Outside food

[Jenn1980]

This is a budget friendly trip, so im planning on bringing a lunch and then eating dinner at disney. Is this frowned upon?

 

[tink&stitchsmom]

A lot of people bring food into the parks in soft coolers. We usually bring snacks and drinks with us.

 

[allaboutaprincess]

I see lots of families eating their sack lunches at Disney.

 

[maxiesmom]

It is not a problem as long as you follow a couple of rules. First, Disney will not allow you to bring in anything in a glass container, except for baby food. Second, you cannot bring in alchohol. If you want an adult beverage, you have to buy it from them.

Also, they do not allow rolling coolers. So you will either need to tote your cooler around or rent a locker for it. And keep in mind if the parks are busy you probably shouldn't plan on taking up a table at any of the counter service restaurants. You will need to grab a bench or part of a wall somewhere to sit and eat.

 

[soonerfan2008]

We often take in uncrustable sandwiches for our girls, as well as goldfish, string cheese, fruit snacks and some sort of fresh fruit. The hubs and I usually buy CS meals for lunch, and since my kids often want a pb&j from the disney menu, I figure I can save $10 or so by bringing it for them. We just use a regular lunch-size insulated lunchbox.

 

[teresajoy]

We do it all the time. Usually the security guards commend us for thinking ahead and bringing in our own stuff!

 

[doclegler]

We do it too, with the guidelines mentioned by an above poster. We always bring water, along with quite a few snacks to keep us going during the day. Snacks are just too expensive there! We plan a nice meal at least once during the day though.
Its no problem to bring in food. Lunchables, and those prepackages types of foods are great! You can put them in a locker at the beginning of the day and just go back when you want it.

 

[a1tinkfans]

instead of lugging water you can simply ask at any counter service window and it is free for the asking.