Getting "carded" in WDW restaurant

[Adventurelawyer]

So in Florida you show your ID every single time for every single alcohol purchase ever? Must have missed that when I was carded 1 time over 9 days.

Also I suspect Disney has a requirement to see an ID but then after the first time if they can verify your identity don't need to check it against.

Hence the ability to when entering a night club get a wrist band that qualifies you to get alcohol the rest of the night with no further Id checks.




Are you seriously going that outrageous? People supply the fingerprint for entering parks hence using the system already in place to verify your ownership of the Magic band.

No, that was sarcasm because the suggestion was ridiculous in the first place. Note the facepalm emoji.

 

[sethschroeder]

Disney doesn't validate your age when they take your fingerprint. They take it to protect admission

Also on this, they would add this as a new step at the hotel or possibly when purchasing alcohol the first time.

I didn't say they could do it without some extra steps from today's system.

 

[jbehr12]

Except the law only required you check id's of those you believe to be under 21.

If you know for a fact they are over 21 then no ID request of the patron is required.

You are missing that as a cashier Disney could tell me if you are over 21 so now I know your over 21. Or if I should check ID (under 21 in system or didn't not every get checked before).

What would the government hit Disney with? Serving people under 21. Which wouldn't happen. So thus the government wouldn't have anything to go after Disney for.

I think your are mixing up company policy (checking everyone under 60) with law (checking anyone who you as the server believes to be under 21). Hence why at a night club when I see you were already carded with a wristband I don't need to ask for ID because the company I worked for marked you in a way for me to verify that question without ID proof.

Yeah... you’re not getting it. On to the next one.

 

[sethschroeder]

Yeah... you’re not getting it. On to the next one.

Whatever my friend. Until someone states its not legal and shows me why I will expect this to eventually be rolled out by Disney as they continue to develop on the MDE and mobile ordering.

 

[spiders]

I don't carry my wallet. My wallet is where my license is at all times. A single loose card is more likely to get lost. So I don't carry a loose card and leave my ID in the room.

There is zero reason for me to have my ID. It's not a law I carry it, if the police speak with me for some reason I can verify my identity with their questions or via pulling up a digital copy.

Also on this, they would add this as a new step at the hotel or possibly when purchasing alcohol the first time.

I didn't say they could do it without some extra steps from today's system.

If you don't want to carry your ID then don't carry your ID. Just don't expect everyone to assume you are being truthful when you are unable to present a legal form of identification. A Magic Band is not a legal form of identification.

 

[sethschroeder]

If you don't want to carry your ID then don't carry your ID. Just don't expect everyone to assume you are being truthful when you are unable to present a legal form of identification. A Magic Band is not a legal form of identification.

??????

Who am I trying to talk with that I am worried is thinking I am lying?

Again other than the very very very occasional carding I have gotten what would I need it for. Alcohol has been the only thing I have ever needed it for during my times at WDW.

 

[spiders]

??????

Who am I trying to talk with that I am worried is thinking I am lying?

Again other than the very very very occasional carding I have gotten what would I need it for. Alcohol has been the only thing I have ever needed it for during my times at WDW.

I don't know...maybe the server?

You are literally having an argument over carrying a license in your pocket. This little tiny credit card sized piece of plastic that is far less heavy and smaller than your phone.

At the end of the day, you do you. If you get carded, though and they later refuse to serve you then that's on you.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I’m always surprised to hear people who will go into the parks with nothing but a magic band (and phone). I’m always what if-ing myself into thinking about the system going down, my own band having issues, an emergency where I have to leave property without warning, some awful thing happened where I would need ID on me, and things of that nature. There is no way I would be comfortable without a couple payment methods and my ID.

And I need to take a passport into the parks for ID if I want to drink, so I really don’t get the hassle of bringing a small drivers license. Not that difficult. Generally I only get IDed if I’m not with my husband (Disney and elsewhere), as apparently I look like a child without him to properly age me up .

 

[kaytieeldr]

So in Florida you show your ID every single time for every single alcohol purchase ever? Must have missed that when I was carded 1 time over 9 days.

