler with a mini-buffet ... in an era where they hadn't made a McD's or Chik-Fil-A run prior to arriving (and just couldn't eat in their cars ... like self respecting obese people have done for decades!) ... and where the parks were damn near pristine because you didn't have food or drink in the queues etc.

I don't like the motivation behind it, but I do hope it happens because I agree with the sentiment. As a friend once mentioned about bringing his girlfriend on vacation with him "You don't bring a ham sandwich to a buffet."

If this goes into effect, you will be able to bring in drinks and food for special dietary issues. How the $9 an hour CMs at the gate will determine whether your 8-year-old truly needs that cheese sandwich and Goldfish crackers or you are just a cheapskate (or intelligent person who values money) who doesn't want to pay an average of $10-15 a head to have mediocre fast food is a great question.

Oh, and the 'imaginary' cuts are going to keep coming. Don't let the fact they added (and it was added) a second night parade back for spring break confuse you. WDW is being run like an enterprise that is going out of business tomorrow, not one that has NEVER been more profitable.

Finally, any of you catch that great Rogue One dress that Willow Bay Iger was wearing on the red carpet? She loves her Star Wars almost as much as a Lifestyler loves a lanyard with 'media' printed on it!

Let them try to enforce bringing in food or drinks from the outside. Most of the time its coming in from guests from their own resorts.

 

[Quinnmac000]

The fact people are complaining about people being conservative with their money to help not go into debt while going to Disney blows my mind. It shouldn't matter if someone is eating a PB&J sandwich on a park bench. Are they hurting you? No. Is it ruining your experience personally? No. Yea if you are a stock holder, you might lose .001 of .1 cent due to people not buying park food but is that truly worth it. I get it that its annoying to see people bring in KFC etc but is that personally going to ruin Disney? No. The QS food already tends to not be great as is and the actually great table service for a family on a budget would be ridiculous.

 

[EOD K9]

I've mostly solved the gouging problem on those rare occasions when I order a meal at a park I'll shamelessly order from the children's menu.

BTDT

 

[EOD K9]

Ok, a previous poster brought up bringing in food to deal with allergies. Disney has since instituted a new policy since this thread started. Those guests claiming allergies will need to either stop by concierge at their hotel or go to Guest Services to pick up/set up their FAS, Food Assistance Service card through MM+. It will allow the guest and three other people to bring in outside food items. Since the program started, people have been hiring other people with allergies so they can game the system and bring in food of their choosing. That scam will have its own thread in a few minutes.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Originally Coke wanted Disney not to put any water fountains in Disneyland and only sell coke. LOL.

Not going to argue that point except to say that Pepsi was the original sponsor for Disneyland, not Coke. Even Pepsi wouldn't be foolish enough to want something like that. Walt, however, when it came time to open Disneyland had a dilemma. The plumbing wasn't done yet so they had to decide to go with the water fountains or the toilets. He said... you can drink soda, but, you cannot pee in the street. Go with the toilets.

To be very honest, why the heck does it bother so many people if people bring in outside food and drinks? WOW what has this world come to?! Not to mention how much we are being robbed and taken away every year and yet paying more and more!

It's really not a matter of Us caring if people bring stuff in, it is that Disney doesn't want it to happen. It creates blockages in traffic flow when people are "picnicking" in high traffic areas, it creates a big mess because people don't clean up after themselves, it attracts animals, especially birds that have become a real terror in the parks at times and they, of course, lose revenue from food sales. As a guest, I couldn't care less if someone is munching on a peanut butter sandwich or not. (however, that does bring in the problem of peanut allergies of passersby) I think most of us don't care one way or the other about the guest bringing in food. It is more of a situation where Disney will be forcing people to buy the overpriced stuff. That, however, isn't really unusual for an entertainment venue.

Anyway, just because of the number of reasonable questions related to health problems, I'm thinking that the ban is going to be quite loose, but, will prevent people from bring coolers full of food into the parks with them. Those people should thank Disney for saving them the strain of lugging that stuff around all day making them work harder on vacation then they ever do pencil pushing at a desk.

