It's the great defense of alcohol Anywhere debate! Simply giving my opinion only. It seems those that drink can pretty much rationalize alcohol anywhere. To each their own.
My observation of this thread has not shown a "great defense of alcohol anywhere" debate, or people going out of their way to "rationalize alcohol anywhere". For the most part people in favor of it have been asking questions or giving specific answers to general (and sometimes vague) concerns/questions/statements.
For example: (paraphrasing)
What are people afraid of?
Why do you think alcohol in a few restaurants in MK makes it an unsafe or un-family environment?
Remember we're talking about a few restaurants offering drinks with a two drink cap.
And some people against it have given specific answers as to why their against it.
For example: (paraphrasing again)
They may not like alcohol and/or don't drink as a personal decision.
They are concerned as to what it may lead to down the road.
They feel it's contrary to the original vision for MK.
It's a public message board and everyone in entitled to their opinion. If you personally don't drink, that's fine and you're entitled to live the way you want. But we are too, and I don't think defining our choice to have a drink on vacation or people stating their opinion in favor of adding alcohol to a few restarants in MK should be labeled as "those that drink can pretty much rationalize alcohol anywhere" I certainly don't rationalize alcohol anywhere.
Thumbs down from our family and I believe a mistake by Disney. MK and alcohol do Not mix regardless what others are saying. Keep alcohol confined to DS and Epcot. Disney trying to increase their bottom line may well hurt business, and maybe families with children(which is the where the bulk of revenue comes) will choose to go elsewhere. If we wanted our kids to be around people drinking we would vacay on Bourbon Street. Not a prude by any means but not the proper setting. IMO.
We are a Disney family with mostly adults; only one is under 18 but that will soon change. Disney gets WAY more money from us now than they did on our first trip as a young family in 1993. Not only because prices have increased, and not because the adults in my party may have a drink or two, but because we do the parks differently and have more now that my children are grown and can afford some extras, like parties, table service dinners, tours, fishing, etc. And when we travel with extended family there are more children under 18 and we still don't have an issue with a few restaurants adding alcohol.
I think I have been to WDW about 14 times and for the life of me I don't ever recall seeing a falling down drunk at EPCOT or any other park. Have I seen people drinking, sure I have but not like some of the posters on drinking threads seem to have. I guess I travel at the wrong time.
Well, we go specifically for F&W and F&G and still haven't seen it either. I have seen one lady talking very loudly with a beer in hand while walking, but she wasn't falling-down-drunk-puking in the bushes. Either I miss the excitement, or I really just don't assume or look for it and mind my own business. I'm there to enjoy time with my family.