i asked about the drinking age because

[NYDisGuy]

Bad form? Why? My parents let my brother and I sit at the bar with them when we were younger at WDW. I most certainly didn't turn into an alcoholic or learn any inappropriate behavior. However, it did teach me to have a healthy respect for the consumption of alcohol. Last April I took my daughter (5) and my mother to WDW. We had cocktails at the bar at GF and Poly. Nobody told us that DD couldn't be there. As a matter of fact, the bartender at Poly was having fun making her various "virgin" drinks for her to try. I see nothing wrong with this. But maybe I'm the minority?

There are other things that go on at a bar besides drinking. Cursing, fighting, flirting are all examples. I guess Disney is the exception to the rule?

 

[budbeerlady]

When we stop at the Territory Lounge we share appetizers and have a drink with Dd with us. No big deal. I wouldn't do it at home but the Disney resort bars are NOTHING like the loud, smokey nasty bars we have at home. She has a chocolate milk and thinks she is big stuff!

That is an interesting question because in some states anyone under 17 is NOT allowed in the door, so I can see why people are asking.

 

[PIRATEGIRL007]

The OP isn't talking about a traditional bar here we are talking about a restraunt that serves drinks (see post #5). I still want to know what states it is illegal in to share table in a restraunt with a minor and have an adult beverage. Anyone know?

 

[TenderDonkey]

There are other things that go on at a bar besides drinking. Cursing, fighting, flirting are all examples. I guess Disney is the exception to the rule?

I grew up outside the USA. So even from a young age we as a family spent a lot of time in a bar. It was the town’s social hub. When I went to college back in America, I was shocked by how badly my underage friends wanted into a bar…any bar. Keeping it forbidden for so long created this mysterious alluring place; when in all reality it’s just a big room that serves drinks.

Also a Disney bar is not a Las Vegas bar.

 

[nytimez]

There are other things that go on at a bar besides drinking. Cursing, fighting, flirting are all examples. I guess Disney is the exception to the rule?

Now you're making assumptions. Cursing, fighting and flirting can take place anywhere. And there are bars where this generally doesn't take place.

I wouldn't walk into a random bar and put a kid on a stool. But there are places where I'd have no problem doing that at certain times of day.

 

[NYDisGuy]

Keeping it forbidden for so long created this mysterious alluring place; when in all reality it’s just a big room that serves drinks.

I'm sure your college friends weren't beating down a door to drink. Again, there is more to a bar than drinks.

Also a Disney bar is not a Las Vegas bar.

Have you ever been to ESPN club during a game? I'd beg to differ.

 

[budbeerlady]

The OP isn't talking about a traditional bar here we are talking about a restaurant that serves drinks (see post #5). I still want to know what states it is illegal in to share table in a restaurant with a minor and have an adult beverage. Anyone know?

I found out when some lady had a melt down in Indiana " Minors, including babies, are not allowed to enter a liquor store. No sales of cold beer in grocery stores or gas stations." I was walking in w/ Dd to purchase a bottle of wine for dinner at a friends. (I had forgotten to purchase the wine when I was in Michigan.) I was told she could wait outside the door, not happening! Who lets an little kid stand outside the door, how is that better for a minor? Needless to say I showed up empty handed to dinner and we had a good laugh over it.

And this is interesting: Wisconsin permits the consumption of alcohol by minors, provided they are being supervised by parents/guardians/spouses.

 

[NYDisGuy]

Now you're making assumptions. Cursing, fighting and flirting can take place anywhere. And there are bars where this generally doesn't take place.

I wouldn't walk into a random bar and put a kid on a stool. But there are places where I'd have no problem doing that at certain times of day.

To each their own. If you feel that putting a 5 year old on a bar stool is ok, then that's your prerogative.

 

[grimley1968]

a prior poster said his/her young-sounding kids (something about balloons) were actually sitting at a bar on the stools. bad form

And you started a thread about bringing a minor into a bar in the first place?

How is one "bad form" and the other not?

For the record I have no problem with children in bars at WDW, up to a point. It's different at WDW, because of a) the lack of the "grimy" feeling you get in bars in the rest of the country and b) most parents have no form of babysitting available at WDW and it's just easier to bring the child in with them in the bar if they're having one drink and/or watching a game on tv. I really don't think a child will become an alcoholic because of this.