 

[Mike S]

Let them try to enforce bringing in food or drinks from the outside. Most of the time its coming in from guests from their own resorts.

Great point.

 

[Figment2005]

One goes from the water supply directly to a fixture.
Another goes from the water supply to a vending system that includes it's own piping, mixing, and dispensing systems that have their own standards for upkeep and is handled only by employees who operate under health code requirements.
Another goes from the water supply to a self-contained, cooling, storing, and nozzle system left in the public space.. that does not go through the same cleaning and purging type of upkeep as the other system.. is not regulated the same.. and regularly handled by people who just left the bathroom and people do everything from spit, to mouth, to wash their baby's bottom in it.

So yes, they can all come from the same water source - but again in your dismissive nature you seem obviously to how they differ in how people actually consume it.

Enjoy filling your cup from the toilet since you think they are all the same.

Um, no. You do understand, or it seems you don't understand, all that plumbing exists behind each and every water fountain on property. The water does not go through the same systems as the soft drinks since it is not carbonated. If the water is drinkable, it is the same no matter where you get it.

 

[CDavid]

Let them try to enforce bringing in food or drinks from the outside. Most of the time its coming in from guests from their own resorts.

Since they already do cursory bag checks at the entrance to each park, I really don't see enforcement being much of a problem. There are limits as to how much food you can have on your person, and having much at all in a bag will also be sort of obvious.

People have also been getting worked up over the details of this potential policy change. When the prohibition against outside food was previously in place, I don't recall any specifics being spelled out (admittedly I never checked nor brought anything in); The policy simply stated "no outside food or drink" according to multiple Birnbaum guides. When you start making exceptions for a bottle of water or pack of snack crackers things quickly get complicated; Simpler rules are easier to enforce and easier for the customer to follow.

 

[flynnibus]

Um, no. You do understand, or it seems you don't understand, all that plumbing exists behind each and every water fountain on property. The water does not go through the same systems as the soft drinks since it is not carbonated. If the water is drinkable, it is the same no matter where you get it.

I can't say it any more clearly and you are still cant follow along. It's not just the water source that comes into play when talking about water taste and people's tolerances.

Plumbing exists behind water fountains you say? Did you I thought they were fed by evaporators? Or maybe replicators from start trek?

I point you again to the toilet. Your toilet and refrigerator are also both fed from the same water supply... Just as the fountains, service stations, and toilets all are at Disney. But I don't think you'd argue Drinking from your toilet is the same as drinking from the water dispenser in your fridge.

If you can't grasp that - I'm done spelling it out at a 2nd grade level.

And public rest rooms are always on the municipal water... It's code. There aren't different supplies anywhere, grey water systems aren't anywhere in any of these types of facilities, and weee not talking locations on well water.

You are stating the obvious and missing the part of actual interest. It's not the source, but the handling, storage and dispensing differences you are closing your eyes to.

 

[jaklgreen]

No it's salt. I can taste it since I don't really eat much of anything with salt in it. Even cheese or anything like that, that is high in salt. Same with fried foods after I stopped eating fried food for the most part the flavor really stands out to me when I do eat something that has been fried.

I'm not a park commando so are visits are pretty relaxed so it's not stressful to me.

I'm with you on this. As a family that does not use that much salt in our food, we can really taste it when we eat out. Some food is to the point of being almost inedible for us due to the amount of salt. People would be shocked if they knew how much was in everything. I tell people to cook all of your food at home for 1 month with little to no salt and then try to eat out somewhere. All you will taste is the salt after that. Our last visit to WDW we ate at Be Our Guest for lunch and had the pork. I could only eat a few bites it was so salty.

