Magic kingdom down to two designated smoking areas

[Dan Murphy]

One on the far east end, one on the far west end. One other outside the park by the ferryboat area.

http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...kingdom-eliminates-more-smoking-locations.htm

 

[wilkeliza]

Sadly this doesn't stop people from smoking it actually causes more to light up outside the smokin areas. Saw a lot more than usual of that this trip.

 

[dislovefrommn]

Good! My husband is allergic to smoke. Crowded outdoor areas have always been a problem for him. He won't go to our state fair because of it. We did two days to the world in Feb- his first time ever there- and we didn't run into any smokers. It was amazing.

 

[xthebowdenx]

Smoking is disgusting and unpleasant. I wish they would eliminate the areas entirely.

 

[plumsiren]

Ridiculous. Put me in a plexiglass box if you have to, but come on!

This is just going to lead to desperate guests (or guests who don't care) lighting up where they're not supposed to. If Disney analyzed their space in a smart way I'm sure they could find another spot or two that's completely out of the way of anyone not explicitly looking for a smoking area.

 

[Sona99]

I keep hoping that tobacco will be outlawed in my lifetime.

I doubt it, but I hope.

 

[gatormom2tots]

5 different times on this last visit people were smoking outside areas. Once a castmember approached the gentleman, he snickered, laughed, and blew smoke out his mouth. She was stuck at her stand and really was powerless. My husband said something to him and he again just sauntered off. Where was all of this "hidden security" this day? I felt bad for the castmember, but I would have thought she could have called security.

 

[connie1042]

It will just have people smoking where they are not suppose to. For the life of me, why they put smoking sections on the walking paths at the resorts, is just crazy. There are so many places where no one really goes that could be smoking areas. Same at the parks.

 

[JerseyJanice]

I keep hoping that tobacco will be outlawed in my lifetime.

I doubt it, but I hope.

We can hope!

There are many things that I never thought I'd see become legal in my lifetime that are legal now.

 

[Mikie]

Ditto some of the PP's. . . I sure don't love smoking and am glad it's not one of my (many) bad habits. However, trying to limit accomodations too severely will simply result in people doing what they want, where they want. I assume it's also why the smoking areas aren't too far off the beaten paths - if they're too difficult to find, smokers will simply pick a somewhat out-of-the way spot of their own choosing and declare it their personal smoking area. You've got to find a balance between the unpleasantness of just letting people smoke anywhere, and the unmanageable attempt to restrict it too terribly much.

 

[HopperFan]

Non-smoker here. Hate it. And so glad Adventureland is gone cause it's hard to avoid ....

BUT they already don't enforce the smoking areas so now with it being made even more difficult there will be more breaking the rules.

I'd rather there be no excuses about going to the right spot, but I want those spots tucked to the side and not in the middle of walkways.

.....Unless this is their slow progression to smoke free parks.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Part of me is glad the other part agrees that it might lead to more smoking outside the designated areas. Would be lovely if I didn't have to deal with it at all (I personally think it's gross but I'm also allergic to it).

 

[momofkids]

I foresee this being a problem. Too few and many will just do what they want wherever. We already see people smoking all over the park.

 

[warrenz1963]

I worked custodial at MK, and imho cleaning the smoking areas was worse than cleaning restrooms. At least it was for me, being allergic to cigarette smoke. Those ashtrays fill up fast, it really was unpleasant keeping up with that mess. The designated area in Advetureland was especially busy and smoky. So gross to have to work in there!

Lots of disrespectful smokers smoked wherever they wanted. I swept up cigarette butts everywhere, all the time. Some places are easier to hide in than others, but lots of folks just did it out in the open as well. My best guess is that in another year or two we may actually see the remaining spaces removed, this feels like a gradual reduction to me, like @HopperFan suggested. And I can tell you from experience, if they are all removed, custodial CMs will be overjoyed.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

And I can tell you from experience, if they are all removed, custodial CMs will be overjoyed.

I'm willing to bet the majority of people visiting WDW would be happy too. I can't tell you how grateful I am to go into a restaurant and to not have to answer "smoking or non" anymore until I vacation elsewhere and they still allow smoking in restaurants and then I think to myself "gah ugh I hate having to be around this"

 

[zaccaglin]

As a CM I love this! Phasing them out one area at a time. And for those who are gonna bring it up, yes E cigs and Vapes have to be used in smoking sections per the park rules.

 

[zaccaglin]

I'm willing to bet the majority of people visiting WDW would be happy too. I can't tell you how grateful I am to go into a restaurant and to not have to answer "smoking or non" anymore until I vacation elsewhere and they still allow smoking in restaurants and then I think to myself "gah ugh I hate having to be around this"

Had my first experience with that questioned a restaurant last year at the ATL airport when I had a 2hr layover and decided on breakfast. I didn't even know smoking restaurants still existed outside of casinos anymore.

 

[WilsonFlyer]

I keep hoping that tobacco will be outlawed in my lifetime.

I doubt it, but I hope.

It worked so well for drugs.

 

[godders]

Ridiculous. Put me in a plexiglass box if you have to, but come on!

This is just going to lead to desperate guests (or guests who don't care) lighting up where they're not supposed to. If Disney analyzed their space in a smart way I'm sure they could find another spot or two that's completely out of the way of anyone not explicitly looking for a smoking area.

A plexiglass air-conditioned box for summer and heated in winter - that's what they have in South Africa in many places and it works well. I can appreciate them moving the more obtrusive ones (especially the Adventureland one) and I hate that smokers drop cigarette butts on the floor but PLEASE don't let them get rid of them completely! I love both the currently locations because they're (or they were) quiet, great places to take a time out or strike up a conversation. Now I can imagine they are going to be horribly packed and will spread out causing people to drop even more cigarette butts

 

[TeresaWen]

I hope they follow this in other parks as well. It is so hard to avoid the drifting. I too am allergic and just walking past a smoker and I can smell it on me for a while. I get bad headaches from it. Some of the best shady areas were reserve for smokers.

a smoker who refused to extinguish a cigarette in a non smoking area should be ejected from the park. Three times and baned for life.