Alcohol in the Magic Kingdom

[3DisneyFanz]

No...no I haven't. But it's because it's passion fruit flavored sock sweat (I think passion fruit is gross too).

I've been told I'm weird.

Is it because of your obsession with sock sweat?

 

[Lesverts]

This is often quoted as a reason- how often do you see people out of control drunk at Be Our Guest? Or any WDW TS for that matter. I personally don't have a problem with the people who drink around the world but those people certainly aren't doing it at TS restaurants. Also, who says that 2 drinks per adult at a two hour meal is the correct amount? There's a big difference between two mixed drinks, two glasses of wine and two beers.

There is absolutely no difference between a mixed drink, a glass of wine and a beer. Standard portion of each is the exact same alcohol content. That is smart serve 101.

 

[PghPiratesGirl]

There is absolutely no difference between a mixed drink, a glass of wine and a beer. Standard portion of each is the exact same alcohol content. That is smart serve 101.

I was going to say the same thing. As a former server and bartender I had to take classes on that.

 

[KateP85]

We go to WS to teach our kids about other cultures, meet the lovely people that work there from around the globe, enjoy the shopping, cafes, sweets, cocktails, shows ect...& to enjoy the beautiful, artful scenery that is really there. We might have 1 or 2 cocktails not that it matters, that's not what the question was about. God forbid Epcot turns into a place only about the alcohol. What a shame that would be. However, I haven't seen many issues with it @ Epcot but I find it completely unnecessary @ MK. Again, let the MK be ALL about the kids.

MK has never been ALL about the kids. Walt designed it as a place where families could spend time together, and plenty of families don't actually include kids.

I don't see what alcohol in MK has to go with kids. No one is suggesting getting drunk or engaging in behavior that would make the environment unsafe for kids. The other parks have alcohol, I'm confident my kids are safe there.

 

[btk2333]

There is absolutely no difference between a mixed drink, a glass of wine and a beer. Standard portion of each is the exact same alcohol content. That is smart serve 101.

I was going to say the same thing. As a former server and bartender I had to take classes on that.

Have you drank at WDW? Their beers don't even have the same alcohol content but the bottle is the same size, there is zero chance that the alcohol content is the same on two 12 oz bottles with different alcohol contents. I understand that theoretically this is true (aka a gin and tonic should have the same alcohol content as a standard pour of wine or beer)- but it is not true in practice pretty much at any bar especially when you factor in martinis or La Cava Margaritas.

 

[AngiTN]

Have you drank at WDW? Their beers don't even have the same alcohol content but the bottle is the same size, there is zero chance that the alcohol content is the same on two 12 oz bottles with different alcohol contents. I understand that theoretically this is true (aka a gin and tonic should have the same alcohol content as a standard pour of wine or beer)- but it is not true in practice pretty much at any bar especially when you factor in martinis or La Cava Margaritas.

What? So are you saying that the breweries are brewing batches of beers that are special, just for WDW? And they have a different alcohol content? I'm finding that pretty impossible to believe.
If I purchase a can of Schoffenhofer's at WDW it's the same as the can I get at the local grocery store. (just as an example)
I'm pretty sure the alcohol content is the same too.

 

[gonzalj1]

I cocktailed for years, and I will tell you that the number of servers who purposely allow their guest to get intoxicated in order to drive up the check is relatively fewer that one would believe. In CT, in the event of an "issue" the server is held accountable as well as the bartender who served the waitress the drink. The owner of the establishment is held liable as well. I would not worry about this.

The issue isn't the person who is visibly intoxicated. As you know from your experience .08 BAC is the limit and that's a relatively low amount of alcohol for the average person. More than 1 drink per hour and the person is legally drunk in many cases. I don't doubt that the falling down will be refused a drink. But the "happy dude" might get one more.

 

[btk2333]

What? So are you saying that the breweries are brewing batches of beers that are special, just for WDW? And they have a different alcohol content? I'm finding that pretty impossible to believe.
If I purchase a can of Schoffenhofer's at WDW it's the same as the can I get at the local grocery store. (just as an example)
I'm pretty sure the alcohol content is the same too.

