alcohol

[JZCubed]

I was a bartender in Fl in the 70's. If you served a minor you could be charged and lose your PIC license. This is FLORIDA and you must obey the law HERE even if you are a parent giving it to your underage child.

PLEASE do not encourage anyone to break the law in FLORIDA!

I do not believe that I did.

 

[Richard M Nixon]

Just order a drink and share it. At a restaurant there might be the smallest chance that a nosy waiter would comment, but I doubt it. Epcot would be free reign with all the kiosks. Disregard what ~the law~ says and follow what you feel to be best. It's not like your daughter is going to grab a car and start mowing down pedestrians in the parking lot.

 

[Disney_Dogs_Rule]

I'm 34 and wish I would get carded. It is said not to get carded anymore. Maybe one day it will happen again.

 

[dancin Disney style]

Just order a drink and share it. At a restaurant there might be the smallest chance that a nosy waiter would comment, but I doubt it. Epcot would be free reign with all the kiosks. Disregard what ~the law~ says and follow what you feel to be best. It's not like your daughter is going to grab a car and start mowing down pedestrians in the parking lot.

Are you kidding???? Publicly advising someone to break the law. All I can say is...wow.

 

[AngiTN]

Want to be carded, drink in Tennessee. Our state law requires you to have your ID on your in order to drink (yes, the law is written in a more complicated manner than that but that's the easy way to explain it here). The easiest way to uphold the law are for servers to request to see your ID before they serve you, no matter if you are 21 or 61. So you'll get carded every time you order a drink or buy a 6 pack or a bottle of wine

 

[lwc]

It isn't nit-picking. It is actually an important distinction. Laws vary from state to state. In fact, there are a number of states that permit a parent or guardian to serve alcohol to a minor in a restaurant. And many more states that allow a parent or guardian to serve alcohol to a minor on private property. It so happens that Florida does not allow either of these. So the advice provided above is correct as it pertains to Florida. But it is both incorrect and misleading to suggest that a 19 year old cannot consume alcohol with their parents in the U.S. because there are states where this is perfectly legal.

In case anyone is interested, here is a source that shows where each state stands:
http://drinkingage.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002591

I did not realize the law was different in FL than in my home state. Thank you for the info!

 

[supersnoop]

Just order a drink and share it. At a restaurant there might be the smallest chance that a nosy waiter would comment, but I doubt it. Epcot would be free reign with all the kiosks. Disregard what ~the law~ says and follow what you feel to be best. It's not like your daughter is going to grab a car and start mowing down pedestrians in the parking lot.

A "nosy" waiter is not a "small" chance. If a waiter doesn't report it, the restaurant can lose their liquour license and the waiter can lose his job. Being summoned to court or spending a night in jail in a foreign country doesn't seem worth the risk to me. That's one of those crimes where, if you don't show up to court, you'll be arrested the next time you try to enter the country. So, the risk of a lifetime ban from the United States in order to have a drink with dinner? Is that really worth the risk?

 

[MakiraMarlena]

I think that on this board, they should get info about what the law is at Walt Disney World (state of Florida). Which they have - it's that their daughter, being under 21, cannot purchase or consume alcohol anywhere on WDW property according to current Florida state law.

And for the poster who suggested that the parents order drinks and then share them, if a server or bartender sees you they will tell you under no uncertain terms that you cannot do that. If you persist, their next move is to call security and have you removed from the park. I saw it done once.

WDW would be subject to penalties if the state got word that it was allowing underage drinking. CMs doing the serving could be risking termination, so if they see you they will say something.

 

[meowser]

Just order a drink and share it. At a restaurant there might be the smallest chance that a nosy waiter would comment, but I doubt it. Epcot would be free reign with all the kiosks. Disregard what ~the law~ says and follow what you feel to be best. It's not like your daughter is going to grab a car and start mowing down pedestrians in the parking lot.

I was carded multiple times at Food & Wine kiosks last year. I was 40 at the time.

 

[crb60]

This thread should have ended after the first post before people got so carried away with their opinions.

At 19 in the US it is not legal to drink until you are 21, and sorry to break it to everyone else, but your kid is most certainly drinking while away at college and at friends' houses.

The worst thing that might happen if she orders a drink at dinner is the serving saying no and having a drink in your room wouldn't hurt anyone, especially because its legal where you live. She knows the effects of alcohol as it is. Enjoy your trip, do what you want. People need to reel it in, and lighten up.

 

[crb60]

Just order a drink and share it. At a restaurant there might be the smallest chance that a nosy waiter would comment, but I doubt it. Epcot would be free reign with all the kiosks. Disregard what ~the law~ says and follow what you feel to be best. It's not like your daughter is going to grab a car and start mowing down pedestrians in the parking lot.

AMEN.

 

[TDC Nala]

I'm going to close this as it has devolved into suggestions that the OP break the law if they don't like it.

They do have the answer as to what the law is.

 

[HopperFan]

From Disney's site and I have seen folks of age from other countries refused without a passport.

Alcoholic beverages can be purchased at Walt Disney World Resort by all Guests 21 years of age or older.

Any Guest who wishes to purchase an alcoholic beverage at any site in the state of Florida—including Walt Disney World Resort and Disney’s Vero Beach Resort—must present one of the following valid forms of identification:

• U.S. state driver’s license (includes U.S. territories*)
• U.S. state ID (includes U.S. territories*)
• U.S. military ID
• Original passport
• Copy of passport (either on paper or captured on a mobile device), along with a government-issued photo ID** that can verify the person and birth date shown on the copy
• NEXUS card issued by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (Canadian Guests only)

Please note: All Guests visiting from outside of the United States are required to present both a valid passport as well as another form of government-issued photo ID from their country of origin.