No more smoking or vaping in the parks

[Searc]

After a hiatus from the boards, I came back to start the early planning stages of celebrating our 25th Wedding Anniversary, just the DH and me and the GF. This ban is a 100% deal breaker for me and that stinks. Its a shame the rule breakers ruin it for the rule followers, and I place blame at WDW itself for not policing their own rules. Dang it. Looks like a NCL cruise for me and my honey.

And the girlfriend (GF)?

Yes, I know GF is Grand Floridian.

 

[dclpluto]

After a hiatus from the boards, I came back to start the early planning stages of celebrating our 25th Wedding Anniversary, just the DH and me and the GF. This ban is a 100% deal breaker for me and that stinks. Its a shame the rule breakers ruin it for the rule followers, and I place blame at WDW itself for not policing their own rules. Dang it. Looks like a NCL cruise for me and my honey.

Is it just the dh and me and the girlfriend. Or is is just the dh and me and the grand Floridian? I’m guessing the grand Floridian but the girl friend sounds more interesting.

 

[jalapeno_pretzel]

After a hiatus from the boards, I came back to start the early planning stages of celebrating our 25th Wedding Anniversary, just the DH and me and the GF. This ban is a 100% deal breaker for me and that stinks. Its a shame the rule breakers ruin it for the rule followers, and I place blame at WDW itself for not policing their own rules. Dang it. Looks like a NCL cruise for me and my honey.

If you're just in the early stages of planning, you have plenty of time to quit. Why not celebrate 25 years with a trip AND the gift of better health?? Make it more likely to get 25 more years!

 

[dclpluto]

And the girlfriend (GF)?

Yes, I know GF is Grand Floridian.

Same thing I was thinking you beat me to it. Seen your post after I posted mine

 

[maxiesmom]

Actually if I were a customer with a reservation at a monorail resort and gotten wind that Disney was pulling the monorails out of service for a significant portion of the day I'd be inclined to have changed my reservation to a resort where I wasn't paying the premium to have the easy monorail access.

The fact that Disney didn't bother to alert guests with reservations and guests making reservations that they were making this operational change is one of the (many) reasons we've elected not to return to WDW. What a sad state of customer service from the company who used to be able to honestly stake their claim to GUEST service and were respected for basically writing the handbook on how it's done.

Disney used to be a lot worse when it comes to notifying guests of any changes. A lot worse. As in, show up and the pool is out of service worse. I was told by the person claiming to the manager of Port Orleans Riverside that Disney didn't have to give guests notice of any changes. That was a few years ago and the guy was a tool, but that is what he said.

At least now you do get a bit of a heads-up when they are going to do maintenance. Or make changes like the banning of the stroller/wagon and moving of the smoking areas to outside of the parks.

 

[P'colaBeachBum]

I read it was in the early '90s it was being limited. To what extent I didn't see it mentioned.

I was at the MK Jan. 2001 with a friend that smoked. She lit up on the walkway to POTC and a CM informed her that smoking was only allowed at the DSA. That was the first I heard of it.

 

[Cindy's Mom]

@Searc @dclpluto everyone's a comedian......

GF in my universe is the Grande Dame Pseudo Victorian resort called the Grand Floridian. I'm so boring.

 

[Cindy's Mom]

If you're just in the early stages of planning, you have plenty of time to quit. Why not celebrate 25 years with a trip AND the gift of better health?? Make it more likely to get 25 more years!

Its the lesser of two evils, death by fire or death by another 25 years of marriage.......We're still going to celebrate 25 years, just not at WDW.

 

[luvnwdwgal]

You could be right on the 2005 part. I also went in 2005 but I can't really remember that sort of detail honestly. Mostly I remember still rockin' a fanny pack

Hey, Fanny packs are making a come back!

 

[cabanafrau]

Hey, Fanny packs are making a come back!

No, no they are not. And you can quit trying to make fetch happen, too!

 

[luvnwdwgal]

After a hiatus from the boards, I came back to start the early planning stages of celebrating our 25th Wedding Anniversary, just the DH and me and the GF. This ban is a 100% deal breaker for me and that stinks. Its a shame the rule breakers ruin it for the rule followers, and I place blame at WDW itself for not policing their own rules. Dang it. Looks like a NCL cruise for me and my honey.

If you haven’t gone cruising with NCL since 2014 you might want to look over their smoking regulations. More restricted than it use to be.

 

[luvnwdwgal]

No, no they are not. And you can quit trying to make fetch happen, too!

I saw a huge display of fanny packs on display at Walmart last week. So fetch!

 

[Kitty 34]

Hey, Fanny packs are making a come back!

The one I wore on our many trips to WDW (1998 to 2006) probably wouldn't even make it around my waist let alone my fanny any more. But I did LOVE it!!

OK......back to smoking or not in the parks...........

 

[cabanafrau]

Nobody interrupt me, I'm making notes of whose WDW pics I want to try and find on the internet so I can shame them with their fannypack past!

 

[Disneychick75]

I plan to quit smoking next week. That said, I will take only 1 more Disney trip next year to treat my grandkids and then, I’m done.

Disney could have 1 smoking area set aside in each park for those who want a cigarette, vape, cigar, etc. It could be set well away from those who are bothered by smoke. I don’t appreciate the nanny attitude from Disney. It’s demeaning. Hope Disney loses lots of business. My daughter and ber wife had planned a combined WDW/Uni trip but they’ve cut the Disney part. Neither smoke but like me, they don’t like Disney’s overlord slant.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Hey, Fanny packs are making a come back!

Well now that the Murse trend has run its course, I suppose it was inevitable.

I saw a huge display of fanny packs on display at Walmart last week. So fetch!

And the good thing about it is they'll all be on clearance come fall and at the dollar store next year.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Nobody interrupt me, I'm making notes of whose WDW pics I want to try and find on the internet so I can shame them with their fannypack past!

..Reminds self to never post the 2005 picture I have so cabanafrau can't make fun of me

 

[theSurlyMermaid]

Anyone thinking Disney is going to lose a ton of business with this with GE opening is delusional.

 

[disneyseniors]

3 days out? The policy doesnt go into effect until May 1st.

Thanks for pointing that out I looked for that thread but it's now 68 pages long. I remember thinking they will be there 3 days after it starts, and wrote it down wrong. My fault. They were freaking out because they couldn't change anything this late, for what ever reasons they had.
Thanks for letting me clarify that because it didn't make sense!

 

[Cindy's Mom]

If you haven’t gone cruising with NCL since 2014 you might want to look over their smoking regulations. More restricted than it use to be.

I've cruised since 2014 and their restrictions are nothing I can't and haven't worked with. last cruise, I actually saved money, because I didn't get a balcony since no smoking on there anyway.