Congratulations on only once not looking older enough than 21 that you could purchase alcohol without question?

Also I suspect Disney has a requirement to see an ID but then after the first time if they can verify your identity don't need to check it against.

You seem to be confusing the overall company with its individual venues, each of which operates as a discrete business despite being owned by a single company.

Hence the ability to when entering a night club get a wrist band that qualifies you to get alcohol the rest of the night with no further Id checks.

You are comparing one nightclub with individual businesses. Just like you need to physocial proof of age to order liquor at Raiforest Cafe, then at McCormick & Schmick, then at Morton's, so do you need to show physical proof of age at The Wave, then at Trader Sam's, then at Citricos.

Yes because when in parks I dont carry my wallet and don't carry my ID.

That's your decision. It should not be advocated.

There is zero reason for me to have my ID. It's not a law I carry it, if the police speak with me for some reason I can verify my identity with their questions or via pulling up a digital copy.

Great if, knock wood, you are conscious and responsive, and it the state alcohol department isn't doing a sting.

You are missing that as a cashier Disney could tell me if you are over 21 so now I know your over 21.

Again, that is perfectly fine for THAT visit to THAT venue.

 

[nursejackie]

Not at WDW but I laughed the other day when I was with my adult children and got carded buying alcohol. No complaining from me, I don't mind.

You reminded me of an incident years ago when I was working abroad. I was asked for ID in Australia (I was 38 then and legal age is 18), so I said 'not only am I old enough to drink, I am old enough to give birth to someone who is old enough to drink'

 

[DisBuckMan]

Good Lord...this argument again?

The LAW is that a STATE ISSUED PHOTO ID is the only legal form of id acceptable for alcohol purchases. Magic bands are not state issued. Therefore, unless the state of Florida changes the law, magic bands will never replace *state issued photo id's* as acceptable means of identification for purchasing alcohol. Sure, you can go in a single venue and get a wrist band (after showing your proper id) and be covered the rest of the night at that venue, just like at Disney, you can order multiple drinks from your table after being carded the first time. But, when you walk out the door of that establishment, the "wrist band" becomes null and void. The next business you go in (and regardless of what some think, even though nearly all restaurants and clubs on Disney property are owned by Disney, they all operate individually) has to start the process all over again. If you don't get carded at some venues, well good for you.

As far as how anyone feels about it, you can either carry a driver's license or other state issued id, or take the chance that if carded and you don't have it, you won't be served. It's really as simple as that. Makes no difference to me either way.

Like I said earlier in the thread, if you're worried about losing your id, take the case off your phone, slip your id between the case and your phone, replace the phone, and voila...problem solved. Folks obviously aren't worried enough about losing their phones to leave them back in the room.

So, if you want it changed at Disney, don't worry about contacting Disney about it. Contact the state of Florida, and see where it goes from there....because Disney is simply following Florida law.

 

[DrunkJam]

I don't feel 100% comfortable carrying my passport at all times, and would, usually, leave it in my hotel safe BUT, since I know what the rule is (no other UK photo ID is acceptable without passport, and actually,I don't have any other form of photo ID anyway) I carry my passport if I am planning to drink alcohol. It's a worry because it is the most important thing I have while on holiday, and thus, if lost is a big problem, so, I have to be additionally careful. It is not the size of a credit card, and is harder to fit in a pocket etc.
I suppose though, that this is what I sign up to by turning up at WDW in the first place.

 

[maxiesmom]

Whatever my friend. Until someone states its not legal and shows me why I will expect this to eventually be rolled out by Disney as they continue to develop on the MDE and mobile ordering.

Except for the little fact that Disney cannot buck state law.......

 

[GaSleepingBeautyFan]

I'm in my 50's and still get carded in restaurants at Disney World so yup - bring your drivers license.
I don't normally get carded at the kiosks but do once in a while.

Plus I'm an AP, DVC person and you need to show your ID to get your discount along with the card so I'd have to carry it anyways.

 

[Pumbaa_]

I have no idea why this argument/debate on Christmas Day is happening.

The law is clear. The law is the law of Florida.

Please go do something happier than arguing