Nomad lounge with young kids?

[DisneyWishes14]

Haha, I've seen ridiculously bad behavior at Disney bars and lounges from adults. Granted, we are local and we've been frequenting these places for ten years, so we've probably seen more than the norm, but nevertheless I think Disney should seriously consider banning adults from the premises until they all learn to behave.

Some examples of the crazy things we've witnessed:
1) a drunk woman tried to hug my daughter at Nomad cause "she's so cute."
2) a drunk woman at the wine cellar in Italy actually fell onto a table
3) the drunk guy at Mitzner's that kept hitting on me in front of my husband
4) every other adult at Epcot at Food and Wine after 8pm

LOL!! I guess we need to put sushi establishments on the adults-are-banned list as well. DH and I went to Kimono's one night and started up a conversation with two gentlemen (I use that phrase loosely) sitting at the table next to us. About 20 minutes into the conversation, one of the "gentleman" declares he would leave his wife for me . . . yeah, ok, check please! Like you, I use moments like this to teach my DS9. He has already declared, after seeing some stupid drunken behavior, that, while he would like to try alcohol when he is 21, he will do it responsibly. I have also been invited to his drinking-around-WS 21st birthday party (inspired by the one we witnessed in the outdoor seating section of Kringla Bakery in Norway), so, I'm pretty psyched about that.

So, most bizarre adult behavior I've ever witnessed in WDW. We were hanging out on the Boardwalk one night (me, DH and DS9) and we see two dads get in line to Atlantic Dance Hall with three young children (around 3 - 5 year olds). We thought, hmm, isn't Atlantic Dance Hall 21 and over? Let's see how this plays out. Dads get to front of the line. Dads get denied by security. As they walk by us, dejected, DH calls out to them and asks if they got turned away. They said, yeah, and then had this great idea! How about your wife (me) watches all the kids and we (DH and his new dad friends) go to Atlantic Dance Hall for the night?! So wrong for so many reasons . . . We politely declined.

 

[slpeters]

What an interesting thread. I think I've decided to go to Nomad Lounge! This will probably not be a popular thing to say in this context but my husband and I have on more than one occasion been those people, you know the ones who mutter under their breath. "Oh G*d, there are children here."

It never would have occurred to me to do that at Disney World!

 

[Jennasis]

I expect to see children at all (but the ones that prohibit them) venues at WDW.

I expect to see ill-behaved children and adults at them all as well.

Doesn't make it ok. Just expected.

 

[Hettie]

I haven't read all the replies and I'm not really interested in any sort of debate, but I wanted to share my experience with the OP in case it helps with your decision or planning. My husband and I went to Nomad last week with our 2.5 year old son. It was late afternoon and we sat outside (hot, but still relaxing). I had some snacks in my bag for our son to enjoy along with his ice water. Husband and I had a drink each and an appetizer. My son did very well except for hitting his head on the back of the couch and crying for a moment. He also wanted to "drum" on a low, round table next to the sofa we were seated on, but we put a stop to that quickly. Otherwise he enjoyed sitting on the sofa enjoying his snacks. I let him watch a video on my phone so we could finish our drinks in peace and then when he got antsy, my husband shuttled him out while I took care of the check. Our server was wonderful and very welcoming to our son. We did not feel out of place at all, but I usually don't concern myself much with a stranger's opinion of me anyway. It was a very nice way to spend an hour or so at AK, it was great to decompress in the shade and peaceful atmosphere.