Alcohol ID

samcrawford01 · Mar 15, 2018

Hi All,

As the DDP now includes alcohol, we are likely to be drinking, something we have rarely done in the past at Disney.

Aware that the general state in the US is that everyone gets ID'ed ... fine. The following link says that international travellers need passport (or a photocopy) and another form of ID.

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/en_GB/faq/international-travel/required-id-for-alcohol/

Couple of questions for anyone who has had experiences of buying alcohol on property:

* Has a photocopy of passport been ok or have you actually needed the original?
* Has anyone used passport plus something which isn't driving licence (my dad doesn't drive so doesn't have a licence) - not sure what he could use ... bus pass?

We got a free upgrade to business class at Coronado Springs in 2016 (not sure how but our MDE showed we had busness class when we booked the cheapest room), so got to use the room where there was free beer, wine and sangria. Here we just had to show our passports the first time, then staff remembered us. This was fine as we just popped back to our room, but not so keen on taking original passports our to all the parks.

sam_rogers · Mar 15, 2018

Watching this thread, we haven't been to wdw since 2012 and we were fine just using driving licences then as we didn't want to carry our passports around and were also fine with driving licenses in new York last year . It'll be useful to know if they've tightened up on this for our trip in September.

saintrob · Mar 15, 2018

Our son was just 21 last year and carried a photocopy of his passport with him. He was asked for ID everytime he had an alcoholic drink and this was fine.

Scillycruisers · Mar 16, 2018

Just back from WDW. Had alcohol from both QS and TS venues with DDP, was never asked for ID. We are obviously over the age limit (early 50's) but nowhere we went was checking ID for everyone. I had my driving license with me in case, passport stayed in the safe!

samcrawford01 · Mar 16, 2018

Brill thanks for your feedback people. I am 31 but still regularly get ID'ed in the UK, DH is 36 and parents are ... well, old enough to drink. Was most concerned about Dad as he doesn't have a driving licence, so glad to hear the 2 IDs bit isn't an issue.

disneyholic family · Mar 16, 2018

how completely ridiculous that they write you have to have both a passport AND another photo ID
a passport is about as good an ID as someone could possibly carry...

in the past, our passports were sufficient, but now that they've written that nonsense down, if you really want to drink i would carry a photocopy (or mobile picture) of your passport as well as a drivers license...

certainly if you're young looking, regardless of how old you are, you should carry this around (DD is 33 and is regularly asked what high school she goes to).....
if you're obviously well over the drinking age (as in people ask you when you retired), it's unlikely they'll card you, but they could if they were so inclined..

it's all ridiculous....

manakin · Mar 16, 2018

unfortunately I had a bit of hard times with the ID and alcohol...
Last time, in 2016, I went in disney springs to Frontera cocina with my mother. We both ordered some margaritas and, while they didn't ask an ID for my Mother, they asked one for me...they have to, ok, but it's kind of obvious that I'm old enough to drink...
BTW, they said that I could talk to a manager, that was not showing...so, after a research on my email on the phone, I found a scan of my Passport. The "kind" lady still didn't want to serve me a margarita after seeing the copy. So, for like the third time I asked to talk to a manager and after 35 minutes he came to the table, just looked to me and said "of course you can order alcohol".
So, my suggestion is to bring always any sort of ID. I really don't want to take my passport around with me, I'm really afraid to loose it, but try to bring something with you at least on your phone, just to avoid any problem.

themostcuriousoyster · Mar 16, 2018

I have been told by friends who drink (I don't) that they actually required their physical ID which makes me nervous because I prefer to have my passport locked in a safe whilst on holiday and not in my pocket.

samcrawford01 · Mar 16, 2018

It seems silly that it can't somehow be included on your magicband. They could easily take a scan of your passport at resort check in ... and they have your fingerprint at park entry ... if the person with the band has the finger which matches and the passport scan shows the photo is me and I am of age .... seems simple!

Florida2012 · Mar 16, 2018

Hi, we were there two years ago and had my driving licence on me and a pic of my passport on my phone.

Didn't need ID in any of the parks, but did in the resort on every occasion (and had to show both my phone and licence) even when buying a lighter! Lol

I'm 34 and we stayed at the Coronado

leiaorgana · Mar 16, 2018

Florida changed their laws regarding ID a couple of years ago. Maybe 2014 or 2015? Previously a UK Driving Licence was okay but now they'll only accept US Government issued Driving Licences/ID and for International visitors it's pretty much just Passports now. It says two forms of ID for International visitors but I've only ever had to show just my Passport the last few years and that's been accepted by everyone when I've purchased alcohol in the Disney Parks/Universal/Seaworld etc.