 

[xdan0920]

I'm with you on this. As a family that does not use that much salt in our food, we can really taste it when we eat out. Some food is to the point of being almost inedible for us due to the amount of salt. People would be shocked if they knew how much was in everything. I tell people to cook all of your food at home for 1 month with little to no salt and then try to eat out somewhere. All you will taste is the salt after that. Our last visit to WDW we ate at Be Our Guest for lunch and had the pork. I could only eat a few bites it was so salty.

There's a reason for this....


Salt is GD delicious.

 

[jaklgreen]

There's a reason for this....


Salt is GD delicious.

I like salt as much as the next person. Give me some salty fries but do not drown everything in it to a point where that is all you get on your tongue.

 

[Figment2005]

I can't say it any more clearly and you are still cant follow along. It's not just the water source that comes into play when talking about water taste and people's tolerances.

Plumbing exists behind water fountains you say? Did you I thought they were fed by evaporators? Or maybe replicators from start trek?

I point you again to the toilet. Your toilet and refrigerator are also both fed from the same water supply... Just as the fountains, service stations, and toilets all are at Disney. But I don't think you'd argue Drinking from your toilet is the same as drinking from the water dispenser in your fridge.

If you can't grasp that - I'm done spelling it out at a 2nd grade level.

And public rest rooms are always on the municipal water... It's code. There aren't different supplies anywhere, grey water systems aren't anywhere in any of these types of facilities, and weee not talking locations on well water.

You are stating the obvious and missing the part of actual interest. It's not the source, but the handling, storage and dispensing differences you are closing your eyes to.

Toilet water is not filtered, fridge water is filtered, QS water is filtered, drinking fountain water is filtered. That's my point, same water and filtration with the exception of the toilet.

 

[flynnibus]

Toilet water is not filtered, fridge water is filtered, QS water is filtered, drinking fountain water is filtered. That's my point, same water and filtration with the exception of the toilet.

Ok now catch up to all the other differences listed between a fountain and a dispenser in a regulated food service. Soon you'll catch up...

 

[Tony the Tigger]

I have a feeling the new food policy will look a lot like Universal Studios. Here are Universal Studios Hollywood & Orlando's Policies. So water / small snacks (such as goldfish) would all be fine if Disney goes this route.

Hollywood:
We offer a variety of fresh, delicious food for our guests to enjoy at restaurants and concession stands throughout our property; however, we understand that guests may need to bring outside food and drink into our parks. For more information on specific in-park dining options, please see our Dietary Food Guide. Please note the following guidelines for bringing food and drink into our parks:

Acceptable items:

• Bottled water
• Small snacks
• Any food required for special dietary needs
• Any food required for medical purposes and medically-indicated nutritional supplements
• Baby food/baby formula
• Soft-sided insulated bags no larger than 8.5” wide x 6” high x 6” deep

Prohibited items:

• Large coolers of food
• Alcohol
• Glass containers
• Hard-sided coolers
• Soft-sided coolers larger than 8.5” wide x 6” high x 6” deep
• Coolers, suitcases, and bags with wheels

Orlando:

We offer a variety of fresh, delicious food for our guests to enjoy at restaurants and concession stands throughout our resort; however, we understand that guests may need to bring outside food and drink into our parks. Please note the following guidelines for bringing food and drink into our parks:

Acceptable items:

• Bottled water
• Small snacks that do not require heating
• Any food required for medical purposes and medically–indicated nutritional supplements
• Any food required for special dietary needs
• Baby food/baby formula
• Soft-sided insulated bags no larger than 8.5" wide x 6" high x 6" deep

Prohibited items:

• Picnic lunches
• Food that requires heating or refrigeration
• Alcohol and glass containers
• Hard-sided coolers
• Soft-sided coolers larger than 8.5" wide x 6" high x 6" deep
• Coolers, suitcases, and bags with wheels
• Clothing with offensive language or content
• Clothing that represents someone as emergency personnel

This is perfectly reasonable IMO.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

And this.
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omg those are freaking hysterical LOL

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Fountain water is fine for me too. I've filled up a bottle now and then. I just prefer QS as it comes with ice.

...and presumably no one has sucked on the faucet!