Will this new policy stay this strict?

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Limiting alcohol in this park to one location only may seem like a good way to introduce adult beverages at Disneyland in a very small way, but one only has to look at the example of Magic Kingdom to see how quickly adult beverage availability can expand quickly at a formally dry park. Ever since the first drop of alcohol was served inside the Magic Kingdom back in 2012 at the Be Our Guest restaurant, many predicted that Disney would expand their alcoholic options inside this park some day, and sure enough in 2018, Disney added beer, wine, and cocktails to the menu at every single Magic Kingdom table service dining restaurant. 

Of course Disney has yet to bring alcoholic drinks to quick service locations or roaming carts at the Magic Kingdom, which at least makes alcohol more limited in this park. In addition, guests also are unable to bring alcohol out of restaurants, which preserves at least some measure of this park's formerly dry policy. And while some fans expressed discontent with this change in policy at first, the expansion of alcohol in this park largely went off without a hitch and could provide a good template for Disneyland's implementation of adult beverages in areas of the park beyond Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, which is opening this summer. 

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While we don't know for sure what is going to happen with the introduction of booze at Disneyland, it seems very unlikely that adult beverages will stay confined to this one location for very long, especially as alcohol is a big moneymaker at every other Disney park. While we don't know when an expansion might occur, at least for now, Disney is going for a very conservative approach to the implementation of alcohol at this park, and it will be interesting to see how fans react to this addition at the park, coming this summer!