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post #21 of 30
4/28/10 at 8:49pm
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Haha I was just thinking next time I go to one of these places I am going to hide tupperwares of food inside some pocket diapers
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post #22 of 30
4/28/10 at 9:35pm
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I have no problem bringing in my own food into places. There was a news story (really, it was a sob story) from a theater owner saying that the concessions were their only source of income...movie tickets didn't make money. That may or may not be true, but my kids are very sensitive to any food colorings and additives, and I'm not going to chance most food items. I do bring in my own EVOO/CO popcorn without any guilt, since the other crap is full of transfats. There is only one theater that we eat their popcorn, since their a hometown theater and use real ingredients.

As far as other places go, most aren't that picky, as long as you're not bringing in alcohol. They may search your bags, but you can camo things.
It's totally true. My dh's recently acquired a license to show old movies and not only is there a yearly fee but a huge % of ticket sales go to the licensing companies as well. Theatres that show new movies pay even more. Nevermind the equipment expenses. It's crazy.
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post #23 of 30
4/29/10 at 1:43am
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There was a news story (really, it was a sob story) from a theater owner saying that the concessions were their only source of income...movie tickets didn't make money.
Yup. True at the movie theatre I worked at. For the first few weeks of a movie's run, nearly all the money goes to the distributor. After 6 weeks or so the percentage gradually goes down, but of course fewer people come to see the movies. So our struggling cinema used to hold onto movies for months, way after anyone was interested in seeing it, because they got a higher percentage of the (few) ticket sales after 12 weeks. Which didn't really enhance the cinema's up-and-coming image. But yeah... any money we made came from popcorn and frozen Coke. All that said, we let people take food in! We might quibble about hot food, which smells and is distracting, and a few managers wouldn't allow milkshakes because spilled rancid milk is hard to get out of seats... but chips, cookies, ice creams bought from the ice cream shop downstairs? We let it go. It wasn't worth it to offend people.

We did get closed down, though. Died a slow, grisly death from lack of profits. Soooo, yeah.
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post #24 of 30
4/29/10 at 9:34am
Disneyworld in Orlando has changed their official policy about outside food. We were there in March and you can bring food in as long as it isn't in a large/rolling cooler. Oh, and the security guy joked that red apples are prohibited... a risk for Snow White, you know.
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post #25 of 30
4/29/10 at 2:17pm
Most zoos will not allow you to bring in outside food. Check their website or call ahead. You can probably still sneak something in if it's concealed well or at least not too conspicuous.
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post #26 of 30
4/29/10 at 2:29pm
You are allowed to bring food in to the Sandiego zoo just no big/rolling coolers, they have picnic areas there too.
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post #27 of 30
4/29/10 at 4:46pm
Wow, thanks everyone for the inside scoop! We will be sure to get a decent cooler that can hopefully take the heat in a locked car, at least for a few hours. And we will bring a decent backpack as well.

OP, sorry about the thread hijack!!!
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post #28 of 30
4/29/10 at 5:10pm
Allison -- another San Diego native here. We've never had problems with limited "kids snack" foods anywhere, including Disney (though SeaWorld can be iffy). Never had a problem with water bottles. None of the big corporate venues (Disney etc.) will allow coolers inside though and they would a pain to deal with in those crowds anyway.

However, if you aren't completely picky about organic/local/"perfectly healthy" food all of these also have for-purchase options that might work reasonably well. Sort of depends on your standards, but both Disney and SeaWorld sell fresh fruit, fruit juice (actual juice), water and similar at various places in the park. Legoland is even better, if you can fit that in. They all have salads at the restaurants and you can find non-fried entrees. Disney will sub carrots for fries on their kids meals. Again, they won't be organic or local, but at least they will be carrots.

Feel free to PM if you need any more inside/local info.
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post #29 of 30
4/29/10 at 5:50pm
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Wow, thanks everyone for the inside scoop! We will be sure to get a decent cooler that can hopefully take the heat in a locked car, at least for a few hours. And we will bring a decent backpack as well.

OP, sorry about the thread hijack!!!
No problem, hijack away!! Hope you have a fun trip, you're making me want to travel!
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post #30 of 30
4/30/10 at 8:37am
We went to Disney World last year, we had the free dining plan but did bring in snacks & lots if water bottles Which are big $$ at disney) in a soft sided cooler & they never said a word. I do remember reading somewhere no glass, nothing that could go bad like deli sandwiches, & no hard or rolling coolers. But Disney did have fruit & some other good options. Our local zoo allows coolers & has a picnic area.
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