Confiscating Water Bottles

[tzolkin]

OP, were you talking about the same family when you said each person was bringing in one water bottle? But they just confiscated the one bottle from the one woman? If so, I would definitely agree with everyone else that there had to be something else in that particular bottle or something else going on with that guest.

We've have comments made to us like "Looks good, if you need help with that, I'm off at...?" or "I would be happy to trade my lunch with you" followed by a smile and a "have a great day".

We've had many friendly security guards comment/joke about our snacks or other contents of our bag like this.

Does anyone know if Camelbacks are allowed?

We always use them. More comfortable than a regular backpack and nice to always have ice cold water-- especially in long lines.

 

[matty624]

Actually, at Six Flags Great America, you're not allowed to bring in ANY outside food or drink unless it's for medical purposes (food allergies, baby food, etc) in clearly marked and dated containers. You can't even bring in an empty bottle unless it's their $13 souvenir cup. I don't know about other Six Flags parks, but that's how it is at that one. That's one of the many reasons this is the last season I'll be a patron of Six Flags.

Blimey! That's a bit extreme isn't it! Theme parks stopping you from keeping hydrated!!!! Glad Disney and Universal are more, err, reasonable...
Matt

 

[barbiecruiser]

My family was going to bring one each. Not the family I saw

 

[pilesoflaundry]

Well, the original plan was to go down to WDW for my birthday (which was June 3), but then I couldn't afford it, so my best friend and her husband and I went to Six Flags. I wasn't kidding about this being the last season, though. I did a mini-TR of one of the days we spent there in my PTR for our January trip. But yeah, it is ridiculous that you can't even bring in a water bottle. What can you do, though. If you want to go in, you have to follow their rules.

Happy Belated! That's my birthday too Also thanks for the heads up about six flags. I generally refuse to go but dh really wants to go this year with the kids because Army Appreciation day is one of the kids birthday. I am still bugging him about going because even most of us for free isn't enough to make me want to go there I always bring a camel bak with ice in it for ds, he gets heat sick. I may push the medical card on them then.

We've had many friendly security guards comment/joke about our snacks or other contents of our bag like this.

Me too. I've been asked if I was moving in (I pack heavy ) or a silly comment about my good snacks. I've offered to give them some but no one ever takes it from me, not sure if they are allowed? I always offer though.

 

[hearts8701]

i have a cancer that radiation destroyed my salvia glands in my mouth i have to drink water all the time i never had to carry a note from my Dr.to show anyone why i need to have water

 

[arielsleepingbeauty]

Six Flaggs New England does not allow outside food or drinks. They even questioned a gallon sized Ziploc bag I had in my back packfilled with ice cubes and wet face clothes. I had them because my daughters were competing in a cheerleader competition and it was 90 degrees at the end of April in 2009. They were wearing long sleeved bodysuits and i was using the washclothes to put behind their necks before competing. I had to argue with them about it. They are very strict.

 

[TracyIdaho]

We were just there last week and all of us carried in new or re-filled Dasani-like water bottles with no problems whatsoever. With it being over 100 degrees on the heat index, I can't imagine Disney throwing away everyone's water!

 

[Art 1]

I take one in every time I go and have never had a problem.

 

[BuzzBiteyear]

Sometimes the security guards are sort of "in character". My DS6 took his plastic lightsaber to DHS a couple years ago, and we were going through the "no bags" area. The security guard stopped us, and motioned over to another guard. They asked DS a few questions, "do you know Yoda?", etc. Then finally one looked at it, and said, it's okay, his lightsaber is blue, he's a padawan. When we got through, he said, "good thing I didn't bring my Darth Vader lightsaber". (he had the same questioning from our pilot on the trip home)


Now sporting events can be a whole other issue. Cleveland is really strict about bringing in anything. They wanted us to throw away our bottled water with us holding DS6 when he was an infant. We explained it was for his formula. Security guy points to the trash and says, they have water inside. I explained that you don't use cold water for formula, and he gave a not so nice reply, so I told DW to just take it in.


Having gone to so many different baseball stadiums, I am surprised when they or places like WDW allow you to bring stuff in, besides dietary and/or medical needs.

 

[A Mickeyfan]

I have never had a bottle of water taken from me, but about 2-3 years ago, they did open my bottle to see if it were really water. I had to laugh, I don't even drink.. I guess I must have looked like a "lush" that day...

 

[Rainwater]

I have heard that it is technically "not allowed" to bring in a water bottle to WDW. I saw a security woman even take one from a lady. Is this very strongly applied? Each person in the family was going to bring 1 water bottle, I don't see how this is a huge problem. Also what about Crystal Lite packages to add to water?

We take water bottles into the park every day. This has never been a problem. Maybe she had something in the water.

 

[A_Princess'_Daddy]

I like it when the security guards "play along" and engage the guests, as I think it makes it a little less intimidating for the kids (not that the process is intimidating, but more that it puts a human face on the people tasked with our protection).

