Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>What is the smoking policy in Tokyo Disney?<< Same as the US parks. Smoking areas are designated and smoking is strictly prohibited in the parks. The only difference in Japan is... that CM's *will* confront the guests who light up and ask them to put it out, then go to the smoking areas. Very seldom, if at all, do I see japanese guests violating the no-smoking policy while in the parks. TDR hotels still have the choice of smoking or no smoking rooms. >>And Disney Paris for that matter?<< There is no policy. Guests there smoke at will, in just about any area of the park.. in queues, in restaurants, as they walk thru the park, during shows and parades... etc etc. There simply is no regards for the few posted NO Smoking signs...and NO ONE enforces anything because CMs in DLP just do not care to bother... DLP hotels however do offer no smoking choices if I remember well...
Originally Posted By Mr X >>>What is the smoking policy in Tokyo Disney? And Disney Paris for that matter?<<< Heavy. ;p >>>They also have a policy of having you sign something at check-in regarding the $300 cleaning fee or whatever it is.<<< You know, I don't have a problem with a non-smoking policy in the rooms even as a smoker (I don't smoke in my own hotel room, too confined). But the balcony thing... I remember reading a sci-fi book a while back where one of the characters is enjoying a smoke on his balcony, "one of the few hotels in the city that didn't have non-smoking balconies". At the time I read it, I chuckled. Wow.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> What is the smoking policy in Tokyo Disney? << >> Same as the US parks. << Interesting. I guess what I was wondering was about smoking in Tokyo overall. It sounds as though it is as restrictive as the US? Where the European position is "smoke 'em if you got 'em?"
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Not anymore. It is illegal to smoke in indoor public places in most of Europe now. But outdoors anything goes. I remember the worst DLP smoking experience were some kids lighting up halfway through IASW.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^^^^^^^^ When they banned smoking in Irish pubs, I knew the end was near for smoking in public places
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> When they banned smoking in Irish pubs << Is nothing sacred anymore?....
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Personally, all smokers should be placed in a rocket to Mars and our Earth be made totally smoke-free.. but I guess the logistics of that wish would be somewhat hard to accomplish..
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb They need to just ban it all together and have tobacco clinics a'la methodone clinics for the addicts. (only sorta kidding)
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 My husband is a long time pipe smoker, when I told him about the smoke free policy, he's fine with it, he just wants to know where the smoking areas are. He doesn't smoke in the house, but you don't want to get into his Jeep. Yuck.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <>> When they banned smoking in Irish pubs << Is nothing sacred anymore?.... < you're telling me, my wife is 1st gen Irish ( holds dual citizenship) - and the majority of her family is there - the phone lines were burning up that month......when they originally told us I assumed they were kidding
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> Personally, all smokers should be placed in a rocket to Mars << I wouldn't go quite that far. However, I do think that we have 50 states, and that we should designate two of them as "The Smoking States." "Bring us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe less free...." I would nominate Nevada. And then right after that, Texas. Lots of room, lots of open spaces.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Finally an ad campaign that may be successful for Disneyland Paris : Magical Smoking Kingdom -- see Mickey , have a drag......just like the 50's all over again !
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I doubt Disney will make this effective ... in other words, with teeth: smoke and pay a $500 cleaning fee. Won't happen. No matter what they say. People constantly smoke now in their non-smoking rooms or on their balconies. As to DLP, maybe it's just my good fortune, but in two full days at the resort this past week I didn't encounter very many smokers at all ... and none in actual queues. Now, as to guests climbing over fences to see parades or pose for pics, well, that's another story! (BTW, all restaurants, bars and clubs in the city of Paris will go smoke-free on 1/1/08. Can't wait to see how that'll be enforced.)
Originally Posted By kennect Spirit, You bring up the point I have been wondering about...How many folks book rooms that don't even to bother requesting a smoking room even though they are smokers....
Originally Posted By MPierce >> I doubt Disney will make this effective ... in other words, with teeth: smoke and pay a $500 cleaning fee. Won't happen. No matter what they say. << You've got that one pegged Spirit. You will literally have to lay on your bed with the door open hopeing to get caught, and maybe not even then. Disney already goes overboard with not being confrontational with it's guest. When they ban smoking in the clubs in Paris I predict there will be bigger riots than when the Muslems had their way with the police there.
Originally Posted By MPierce Sorry, missed the O, and got the U. My apology to any Moslems on this board.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub The DVC site has iisued the new policy effective June,2007...Th enew non-smoking policy applies to all guest rooms,patios and balconies. Guests who violate will be assessed a room recovery fee to cover costs of a deep cleaning process which may include the cost of air filters, extraction of carpet, cleaning or replacing drapes, comforter,blankets and pillows.Still want to smoke?
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Spirit, You bring up the point I have been wondering about...How many folks book rooms that don't even to bother requesting a smoking room even though they are smokers....>> Happens all the time to me. And I have allergies that are made much worse by smoke. Many people who smoke just don't care how it can effect others, so they don't even think to book a smoking room. <<The DVC site has iisued the new policy effective June,2007...Th enew non-smoking policy applies to all guest rooms,patios and balconies. Guests who violate will be assessed a room recovery fee to cover costs of a deep cleaning process which may include the cost of air filters, extraction of carpet, cleaning or replacing drapes, comforter,blankets and pillows.Still want to smoke?>> Sure ... blah, blah ... I'm a DVC member who's spent $40,000 on my 'investment' and after 6-7 years Disney is going to suddenly tell me I can't smoke in 'my unit' ?! Yeah, sure. If I were prone to ROTFL, I'd be doing so right now.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I guess the fact they have your credit card # does not make you as nervous as it would make me.
