Problems with bringing food?

[Cmbar]

I told a friend I would ask if there were any problems lately with bringing in food to the parks. She is planning on doing PBJ for her little ones for lunch in the parks. I told her that I never had any problem but that it was not allowed officially. Any recent strict enforcements of this rule. I bring water bottles every year too and haven't had any problem.

Thanks! :goodvibes

[tink_n_pooh]

Not exactly recent, but in August I saw a CM tell a woman that she couldn't bring in a bottle of iced tea (or something like that) because it was in a glass container.

I had a bottle of water and a granola bar in my bag and they didn't care. Just let her know not to bring any glass.

[Delilah Bleu]

I just got back a few weeks ago and always carried food in my back pack - no problems at all (except the weight!!)

[bicker]

Disney relies almost exclusively on its guests to comply with its "no carry-in meals" policy in the parks. The only things that Disney typically polices in this regard are hard-sided coolers and glass containers.

[Lewisc]

The current welcome brochure saysYou can bring your typical sunscreen, snacks and nonalcoholic beverages along.

[gbanshee]

WOW! they allow beverages. That surprises me since they like to charge about $3 for a water. I bet if they lowered the cost people would not try to ring it in. I just hate lugging my own into the parks in my backpack.

[bicker]

They allow beverages and snacks. Truly, the only thing they're trying to prevent is folks bringing in full meals.

[Juniper]

If you're not bringing in 6 packs of soda, submarine sandwiches and 11 oz. bags of chips; security is pretty tolerant and they don't check bags that thoroughly to begin with. They'll usually have you open your bag, spread a few things around, maybe heft it to see if anything heavy is inside and turn you loose. A few juice boxes or bottled water and a sack of Goldfish crackers aren't going to bother them.

[bicker]

From what I've read, security CMs don't mess around with the enforcement of this policy anyway -- that's done by operations CMs.

[dismom9761]

When i went last April I had a cooler in the bottom of the stroller with water,juice,yogurt,sandwiches,etc.They checked the cooler and there was no problem.

[beachbaby91]

I'm sure small things will be okay! Like things from the hotel or little snacks you bring on the plane. I doubt they'd allow a lot of snacks, but you can try!

[dismom9761]

I'm sure small things will be okay! Like things from the hotel or little snacks you bring on the plane. I doubt they'd allow a lot of snacks, but you can try!

I took a small cooler and a bookbag full of snacks.I never got a negative comment.

[mrzrich]

If you're not bringing in 6 packs of soda, submarine sandwiches and 11 oz. bags of chips; security is pretty tolerant and they don't check bags that thoroughly to begin with. They'll usually have you open your bag, spread a few things around, maybe heft it to see if anything heavy is inside and turn you loose. A few juice boxes or bottled water and a sack of Goldfish crackers aren't going to bother them.


Funny that you described that food, because on a recent trip we carried in 6 waters,
submarine sandwiches and a full sized bag of chips. The guy checking bags joked with my husband asking where he could meet us for lunch :rotfl:

We bring lunch in on every trip and have never had a security inspector bat an eye. We put it a a softsided cooler sometimes we rent a locker, other times keep it in the stroller.

You can not bring in a hard sided cooler or glass bottles or alcohol.

[bicker]

Yup, security CMs don't enforce operational policy; they're only looking out for hazards.