ID for Alcohol New Policy

[edinburghlass]

I get that it's inconvenient to have to carry a passport around if you don't usually have a bag or something that would comfortably fit it, but I can't say I'd refer to it as dangerous.

Most travel insurance policies cover you for loss of passport in any event. I know it would be a major nuisance but it's not the end of the world if you have adequate insurance IMO.




Same! Wish they'd ask me ....

Go on, ask me, ask me ..... pleeeeez

I've seen me asking in the supermarket if they want to see my bus pass

The way I see it is the CM's can't be expected to be able to easily read a driving license from countries across the world as this doesn't just affect people from the UK.

I'm askin, are you tellin

 

[momto3gr8boys]

I get that it's inconvenient to have to carry a passport around if you don't usually have a bag or something that would comfortably fit it, but I can't say I'd refer to it as dangerous.

Most travel insurance policies cover you for loss of passport in any event. I know it would be a major nuisance but it's not the end of the world if you have adequate insurance IMO.

Same! Wish they'd ask me ....

Go on, ask me, ask me ..... pleeeeez

It's not just the time lost and expense, it's where that "lost" passport ends up. A US passport will sell for $10,000 or more on the black market and I would imagine UK passports fall into that range as well. That means potentially a very shady person is now using your identity. They don't cancel as quick and easy as a phone call to your credit card's lost it stolen line.

And I would say losing 1-2 days of a vacation while visiting the embassy is a big inconvenience.

 

[nemmie]

The way I see it is the CM's can't be expected to be able to easily read a driving license from countries across the world as this doesn't just affect people from the UK.

I do see where the problem comes in if the driving license is not in English. Are all passports from across the world in English?

 

[chmurf]

I do see where the problem comes in if the driving license is not in English. Are all passports from across the world in English?

they're often dubbed in english (mine is french and has the english translation)
it goes like :
nom (last name)
adresse (adress)
date de naissance (date of birth)

but the problem will remain with non roman alphabets and writing

 

[nemmie]

they're often dubbed in english (mine is french and has the english translation)
it goes like :
nom (last name)
adresse (adress)
date de naissance (date of birth)

but the problem will remain with non roman alphabets and writing

Ahhh ok. Yes that problem would still remain even on a passport so i wonder how they get around that. Unless those people are carrying an international drivers permit.

 

[flortlebap]

That's incredibly frustrating.

Last year I was 27 and was IDd about 50% of the time. I always carried my driving licence - my passport was safely at the hotel in the safe! My mum did get asked to produce ID in DTD as we were buying three cocktails and so she had to produce ID as they only serve two drinks per ID. And she was 58 at the time

I'm not happy about carrying a passport around with me. Are they now going to refuse me alcohol because I have a UK licence? That just seems wrong!

 

[MrRomance]

I was always under the impression that your passport had to be carried anyway as chmurf stated. Maybe I'm just not getting it but I don't see why carrying your passport would be any more or less of a risk than carrying your driving licence (if you have a car) or other important items.

It isn't something that would pose any real problems for me because I very rarely drink alcohol at WDW anyway. However, they do card people who are very clearly and very obviously over the drinking age. I'm 40 and a few years ago my mother was carded at Cocoa Beach.

I am not saying it's a necessary policy because I don't think necessarily is (they could do what they do at Discovery Cove and check ID once and give you an over 21 card to prove your over age) but if carrying your passport is a requirement anyway, I don't think there is a legitimate argument to get Disney to budge on their policy.

 

[RDP]

What's the best Disney email address to direct our thoughts on this to?

 

[nemmie]

I never carry a handbag in Orlando, ever. So my driving license goes in Hubs wallet along with his. A passport won't fit in a wallet so I would have to start carrying a handbag which would mean I would have to go through bag check which I purposely avoid doing. Ergo, more hassle. It's more of a risk because if I lose my driving license I can still catch my flight home and don't have to spend X ammount of time at the embassy, explain what happened etc. Lord forbid missing my flight home and having to repay for flight tickets etc etc. I have great travel insurance and hopefully that would be covered but I am certain the events that would take place after losing your passport would be beyond stressful. If I lost my driving license all it would mean is I could not drive the hire car and when I got home I would report the loss to DVLA. Still not ideal but not the drama of a passport. Plus like a PP mentioned, if your passport falls into the wrong hand VERY bad things can happen. We live in the ''Identity Theft'' era.

For the people that always knew you had to carry a passport on you at all times I have a genuine question. What do you do with them on water rides? If you have to carry them on your person at all times, how do you go down a water slide at the water parks etc?

 

[flortlebap]

I never carry a handbag in Orlando, ever. So my driving license goes in Hubs wallet along with his. A passport won't fit in a wallet so I would have to start carrying a handbag which would mean I would have to go through bag check which I purposely avoid doing. Ergo, more hassle. It's more of a risk because if I lose my driving license I can still catch my flight home and don't have to spend X ammount of time at the embassy, explain what happened etc. Lord forbid missing my flight home and having to repay for flight tickets etc etc. I have great travel insurance and hopefully that would be covered but I am certain the events that would take place after losing your passport would be beyond stressful. If I lost my driving license all it would mean is I could not drive the hire car and when I got home I would report the lose to DVLA. Still not ideal but not the drama of a passport. Plus like a PP mentioned, if your passport falls into the wrong hand VERY bad things can happen. We live in the ''Identity Theft'' era.

For the people that always knew you had to carry a passport on you at all times I have a genuine question. What do you do with them on water rides? If you have to carry them on your person at all times, how do you go down a water slide at the water parks etc?

Incidentally, this very thing happened to my friend last month.

