Can you walk around with alcohol at Disney World?

Yep, you can purchase and wander with alcohol in Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Disney's Hollywood Studios, but you can't leave the park with it. Many guests are intimately familiar with that “chug at the gate” policy.



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No. You cannot bring your own alcohol into Magic Kingdom or any of Disney's parks.

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Alcoholic beverages can be purchased at Walt Disney World Resort by all Guests 21 years of age or older. Any Guest who wishes to purchase an alcoholic beverage at Walt Disney World Resort must present one of the following valid forms of identification: U.S. state driver's license (includes U.S. territories*)

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With the limited exception of parts of the Magic Kingdom, alcohol is available pretty much everywhere at Walt Disney World.

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Yep, you can purchase and wander with alcohol in Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Disney's Hollywood Studios, but you can't leave the park with it. Many guests are intimately familiar with that “chug at the gate” policy.

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Prepare to spend at least $100 (most likely, around $130 to $150) to drink around the world at Epcot—just for the beverages. (A park ticket can range from $109 to $189, depending on the time of year, and food can be anywhere from a couple bucks to $20+.) Drinks can cost anywhere from $8 to $39 a pop.

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We on the panel love helping guests to plan magical vacations! You can absolutely bring a water bottle with you into the Walt Disney World theme parks, including Magic Kingdom. The water bottle cannot be glass, but others are absolutely fine.

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A beer at Walt Disney World can cost anywhere from $8 to $13. Draft and canned domestic beer is in the $8 – $9 range, while specialty, import, and craft beers range from $11 – $13.

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When Walt Disney dreamed up his first theme parks, he specifically did not plan to serve alcohol to the general public. “No liquor, no beer, nothing,” he said in a Saturday Evening Post in 1956. “Because that brings in a rowdy element. That brings people that we don't want and I feel they don't need it.”

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Yep, you can purchase and wander with alcohol in Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Disney's Hollywood Studios, but you can't leave the park with it. Many guests are intimately familiar with that “chug at the gate” policy.

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Bringing in alcohol to any Park is a violation of the Florida Liquor Laws and subject to arrest and criminal action, as well as whatever Disney does.

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Magic Kingdom alcohol sales do exist. Though you won't be able to just pop into a bar for a beer or sample the libations of the world like you can at Epcot, you can still enjoy a cocktail, beer, hard cider, wine or even Champagne with your meal at all of the Magic Kingdom's table service restaurants.

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How to Find Free Cups of Water at Disney World. You can ask for a free cup of water at any quick-service and table-service restaurant. This is also a tip we use to save some money while dining at Disney. For all quick-service restaurants, you can ask for a cup of water even when you're not dining there.

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Guests are welcome to carry a bag or backpack with them into the theme parks. The maximum allowable bag size is 24 by 18 by 15. All Guests and their bags will undergo a security screening process prior to entering the theme parks and Disney Springs.

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There are a few restrictions on what you can bring into the parks, including glass bottles, but you shouldn't have any problem with your stainless steel cup (which will keep your water nice and cold!). In fact, most counter-service locations offer complimentary ice water upon request!

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Starting around 11 am still gives you time to hit the big Future World attractions, such as Soarin' and Test Track first thing in the morning, or even rope dropping Frozen Ever After. Plus, spreading the drinking out over the course of the day is always a good idea.

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The following restaurants serve alcohol at Magic Kingdom:
  • Be Our Guest.
  • Cinderella's Royal Table.
  • Jungle Navigation Co. LTD Skipper Canteen.
  • Liberty Tree Tavern.
  • Tony's Town Square Restaurant.
  • The Plaza Restaurant.
  • The Crystal Palace.
  • The Diamond Horseshoe.


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To go to the festival, you gotta buy a ticket to get into EPCOT — duh! The festival is accessible to everyone who has admission into the park, so there's no paying extra to attend or anything like that.

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Your ticket price pays only for admission into the park. There are some free displays to see at Epcot without going on rides, but FOOD? That is somethig you will need to budget extra for. I must tell you though that like Everything that Disney does, any food will be new, different, and delicious.

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