No I'm saying that the previous poster's comment that there is no difference in alcohol content in drinks is not correct. You should probably read the quoted posts before responding

 

[PerfessorZ]

Right now, there is only one restaurant, BOG, that serves. So your 2 drink maximum ensures that Disney won't be the one responsible for you getting sloshed in Cinderella's castle. However, 2 drinks per restaurant would allow (some) people to "drink around the kingdom" if that's what their aim was. I'm sure 98% of the customers who would enjoy alcoholic beverages would do so responsibly and not create any problems. But there will always be a few bad apples that will push things too far, if given the opportunity. So, while most guests would probably not run into anyone who'd been 'over-served', the few that did would probably walk away with a very negative experience.

I have to say, that while I generally enjoy an adult beverage (and am really looking forward to a .5L at the Biergarten) with my meal, I like the fact that MK is (nearly) dry. One of the really special things about MK is the departure from reality that happens when you walk through the gate. The problems of the outside world fade away, and we're renting time in an artificial world where we don't have to think about those things for awhile. If, to keep that illusion going, I have to refrain from drinking alcohol with my meals, I'm fine with that.

 

[AngiTN]

No I'm saying that the previous poster's comment that there is no difference in alcohol content in drinks is not correct. You should probably read the quoted posts before responding

I did read (been reading all posts all along) and still felt the bolded portion of your post made no sense.
Fact is
1 bottle beer (avg beer, not light beer or high grav beer)
1 serving wine
1 shot of liquor
do have the same alcohol content.

 

[PghPiratesGirl]

Have you drank at WDW? Their beers don't even have the same alcohol content but the bottle is the same size, there is zero chance that the alcohol content is the same on two 12 oz bottles with different alcohol contents. I understand that theoretically this is true (aka a gin and tonic should have the same alcohol content as a standard pour of wine or beer)- but it is not true in practice pretty much at any bar especially when you factor in martinis or La Cava Margaritas.

If drinks are made to standard (which of course is not guaranteed) here are the comparisons.
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/what-standard-drink

 

[btk2333]

duplicate

 

[btk2333]

I did read (been reading all posts all along) and still felt the bolded portion of your post made no sense.
Fact is
1 bottle beer (avg beer, not light beer or high grav beer)
1 serving wine
1 shot of liquor
do have the same alcohol content.

If drinks are made to standard (which of course is not guaranteed) here are the comparisons.
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/what-standard-drink

Yes of course this is true- this does not mean that every drink ordered at a restaurant at WDW or anywhere else contains the same amount of alcohol unless you're saying that people only drink average beer/wine/liquor shots and no variation on mixed drinks or beers

If I order two Margaritas from La Cava and you order two Bud Lights we are going to get vastly different amounts of alcohol

 

[OKW Lover]

Take a look at what has happened to EPCOT. It's for that reason I would not like to see alcohol served at the Magic Kingdom.

What's happened to Epcot? When did that happen? Epcot has been around 33+ years and I'm not aware of anything that changed over that period in regards to their alcohol policy.

 

[OKW Lover]

I always find this argument funny. Walt didn't want alcohol in DL until sponsors wanted it and then he decided sponsorship money was more important than keeping alcohol out of DL.

Yet Walt decided not to build a park in St. Louis when the local businesses that were going to be sponsors insisted that he allow beer in the park.

 

[Jennasis]

Is it because of your obsession with sock sweat?

Among other things.

 

[3DisneyFanz]

Yet Walt decided not to build a park in St. Louis when the local businesses that were going to be sponsors insisted that he allow beer in the park.

While that certainly came up the bigger issue revolved around how much of his own money he was going to have to put up and others wanting control of parts of the park. He didn't walk just because the Busch family thought the park wouldn't survive without beer sales.

 

[rpb718]

Sure. I'd be fine with it. But why exclude CP and CRT?

I'd love to be able to order a bloody mary at the Crystal Palace character breakfast. I also figure a few bloody marys wouldn't hurt ol' Eeyore - at least it might get him out of that funk.

 

[RobynPrincess]

I honestly don't mind either way. I'm not a big drinker

 

[Tonka's Skipper]

Walt did indeed walk, he and Roy learned years before to maintain total control of his properties, real and intellectual. The Busch family wanted not only to require beer in the proposed St Louis park but told Walt it would be Bud and only Bud served. If Walt didn't agree, they were going to stop the park by their local political connections. Walt wanted a family park and not another park with drunks around, That was the standard of the day and he was not going o have it.

Walt stood and walked away from the table after being told that and never came back.

This had little to do with money as the Busch family was not putting up any money for the park.


This still comes down to why alcohol in the MK...............anyone can get alcohol anywhere else in WDW, there is no need for it in the MK.

AKK