I was told this by Disney themselves after getting into a rather heated debate with the manger at Sci-Fi Diner in 2015 when they wouldn't accept my UK Driving Licence anymore even though I'm clearly over 21 and had used it there in previous years. I went to Guest Services at DHS to complain and that's the information they relayed to me regarding the situation.

I don't know whether they'll accept a photocopy or not as I've never personally tried it but I take my Passport with me to all of the parks now just in case and its not been a big deal to do so. I just put it in a waterproof pouch in a zipped pocket of my bag that I never go in to other than to get my Passport out.

Here's Disney's official stance on it

GirlDreamer · Mar 17, 2018

When I worked in Disney we were told to check the ID's for anyone who looked like they were under 30. And we were allowed to accept ID's from other countries if we understood them.

I can understand the new law though, because it's pretty hard to remember what all the different ID's from all the different countries should look like, and to know if someone is presenting you with a fake one from a different country. If you accept a fake ID both Disney and the cast member (or any other company) could get in a lot of trouble. And not to mention that different countries uses different date formats, like today's date for us is 17/03/18 for the US it's 03/17/18, which for the Americans will be confusing. I was almost denied bying alcohol years ago because they didn't understand the date format, and it was only reluctantly that the accepted it in the end.

The idea about attaching your passport information on the Magic band could work if you have to show a CM your passport and they attach it to your account and you have to confirm your fingerprint there and then.

Alesia · Mar 20, 2018

GirlDreamer said:
The idea about attaching your passport information on the Magic band could work if you have to show a CM your passport and they attach it to your account and you have to confirm your fingerprint there and then.

The law in Florida doesn't allow for that.

OldSchoolReasons · Mar 21, 2018

I needed a physical copy of my passport in Epcot and they refused to accept my Drivers but in be Our Guest they accepted Drivers. I just carry my passport now as I had similar inconsistencies on my LA trip (where strangely, I wasn't ID'd at all in California Adventure).

ABZDisneyFan · Mar 21, 2018

We are now both well past the age when we could realistically be considered either under 21 or 30 but we still carry our passports wherever we go in the States, as some places are really strict on asking for ID.
Neither of us were asked for ID last year but on our previous trip in 2014, we stopped to buy a couple of margarita's at the stand on the Boardwalk & when Yvonne went to pay she was asked for ID, we were both 44 at that time & although she looks way younger than that there is no way she could pass for under 21.
I couldn't stop laughing as she pulled out her passport & handed it over, my comment of "She's old enough to be your mother" strangely didn't go down well with either the server or Yvonne.

londontime · Mar 21, 2018

I have a picture of my passport in my phone and my UK Drivers Licence. In 7 years I've only been ID'd once, at Dockside, at the time I was 37.

Lucys dad · Mar 22, 2018

I flat out refuse to carry about a passport on holiday, its a ridiculous expectation IMO. I always have my drivers licence in my wallet and if ever asked, I have shown that. To be fair it has always been accepted. That's not to say at some point I might be refused.

I'm of the opinion it would have to be a pretty stupid server to refuse you ( in cases where you are clearly over 21) as it just eats in to their tip.

Like most things, you hope/expect common sense to be applied.

Lucys dad · Mar 22, 2018

londontime said:
I have a picture of my passport in my phone and my UK Drivers Licence. In 7 years I've only been ID'd once, at Dockside, at the time I was 37.

I was asked for proof of age at 37 at the poolside bar at The Beach Club. I have to say I was delighted.

My wife on the other hand ( 33 at the time) was not asked at all. She was most unhappy. :bitelip:

cooks · Mar 23, 2018

I was asked during Epcot
Food and wine once or twice. One stall would not accept only a driving license but gave me the beer anyway? :jester:

. I took a photo of my passport on my phone as didn't want to cary my passport around that worked fine the second time. Was not asked again after that.

Oh, I was asked in publix and driving license was fine?

londontime · Mar 23, 2018

Lucys dad said:
I was asked for proof of age at 37 at the poolside bar at The Beach Club. I have to say I was delighted.

I'd have kept going back there for the compliment.....

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