Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
I would be very disappointed, the whole purpose of my holiday is to drink heavily and annoy people.
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What If There Was No More Alcohol?
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Monty
Brilliant...and Canadian
- In the Parks
- No
I disagree. There's nothing better in my opinion than stopping in at the Rose & Crown for a snifter of Blue Label and standing at the bar enjoying it. They always do a lovely [healthy] pour and it just feels "right" being there.
Minnie1976
Well-Known Member
I don't see why the parks need to serve alcohol at all. In the beginning the MK never did and still don't til BOG and everything was just fine.
Monty
Brilliant...and Canadian
- In the Parks
- No
Because the customer wants it. "Need" isn't in the picture. Everything was just fine before BOG opened and everything will continue to be just fine.
acishere
Well-Known Member
Where would the people with annoying relatives go to escape from their family if there were no bars? Some of us need that tequila shot very badly by the time we get to the WS.
Sweet Melissa
Well-Known Member
We wouldn't go to Disney World nearly as often as we do were it not for the Food & Wine Festival. We would definitely make fewer visits if there were no alcohol. I'd probably visit Disneyland more often, where the lack of booze is less noticeable.
Sans Souci
Well-Known Member
I really don't drink in the parks, but I do appreciate the wine pairings when we dine in a Sig. If they got rid of this, we would probably stop going. I also enjoy a night cap with my husband. It's a vacation, not a Seventh Day Adventist retreat. 
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
Id smuggle it in in my underpants and sell it to desperate drinkers on dark rides.
Seems when it comes to opinions on the topic, there is a difference between serving alcohol in restaurants/bars/clubs and serving it out of QS Walk-up locations. Interesting!
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
Thats because its soo bloody expensive you dont want to spill any when you are walking so seated is best. However given no one drinks I wonder who the hell is filling up the bars when Im there. Perhaps the alcohol is blurring my vision.
Fascinating. But true.
Bparso87
Well-Known Member
When I go to Disney drinking is last on my list. I don't see what the issiue is they price it so you can't get hammered unless u make over 6 digits. Even beer at 6 dollars u have to spend a lot to get hammered. I don't think I have heard anyone say they go to Disney to get hammered.
Nero the dog
Well-Known Member
I don't need alcohol in a theme park. I do need a nice cold beer at the end of a long hot day.
I enjoy trying things at Epcot, but the theme of WS in my opinion is about the sights, sounds and tastes of the world.
If they did stop alcohol throughout WDW, I would open a bar at the crossroads area and make a fortune. The Ale house is always busy now.
I enjoy trying things at Epcot, but the theme of WS in my opinion is about the sights, sounds and tastes of the world.
If they did stop alcohol throughout WDW, I would open a bar at the crossroads area and make a fortune. The Ale house is always busy now.
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Disney Shib
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Thanks god i'm not alone. As an adult in my mid-20s who grew up on Disney vacations with my family it seems completely normal to me to enjoy a couple cocktails while on vacation. My parents always did and it never ruined the magic for us. Not everyone goes to Disney with kids and sometimes this can change what is considered the "normal disney itinerary." While many people are running around chasing autographs my fiance and I like to sit back and have a drink. It's a great way to loosen him up so I dont have to ride ToT or RRC alone lol.
Disney Shib
Well-Known Member
I really don't drink in the parks, but I do appreciate the wine pairings when we dine in a Sig. If they got rid of this, we would probably stop going. I also enjoy a night cap with my husband. It's a vacation, not a Seventh Day Adventist retreat.
You nailed it! Thank you for this. I almost forgot what forum I was in.
Gabe1
Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
Would I still go, yes. Would I be amused no, I'd rather put up with My Magic Bands and embrace My Experience than the lack of alcohol at WDW.
While not at WDW I only have a glass of wine here and there but at WDW they have the best mixologists, the actual creators of such lovely offerings that the bartenders serve up. Never do I pass on the opportunity to have a Dads Lemonade at PrimeTime or a Blood Orange at Mexico or a Grey Goose Slush at France. I love strolling around the WS with my evenings drink. And yes, I have a healthy respect for life so I ALWAYS take the bus when having a drink. That margarita can have a punch to it (I'm really short) so I applaud all guests who take a taxi or Disney transportation when they have an adult beverage.
I thought the same thing as I was exploring FLE at night and caught the fireworks show from back there. The atmosphere just lends itself at night to a nice glass of wine. I never really understood the teetotaler thought process of the Magic Kingdom. From the get go Disney himself wanted to partake but he was a known hypocrite from his drinking to his mustache. Walt made sure to imagineer a way to make sure he and his buddies could partake at Disneyland. I'd find zero harm in offering adult beverages at all the sit down establishments at the MK. Really if everyone was responsible, I'd be fine with kiosks, but the protein spills with the rides at the MK, that could be bad for those who drink too much or in the day during the hottest hours.
Jelly Rolls is another fine place to decompress and have an adult beverage late at night. Yep I enjoy that place.
I find many guests are judgmental about others habits and pick at others, the worst being some former smokers. They seem to gravitate to the far off smoking areas then rag, they are on the map yet go there, there isn't a reason to go there. My DD had an inhaler from young and never had an issue with the 2 seconds it took to pass the smoking area on the Frontierland wood bridge, She does have issues with guests use of cologne and we've had to get out of lines because of it or have others go in front of us. I saw one woman at POFC, on a mission to go up a brick path to the smoking circle then complain to be heard. I was having coffee closer to the building and she made a bee line once she spotted this man just sitting where he was suppose to, mission just to whale on him. I see this behavior on the boards quite often from teetotalers too. I'm more whatever floats your boat camp. I'm not from the camp of buffets, 4 plates later, eat till you waddle. I understand some just love this aspect of dining, so have at it. I see others in the park talk to be heard about service dogs in the park too, jeez. I actually find the holier than thou guests far more irritating than the guests they look down upon as they tend to become arrogantly judgmental at times. I have a low tolerance for that.
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
Ignoring the other parks for a mo, World Showcase and it beverages are part of the cultural experience that the place is supposed to represent, OK I know its really about money but detach reality, France & Italy has a big wine culture, Germany has beer and wine in its DNA and the UK has anything it can lay its hands on. Mexico provides an opperchancity to savour tequilas that some of us have never encountered while the US pavilion proves you can make beer that tastes of water and Canada has a pavilion too apparently.
If it wasnt for this cultural exchange I would have never discovered the joys of grown up slushies or that Singapore Slings are made from the outpourings of the septic tanks on the RVs at Fort Wilderness.
It is all aprt of lifes rich tapestry and I for one want to pull its threads.
If it wasnt for this cultural exchange I would have never discovered the joys of grown up slushies or that Singapore Slings are made from the outpourings of the septic tanks on the RVs at Fort Wilderness.
It is all aprt of lifes rich tapestry and I for one want to pull its threads.
epcotisbest
Well-Known Member
I think no alcohol would make it a better place. We quit going to F&W because of a few no-class idiots who forget it is a family place. But it is just like anyplace else I suppose...why limit the majority of drinkers because of the actions of a few mindless idiots?
Unfortunately the "a few bad apples ruin the bunch" thing comes into play quite often with things like this. Often those doing something responsibly or properly end up "punished" because of the other dolts who took advantage of a system or acted a fool after one to many.