Getting prepared, couple of questions

[dayvewc]

Thanks in advance for any help.

I'm getting ready for my trip (leave in 8 days) and realized that the US policy for things allowed to be brought into the parks is different that Disney's. According to the US website:

Acceptable items:

• Bottled water
• Small snacks that do not require heating
• Any food required for medical purposes and medically–indicated nutritional supplements
• Any food required for special dietary needs
• Baby food/baby formula
• Soft-sided insulated bags no larger than 8.5" wide x 6" high x 6" deep

Prohibited items:

• Picnic lunches
• Food that requires heating or refrigeration
• Alcohol and glass containers
• Hard-sided coolers
• Soft-sided coolers larger than 8.5" wide x 6" high x 6" deep
• Coolers, suitcases, and bags with wheels
• Folding chairs
• Clothing with offensive language or content
• Clothing that represents someone as emergency personnel

Please be advised that all bags and personal items are subject to inspection.

I have a small soft-sided cooler (about 8.5" wide by 6" deep by 12" tall) I realize it is roughly twice as tall as what is listed as allowed, but are they likely to prohibit it? I travel with a friend, and we put everything in the one cooler - so it is effectively the same as 2 of the sized coolers that they allow. ;-) That works as reasoning, right?

I also generally take in 2 plastic bottles of soda, 2 bottles of water, 4 individual snack packs (chips, crackers, fruit snacks, etc), 2 koolaid pouches, and 1 12" sandwich. This is all split between me and my traveling companion. Pretty sure everything is fine except the sandwich. Any idea how likely that will be to make it into the parks? It doesn't require heating or refrigeration (I just wouldn't want to eat it if it had been left in the Florida sun for hours - but that goes for a lot of other things as well).

My companion normally carries a backpack with all the other things we use during the day (camera, ponchos, jackets, spare socks for water rides, etc). The backpack is definitely larger than the listed cooler size, but it also isn't being used as a cooler and I didn't find anything about bags other than they are subject to inspection. Should we have any problems there?

Thanks again for any input.

 

[macraven]

as long as containors you bring in the park are plastic, you are fine.
i don't know the dimensions of the family lockers located at the studios.
if the cooler fits inside it, rent it.

you pay one charge for an all day usage.
you can open and close it as many times as you need.

suggest you contact guest services for the size of the family lockers so you know in advance.

backpacks will be inspected when you come in from city walk from the garage.
if you are walking to the park from one of the onsite hotels, the bag check area personal will do the checking there.

i see peeps with backpacks in the parks.
haven't found that to be any issue except they are not allowed on some rides.
the free lockers can be used when you need a place to hold them while on a ride.

 

[hpfan100]

I'm sure all the food items will be ok. I usually take a backpack with multiple bottles of water and coke, snacks and sometimes other clothes. I've never had any trouble bringing in all of the goodies.