Be our Guest to serve wine/beer for dinner

[fuzzlekins]

Me personally, I only drink water (both home and at parks - I swore off soda a long time ago). Although with the DP, I may have to do something different with meals b/c I don't drink the local water.

[PaulaSB12]

I enjoy the occasional drink (i have the fixings for a grey goose slushie in the fridge) I drink a bit more on holiday because I am not driving and not working. But if wanting to drink in magic kingdom is seen as having a problem I wonder what they feel about the rare occasion when I have a small glass of cider with my porridge after a night shift.

[dwaters]

Originally Posted by PaulaSB12

But if wanting to drink in magic kingdom is seen as having a problem I wonder what they feel about the rare occasion when I have a small glass of cider with my porridge after a night shift.

I don't think it's wanting to drink in Magic Kingdom, but needing to drink that would make you have a problem.

a little off-topic, but...
The only place I have felt the need to drink, or at least tremendous pressure to is at NFL football games. If you're not holding a beer, at the tailgate or in the stadium, you feel out of place. If the stadiums went dry, I bet the NFL would fold within a year.

[jlewisinsyr]

Originally Posted by dwaters

a little off-topic, but...
The only place I have felt the need to drink, or at least tremendous pressure to is at NFL football games. If you're not holding a beer, at the tailgate or in the stadium, you feel out of place. If the stadiums went dry, I bet the NFL would fold within a year.

Exactly, it's the only way one can sit through a football game...with liberal amounts of beer.

[smidgy]

Originally Posted by dwaters

How so? I don't get why you're so against it?
There's a reason it's a popular phrase. It's true!

I think especially at MK or WDW- quite possibly the "funnest" place on earth, the idea of needing a beer to make things fun seems strange- like trying to liven up a party that doesn't need livening.

Now drinking to relax- I could see that somewhat after dodging strollers, heat and slow moving lines all day.

the part I bolded is why I dislike the phrase in a thread about alcohol at theme parks.

this is not a thread about alcoholics, or the symptoms of alcoholism. yes, not being able to have fun without alcohol, or NEEDING a drink to have fun would be a symptom of alcoholism.

THIS, however, is a thread about whether or not alcohol should be served at MK. most people who enjoy adult beverages are not alcoholics, can enjoy said beverages without "needing" them, and have plenty fun without them.

just because people state their opinon that they would enjoy a cocktail at MK does NOT mean they can't have fun without it, or that they "need" it.

I also think that those who can't have fun without alcohol have a drinking problem. but that's not the topic of this thread at all.

[Cobra B.]

I have one problem with this and it will seem a little strange at first. My problem is if you make this the only place to get a drink you force some to stay at their table far longer than they might normally. If they know this is the only place in the park to drink they will continue to order and stay at their table. Thus, everyone loses out because the tabletops will not turnover fast enough for the amount of guests wishing to sit for dinner. That will immediately cause management to add other libation locations. Just a matter of time!
Kungaloosh.

[smidgy]

good point. if other people with ADRS are waiting, I wonder at what oint they will say," you're done eating, time to leave."

maybe they'll have a 2 drink maximum (almost wrote minimum )

[Magic Fanatic]

Originally Posted by Cobra B.

I have one problem with this and it will seem a little strange at first. My problem is if you make this the only place to get a drink you force some to stay at their table far longer than they might normally. If they know this is the only place in the park to drink they will continue to order and stay at their table. Thus, everyone loses out because the tabletops will not turnover fast enough for the amount of guests wishing to sit for dinner. That will will immediately cause management to add other libation locations. Just a matter of time!
Kungaloosh.

I understand the point you are making and it is a good one. However, Disney has such a vast amount of analytical analysis around the dining habits of guests that I would be willing to bet that they can predict within 10 to 12 minutes how long each guest will be seated at each table and set the number of priority seating reservations accordingly. In the other alcohol friendly restaurants around Disney I have found that a beer or drink is priced just high enough to where you might opt for a drink during your dinner, but may not be so interested in having 4 or 5 drinks after dinner. To your point, Disney knows exactly how many times a table must be turned and they are not going to price point beer and wine to a level where guests will simply "camp out " and drink for several hours.

[Magic Fanatic]

Originally Posted by smidgy

the part I bolded is why I dislike the phrase in a thread about alcohol at theme parks.

this is not a thread about alcoholics, or the symptoms of alcoholism. yes, not being able to have fun without alcohol, or NEEDING a drink to have fun would be a symptom of alcoholism.

THIS, however, is a thread about whether or not alcohol should be served at MK. most people who enjoy adult beverages are not alcoholics, can enjoy said beverages without "needing" them, and have plenty fun without them.

just because people state their opinon that they would enjoy a cocktail at MK does NOT mean they can't have fun without it, or that they "need" it.

I also think that those who can't have fun without alcohol have a drinking problem. but that's not the topic of this thread at all.

You are 100% correct and it is the same point I was trying to make earlier in this thread. I just feel that several of the comments within this thread have been condescending and somehow attempt to insult people that happen to enjoy an occasional beer or glass of wine. The point is, I drink, plain and simple and during the 30 years I have been visiting the Magic Kingdom I never once felt like my enjoyment of the park was diminished because I could not buy a beer. Honestly I didn't care. Now, there is a new dining offering that will allow me to enjoy a French beer and wine. I hardly think this is going to lead to the end of the mouse as we know it.

[Bella the Ball 360]

Originally Posted by dwaters

It's not that big a deal I suppose, but it just seems like one more thing that will make the Magic Kingdom not like it used to be.

I always respected that, while you could drink at the other 3 parks, Magic Kingdom was kept dry and remained "sacred ground". It set it apart from any old Six Flags or places like that.

ITA while it is nice to update the Magic Kingdom is NOT like it used to be. It is too bad and while someone posted that it cost very little to get in years ago keep in mind people earned less so it is proportional. It was always comparatively expensive to get in and I have gone for the past 48 years to all the parks. While this might sound simplistic, I guess it represents the loss of "innocence" that has infiltrated the park via the shameless commercialization which has only gotten worse over the years.

[divawife]

Back in the day (the 1970's esp. 1976 during the BiCentennial) us naughty college kids would smuggle in airline bottles of booze to mix with our cokes. So in reality the Magic Kingdom always had a few having a few.