Little cooler on wheels?

[Mackysmycat]

My friend is going to DL next week and wants to bring in a little cooler on wheels with food for her family, into the park. Do they allow this?

 

[BayAreaMom]

I pulled this from mousesavers.com (http://www.mousesavers.com/dlmeals.html) and found it to be my experience as well. I have brought in very small (maybe 8x10x8 soft coolers).
Personally, I would think a wheeled cooler, especially if hard-sided, would not be allowed, but I haven't tried it so I can't say for sure.


MOUSESAVERS INFO:
Officially, Disney asks that no outside food or drink be brought into the theme parks. The official policy reads: "With the exception of food items for Guests with specific dietary restrictions, food or beverage items are not permitted into either of the Disneyland Resort theme parks." You absolutely will NOT be allowed to bring in the following: hard-sided coolers, large coolers, glass containers, or alcoholic beverages.

Unofficially, the "no outside food" policy is not stringently enforced. Bags are searched, but a few items in a small (6-pack sized) soft-sided cooler (such as sandwiches, crackers, granola bars, juice boxes, sealed/unopened plastic bottles of water) will be ignored. For some reason they will not allow you to bring in unassembled sandwich makings (such as bread and peanut butter, even in a plastic jar) but preassembled sandwiches seem to be no problem.

If you eat your snack/meal very discreetly, without using park resources (e.g. taking up a table at a restaurant without buying anything) and you don't make a mess, no one will say anything to you. If you would rather not risk it, there is a designated picnic area outside the gates of Disneyland, and there are lockers available that are large enough to store a moderate-sized cooler.

 

[mad hatter fan]

I've read numerous post over the years that have all said that things pulled behind you are not allowed into the parks like wagons and your friends cooler.

 

[pixiewings71]

They can get a locker outside the parks but no, this cooler will not be allowed in.

 

[DTDkettleCORNfan]

The lockers the previous posters have mentioned are large and very convenient. They are a super quick walk from either park, and the picnic area where they are located is a nice place to eat.

 

[Sew into Disney]

Taken from the Disneyland site under FAQ ...

What items are not permitted within Disneyland Park or Disney California Adventure Park?
Items not permitted include, but are not limited to, the following:
Pets (Service Animals are permitted and must be wearing an identifying assistive-companion vest; pets may be kept at the on-site kennel)
Wagons
Skateboards
Scooters (motorized and non-motorized)
Inline skates
Shoes with built-in wheels
Bicycles
Motorcycles
Tricycles
Unicycles
Pogo sticks
2-wheeled vehicles, including Segway™ Human Transporters
Strollers larger than 36" x 52"
Suitcases, backpacks or similar bags with wheels
Suitcases, backpacks or similar bags larger than 18" wide x 25" high x 37" deep (the size of our large rentable lockers)
Any trailer-like object that is pushed or towed by an ECV, wheelchair or stroller
Note: Guests are not permitted to pull items behind them. Any item that requires a Guest to pull it behind him or her, including a stroller, is not permitted into the theme parks.
Coolers larger than 6-pack sized are not permitted into the theme parks.
Note: Guest can store coolers up to 18" wide x 25" high x 37" deep in rentable large lockers located outside the Disneyland Park Main Entrance. Lockers are not refrigerated and availability is limited. Guests who need to refrigerate medication may do so at First Aid.
Exceptions may be made for special dietary or religious needs.
Alcoholic beverages
Any illegal substances
Folding chairs, with the exception of cane-chair and seat-walker mobility aids
Glass containers, with the exception of baby food containers, medicine or small perfume bottles (under 4 oz)
Costumes on Guests older than age 9, except during special events that permit children up to age 12 to wear costumes
Water pistols, toy guns and replica weapons, with the exception of those sold in the Disneyland Resort
Sporting goods or equipment (e.g., baseball bats, helmets, hockey sticks, golf clubs, bows and arrows, camping equipment, chairs, stools, tables and Frisbees)
Weapons of any kind (including guns, knives, billy clubs, brass knuckles, nunchucks, stars and other martial arts equipment)
Self-defense equipment (pepper spray, mace, stun guns)
Restraining devices (e.g., handcuffs, zip ties) or any suspicious items (e.g., box cutters, razor blades, duct tape, wire)
Items that may be disruptive (e.g. laser pointers, slingshots, stink bombs, air horns)
Cremated remains (e.g., urns, vases, boxes)
Miscellaneous other items (tools, fire extinguishers, musical instruments, megaphones, pots and pans)
Professional cameras and recording equipment. Reporters must make prior arrangements with Disneyland Resort Media Relations.
Folding tripod stands that can fit inside a standard backpack are permitted.
This information is subject to change without notice.

