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I have never seen any resturant that allows people to bring in outside food whether its at WDW or anywhere else. I would say that is stand business practice in the resturant industry. I wouldn't let that bother me and move on.
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What a shame. It seems sort of un-Disneylike not to allow you to bring in a pretzyl that you had only just bought within the park - and for a child, too! It feels at odds with the level of flexibility you'd expect at Disney, and I bet that you wouldn't find that everywhere on the property. And if they had a good reason, then they should have told you. I'd be upset, too. Hopefully that was the only hiccup in your trip.
I most likely would have left and eaten elsewhere and then they would not have gotten any of my money! I do know, as another PP mentioned, that a lot of the places are not Disney owned, but they were just being rude.
Some of the CM at some of the places can be less than magical. I no longer go near the China pavilion at Epcot because of a problem we had trying to get a rain poncho replaced one year during a very rainey trip. It had just been purchased about an hour before in FW, I had the receipt and it was torn when we opened it up and the CM at China refused to replace it and informed me very rudely that they didn't do that and we should have been more careful with it. I reported her, but don't know if it did any good or not. I did get the poncho replaced in Germany with a smile and no problem at all.
It's one of those things that doesn't make a lot of sense,but it happened,and there's no going back. Best to "hide" things like that instead.Coop and I sneak junior mints into the movies all the time.
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It's one of those things that doesn't make a lot of sense,but it happened,and there's no going back. Best to "hide" things like that instead.Coop and I sneak junior mints into the movies all the time.
It is a shame that it has to be that way. I can totally understand if we were going to a nicer sit down like LeCellier and where bringing in a shawarma wrap from Morocco, but the wine cellar is more casual with a bar and you can just get a small dessert from the case if you want. It is not a full service restaurant. Like I said it was the attitude more then anything, she just decided she did not want the pretzel in there and I know she had no valid reason other then "what I say goes".
Was the pretzel bought at Disney? It seems if the pretzel was purchased at Disney and the place you were entering was Disney.... they would view it all the same; as Disney food..... And in that case; I'm inclined to agree with you that you should've been able to enter...
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I have had to bring food from outside because my son has multiple allergies and sometimes we like to eat where he can't.
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They were CS restaurants, but if its all Disney, I don't see why it's a big deal.
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Originally Posted by elisa1006
Seems like its an ok thing to do at CS but not TS. That's where I'm seeing the difference in all the examples given. You were entering at TS establishment and I can see them not wanting you bringing food inside.
I think Elisa hit the nail on the head. Even though yes, "it is all Disney," they do need to establish certain rules in order to maintain the integrity of the theme/environment they are trying to establish. There is limited seating at Tutto Gusto, plus it is a relatively new establishment that many people are probably interested to experience. If they make an exception for you, they would need to make the same exception for everyone. It does not seem strange to me at all that they would ask you to finish the food you already had with you before allowing you to come into Tutto Gusto.
For the same reason, I would not expect to be allowed to buy food for my nephew at Tangierine Cafe and then bring him in for a sit down meal in Restaurant Marrakesh.
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I think I would have just told my daughter to put it away in the bag to eat later and then gone in to have your meal. If she snacked on it now and then throughout the meal I doubt anyone would have noticed. I don't think I would have sat outside to watch her eat it. No wonder you were so annoyed. You were probably hungry
It sounds to me like you encountered one of those rare CMs who was on a bit of a power trip. On our last trip, we had our granddaughter with us and she is an exceptionally picky eater. Because of this, we brought food for her to all our table service meals (except for the buffets). We explained the situation to each of our servers and not once did we ever encounter a problem.
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