Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Okay I went to DCA on thursday with all intentions of checking out the Cove Bar. My SIL went over to the Margarita stand and was able to get a "top shelf" or "Gold" Margarita with an extra shot as a floater (?) I don't drink any tequila drinks (unless I've already had too many and don't know any better). She was given a nice size drink in a florencent cup (Guessing to identify the alcohol content in a drink to prevent underage drinking)and leave the area with it. I went into the cove bar and asked for a daquiri to go and wasn't able to do the same and was told I would have to stay in the bar with it. Why would it be okay to have margaritas, beer, or wine and walk around, but not other drinks? This made no sense to me!!
Originally Posted By Darkbeer There are different Liquor Licenses at DCA, there used to be more, but currently the current rules are.. The Pacific Wharf locations and all the counter service restaurants have a license that allows folks to carry the alcohol throughout the park EXCEPT for the two separate licensed areas. Those are the Wine County Tratorria area, where you are not allowed to bring in the Neon cups, and not allowed to take the drinks outside the restaurant area. And Ariel's Grotto/Cove Bar, another area where you can bring in drinks for other locations, and must consume the drinks on the premises. It is basically due to California Law and the need to have a separate license for the locations that offer full service meals.
Originally Posted By Westsider gottaluvdavillians, Darkbeer is absolutely correct (as per usual). And this has everything to do with the fact that the Cove Bar has full meal service in addition to alcohol. The other DCA locations with plastic cups don't offer full service dining. There are laws about that sort of thing in this state. Have you brought these questions regarding legal alcohol service to your nearest office of the California Alcoholic Beverage Control? That is the agency you should address these comments and concerns to, not the Disney company. <a href="http://www.abc.ca.gov/permits/permits.html" target="_blank">http://www.abc.ca.gov/permits/ permits.html</a> If you still find California liquor laws too restrictive, or that they still "make no sense", your elected state official would be the next person to speak with so that amendments to the current liquor laws and regulations could be considered in Sacramento.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Okay but they really should offer more than margaritas at the walk up station its still just a fun slushee why not have the daquiris too as they say in country music - "tequila makes her clothes fall off" LOL no one ever said that about Rum..... Got my daquiri later at Joe Kidd's..... Rockin Space mountain is a little more fun with a litte rum - too much would definately not be fun.....LOl
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< If you still find California liquor laws too restrictive, or that they still "make no sense", your elected state official would be the next person to speak with so that amendments to the current liquor laws and regulations could be considered in Sacramento. >>> Liquor laws in most states are arcane. It's sometimes funny to see how much they vary, and how what one state is fanatical about, another won't care of at all. But whatever a particular state thinks is important, you can be sure that it will be enforced to the nines. And the attitude always seems to be that society itself will somehow collapse if these rules aren't enforced, even though all of the neighboring states don't have that rule and get along just fine. I remember being in Arizona at a place that had both an on-premise and off-premise beer license. They had counter service food, but also acted as a convenience store. The sold beer by the can. If you opened a can of beer to drink there along with your food, you were not allowed to leave with it. But, if you purchased a can unopened, you could leave with it, and open it immediately upon leaving, since it was a beach area where alcohol was allowed. What possible public benefit was gained from this, I'll never know. But it did give someone with a badge a rule that they could enforce.
Originally Posted By Westsider In Wyoming I once got a drink at a "Drive-Thru Liquor Lounge", where you can order a cocktail from your car and have it passed to you at a drive up window. It doesn't come with a straw though, and the to-go cup is designed such that you really have to just take it home and drink it there. But just the flashing neon sign "Drive-Thru Liquor Lounge" was too good to pass up.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf Gottluv - it you like rum try the mai tais at Cove Bar. They are heaven and after a couple of 'em Screamin' is even more fun. Not to mention the Malibooner!
Originally Posted By gadzuux I've noticed people waiting for 'aladdin' and drinking wine - in actual wine glasses. I wasn't sure if this was actually permitted, or if they were taking extra license. It seemed out of place for a disney park - even if it's just DCA.
Originally Posted By gadzuux And yes - I'm a rum fan too. My last couple of visits to the parks included a cocktail hour around sunset. It made such a significant improvement on my enjoyment of being in the parks that I'm seriously considering belting back a couple of shots at 9am the next time I visit. Normally something that I would never do, but a day at disneyland isn't "normal".
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains The wine glasses just look glass they are actually plastic and you can get a "glass" of wine at the Napa Rose - again they have a walk up area with wine to go... I think I am going to bring my magic bullet (love this thing) and hit my hotel (walking distance of course)in the late afternoon make a TGIF orange cream (love this mix - rum already in it) and put it in a slurpee cup and head back into the park...maybe DCA will come around and add these to the margarita stand...
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster It's all about mixing a cocktail in a giant gatorade bottle and freezing it the night before so you have a delicious cold-all-day anti-anxiety beverage at your disposal and nobody knows you're getting smashed.
Originally Posted By cstephens gadzuux wrote: > I've noticed people waiting for 'aladdin' and drinking wine - in actual wine glasses. Last Sunday, we were in line for Screamin', and there were four people ahead of us who all had wine glasses and were drinking wine. We thought that was pretty weird. At first, we thought they were plastic as well, but we looked closer, and they were definitely glass. /cs
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains cstephens It is a very good likeness - my friend got a "glass" of wine and when they handed it to her she asked for a plastic cup so she could leave the area and it WAS plastic - she put it in her purse later and forgot it was there and when we came back from dinner and went through security they even checked it. IF you tapping on them is the only way to notice the difference...
Originally Posted By cstephens Does it have etching on it as well? Because I remember seeing etching on the glass. That's partly why I figured it was glass. /cs
Originally Posted By plutospal77 When we had bk at Storytellers we had mimosa's but the GCH bar didn't open till 11am. I should've just ordered drinks all morning, but they were pricey! I also had something with peach schnapps and champagne-wow was it strong! Does Goofys kitchen serve liquor?
Originally Posted By Darkbeer The Plastic Glasses do have an "etching" of Golden Vine Winery and a set of grapes. Goofy's Kitchen does serve Liquor, you ask your server, and then The Lounge Bartender makes your order, and then your server delivers it to you.
Originally Posted By boyumz Go to the Uva, order a Caribbean Fantasy....end of problem! It's gotta be the best, most refreshing rum drink I've ever had!