 

[dbbydk]

Taken from the Disneyland site under FAQ ...

What items are not permitted within Disneyland Park or Disney California Adventure Park?
Items not permitted include, but are not limited to, the following:
Pets (Service Animals are permitted and must be wearing an identifying assistive-companion vest; pets may be kept at the on-site kennel)
Wagons
Skateboards
Scooters (motorized and non-motorized)
Inline skates
Shoes with built-in wheels
Bicycles
Motorcycles
Tricycles
Unicycles
Pogo sticks
2-wheeled vehicles, including Segway™ Human Transporters
Strollers larger than 36" x 52"
Suitcases, backpacks or similar bags with wheels
Suitcases, backpacks or similar bags larger than 18" wide x 25" high x 37" deep (the size of our large rentable lockers)
Any trailer-like object that is pushed or towed by an ECV, wheelchair or stroller
Note: Guests are not permitted to pull items behind them. Any item that requires a Guest to pull it behind him or her, including a stroller, is not permitted into the theme parks.
Coolers larger than 6-pack sized are not permitted into the theme parks.
Note: Guest can store coolers up to 18" wide x 25" high x 37" deep in rentable large lockers located outside the Disneyland Park Main Entrance. Lockers are not refrigerated and availability is limited. Guests who need to refrigerate medication may do so at First Aid.
Exceptions may be made for special dietary or religious needs.
Alcoholic beverages
Any illegal substances
Folding chairs, with the exception of cane-chair and seat-walker mobility aids
Glass containers, with the exception of baby food containers, medicine or small perfume bottles (under 4 oz)
Costumes on Guests older than age 9, except during special events that permit children up to age 12 to wear costumes
Water pistols, toy guns and replica weapons, with the exception of those sold in the Disneyland Resort
Sporting goods or equipment (e.g., baseball bats, helmets, hockey sticks, golf clubs, bows and arrows, camping equipment, chairs, stools, tables and Frisbees)
Weapons of any kind (including guns, knives, billy clubs, brass knuckles, nunchucks, stars and other martial arts equipment)
Self-defense equipment (pepper spray, mace, stun guns)
Restraining devices (e.g., handcuffs, zip ties) or any suspicious items (e.g., box cutters, razor blades, duct tape, wire)
Items that may be disruptive (e.g. laser pointers, slingshots, stink bombs, air horns)
Cremated remains (e.g., urns, vases, boxes)
Miscellaneous other items (tools, fire extinguishers, musical instruments, megaphones, pots and pans)
Professional cameras and recording equipment. Reporters must make prior arrangements with Disneyland Resort Media Relations.
Folding tripod stands that can fit inside a standard backpack are permitted.
This information is subject to change without notice.

Darn it. There goes my dog's dying wish to have her ashes sprinkled at Disneyland.

 

[darph nader]

18"w,27"h and 37"d. That answers my question from a few weeks ago,,,,,,,,thanks.

 

[cmwade77]

For some reason they will not allow you to bring in unassembled sandwich makings (such as bread and peanut butter, even in a plastic jar) but preassembled sandwiches seem to be no problem.

For those wondering why this is, it is a matter of California law. They could actually have all food locations that they operate shut down if they allowed preparation of food in areas that are not designated for it. And since you do not have access to their kitchens, you would be assembling the sandwiches (which the health board has decreed is preparing food, even if everything is precut) in an area that is not approved for doing so.

Obviously selling food is key to Disneyland's business, so they enforce the rule rather strictly to avoid the health board coming down on them.

Now, I have to admit that this law makes no sense, after all when I order a burger from any of the fast food locations, I take it apart and add my condiments to it, then put it back together. Somehow this is seen by the health board differently than assembling the sandwich the first time around.

Got to love our laws out here.

 

[Malcon10t]

My friend is going to DL next week and wants to bring in a little cooler on wheels with food for her family, into the park. Do they allow this?

They will allow you to put it in the lockers by the picnic area near the trams. They won't allow you to drag it through the park.

 

[disneyfaninaz]

Darn it. There goes my dog's dying wish to have her ashes sprinkled at Disneyland.

I know right? Unfortunately, it is a very real problem at the parks.