Did Disneyland used to serve alcohol?

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That’s not quite right. Club 33 is accessed through a private entrance right next to the Blue Bayou entrance but you do not go into Blue Bayou to enter Club 33 (behind the scenes they do share facilities).

Alcohol has never been in the generally accessible areas of the park.

That said, when Disney premiered the Snow White - An Enchanting Musical stage show back in 2004 (see here for the red carpet coverage I contributed to), after the red card premiere showing they converted Innoventions (which is generally not worth seeing) in a pretty kickass night club and I drank martinis poured through a giant ice carving that started on the second floor and came out on the ground floor.

Did Disneyland used to serve alcohol?

It still does, although the costs of the flight out there would be prohibitive. :wink:

Or what Barkis is Willin’ just said :smack:

Unless I’m mistaken, there is also wine available in California Adventure.

This past April, as we were checking out of the Dream Suite, the elevator to get us downstairs broke down (not with us on it). Kayla and her friend walked down the grand staircase from the balcony, but kaylasmom’s hip had been bothering her and she was in a wheelchair the staff had kindly provided to us. So I suggested to the concierge that we cut through Club 33 (always a dream of ours to set foot there) and take the members elevator down. We sort of to do that. She brought us through the sous chef’s kitchen of the club, and we took the service elevator.

One more item checked off the bucket list. :smiley:

Disneyland Paris certainly serves alcohol in the restaurants. Example.

Is there a Disney World equivalent to Club 33?

Btw, you can get more than beer & wine at California Adventure. There are two full bars in the park, and one margarita stand.

Not that I am aware of.

There are several corporate VIP lounges at the Magic Kingdom and Epcot, but nothing quite like Club 33.

They just opened a lounge in Disney’s California Adventure, called 1901, that Club 33 members can visit for drinks and appetizers. Tokyo Disneyland also has a Club 33 with a separate membership.

They didn’t until 1993, though. It was a big to-do at the time.

What’s Disneyland Paris? Wasn’t it supposed to be Euro-Disney?

Did they change it?

Yes. Also in '93, I think.

Yes. It seems the original name appealed more to Americans than Europeans. Europeans tend to associate the “Euro-” prefix with business or politics, not a family vacation. Emphasizing the Paris location (okay, it’s technically not in Paris, but it’s on a suburban train route…) has proved to be much better for business.

And yes, they serve alcohol at all sit-down restaurants throughout the resort, unlike in California and Florida.

Not that specific dates make much difference but Euro Disneyland became Euro Disneyland Paris in June 1993 and became Disneyland Paris Resort in October 1995.

They began serving alcohol inside the park in mid-1993, a little over a year after the park opened in 1992.

Generally people here are correct; according to Walt Disney’s wishes, the only facility that has serves alcohol on a regular basis is Club 33.

There are two exceptions. One was a short-lived area known as “Holidayland”, which was an area containing fairground-type activities and mostly used for corporate functions. Alcohol was for sale there, and it sat roughly in the place of present day Pirates in the Caribbean/Blue Bayou.

Also, present day park-wide special events continue to serve alcohol, such as many annual passholder parties, movie premieres, etc.

Magic Kingdom No Longer “Dry”, Ready To Serve Beer & Wine

I sneaked in Tequila in a water bottle to D-land. There was much joy that trip.

I had forgotten about this thread. I emailed guest services and received an email from them stating that the policy of no alcohol (with certain exceptions) inside Disneyland Park has been in effect since park opening. This was sufficient to convince my friends that they mistaken. Most likely their parents were drinking the non-alcoholic mint juleps that they serve in New Orleans Square.

Yeah, getting alcohol in is pretty easy.

Now that the Magic Kingdom in Disney World is serving alcohol, Disneyland probably won’t be far behind.