Her bag was stolen in Las Vegas and she had to spend a day out of her already short trip at the Embassy getting a replacement passport.

For my upcoming 7 day trip, I would rather not take the risk. Maybe I should take the opportunity to detox, lol.

 

[irisheyes123]

The drink thing does not effect me as I don't drink but I won't carry my passport around as its too easy to damage or lose so I'd rather take the risk of a fine, its more hassle trying to get a new one if lost. I dobut it's a problem in Florida that people would be arrested and fined for not carrying it. I would say its more enforsed in states that boarder Mexico and Canada well near the boarder anyway .

 

[nemmie]

I'm so sorry this happened to your friend! Thats just awful.

 

[dabootie]

The requirement to carry your passport is not enforced and is now deemed to mean that you could produce your proof of right to be in the country within a reasonable amount of time.

Actually the law quoted was originally meant for those who were using visas to allow them to stay longer than tourists. I know this because I studied in the US and had to go for an interview at the US Embassy in London in order to get my student visa. I had been studying US law and asked about this when I was there.

Thats not to say that each state has their own state laws and enforces federal laws more strictly, however it is a little unreasonable to expect people to carry their passports around a theme park...I for one would rather go to a supermarket to buy a few drinks to have in my hotel that risk my passport going missing or getting damaged.

 

[nemmie]

The requirement to carry your passport is not enforced and is now deemed to mean that you could produce your proof of right to be in the country within a reasonable amount of time.

Actually the law quoted was originally meant for those who were using visas to allow them to stay longer than tourists. I know this because I studied in the US and had to go for an interview at the US Embassy in London in order to get my student visa. I had been studying US law and asked about this when I was there.

Thats not to say that each state has their own state laws and enforces federal laws more strictly, however it is a little unreasonable to expect people to carry their passports around a theme park...I for one would rather go to a supermarket to buy a few drinks to have in my hotel that risk my passport going missing or getting damaged.

This makes a lot of sense. Thanks for posting your experience.

 

[chmurf]

For the people that always knew you had to carry a passport on you at all times I have a genuine question. What do you do with them on water rides? If you have to carry them on your person at all times, how do you go down a water slide at the water parks etc?

i have a waist fanny pack such as the one in the pic below. the passports are in a ziplock bag

at water parks the passports are in my bag inside the locker we rent. (little chance to get carded by "la migra" while floating along the lazy river


now on a side note, I know you guys are sensible people, but the mere idea that people would use their driving license to purchase alcohol makes me feel uneasy. Alcohol and driving in the same sentence always freaks me out (ok I know that most of you won't drink and drive, but you get the idea)

then, as far as how enforced is the law, it's always the same issue. You're less likely to get in trouble for not carrying your passport while you're on WDW property, or even in the orlando area, where the law enforcement agency know about tourists (and know that they are a vital source of income for the state), but the law enforcement officers have the "right" to enforce.
It's unlikely you'd get in trouble for the sole fact of not carrying your passport, but if you're involved into something "else" (running a red light, speeding, and so on, which can always happen even unwillingly) then it might come as an aggravating fact.

as they say, better safe than sorry.

 

[nemmie]

now on a side note, I know you guys are sensible people, but the mere idea that people would use their driving license to purchase alcohol makes me feel uneasy. Alcohol and driving in the same sentence always freaks me out (ok I know that most of you won't drink and drive, but you get the idea)

I'm not sure if something is being lost in translation here and I am unaware of common practices in France having only visited your beautiful country a handful of times but here in the UK and the USA too showing your driving license to purchase alcohol has absolutely no relation to drink driving whatsoever. I'm confused as to why the "mere idea" would freak you out seeing as I have been using my driving license to prove my date of birth and identity since I was eighteen years old. I also have VERY strong views on drink driving in that I believe zero tolerance should be implemented worldwide. I personally will never and have never had a single sip of alcohol and then driven.

I agree with you that in a tourist area like Orlando the chances of this law being implemented to the full extend is a stretch at best.

I know a few people who have been caught speeding and none have been asked to provide their passport. Again I agree that doesn't mean it will never happen.

 

[going/again]

I get that it's inconvenient to have to carry a passport around if you don't usually have a bag or something that would comfortably fit it, but I can't say I'd refer to it as dangerous.

Most travel insurance policies cover you for loss of passport in any event. I know it would be a major nuisance but it's not the end of the world if you have adequate insurance IMO.

It would be if you lost it the day before you were due to fly home

 

[flortlebap]

I'm not sure if something is being lost in translation here and I am unaware of common practices in France having only visited your beautiful country a handful of times but here in the UK and the USA too showing your driving license to purchase alcohol has absolutely no relation to drink driving whatsoever. I'm confused as to why the "mere idea" would freak you out seeing as I have been using my driving license to prove my date of birth and identity since I was eighteen years old. I also have VERY strong views on drink driving in that I believe zero tolerance should be implemented worldwide. I personally will never and have never had a single sip of alcohol and then driven.

I agree with you that in a tourist area like Orlando the chances of this law being implemented to the full extend is a stretch at best.

I know a few people who have been caught speeding and none have been asked to provide their passport. Again I agree that doesn't mean it will never happen.

I'm with you here - I don't get the relevance.

I don't drive at all in the US - I only take my licence as ID. My chosen proof of age doesn't make me a drink driver, lol!

 

[darthtatty]

I don't think its a major problem.
Im not sure i'd feel comfortable carrying my passport in the parks. It could easily get lost or damaged.
There must be an easier solution.
For resort guests they could add the info to you KTTWK, although theyd need pictures to stop people swapping the cards.

 

[disney_princess_85]

We always carry our passports with us. I don't see the big deal.