Bringing a cooler to typhoon lagoon

[Carlyluvsdisney]

We are going to Disney this weekend and this will be our first time visiting a water park. We live in Florida but normally we only go to the theme parks. I was thinking about bringing a small cooler with drinks. I know that they allow coolers but I was wondering if we could keep the cooler next to a chair with our towels and other things or do we have to actually walk around the waterpark with it all day? I know this is a pretty stupid question but it wouldn't be worth it to me to carry it around all day but I figured we would go in the morning when the park opens and I'm sure we could get a couple chairs that early so I thought I may as well bring drinks since we keep drinks in the mini fridge at the resort. Has anyone done this?

 

[cmpeter]

You can keep it next to your chairs along with your towels. We were at Blizzard Beach earlier this month and brought a small cooler with drinks and fruit.

 

[Carlyluvsdisney]

You can keep it next to your chairs along with your towels. We were at Blizzard Beach earlier this month and brought a small cooler with drinks and fruit.

Thanks!

 

[Lora]

We always take a small cooler to the water parks. I usually find a shady spot (or make shade with a towel over a chair) and stash our cooler, towels and shoes. (We put our valuables in the lockers).

 

[Cheshire Figment]

You can also take a very large cooler.

At the four major parks (AK, DHS, EC, MK) coolers are restricted to "small, soft-sided, which can fit in a locker". And they cannot be rolling bags.

The only restrictions that apply to all parks (theme and water) are nothing in glass containers (other than medicines and baby food) and no alcoholic beverages.

Some things people don't think about (which tend to be in glass) are pickles, salsa, Mayonnaise, Starbucks drinks, Snapple drinks, Tabasco.

At the water parks any type or size cooler is acceptable. I have seen people come through the gate (Typhoon Lagoon) hauling wheeled coolers about 4' x 3' x 2½'. Note that the cooler can be on two wheels or carried, but the way the rules are written you can not have it in a wagon and it cannot have four wheels.

If you show up at the gate with prohibited items we will give you three choices:
(1) Take prohibited items back to your car or resort.
(2) Put prohibited items in the nearby trash can.
(3) (Only for other than alcoholic beverages) If you have plastic bags or cups you can dump the items out of the glass containers and throw away the container.

 

[Suellen]

I know imkeepmreading that wheeled coolers are not allowed in the four major theme parks but I see many, many wheeled coolers at them every day! What's the deal? If they aren't allowed how are they getting them in?

 

[disnut8]

I know imkeepmreading that wheeled coolers are not allowed in the four major theme parks but I see many, many wheeled coolers at them every day! What's the deal? If they aren't allowed how are they getting them in?

I see them too and they aren't supposed to be allowed but some people do get them in. Usually just by presenting them as a backpack at security. Or, security just doesn't care for that moment.

It's America, people feel great when they break a rule and get away with it. Then they can come back and say "I did this!"

I just ignore those people and make sure I don't walk behind them because those pull along coolers can be dangerous. But then again, so can strollers, wheelchairs, people who stop in the middle of the sidewalk, people who reuse old mugs, people who pool hop, people who drink at Epcot during the Food & Wine Festival, people who chant in attraction lines, and generally, anyone who looks at a Disser funny. So, just ignore and enjoy your trip and don't worry about what others are doing.