Same. In fact I have never in my 36 years on this planet, ever even tried a cig. I detest smoking. However, unlike some of the self righteous in this thread, I don't detest smokers themselves(no need to name names, we all know who I mean).
It's your right, as you are correct it is not illegal and I'm definitely not one of those people telling you to quit. With that said, its also a companies right to say, you cant smoke here. As the reasonable person that you seem to be from your comments, you should respect that enough to say, "Hey it's their house and their rules." Think of it this way. It's not illegal for my dog to sit on my furniture at all. If I choose to let her sit on my furniture all day and smell it up and make it all hairy then she can in my house. But, when I travel to your house and you graciously let me come there with my dog, but have the rule of JUST KEEP HER OFF THE COUCH, I will do everything in my power to make sure she knows not to go on your furniture. Its out of respect. Your house, your rules. Disney's house is saying, I don't want you smoking here. Again you seem reasonable enough that you should be able to honor their rules.
Exactly why they should block smoking materials at the gates. Imagine the scene at security... "Yes, that water bottle's full of vodka, but I promise not to drink any while I'm in the park..."Forgot alcoholic beverages can't be brought in but can be bought in the parks. This is just the opposite for smoking
They are also wrong for doing this. They took a problem and just made it worse.
Well, maybe the guy who thought up the MDE/MagicBand/FP+ thing was rehired to "improve" the quality of guest experiences in the parks, and this is the first thing he thought of...
I actually think you're right. In Atlantic City here in NJ they stopped the smoking ban because they were afraid of a drop in attendance. It could and probably WILL occur in some way and for as much as we beat up Disney for money grabs think about what this is saying. Disney is saying that we understand there might be a dip in attendance but we are willing to take that risk because smoking in our park is something that we would like to end.
A lot of them are cleaning the air up. I know the Bellagio and the Venetian both now move smokers to the back and now all concert halls and meeting rooms are non smoking.
I would believe the welcome part from Disney, from the guests who choose not to smoke and are hateful towards those that do is another story though.
So let me say I don't hate anyone but I absolutely hate what smoking does to you health, you simply cannot ignore the effects. I do not think anyone should attack smokers and most of the time if someone is smoking in my space, I simply move. I think non smokers simply are not willing to put they're health at risk.
You and I will never agree on this but I don't mind that at all. I love a good debate and smoking is an age old one. I just want to ask you this, how is Disney saying you're not welcome here? Are they not accepting your money, are they telling you that as a smoker you cannot enter their park until all non-smokers have entered? Watch the Green Book and you will understand what not being welcomed somewhere is really like. This is just a rule and a decision that Disney is making. Are you not welcomed in any bar, any shopping center, and store, any restaurant? They all say the same thing. If you want to or need to smoke, please go outside our business and away from our door. When you're finished, you're welcome to come back in. I don't see how that is "You're NOT welcomed here"
