Alcohol Really..This isn't Germany it's Disney can't people live without alcohol for a day...

Anyone who has been to a German fair, or Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, will know that you can mix alcohol and rides without a problem. German fairs have vast beer tents, and yet there is very little trouble. Same at Hyde Park. Often at German fairs, you will see rides (Break Dance, Shake etc) with no safety fence whatsoever, right opposite a beer tent.

I think as long as the park ensures it has the right atmosphere, it is perfectly OK to serve alcohol near rides.

If parks want to attract an older audience (ie 30+), they have to realise that people want proper food and drink during their stay. By not providing that, the parks are making themselves less appealing to older visitors.

I do not believe that the decision will be a popular one. Disney is for kids of all ages-granted-but the Magic Kingdom should have remained alcohol free.
Walt is turning over in his grave.

Disney is for the kids not drunks leave the alcohol at home.

Whilst I am sure that the majority of people will drink sensibly, mixed with warm climates people often do not realise how much they may have drunk.Therefore there is no need for this as they can do this outside the parks. I have no wish to having someone vomitting over me on the rides, or the possibility of arguments breaking out in the queues for the rides if someone unwittingly says or does something out of place and causing friction between guests which could ruin a holiday especially for the children.

Alcohol is served at Disneyland Paris in every table service restaurant for almost 20 years now and I never saw a single drunk guest in the parc. Specially in France wine is essential at every dinner.

That's true, although in my experience smoking is the biggest problem at Disneyland Paris.

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