When we were entering the park on our last trip, one asked if he could have a ride on our stroller, causing my daughter to launch into a detailed explication of why he wouldn't fit, and the next day we saw him again and my daughter smiled at him and said "you still won't fit". As a 5 year old, she found him, and her response, to be hilarious.

I agree that in this case it sounds like there must have been something nefarious in the bottle. We would bring in 6-8 bottles per day and never had an issue.

 

[mrbghd]

Enough of the lectures. You're the one out of line right now.

First, feel free to not read any comments anyone makes. Second, I was not out of line. The person I was responding to was out of line and they have gotten a free pass. Third, she disobeyed a request by security in place for all of out protection. She deserves to be lectured or worse. Remember this conversation when something bad happens and someone is shot or stabbed in the park because they just skipped through the security lines because they felt they were not required to follow the rules.

 

[TandLMommy28]

Having gone to so many different baseball stadiums, I am surprised when they or places like WDW allow you to bring stuff in, besides dietary and/or medical needs.

Me too! I grew up in New England and I can't think of ANYWHERE that you are allowed to bring your own drinks in... especially Six Flags, they are horrible about that stuff.

When I went to the Indy 500, i was shocked at all the people bringing coolers in. I had no idea that was allowed!!!

I just assumed water wasn't OK at Disney but now that I know it is, I'm psyched. We'll be bringing a couple of cases of Dasani with us to the hotel for sure!

 

[A Mickeyfan]

i have a cancer that radiation destroyed my salvia glands in my mouth i have to drink water all the time i never had to carry a note from my Dr.to show anyone why i need to have water

I hate to be a downer (and I truly am sorry for your cancer, my Mom had lung cancer) but to state that you need water, every one needs water for survival. If by any change Disney was to state no water bottles allowed, your note might not go over very big since they sell water bottles nearly everywhere you look through-out the theme parks..
again, I am not jumping on you, or being argumentive, just stating what would probably happen.. but we need not to worry, we all can bring our "water" bottles in.. no vodka or gin passed off as water......

 

[mrsklamc]

I hate to be a downer (and I truly am sorry for your cancer, my Mom had lung cancer) but to state that you need water, every one needs water for survival. If by any change Disney was to state no water bottles allowed, your note might not go over very big since they sell water bottles nearly everywhere you look through-out the theme parks..
again, I am not jumping on you, or being argumentive, just stating what would probably happen.. but we need not to worry, we all can bring our "water" bottles in.. no vodka or gin passed off as water......

Of course everyone needs water to live. But those of us who have experienced this, 'need' it in a completely different way than you do-as in, we may not have time to stand in a line to buy it before our cheeks blow up like puffer fish and scare the crap out of nearby preschoolers.

 

[cassandrap83]

All of our local theme parks around here: Kennywood, Sandcastle, & Idlewild allow you to bring in a full cooler to the parks. Whatever you want.

 

[A Mickeyfan]

Of course everyone needs water to live. But those of us who have experienced this, 'need' it in a completely different way than you do-as in, we may not have time to stand in a line to buy it before our cheeks blow up like puffer fish and scare the crap out of nearby preschoolers.

I do understand.. but my point of the post wasn't taken.. Disney sells water so it isn't an excuse with a doctor's note. Had they not sold it, sure, I can see the note, but when they sell it, there is no reason (other than price) not to purchase it .. that is if they are not allowing them in. And an FYI, not just people undergoing cancer treatments "medically" need water. There are other ailments & medications that require one to remain hydrated at all times...

FYI, you don't know what I need.... so please don't assume anything... in my post, I did state I wasn't trying to be argumentive. Seems it looks that way to others...

 

[Rosanne]

In terms of the woman whose "Dasani" was confiscated... I'm personally guessing that she probably smelled of alcohol. Having an unusually sensitive nose I can tell if someone has been drinking a mile away. If someone has been drinking enough even the average nose can tell. That would alert security that it wasn't just water.

And yes, it could have been some other benign thing as well.

 

[mrsklamc]

I do understand.. but my point of the post wasn't taken.. Disney sells water so it isn't an excuse with a doctor's note. Had they not sold it, sure, I can see the note, but when they sell it, there is no reason (other than price) not to purchase it .. that is if they are not allowing them in. And an FYI, not just people undergoing cancer treatments "medically" need water. There are other ailments & medications that require one to remain hydrated at all times...

FYI, you don't know what I need.... so please don't assume anything... in my post, I did state I wasn't trying to be argumentive. Seems it looks that way to others...

I apologize. I did assume that you do not have damaged saliva glands. What I am saying is, many with this condition could not do without water long enough even to stand in a security line without it, and the proceed to a place that was selling it. They must have access to water, literally, constantly. I don't think you were being argumentative, I just did not get the impression that you truly understood the time frame that some cannot be without water.