 

[TenderDonkey]

I'm sure your college friends weren't beating down a door to drink. Again, there is more to a bar than drinks.



Have you ever been to ESPN club during a game? I'd beg to differ.

The ESPN club on Disney’s boardwalk is nothing like a Las Vegas club/bar. While I would never bring my child to Tryst or Pure, I wouldn’t even think twice to bringing them to the ESPN club. I’ve been to the ESPN club to watch the Dolphins play. Normally it is full of tourists.

 

[rosiep]

And you started a thread about bringing a minor into a bar in the first place?

How is one "bad form" and the other not?

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I thought so too...and then wondered if the OP was trying to



Ooops....stirring a little bit myself there....

 

[NYDisGuy]

The ESPN club on Disney’s boardwalk is nothing like a Las Vegas club/bar. While I would never bring my child to Tryst or Pure, I wouldn’t even think twice to bringing them to the ESPN club. I’ve been to the ESPN club to watch the Dolphins play. Normally it is full of tourists.

Tryst and Pure are nightclubs where they check your id at the door, you couldn't bring your child there if you wanted to. Your comparing apples and oranges.

 

[TDC Nala]

You cannot sit at the bar unless your 21 or older. Most bars in Disney have seating areas where you can have your snack and drink and she can sit with you there.

It's my experience that anyone of any age is welcome in the WDW lounges and can even sit at bars unless it's an age-restricted venue like Jellyrolls (which I think is the only age-restricted bar area left anyway).

 

[TenderDonkey]

Tryst and Pure are nightclubs where they check your id at the door, you couldn't bring your child there if you wanted to. Your comparing apples and oranges.

ESPN club is no different than any run of the mill Applebees.

 

[nytimez]

To each their own. If you feel that putting a 5 year old on a bar stool is ok, then that's your prerogative.

Not 5 -- 4. When my daughter was 4, she sat at the bar at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge (Victoria Falls Lounge).

It would have been really hard to see any of the "cursing, fighting and flirting" you're concerned about. We were the only ones there.

 

[savannahcat]

My kids have had milkshakes at the bar in the 50's Prime Time Cafe. You can actually sit and have dinner with your family there if seats are available.

 

[PIRATEGIRL007]

I found out when some lady had a melt down in Indiana " Minors, including babies, are not allowed to enter a liquor store. No sales of cold beer in grocery stores or gas stations." I was walking in w/ Dd to purchase a bottle of wine for dinner at a friends. (I had forgotten to purchase the wine when I was in Michigan.) I was told she could wait outside the door, not happening! Who lets an little kid stand outside the door, how is that better for a minor? Needless to say I showed up empty handed to dinner and we had a good laugh over it.

And this is interesting: Wisconsin permits the consumption of alcohol by minors, provided they are being supervised by parents/guardians/spouses.

In our state minors are not allowed in liquor store either, and they are state run. Very, very strict they card as soon a you walk thru the door even if you are a usual customer well over 21.

 

[NYDisGuy]

Not 5 -- 4. When my daughter was 4, she sat at the bar at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge (Victoria Falls Lounge).

It would have been really hard to see any of the "cursing, fighting and flirting" you're concerned about. We were the only ones there.

Not sure why you keep defending yourself, perhaps you should read my original post. I posed a question and said perhaps Disney is the exception to the rule? As many have said, there are grimy bars out there and WDW's take on a bar is tamer than a regular sports or hangout bar, but that perception is like Joe Camel on a cigarette box. Bars aren't cute and cuddly and fun to be at, that's my point.

 

[Robo]

 

[nytimez]

Not sure why you keep defending yourself, perhaps you should read my original post. I posed a question and said perhaps Disney is the exception to the rule? As many have said, there are grimy bars out there and WDW's take on a bar is tamer than a regular sports or hangout bar, but that perception is like Joe Camel on a cigarette box. Bars aren't cute and cuddly and fun to be at, that's my point.

That's more of an opinion than a point, but you're entitled to it. However, once you post it, other people are allowed to respond. That's kind of how it works.